It’s spooky season and there will be no shortage of free, family-friendly events in Fayetteville this October. LaFayette Ford is hosting their annual Fall Festival on Oct. 14th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the dealership located at 5202 Raeford Road.

This year’s event is focused on the community and families and will be collecting canned food for Second Harvest Food Bank, an organization dedicated to eradicating hunger in Cumberland County and beyond.

Families are encouraged to come out in costume and enjoy all the fun activities planned for the afternoon. There will be kids’ games, face painting, and of course, a Trunk or Treat hosted by the staff.

Attendees will be placed in raffles for a chance to win prizes during the event. The Fall Festival will host tons of local vendors and food trucks. Some of the vendors include Simply Made by Scottie, My Southern Charm, Cool Spring Downtown, Handmade Soaps by Melanie Gill, Sister to Sister Sugar Scrubs, NC Navigator Consortium Project and Team Rubicon, to name a few.

New cars will not be the only thing on the dealership lot that day. Little ones will be able to check out vehicles from the City of Fayetteville and first responder organizations. The Fayetteville Woodpeckers mascot, Bunker, will be on-site to take pictures and help keep the energy going.

“The goal of our event is to give back to our community and provide an opportunity for community members to come out and have a fun day with their families. Everything about our event is focused on that goal,” said Addison Fisher Cummings, social media manager for LaFayette Ford.

“We’ll have Q98 out broadcasting the day of the event and the Cape Fear Valley Blood Donor Center is bringing out their Blood Mobile for a blood drive. We’ll be hosting a food drive for the Second Harvest Food Bank and the first 250 guests to bring a canned food donation will receive lunch on us from one of our onsite food trucks — Chrison’s Cuisine, Allisons Fast Food, and Some Ting’s Cookin’.”

The Fall Festival at LaFayette Ford is not the first event of its kind for the local business.

“This will be our 3rd year hosting the event,” said Fisher Cummings. “Supporting our community has always been an integral part of who we are as a company. In 2020 when many community events were postponed, we missed getting to interact with and give back to our community. In the fall of 2021, we wanted to find a way to support our community and the organizations we partner with regularly, as well as offer a way to bring people together to have fun with their families. That year, we hosted our first Truck Day and since then it has grown and evolved into our annual Fall Festival.”

For those interested, there are vendor spots available, but they are limited. Interested parties are asked to contact LaFayette Ford as soon as possible to secure a spot. For more information on this event, visit the dealership’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/lafayettefordfayetteville/