Whether or not you’re acquainted with Bethel, you’re invited to make yourself at home on our campus, greet old friends and make new ones, sample new foods, listen to new sounds and enjoy Bethel tradition at Fall Festival.

Schedule:

Wednesday, October 2,2024

Fall Fest Parade

6 p.m. From Thresher Stadium parking lot down Main Street to 24th, East to College Avenue, North the Haury Hall 

Line up at 5:30 p.m. in the Thresher Stadium parking lot. 

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Thursday, october 3,2024

9:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SMOL", exhibit by Audra Miller '14 Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kauffman Museum 27th & Main, North Newton
4 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Walnut Tree Cutting Party Corner of NE 24th and N. Kansas Ave
6:00-9:00p.m. Taste of Newton Downtown Newton
Broadway & Main, stage
6:00-6:45 p.m. Bethel College Jazz
6:55-7:15 p.m. Newton Community Children’s Choir
7:20-7:40 p.m. TBD
7:45-8:30 p.m. Newton High School (vocal groups and jazz)
Sixth & Main, on the pavement
6-6:20 p.m. Zumba
6:25-6:45 p.m. BCAPA Dance
6:50-7:10 p.m. Danza Reina del Tepeyac
7:15-7:35 p.m. Dynasty Gymnastics Club
7:40-8 p.m. Ultimate Martial Arts
8:05-8:25 p.m. Newton High School Cheer

Friday, october 4,2024

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. "SMOL", exhibit by Audra Miller '14 Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kauffman Museum 27th & Main, North Newton
1:00p.m. Thresher Classic Golf Tournament - Sponsored by Intrust Bank and The Golf Hut
Check-in at 1 p.m. Tee time at 2 p.m
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6 – 8 p.m. Artist Reception - Visit with Audra Miller '14 and view "SMOL "Robert W. Regier Art Gallery at Luyken Fine Arts Center
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Ticket Window Open Luyken Fine Arts Center lobby
Purchase tickets for the Fall Fest musical 9 to 5. Also available online.
7 p.m. Booster Club Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet
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9 to 5 Fall Fest Musical
7:30 p.m Krehbiel Auditorium at Luyken Fine Arts Center
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Saturday, October 5,2024

7 – 10 a.m Country Breakfast Kidron Bethel Village
8 – 9 a.m Kauffman Museum monthly bird walk Kauffman Museum 27th & Main
8 a.m Fall Fest Fun Run
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Food on the Green
The Green on Bethel College Campus  Most of the day
Fall Fest means fun, fellowship and food on the Green. Some booths start serving at 8 a.m., so get here early!
Look for the following options and hosts during the day:
Baked goods – Bethel College Academy of Performing Arts (BCAPA)
Barbecue – BC BBQ Club
Beef borscht and zwieback – Available 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bethel College Women’s Association (BCWA)
Brats – BC golf
Burgers, chips, pop, bottled water – BC Alumni Association
Cookies – BC social work
Hot links, sausages – BC African-American Alumni Association
Ice cream – Salted Creamery
Kettle corn – BC cheer
New Year’s cookies, coffee – BCWA
Pie-by-the-slice – BCWA
Verenike – BC Alumni Association
Frosted sugar cookies – Kauffman Museum
Cake pops, cookies – BC-KANS (nursing)
Tacos and enchiladas – Mi Mama’s Recipes
Artisan bread and pastry – Crust and Crumb Co.
Cinnamon rolls – BCAPA
9 a.m. – 3 p.m Bethel College Women’s Association Market in the Round Luyken Fine Arts Center Lobby and Halls
9 a.m. – 5 p.m "SMOL", exhibit by Audra Miller '14 Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center
9 a.m. – 3 p.m Booths on the Green The Green on Bethel College Campus
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m Entertainment on the Prairie Sky Stage Prairie Sky Stage near Luyken Fine Arts Center
Open Road, Woven, Newton High School Jazz, Newton Community Children’s Choir, YAWP! authors/artists, and Bethel College Jazz
9:30am – YAWP!
10:00am – Woven
10:30am – Open Road
11:00am – Newton Community Children’s Choir
11:30am – NHS Jazz
1:00pm – BC Jazz
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m Schultz Student Center Thresher Shop
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Kauffman Museum 27th & Main, North Newton
10 a.m. Nursing alumni coffee Will Academic Center atrium
10 a.m. History and Conflict Studies alumni reunion Will Academic Center 208
10 a.m. Performances by BCAPA students Centennial Plaza
10 – 11 a.m 1984 football team reunion Thresher Stadium locker room viewing suite
10 a.m “Organ Music at Home, Wherever that May Be”Kauffman Museum 27th & Main
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m Hymn sing - everyone welcome Ad Building chapel
Noon Volleyball vs. Southwestern Thresher Gym
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1 p.m “Galloping Gourmet: The Buffalo Bill Nobody Knows” by Steve Friesen ‘75 Kauffman Museum 27th & Main
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Milestone Reunion Gathering Memorial Hall
2 p.m Azteca Dancers Centennial Plaza
2 – 3 p.m Volleyball alumni celebration Memorial Hall
2 – 3 p.m Ticket window open Luyken Fine Arts Center lobby
3 p.m Social Work 50th-anniversary reception Kidron Bethel Classroom at Kidron Bethel Village
3 p.m “Alps on the Plains: The Life and Work of Emil Kym” by Steve Friesen ‘75 Kauffman Museum 27th & Main
3 p.m Fall Fest Musical, 9 to 5 Krehbiel Auditorium at Luyken Fine Arts Center
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4 p.m Wellness Center groundbreaking ceremony North of Ward Tennis Center
6 p.m Bethel vs. Tabor Football Game Joe W. Goering Field & Thresher Sports Complex
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7 p.m Football Halftime Joe W. Goering Field & Thresher Sports Complex

Sunday October 6,2024

9 a.m. – 3 p.m 4th Annual Herman Bubbert Invitational Disc Golf Tournament
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10 a.m Fall Fest worship service Bethel College Mennonite Church
1 – 2 p.m Ticket window open Luyken Fine Arts Center lobby
1:30 – 4:30 p.m View the current special exhibition, “Unlocking the Past: Immigrant Artifacts and the Stories They Tell.Kauffman Museum 27th & Main
2 p.m. Fall Fest Musical, 9 to 5 Krehbiel Auditorium at Luyken Fine Arts Center

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2 – 4 p.m "SMOL", exhibit by Audra Miller '14 Robert W. Regier Art Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center

Date:October 2-6,2024

Location:Bethel College Campus and Various Venues in North Newton

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