South Euclid’s annual October Feast returns Saturday, Oct. 24, with free pumpkins, polka music, costume contests and a Jimmy Buffett tribute band — and with a new home. The free, family-friendly festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the South Euclid Food Truck Park, 4477 Rushton Road, a move from Bexley Park that gives organizers more room to spread out.
City parks and recreation director Daniel Subwick said the city loves the food truck park’s location in the downtown district, noting that the venue hosts South Euclid’s summer concert series and Rock the Block, with plenty of seating, a fire pit area and a pavilion for live entertainment. Activities will fill the park and spill into a portion of the surrounding street, and a heated tent will be available under the pavilion if the weather turns chilly.
The free pumpkins remain a centerpiece. The South Euclid Giant Eagle and the Mayfield and Green Marc’s each donate two bins of pumpkins, continuing a tradition that began with Pumpkins in the Park, which ran from 2016 to 2019, merged with Harvest Fest, and became October Feast in 2021. The pumpkins are free while supplies last, and organizers try to make sure every family gets at least one to take home for carving or decorating…