Carmel Friendship Community Fall Festival Features Chili & Bake-Offs

WESLEY CHAPEL / PASCO COUNTY, FL — Weekend community options are expanding with seasonal church celebrations on Saturday, Oct. 31. The leadership team at Carmel Friendship Church announced the official return of its annual "Harvest of Hope" Fall Festival, welcoming families from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The Festivities

The open-air church grounds will feature heavily decorated vehicle trunks for an expansive local trunk-or-treat pathway alongside carnival-style games and activities. A major culinary highlight includes a friendly neighborhood chili cook-off paired with an autumn-themed pastry bake-off competition. Concurrently, the church is incorporating a public health and wellness bazaar, giving residents direct access to free clinical health screenings and local family resource vendors.

Visitor Access

The holiday festival is completely family-oriented and open to the general public with no mandatory prior digital registration required to access the venue grounds.

📍 Carmel Friendship Church — 30081 Wells Rd, Wesley Chapel, FL

📅 Date & Time: Saturday, October 31, 2026 (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)