Glendora's Blog

Nestled in the mountains of Glendora, just North on Grand Avenue, right off Sierra Madre is a place where many families go for some local excitement. It’s called Fall Fest. Bouncers of all shapes and sizes, a rock climbing wall, hay rides, pony rides, putt putt golf, hay maze, pumpkin patch, music, food, friends and neighbors, and the list goes on. Church of the Open Door puts on this amazing carnival for families every year. Since we go to church there and we’re involved in the event, my husband and I took our two year old daughter. First, she tried every bouncer that allowed her size and age. Then she wanted to ride a pony, which was very amusing to see her talking to the pony and even more amusing that the pony talked back, in pony talk of course. She wasn’t quite sure about the petting zoo with the ducks and goat and chicks. Back to more bouncing, the giant slide and then a snow cone- a blue one which resulted in…well you know! Cotton candy,(which she decided she doesn’t like! How lucky are we??) dancing, music, frito pies, nachos, burgers, and candy, candy, candy - quick stop at the pumpkin patch, and then home for a nice long nap. It was great! Our friends’ daughter even won the ‘Guess How Much the Giant Pumpkin Weighs’ contest, for which the prize was the coolest giant pumpkin there, AND $100!!! Needless to say that we absolutely enjoyed our family time, and have made this a tradition for our Fall activities. Fall Fest is always held the Saturday one week before Halloween. So if you missed it this year, make sure you remember for next time! It’s a lot of good clean fun for everyone.