Elmont Memorial Library to hold fall festival

All are welcome to enjoy the annual fall festival at Elmont Memorial Library Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will host a slew of activities for community members to ring in the fall season. It will feature crafts for all ages, game trucks, a Lego display, face painting, a DJ, raffles and more.

“It’s a really nice event for our community,” Library Director Jean Simpson said.

This year will be the first year that the library hosts an inflatable corn maze.

Other games people can take part in include bobbing for apples with fishing nets, a bottle ring toss, kid-friendly axe throwing and more. The festival is free for all.

Twenty-five different vendors from Elmont have registered to take part in the event to advertise their services and get to know the community.

“People have businesses and they’re able to talk to people and tell them a little bit about what the offer and it’s really just a nice community feel-good event, where the library offers a fun time for all ages,” Simpson said.

Organizations such as the Elmont Fire Department and Nassau County Police Department will be in attendance. The Long Island Nets will also have an inflatable basketball display at the festival, said Sonya Jones, fall festival coordinator.

Free cotton candy and popcorn will be served to attendees while supplies last.

The event will take place primarily outside of the library in its parking lot, but events like the theater production will take place inside. The musical group New York Exceptions will perform for the crowd at 2 p.m. and the theater can seat over 400 guests.

Simpson said that the event usually welcomes between 2,000-3,000 guests each year.

Jones hopes the event can encourage people to come to the library and utilize its services throughout the year.

“It’s a really good time to have the community see all the different programs we have because we’ll have a table out,” Simpson said.

Community members are encouraged to get their library cards at the festival. There will even be a raffle for people who get their library card that day to possibly win a prize.

“We are offering (the festival) to everyone because there are so many people that use our library outside of the community,” Simpson said. “We are such a vibrant, diverse library and we’re lucky to have this theater and so many different programs. So, people from other surrounding towns come to the Elmont Library and we want to welcome them as well.”

Event attendees are invited to park in the parking lot of the Sewanhaka High School next to the Elmont Memorial Library.