Restaurants in Aurora Team Up for First-Ever Havana BID East West Fall Fest

AURORA, Colo. - Oct. 7, 2014 - PRLog -- “Two weeks of food, drink and a celebration of community spirit,” flavor shopping in Aurora (http://www.onhavanastreet.com) at the first ever East West Fall Festival. The event features fun family activities sponsored by various Havana Business Improvement District (BID) member merchants. It begins Saturday, October 11, 2014 and runs through Saturday, October 25, On Havana Street, “where southeast Denver meets west Aurora.”

The event kicks off 6:00 PM Saturday, October 11, 2014, with Oktoberfest at Havana Street Station, 1911 S. Havana St., Aurora. Havana Street Station is featuring beer and brat specials; German beer, music and German folk dancers from the Colorado Folks Art Council. A “lederhosen optional” costume contest will award cash prizes. No cover charge is required.

The following weekend, a Tapas & Tea Festival will be held 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Saturday, October 18, 2014 at The English Teacup, 1930 S. Havana St. #5, Aurora. Chocolate tea and other British teas will be available for sampling and the Teacup is offering tapas-style samplings of British cuisine such as Shepherd’s pie, bangers and scones.

Noon to 3:00 PM Saturday, October 18, 2014, the parking lot at The Stampede, 2430 S. Havana St., Aurora, hosts a free electronics recycling event and a socks and underwear drive to benefit Aurora’s Comitis Crisis Center. Techno+Rescue returns to offer speedy, efficient and secure recycling of electronics. Participants are asked to bring new, unopened packages of socks and underwear to benefit the families in crisis currently in residence at Aurora’s Comitis Crisis Center.

On Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 4:00 PM, Gibby’s Big Backyard, 1555 S. Havana St., Aurora, hosts a Pre-Game Party with drink and appetizer specials and prizes. The featured game on the big screen in the newly-remodeled sports bar will be the Denver Broncos vs the San Francisco 49’ers.

The event concludes Saturday, October 25, 2014, at The Gardens on Havana shopping plaza, with a Spooky Walk Trick or Treating Event. Gardens on Havana merchants will offer treats for trick-or-treaters noon – 4:00 PM or until they run out of candy. Free professional photo opportunities will be available. Photos will be available to download from the Havana BID’s Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/onhavanastreet) after the event. This event includes a costume contest for people and Petco is sponsoring a Halloween Pet Costume Contest.

People attending the East West Fall Fest will enjoy thirteen new sculptures on display as part of the internationally-acclaimed Art 2C On Havana program, live music on various evenings throughout the two weeks at Whisper’s Bar & Grill, Summit Steakhouse and The Stampede, other “foodie happenings” at Rusty Taco, Hacienda Camino Real, Thai Basil, McDonough’s Pub, Cody’s Café & Bar, New Orient Vietnamese Seafood Restaurant, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sam’s No. 3. Ten Havana BID member restaurants are also offering an opportunity to win one $1,000 package and one $500 package of restaurant gift cards.

“For this East West Fall Fest, merchants On Havana Street have really come together to show what ‘community spirit’ is all about,” said Havana BID Executive Director Gayle Jetchick. “We hope people from all over Denver and Aurora will visit Havana Street often in October and enjoy this amazing event.”

What: East West Fall Fest

When: Saturday, October 11, 2014, through Saturday, October 25, 2014

Where: On Havana Street, where Southeast Denver meets West Aurora

Cost: None

Additional Details:  http://www.onhavanastreet.com/eastwestfallfest

About Havana Business Improvement District

The Havana Business Improvement District (BID) dba On Havana Street is a special district in Colorado created in 2007 by business and neighborhood leaders and Aurora city staff working together to build a stronger, better community. The District makes a difference by focusing on unique, culturally diverse events and fun new things to do and working to keep the area clean, safe and beautiful. For more information please contact Gayle Jetchick, Executive Director info@OnHavanaStreet.com, (303) 360-7505.