St. James Catholic School and Church are currently planning the annual Fall Festival, which will be held on Saturday October 24, 2026, from 10am-6pm.
The Fall Festival is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we count on the support of our school family, parish family, friends, and community to help make it successful. The money we raise during this important event is used to help the school and parish complete our mission of Catholic education.
We are blessed to have a supportive school community, and we ask you to help in any way you can. Thank you!
Ali Kern - Fall Fest Chair, Julie Diaz - Silent Auction Chair, & Paula French - Sponsorship Chair
(Schedule of Events & Locations Subject to Change)
10:00 am Festival Opens with the Prayer & Pledge (Gym)
10:00 Silent Auction Opens (Fine Arts Building)
10:00-5:15 Raffle Ticket Sales (Gym)
10:30-5:30 BINGO (Cafeteria)
11:00 Pre-K Spectacular
11:30 Singing Angels (Gym)
12 pm $100 Raffle Ticket Winner Drawing (Gym)
1:30 Singing Angels (Gym)
2:00-5:00 Foam Party (Baseball Field)
3:00 $500 Raffle Ticket Winner Drawing (Gym)
3:00-4:00 Talent Show (Cafeteria)
5:45 $1,000 Raffle Ticket Winner Drawing (Gym)
6:00 Closing of Silent Auction & Fall Festival
Refreshments will include burgers & hot dogs from Carolyn’s Café, a Kona Ice truck, Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee, funnel cakes, jambalaya, pastalaya, local Gulf shrimp provided by Gollott’s Seafood, Domino’s Pizza, Zest Food Truck & Highway to India and MORE!
Volunteers needed to serve food and drinks.
Drink Wristbands
Which lucky St. James teacher will get to KISS THE PIG?!
The competition will be sizzling! Each classroom will have a Piggy Bank to feed. All Piggy Banks will accept change, bills, and even checks!
A real PIG will be waiting to KISS the teachers whose class raises the most money in their Piggy Banks!
1st, 2nd, & 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the classes who raise the most money!
The deadline to feed the pigs is Wednesday, October 21. Teachers will KISS THE PIG on Friday, October 23.
When: Friday, October 23 at Drop Off or Pick-Up
Where: St. James Office or Car Rider Drop-Off & Pick-Up Lines
What: Donations for Cakes, Cupcakes and Sweet Treats!
Why: Donations are needed to support the Cake Walk Booth for Fall Festival.
★ Please label your cakes, baked goods or sweet treats with the student’s name, grade & teacher!
★ All cakes, cupcakes & treats are stored in one of the classrooms without refrigeration, so please avoid sending items that need to stay chilled.
★ The classroom with the most donations wins an ice cream party!
Each class will be asked to contribute towards an auction basket. The Classroom Coordinator will provide detailed information via classroom GroupMes. Please turn in all silent auction items to the front office by Wednesday October 14.
Classroom Themes:
● PK2 - Home Improvement
● PK3 - Relaxation Basket or Mom’s Day Out
● PK4 - Electronic Gaming
● Kindergarten - Family Fun Day
● 1st - Dad’s Day Out including Fishing and Boating
● 2nd – Sports & Fitness
● 3rd – Wagon of Spirits
● 4th - Local Experiences
● 5th – Bingo Prizes & Arts & Crafts
● 6th - Night on the Town/Date Night
Silent Auction Chair: Julie Diaz, 504-214-3240
Along with the Silent Auction, we will have Spirited Surprise!
● Select a ticket & match the number on the bottle - every pick is random.
● Each spirited surprise ticket is $20, and each bottle is valued at $20 or more!
● Location: Fine Arts Building
Our goal is to put your generous donation to work for your class. We may reassign silent auction items to other areas where they can make the biggest impact. Our silent auction committee will assemble the baskets. If you are interested in being on the committee, please contact Julie.
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