Thursday, November 12, 2026
Davison Avenue Intermediate School’s Parent Teacher Association is preparing for their first ever Fall Fest celebration.
The festival will be held at the school on Friday, Nov. 13, and feature games, music and food. Most of the food will be a mix of carnival snacks and fall-themed food. They are serving snacks like popcorn and pretzel bites. Many of the autumn-themed food will be apple based, such as apple cider donuts, apple pie cups along with apple cider also being served, hot and cold. They also are hoping to work with Il Mulino Pizzeria in Lynbrook to serve bite-sized pizza slices for children.
The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. and include activities for children, focused on the autumn element of the festival. This includes a game of tic tac toe using pumpkins, face painting and a scavenger hunt for kids to find fall-themed items around the area. There will also be a Thanksgiving themed craft for children to participate in as well.
The event is spearheaded by PTA co-presidents Tanya Yarborough and Denisse Vertiz. According to them, the PTA has a committee dedicated to planning the event and they have been gearing up for the Fall Fest for about a month. They have ironed out details of which board members are running what parts of the event, and as it inches closer, they are doing final prep work for it.
Yarborough hopes that all the students have a good time, but hopes the fifth grade class enjoys it especially.
“It is their last year at the school,” Yarborough said, “we hope that they get the opportunity to enjoy some fun with their classmates that they’ve been going to school for three years with.”
Children at the festival are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, saying that the festival is “not a drop-off event.” The PTA has also brought on a DJ to play music during the event.
Though the festival has many activities geared towards children, Vertiz hopes that this can be an event for everyone. “We wanted an all-inclusive night out, just something to bring the Davison community together,” Vertiz said.
Yarborough also wanted their first Fall Fest to be an opportunity for parents and families to be brought together, especially for an activity after school ends. “We know we have a lot of working families,” Yarborough said. “A lot of times, parents are unable to make it to some of the events because they’re during school.”
Nov. 6 was the original day for the event, however it was shifted to Nov. 13 due to some PTA board members not being able to attend on the original date.
To learn more about the Davison Avenue Fall Fest, visit Davison Avenue PTA’s Facebook page.
