FALL FEST IN WEST BRANCH

Join us for a weekend of festive fall fun throughout West Branch on Friday and Saturday, October 9-10, 2026.

SHOP & STROLL
(Receipt Raffle)

Fri & Sat 11am-5pm
Main Street

Eat, Shop & Explore your way through downtown West Branch during Fall Fest! Discover fall finds, new arrivals, sidewalk displays, seasonal food and drinks, special activities and more throughout the weekend.

Plus, every local purchase gives you a chance to win with our Fall Fest Receipt Raffle! Scan the QR code at participating downtown businesses and submit a photo of any LOCAL receipt from October 9–10 for a chance to win $100 in Downtown Dollars. Each receipt = one entry, so the more you shop the more chances you have to win!

SCARECROW CONTEST

All Month
Main Street

View this year's creative entries throughout downtown and vote for your favorite scarecrow. Each one was made by a local resident! View them all during the month of October and vote for your favorite by scanning the QR code on any of the scarecrows.

SPEED PUZZLE COMPETITION

Fri. 6:00pm
Town Hall

Put your puzzling skills to the test at the Puzzle Speed Competition, hosted by White Pumpkin! Teams of up to two will race to complete a surprise jigsaw puzzle, with prizes and bragging rights on the line. All materials are provided, so just bring your teammate and your competitive spirit! Open to ages 16+; $20 per team, Register Here.

BOOK SALE

Sat. & Sun. 12-4pm
Public Library

Browse and buy all kinds of gently used books and help support Friends of West Branch Public Library!

COMMUNITY
BINGO

Sat. 3-5:00pm
Town Hall

Join us for Community Bingo hosted by Main Street West Branch— all-ages are welcome! Doors open at 2:00pm; full details and rules here. Cash prizes every round. BYOB, snacks and soda/water available for purchase on site.

PUMPKIN PATCH PARTY

Join Whitney's Wings and WB Parks & Recreation in Village Green Park for an evening of free family fun featuring bounce houses, pumpkin decorating, yard games, crafts and more!

Sat. 5-7:00pm
Village Green Park

OUTDOOR MOVIE

Sat. 7:00pm
Village Green Park

Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, snacks and coolers and settle in for a FREE family-friendly movie on a giant 26' screen in Village Green Park! Generously hosted by Whitney’s Wings.

This year’s featured movie is Illumination’s Minions & Monsters (Rated PG, Runtime 1 hr. 30 mins)! Follow the Minions to 1920s Hollywood, where they become movie stars and set out to make a monster movie of their own. But when they accidentally unleash real monsters on the world, they’ll have to work together to save the planet from the mayhem they created!