Friday night on the West Side Quad.

Students gathered to participate in fall-themed activities including face painting, hayrides, yard games, a corn maze, pumpkin painting and hanging out with goats.

APB member Kayce Cook was behind organizing the event. She said she took inspiration from other local festivals in the area during the season.

“I just wanted to bring something like that to campus. The corn maze was a no brainer, I was like ‘How do we get a corn maze here on campus?’ We found a blow up one, even like the hayride, I thought that was just iconic and very fall-like,” Cook said.

There were also several seasonal snacks provided like caramel apples, apple cider, popcorn and slushies made from the cider. 

Participants were excited for the lighthearted fun, the ability to create core memories and all the seasonal elements of the event. 

People were also attracted to Fall Fest because of the community element. 

SU sophomore Ayden Kurtek said, “Honestly, I enjoyed just like the community, coming out, and the variety of things to do is also very nice.” 

Bringing the community together allowed APB to accomplish its goal with hosting the event. 

“It’s super fun seeing everyone have a good time, especially there’s goats here today and everyone was freaking out about the goats,” Cook said. “I just like the community feeling that it brings here.”

Along with bringing people together, the event provided opportunities for students that they might have otherwise missed out on or had to pay for off-campus. 

SU freshman Danielle Brasch came to fall fest for something fun to do with her Friday night and was interested in the activities provided, specifically the pumpkin painting. 

“I liked a lot of the different activities and like easy accessibility to things that we would have to go somewhere else to get like pumpkins we could easily just get here,” Brasch said.

Fall fest was a comforting event for students to socialize and get outside during the start of the cooler fall season. 

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