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Colorfest has been a Mentone tradition for over three decades!
Hosted by the Mentone Area Preservation Association (MAPA), Colorfest features the talents of regional artists and craftsmen, as well as local musicians. Situated at Mentone’s Brow Park along North Cool Street, Colorfest captures the spirit of fall...
Saturday, October 16, 2021 | 9 am - 5 pm CDT
Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 9 am - 4 pm CDT
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Arts & Crafts
Arts & crafts vendors offer handmade items along North Cool Street on Mentone's western brow of Lookout Mountain, with sweeping views to the west of the valley below.
Apply to be an arts & crafts vendor

Bring your appetite!
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Colorfest features delicious food, from cheese straws to cotton candy, and from barbeque to tomato pie...
food vendors

Live Music
Saturday & Sunday

A highlight of every festival is music at the Brow Park pavilion.
Enjoy the sounds of some of our area's finest musicians!
music schedule & bios

Festival Parking
Festival parking will be available only at designated lots for a fee of $5 per car. A free shuttle service will take festival-goers to and from Brow Park, with stops along the way. No parking is allowed on CR 89 or Cutler Avenue. Please respect the homeowners and businesses on these roads.
Colorfest map & parking

BeautiFALL Bizzness
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Many of our local businesses are participating in MAPA’s BeautiFALL Bizzness (formally Pumpkin Patch Jubilee) by decorating their businesses to help set the Colorfest “spirit”! Independent judges will pick the winners on Saturday, October 19, at 9 a.m., and ribbons will be placed on the winning displays at 11 a.m. Contest winners will be featured in the November issue of The Groundhog.

Scarecrow Hollow
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Enjoy a stroll through enchanting Scarecrow Hollow at Mason Park in downtown Mentone, where creatively-crafted scarecrows will grace your path. Feel free to stop and have your picture made with your favorite one!

​If you'd like to enter a scarecrow for the contest, please click here! 

Mentone Farmers Market
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Support local farmers! The Mentone Farmers Market (at the Town Square) will be open Saturday morning selling fresh food, and other homemade items.

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Little River Boat Rides
Enjoy the fall colors on the banks of Little River from a boat! Go to DeSoto Falls to catch a pontoon boat ride ($15/person, children under 3 free) or to rent a sit-on-top kayak at Millers Bend Paddle Shack (single kayak $15/hour; tandem kayak $25/per hour).
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facebook.com/mentonescenicboatcruise
alapark.com/parks/desoto-state-park/kayak-little-river

Volunteers Needed
Click here for volunteer opportunities
Thanks to our supportive 
Colorfest Sponsors!

Maple Leaf Sponsors

​Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
DeKalb Tourism

​Skelton Orthodontics
Times-Journal
Twin City Auto


Hickory Leaf Sponsors

Ag-Pro
​First Fidelity Bank
First State Bank
Wilson Funeral Home

Poplar Leaf Sponsors

Donohoo Chevrolet
Mark Hoffman
​Wildflower Cafe

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