Four days of carnival rides and beer tents take over a Trinity church parking lot this November. St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church’s Fall Festival runs Thursday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 8, with rides, games, food, live music and beer tents each night.
Hours run longest on Saturday — 11am to 11pm — bookended by a shorter Thursday session (5-9pm) and a short Sunday close-out (noon-5pm), with Friday running 5-11pm. Both admission and parking are free, which isn’t universal for a festival this size — the money comes from food, games and ride tickets instead of a gate fee.
One real caveat: the parish’s own festival page wasn’t reachable as of this writing, so ride-ticket and wristband pricing aren’t confirmed here. Budget for that cost at the gate rather than assuming free rides along with free admission.
Good to know: St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 12747 Interlaken Rd, Trinity, FL 34655. Thu Nov. 5, 5-9pm; Fri Nov. 6, 5-11pm; Sat Nov. 7, 11am-11pm; Sun Nov. 8, noon-5pm. Free admission and parking. (727) 264-8968.
Also a free fall festival this season: Faith Baptist Church of Wesley Chapel’s fall festival, and nearby, Wesley Chapel’s 22nd Annual Fall Festival at The Grove.
Photo: Ramchandran Maharajapuram, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. A Ferris wheel at the 2008 Florida State Fair in Tampa — representative of a fall festival midway, not photographed at this event.