St. Margaret School Fall Festival
44th Annual Community Celebration
Bel Air, Maryland
About the Festival
The St. Margaret School Fall Festival is our largest community event and fundraiser of the year, attracting over 6,000 attendees annually. This family-friendly event features games, food, rides, and entertainment for all ages.
Crab Feast Raffle
Support the festival by purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win amazing prizes! Each student is asked to sell 10 tickets. The drawing will take place on Monday, September 22.
First Place
- Bushel of crabs
- 3 pounds of shrimp
- Yeti Roadie 32 cooler with Maryland-themed goodies
- 2 Yeti Colsters
Second Place
- 3 dozen crabs
- 3 pounds of shrimp
- Basket of Maryland-themed goodies, snacks, and sodas
Third Place
- $100 restaurant gift cards
First Place
- Nintendo Switch 2 & 4 Ravens end zone tickets
- OR Nintendo Switch 2, Garmin watch, & Horizon Cinemas Party
Second Place
- Beats Headphones AND a Beats Pill Speaker
Third Place
- Amazon Fire HD 10 Tablet
Student Incentives
- Sell 10+ tickets for raffle entry
- Top 10 sellers win ice cream party
- Highest participation class gets pretzel party
Volunteer Opportunities
Every family is expected to volunteer for at least one shift per child enrolled. Additional shifts are highly encouraged! Volunteers earn passes for out of uniform, gym clothes dress down, or homework passes.
- Concessions (drinks, snacks, pizza)
- Pit Beef (making sandwiches, taking orders)
- Game Attendants (Balloon Pop, Big 6, Wheel Games)
- Dig For Gold, Dip & Win, Lolli Pull
- Pirate Hook Toss, PLINKO, Potty Toss
- Putt-Putt, Scarecrow Toss
- Face Painter, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo
- Raffle & 50/50 Ticket Sales
- Instant Bingo
- One shift = one pass (out of uniform, gym clothes, or homework)
- Two shifts = two passes (one type per student)
- Maximum of three passes per child
- High school students can earn service hours
Donations & Bake Sale
We need your help to offset festival costs! Donations will be accepted from the first day of school through Friday, September 12.
- Cash, checks, or gift cards in sealed envelope
- Label with "Fall Festival Wish List", student name and homeroom
- Elementary students: bring to stage at morning drop-off
- Middle school students: bring to office
Each family is asked to donate one or more sweet or savory baked goods:
- Cakes, pies, cake pops
- Brownies, cupcakes, rice krispie treats
- Popcorn balls, trail mix, freshly baked bread
- Homemade or store-bought
All participating families entered into a mystery prize raffle!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Support our festival through sponsorship! Various levels are available with marketing benefits for your business.
Please contact us directly for more details about this opportunity.
- Individualized prime signage
- Branded tote bags and koozies
- Full-page ad in event program
- Direct marketing piece
- Company-branded banner + booth signage
- Social media spotlight
- Parish bulletin and email mention
- Group prime signage
- SMS Swag Bag
- 1/2-page ad in event program
- Direct marketing piece
- Company-branded banner + booth signage
- Social media post
- Parish bulletin and email mention
Blue Ribbon: $1,000
1/4-page ad, banner, social media mention, parish bulletin
St. Margaret School Sponsor: $500
Program mention, booth signage, social media mention
Booth Sponsor: $250
Program mention, booth signage