Online pre-orders close Thu 10/22! Raffle entries close Fri 10/23 at 7:30 PM. Volunteers still needed! Game tickets & wristbands → Raffle tickets → Volunteer →
Avery PTO presents Fall Festival, October 23, 6 PM to 9 PM. Sensory Friendly Hour 5 PM to 6 PM, dedicated to welcoming guests with visible and invisible disabilities, along with their families. Games, prizes, food, raffle, fun.

Avery Fall Festival

You are invited to the Avery Fall Festival this October 23 from 6 pm - 9 pm. Fall Festival is an old-fashioned carnival with games, a bounce house, the 5th grade Haunted Hallway, food, and fun, all while fund-raising for the Avery PTO.

New this year: Sensory Hour, 5–6 PM!

Before the festival opens to everyone, we're dedicating 5–6 PM to welcoming guests with visible and invisible disabilities, along with their families. This hour will offer a calmer, lower-sensory environment so every child and family can enjoy the fun on their own terms. Guests may enter at the dedicated entrance on Marshall Ave.

 

We can't wait to see you there!

Know Before You Go Fall Fest Q&A Volunteer Sponsors

Know Before You Go

THIS IS NOT A DROP OFF EVENT. All kids need an adult present who is responsible for them.
  • Have FUN!
  • Please observe parking rules on surrounding streets.
  • The playground will be CLOSED.
  • No food or drink in the buildings. Food and tables/chairs are in the teachers' parking lot.
  • No alcohol on school premises.
  • Follow the AVERY way.

Swap Day is 2,000 tickets away

Hit 2,000 raffle tickets and students and teachers dress as each other for a day. You buy the tickets. They handle the outfits.

543 of 2,000 raffle tickets sold

As of Wed, Oct 21

   
0 1,000 2,000 = Swap Day
Enter the raffle →

Fall Fest Q&A

Your burning questions, answered with slightly-too-much enthusiasm. Tap a question to open it.

What is Fall Fest, and what do I need to know?

On Friday, October 23, from 6–9 p.m., Avery transforms into an old-fashioned carnival with games, a bounce house, and the 5th grade Haunted Hallway!

THIS IS NOT A DROP OFF EVENT. All kids need an adult present who is responsible for them.

We love your kids. We cannot adopt them for the evening.

What's the new Sensory Friendly Hour? What's the Calm Corner?

5–6 p.m., before the festival opens to everyone. We're welcoming guests with visible and invisible disabilities and their families to a calmer, lower-sensory environment, so every child and family can enjoy the fun on their own terms. Use the dedicated entrance on Marshall Ave.

Calm Corner: Join Avery Parents for Equity in the library for calm art activities throughout Fall Festival. Questions or suggestions? Email averyequity@gmail.com.

Tickets or wristband? I'm already doing math.

Game tickets pay for games, the Haunted Hallway, the Teacher Raffle, cotton candy, and popcorn. 50 tickets covers one turn at each activity, including one cotton candy and one popcorn. Tickets are sold in $5 increments.

Before the festival20¢$5 = 25 tickets
During the festival25¢$5 = 20 tickets

Or grab the NEW wristband: unlimited games and the Haunted Hallway, plus up to 2 popcorn, 2 cotton candy, and 2 Teacher Raffle entries.

Before the festival$25
During the festival$30

Tickets for counters. Wristbands for everyone else.

Where do I buy tickets and wristbands?

Best way to buy: in person! Stop by the Fall Festival Table outside Avery before and after school, October 19–23. We take cash, checks (payable to Avery PTO), and cards, including Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Can't make it? Order ahead online through 10/22. Your order comes home with your student.

Cash, check, card, or phone. Basically everything but a pinky promise.

Will there be food? Asking for my entire family.

Yes! Cotton candy and popcorn are on the game-ticket menu, and there's plenty more to purchase:

  • Avery Cub Scouts: hotdogs, burgers, treats, and drinks
  • Girl Scouts: pizza and treats
  • Senior High Marketing students: treats
  • Kona Ice
  • Millie's Boba Lemonade

Food and tables/chairs are in the teachers' parking lot.

Dinner: handled. Just eat it outside. No food or drink in the buildings!

Why should I enter the Grand Raffle?

It supports Avery PTO and a new playground, and the prizes are awesome. Raffle entries are $5 each, or 5 entries to one prize for $20. Checking out through our online store automatically enters you to win. You can also buy digital entries with cash or check at the Fall Festival Table outside Avery, before and after school, October 19–23.

Enter by Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM. The drawing is at Fall Festival. Choose only the prizes you want to enter!

