Fort Myers Beach Rentals Company Sponsors First Annual Art & Pumpkin Festival

Oct. 19, 2009 - PRLog -- MEDIA CONTACT:
Barb Garfold
(866) 440-9316

FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida - October 19, 2009 - Lahaina Island Accommodations will sponsor the island’s first annual Art and Pumpkin Festival’s Kid & Pets Costume Parade Contest, participating with the community of business owners on Fort Myers Beach, FL. The event will take place on October 24th and 25th in the bay area of Times Square on Fort Myers Beach, and benefits the community, the Ostego Bay Foundation, God’s Table and the Harry Chapin Food Bank. The Kids & Pets Costume Parade Contest will take place Saturday, October 24th at 10am.

Barb Garfold, owner of Lahaina Island Accommodations, will also donate a two-night stay at a two-bedroom, two-bath beachfront condominium for the charity auction.

“We are excited to take part in this new event, designed to inspire a fresh outlook and encourage positive energy on Fort Myers Beach,” said Garfold.

Other details of the two-day Art & Pumpkin Festival include arts and crafts vendors, carnival style foods, kids games, contests for all ages and entertainment on both days.

The complete schedule is as follows:

Saturday, October 24, 2009
7am Pancake Breakfast featuring pumpkin pancakes
9am Festival & Kid Zone Officially Opens
10am Pet Costume Parade & Contest
11-1pm The Golden Gourds- Southwest Florida Has Talent- Open Mic
1pm Sand Sculpting Demonstration
1 – 3pm Jonathan Romero, Singer and Performer
2pm Pie Eating Contest, Pumpkin Village (ages 11 and under)
2:15pm Pie Eating Contest, Pumpkin Village (ages 12 and over)
2:30pm Pie Eating Contest, Pumpkin Village (Adults)
3 – 4pm Riverside Community Church Youth Band
4 – 6pm Weathered Souls, “2008 Battle of the Bands Winners”
6pm Festival Vendors Close
6 – 9pm Events at FMB area Establishments

Sunday, October 25, 2009
7am Pancake Breakfast
9am Festival & Kid Zone Opens
9:30 Apple Bobbing Contest
10am Picasso’s of pumpkin carving demonstration
10 – 1pm Mike Imbasciani, Local 12 year old blues guitar phenomenon
11am Children’s Costume Parade & Contest
12pm Live auction for charity – donations needed
1 – 3pm The Golden Gourds- Southwest Florida Has Talent- Open Mic-
3 – 4pm Riverside Community Church Youth Band
4pm Festival Closes

For additional information on the Festival, please visit http://www.PumpkinFestontheBeach.com.

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About Lahaina Island Accommodations:
Lahaina Island Accommodations offers more than 165 privately owned Fort Myers Beach vacation rental homes and condos just north of Lover’s Key and Bonita Beach, Florida. For complete information on Fort Myers Beach Rentals, please visit http://www.beachtime.us or call (866) 440-9316.