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Mount Vernon Triangle Fall Fun Day Festival Set for Saturday, Oct. 31st

Friday October 16, 2015

Superheroes, angels, witches, bumble bees and more will fill the 5th & K Street, NW plaza on Saturday, October 31st from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM for the annual Mount Vernon Triangle Fall Fun Day. Four-legged residents of this welcoming community in the heart of Washington, DC will be yapping it up as well, parading in front of local judges in the popular dog costume contest. Set alongside the MVT FRESHFARM Market on its final day of the May to October season, Fall Fun Day celebrates the child in all of us with free mini-pumpkin painting, face painting, free apple cider courtesy Busboys & Poets, free popcorn courtesy 5th Street Ace Hardware, a pumpkin decorating contest starring hand crafted creative pumpkins from Mount Vernon Triangle retailers and restaurants and plenty of sweet treats for everyone.

Fall Fun Day Schedule:

10:00 AM — Apple Cider, Games & Sweets, Pumpkin Decorating Contest

10:00 AM — Pumpkin Decorating

10:30 AM — Mini-Monsters Trick or Treating (Meet at 5th & K Street Plaza)

11:00 AM — Face Painting

Noon — Dog Costume Parade & Contest (Meet at 5th & I Streets, NW at Milian Park for start of parade to 5th & K) Prize sponsored by Wagtime!

About The Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District
The Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District is a private, nonprofit organization established to enhance the overall quality of life for residents, visitors, employees and property owners in the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood in Downtown DC. The Mount Vernon Triangle is considered to be one of Washington DC’s best examples of a mixed-use community, at the heart of the City—both geographically and culturally. Its boundaries include 17 blocks within the East End of downtown Washington, D.C., bordered by Seventh Street to the west, Massachusetts Avenue to the south, New York Avenue to the north and New Jersey Avenue to the east. The Mount Vernon Triangle is a welcoming, authentic, and centered neighborhood that mirrors the City’s unique mix of historic and modern buildings, longtime and new residents, and diverse cultures, restaurants, and experiences. For more information, we invite you to explore our website at mvtcid.org or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MountVernonTriangleCID or Twitter @MVTCID.