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Workshops from 1:30PM | What the Hex?! 5:30PM | Coco 7PM

As our days grow shorter and we look for fresh ways to continue to illuminate our daily lives, we invite you to join us us for our second annual Celebration of Shadows Fall Festival! 

Register for a pumpkin carving workshop or join us for the evening festivities with a pumpkin walk through Webster’s Woods, a live spooky reading in the courtyard, warm drinks and snacks, an evening visit to the gallery for our latest exhibition 'Turning Point' and a viewing of Coco in the meadow. 

Friday, October 21, 2022

Mask Making Workshop | Friday-Saturday, October 21-22 | $30-$35
In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of paper-mache mask-making. ​
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Festival Schedule
Saturday, October 22, 2022

Pumpkin Carving Workshop | 1:30-3PM and 3:30-5PM | $8
Take your carving skills to the next level with creative style and fresh design ideas and enter contest.
What the Hex?! | 5:30PM | Free
Enjoy live readings of spooky tales in the courtyard! Curated by the Olympic Peninsula Authors, you'll find yourself immersed in all things eerie, weird, and spooky.
Pumpkin Walk | 6:00-8:00PM | Free
All are welcome to join us on the pumpkin walk starting at 6pm where submitted pumpkins will line the park path. While the judges find our winner, you can also enjoy the creative carvings!
Movie in the Meadow | 7:00PM | Free
Bring your warm clothes, chairs, and a blanket. Grab your cider or hot chocolate, and snuggle in for a magical outdoor viewing of the movie Coco down in the meadow!
What's a Fall Festival without warm drinks and cider? Enjoy delicious beverages by Fogtown Coffee and Angeles Brewing to help keep you warm from 5:00-8:00PM!

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Workshops

Mask Making
Fri-Sat, Oct. 21-22

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In this two-day workshop, participants will learn the basics of paper-mache mask-making. Each participant will take their own mask creations from design to completion, learning puppet-building techniques of cardboard construction, clay sculpture, and painting along the way
Learn more and register
Pumpkin Carving
Sat, Oct. 22
1:30-3pm / 3:30-5pm


Take your carving skills to the next level with creative style and fresh design ideas as local artists walk you through various techniques to carve your pumpkin. Pumpkins and tools will be provided.
Learn more and register
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Contest

Saturday, October 22
$5/ person


Once you create your pumpkin masterpiece during the workshop, it is automatically entered into the Pumpkin Carving Contest to win the grand prize!

If you can't make the workshop, carve at home and then drop off your pumpkin to enter the contest!

Drop off:
Sat. 22 | 11am-4:30pm
Enter the contest
Pumpkin Inspiration!
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Festival

Saturday, October 22
5:00-8:00pm

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Join us for all of our evening actives, free to attend! 

5:00pm- Open! Get your snacks and warm drinks from Fogtown Coffee and Angeles Brewing.

5:30-7:00pm- What the Hex?! Spooky reading in the courtyard

6:00-8:00pm- Take a stroll through the pumpkin lined pathway to see all of the carving entries.

7:00pm- Screening of Coco in the meadow. Bring a blanket and a lawn chair, sit back, and enjoy the show!

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About Coco

A boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgivings of his close-knit family. When his lofty ambitions cause him to run afoul of a curse, he must journey into the Land of the Dead to seek forgiveness from his ancestors.

​Rating: PG

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvr68u6k5sI

A huge thank you to Grocery Outlet and Sunny Farms for their donation of pumpkins for the festival; to Fogtown Coffee and Angeles Brewing for providing drinks and snacks; to Anime Kat, Welly's, Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club, The Wharf, Country Aire, Brown's Outdoor and the Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce's Winter Ice Village for donating to our contest prizes.
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Thank you to our Sponsors! D.A. Davidson, Olympic Peninsula Visitor's Bureau, Penprint, and KONP
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Hours of Operation
Esther Webster Gallery: Open Thursday–Sunday from 11am–5pm

Webster's Woods Sculpture Park: Open daily from sunrise to sunset
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