You don't need to be present, or even an Avery family, to win!

See all the prizes
  • Gotta Catch 'Em All Pokémon Prize Pack ($200 value): LEGO Pokémon Eevee, LEGO Pokémon SMART Play Training House with Pikachu, Funko POP! Bulbasaur and Charmander figurines, Pokémon Super Duper Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook, Pokémon How to Draw Adventures book, and a Pokémon Charizard Trapper Keeper ring binder.
  • Grand Slam Baseball Basket ($550 value): 2026 Easton Hype Fire -10 youth bat (30", 20oz, ages 9–11), a baseball autographed by Alec Burleson (#41, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman), and St. Louis Cardinals and Team STL merchandise.
  • Supreme Sensory Squishy Stash (over $100 value): Jumbo Capy Smoosh-a-Bara, St. Louis Cardinals Mystery Squishy Dumpling, Squishy Hot Dog, Jumbo Squeezy Peach, NeeDoh Good Vibes Only, NeeDoh Cloud Pleaser, 2 NeeDoh Fuzz Balls, 2 NeeDoh Color Change Groovy Globs, a Teenie NeeDoh Funky Pup 3-pack, and more!
  • Taste of Webster ($525 value): gift cards to Cyrano's ($100), Madrina ($100), Nachomama's Tex-Mex ($100), The Parkmoor ($50), Balkan Treat Box ($40), Telva at the Ridge ($40), The Frisco Barroom ($25), The Annex Coffee & Foods ($25), Dewey's Pizza ($25), and Beignet All Day ($20).
  • Tickets to shows at The Pageant:
    • My Posse in Effect, a live tribute to the Beastie Boys, Wed, November 25 ($60 value): 2 general admission tickets, 1 winner
    • The Urge, Fri, November 27 ($150 value): 2 general admission tickets and The Urge swag, 1 winner
    • The Hard Promises, a tribute to Tom Petty, Sat, November 28: 3 winners total. Two winners will each receive 4 general admission tickets ($110 value per winner), and one winner will receive 2 VIP box spots ($100 value)

Visit our online store and click each prize to see everything that's included.

Premium Raffle? Swap Day? Tell me more.

Premium Raffle: Very fancy. Only 50 entries per prize are sold, at $20 each (no multiple-entry discount), so 5 entries = a 10% chance of winning!

  • HalLUDOween, starring Ludo at The Pageant ($320 value): pick your night, Saturday, October 24 or Sunday, October 25, with 50 entries per night. Each winner receives 2 general admission tickets and 2 “Somewhat Awkward” VIP passes, which include the Tent Revival Sing-Along and Meet & Greet.
  • El Monstero: The Definitive U.S. Pink Floyd Experience at The Pageant, December 21 ($110–$170 value): 2 winners. One prize of 4 general admission tickets ($170 value) and one prize of 2 reserved seats ($110 value), with 50 entries per prize.

Premium Raffle entries close Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM, too.

Swap Day: If we sell 2,000 raffle tickets, teachers dress as students, and students dress as teachers! Watch the progress meter above, or check the goal at the Fall Festival Table outside school, before and after school.

Swap Day isn't going to unlock itself.

How can I help? I have two hands and a calendar.

We need VOLUNTEERS! “All Hands on Deck!” It works if an adult from each family covers a 60-minute shift, and responsible middle and high schoolers are welcome too. We also need SNACKS for the Snack Attack: cookies, brownies, or a big bag of cheese puffs. Nothing that needs refrigeration, and options for kids with food restrictions are welcome. Drop snacks off on Friday, October 23, before or after school at the Fall Festival Table.

Sign up to volunteer or see the shift details below.

Many hands make light work. Cheese puffs make it better.

My question isn't here! Now what?

Text us at 314-399-8721. We're friendly, we promise.

 

Volunteer Shifts Now LIVE!

 

Fall Fest Volunteers 2026Sign up to help run one of Avery's biggest nights of the year. We can't do it without you!

 

Please pick a shift per family, and donate to Snack Attack!

 

Snack Attack Guidelines:

  • Store-bought or homemade
  • Whole items only - no individual servings
  • Wrapped and ready to serve
  • Shelf stable; no refrigeration required
  • Drop off Friday, October 23, before or after school at the Fall Festival Table

 

 

Game Shift Guidelines:

  • Volunteers needed - one from each family if possible
  • Each shift is 60 minutes
  • Responsible middle & high schoolers welcome!
  • 5th grade families: separate Haunted Hallway sign-up

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Fall Festival is only possible because of these generous businesses, families, and community partners. Please say thank you when you see them!