Mentone Area Preservation Association
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...
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 19, 2019 | 9 am - 5 pm CDT
Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 9 am - 4 pm CDT
Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 9 am - 4 pm CDT
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.
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.
Bring your appetite!
Colorfest features delicious food, from cheese straws to cotton candy, and from barbeque to tomato pie...
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!
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!
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.
BeautiFALL Bizzness
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
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!
If you'd like to enter a scarecrow for the contest, please click here!
Mentone Farmers Market
Support local farmers! The Mentone Farmers Market (at the Town Square) will be open Saturday morning selling fresh food, and other homemade items.
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).
Volunteers Needed
Thanks to our supportive
Colorfest Sponsors!
Colorfest Sponsors!
Maple Leaf Sponsors
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
DeKalb Tourism
Skelton Orthodontics
Times-Journal
Twin City Auto
DeKalb Tourism
Skelton Orthodontics
Times-Journal
Twin City Auto
Hickory Leaf Sponsors
Ag-Pro
First Fidelity Bank
First State Bank
Wilson Funeral Home
First Fidelity Bank
First State Bank
Wilson Funeral Home
Poplar Leaf Sponsors
Donohoo Chevrolet
Mark Hoffman
Wildflower Cafe
Mark Hoffman
Wildflower Cafe
