Town Fair 101

 
Saturday, May 17th, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm 

VOLUNTEERING

Town Fair is entirely organized, staffed, and run by our school families.  As a result, every school family, Preschool through 8th grade, is required to work 6 hours for the Fair.  Parents can divide the commitment by working 2 shifts of 3 hours (10:00 am-1:00 pm, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, or 1:00 pm-4:00 pm) or one parent can carry the volunteer torch for the team! 

  • Sign up for Preschool Yard Staffing (If you have any children enrolled in the ECD)
  • Sign up for K-8 Staffing (all other families with students in K-8, and not in ECD)
  • Sign up 7th Grade students for a 2-hour shift at or before Town Fair

Questions?  Preschool Yard Parent Staffing: Brooke Kathrien; K-4 Parent Staffing: Christina Fohrer; 5-8 Parent Staffing: Jennifer Dixton.

TICKETS, WRISTBANDS & SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

Tickets are used for everything at the fair: rides, games, food, drink, and treats. You may purchase the Falcon Food Bundle, which includes a meal, cold drink and sweat treat/snack in advance. Tickets will be required for the fruit and coffee carts. Cash and tickets may be used in the TF Kitchen (No coupons accepted.)

Wristbands entitle the wearer to unlimited rides and games (exception: there is a limit of one turn per wristband at the Ice-a-Cookie booth in the Preschool Yard.  Additional turns at this booth will require tickets). The Preschool Wristband allows your preschooler (ages 6 and under) access to all the preschool booths for the entire day and any activities on the Meadow, Sprague Gym and Sprague Rooftop if height and weight requirements are met.  

Sponsorship Packages also include wristbands, meal bundles and may include apparel.  Some packages include TF Kitchen buyout and a parking pass. Please consider sponsoring Town Fair and get a package deal!  

Pick Up Your Tickets/Wristbands:

  • Wednesday, May 14th: You can pick up Sponsorship Packages, tickets, and wristbands previously ordered in the lower parking lot after morning drop off.
  • The Welcome Table: Day of Town Fair will have any unclaimed Sponsorship Packages, tickets, and wristbands.
  • Town Fair Bank: Tickets and Wristbands will also be for sale on the day of the fair at the Town Fair Bank.  Unfortunately, lost tickets, coupons, and wristbands cannot be replaced.  

APPAREL  

Town Fair T-Shirt Day is Friday, May 16th and all the students are invited to wear their 2025 Town Fair gear.  The festive apparel for all ages will be available at a later date.

On Wednesday, May 14th, your items will be available for pickup in the lower parking lot.  Any unclaimed apparel items will be at the Welcome Table on the day of the Fair. 

TOWN FAIR KITCHEN

The TF Kitchen is a curated marketplace selling gourmet baked goods, including cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, muffins, cupcakes, fudge, homemade granola, dry cookie mix, gluten-free flour mix and other goodies, made by St. Matthew’s families.  All school families are required to either make something for TF Kitchen or opt for the buyout requirement of $50.

On Friday, May 16th please deliver your baked goods to Sprague where TF Kitchen volunteers will wrap your treat! (TF Kitchen has boxes, jars and bags for your goodies!) Please be sure your item(s) are labeled with the following: Your name, item description, and nuts or no nuts. 

CHILI COOK-OFF  

Do you make a crowd-wowing chili?  Submit a batch and earn a ribbon plus the all-important bragging rights!  If you would like to participate, or if you have any questions, contact Greg Heidt.

CAKE GAME

Calling all cake bakers (or shoppers who buy cakes)!  We need cakes, of all sizes, themes and flavors.  Drop off your cake (or cupcakes!) on Friday, May 17th, after drop-off in Sprague lobby, or anytime Friday in Sprague kitchen, or at the Cake Game booth Saturday morning.  Questions? Contact Janet McKillop.

PERFORMANCE STAGE 

Want to sing, juggle, dance, play an instrument or perform a skit at Town Fair?  The performance stage is open to all grades and SMPS alumni.  We cannot accommodate pianists, but guitars, clarinets, trumpets, violins, etc. are welcome, just bring your own instrument! 

Please stay posted for additional details. The rehearsal location will be announced as we get closer to the date.

RAFFLE  

St. Matthew’s Parish School students participate in Town Fair in many ways, including the sale of raffle tickets with a variety of amazing prizes.  Parents’ Council has pledged to donate an amount equal to 100% of net raffle proceeds to St. Matthew’s Parish School’s Outreach Partners. 

More details to follow.

PARKING & VISITOR INFO 

We encourage guests to carpool, Uber, or park up the hill!  The Main School parking lot will be reserved for people with a parking lot pass. (Some sponsorship packages offer a parking pass!) Guests are welcome to park along Bienveneda.  No parking on loop road!

Questions? Please email any chair: Jenny De La Rosa, Ann Durbin, Maureen Mossotti, and Tanya Murphy.