The annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival will once again be a major Evansville attraction along West Franklin Street. This yearly event is a fun-filled week of food, rides, games, entertainment, and a time to catch up with old friends as well as an opportunity to meet new ones.
The festival will bring tens of thousands of people in from all over the tristate area and representatives from the EPD, EFD, AMR, EMA, WSNC, and Central Dispatch have been meeting for the past several months in order to plan for a safe and secure time for all. However, this is a community event and we are asking those attending to help ensure the wellbeing and security of the festival. If you see or hear suspicious activity please report it to the authorities right away or call 911.
An estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people will attend each day, dependent on the weather, so the EPD would ask for your patience and alertness as you drive to and from the area as well as when you are visiting the festival site. Numerous non-profit groups will be manning parking lots for a small fee.
A first aid tent will be located at Franklin and 10th Avenue, a lost and found tent will be located at Franklin and 11th Avenue, and numerous law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical responders will be located throughout the site.
Certain items will be banned from the site. They are as follows:
• Glass bottles / jars / containers
• Animals / pets / reptiles of any type – with the exception of Certified Service Animals and those pets that are participating in the Pet Parade
• Squirt guns / water balloons / squirt bottles
• Bicycles / scooters / skateboards / rollerblades
• Weapons of any type and / or items viewed to be hazardous
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