Saint Ambrose FALLFEST 2025: September 19-20 | Saint Ambrose Catholic Community

We have begun to plan FALLFEST 2025 which will take place on Friday, September 10 from 5:30-10:00 pm and Saturday, September 20 from 11:00 am-10:00 pm. If you are interested in joining the planning team, please reach out to us at [email protected]

Presented by:

General cost of items at the festival and carnival:

Food, Beverage and Game costs: Click for Details

Carnival Ride Tickets: 1 ticket costs $1.50, with each ride ranging between 2 and 4 tickets

Unlimited Rides Wrist Band: Wrist bands are available from 6:00-10:00 pm Friday night and 12:00-4:00 pm Saturday, for $25.00

Stay up on the latest news and details of FALLFEST on Facebook and Instagram by scanning the QR codes or by following @StAmbroseCatholicFallFest on Instagram and Saint Ambrose Catholic Community FALLFEST on Facebook.

2024 Sponsors

Platinum Level

Please click on platinum level logo to connect to their website

^{The Geis Family}

The McGurran Family

Gold Level

Diane Kemper

The Summerfield Family

Silver Level

Bailey Nurseries

Board & Brush

The Bratland Family

Bremer Bank

The D’Agostino Family

Dale Photo

Dellwood Country Club

John Drum and the US bank Stadium

Duddeck Property

The Eggert Family

Green Mill

Don Hermes

Highland Bank

Hotworx

Kohler, Co.

Loffler

The Longsdorf Family

The Moudry Family

The Ryan Family

The Schultz Family

Simon’s Landscaping

Stillwater Balloons

Sundara Spa

Total Wine

Schedule of Events

Click on the link below to view the full 2024 FALLFEST Schedule. The 2025 schedule will be out later this year.

_FALLFEST EVENT SCHEDULE 2024

5K + Fun Run

Join the Saint Ambrose Catholic Community for the 5K and fun run on Saturday, September 20. Learn more on the details of this free race by clicking here.

Live Entertainment

Friday Night:

6:00-10:00 pm – TOP SHELF

Top Shelf plays Modern Country, Pop & Rock hits from the 1990’s to today, plus timeless classics for all ages – they even throw in a little funk and blues to spice things up!

Saturday Afternoon:

12:00-1:00 pm – Family trivia game cost is 5 tickets with max of 8 people per table

1:00-2:30 pm – TALENT SHOW

2:30 pm – Praise and Worship live music

3:00-4:00 pm – Swing dance with some initial instruction

Saturday Night:

6:00-10:00 pm – GOOD FOR GARY

With an electrifying live show, Good For Gary is one of the most exciting and sought-after cover bands in the Twin Cities. Stocked with accomplished musicians, this seven-piece band specializes in playing current and classic dance hits, focusing on the newest Top 40 songs.

Find more Good for Gary shows by clicking the image above.

Food

Hungry? We have something for everyone!

Hamburgers and Hot Dogs (gluten free buns available)
Pulled Chicken
Pizza
Nachos
Baked Beans
Chips

Corn on the Cob
Culvers Frozen Custard
Carnival Food
Beer & Wine Tent
iPierogi Food Truck

Silent Auction

How to participate in the Silent Auction:

Please note that anyone wanting to participate will need to have an email address and will need to enter a credit card to the account they create.

Click here for the silent auction website.

To participate in the auction and have never participated before, continue with the following directions:

Go to the website (if not already on it): safallfest24.ggo.bid
Click on “Get Started” link
Click on “Create an Account”
Enter your email
Confirm email
Click on “I am not a robot”
Click on “Confirm”
You will be asked to check your email inbox. You will have received an email from the Greater Giving login
View the Verify Email message sent to you
Click on the link provided in the email
Fill in the information requested. This will include making a password you will use to get into the site moving forward. Please make a note of it. It will also require entering a credit card #. These numbers are only kept in the system until the end of the Auction to pay for any item you may win. Credit Card info is not stored long term.

If you have participated in an auction at Saint Ambrose before:

Go to safallfest24.ggo.bid
Click on “Get Started”
Log in or use the “Forgot Password” link
Enter information including credit card
Click on “Start Bidding”
Scroll down to see all the packages or go into menu to find different categories you are interested in. If you see the item and know the name or bid # you can search for something specifically.

Bucket Raffle

There will be great prizes for adults and now, prizes for kids!

Ticket prices for general prizes: $5 = 1 ticket, $10 = 3 tickets, $20 = 10 tickets; Ticket price for kids prizes: $1 = 1 ticket

General Prizes:

This will be updated later this year

The drawing for all prizes will be held the evening of Saturday, September 20 during the FALLFEST event. Winners do not need to be present to win.

Talent Show

The festival Talent Show is on Saturday, September 20. More details will at a later date regarding audition times etc. Please consider sharing your talents with our community.

Volunteers

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW!

The 2025 sign-up genius to volunteer will be available approximately August 1, 2025

Many hands make light work! We need your time and many talents to bring this festival to life. There are numerous tasks that need to be accomplished in the planning, set up, days of the event and tear down process. Please click here to allow easy access to our signup genius which will allow you to volunteer for specific day of activities and times.

General Sponsorship Info

Please join Saint Ambrose in providing FALLFEST to our local community! We are looking forward to providing a weekend of family fun filled with music, games, food and friends. We invite you to partner with us by considering one of the sponsorship packages.

The deadline for maximum benefits for the Diamond and Platinum level is June 15. The deadline for maximum benefits for Gold, Silver and Bronze level is August 15.

Sponsorship-Packet-FALLFEST-2024

Deadline for maximum benefit of business sponsorship level is June 15, 2023

FALLFEST Family Sponsorship

We are holding a contest for family sponsorship. Anyone who donates with this level will be placed in a drawing to win a reserved parking space for either Friday or Saturday ( 2 winners total). We will have the drawing Friday Sept. 20 and will contact the winners for each day.

You can now scan this QR code to acess form and donate on line

Donations

In addition to the donations needed for the Silent Auction, the Giving Tree will be up in the commons throughout the summer. We will be primarily asking for gift cards. Please feel free to pick a leaf, purchase the item and return by Sept 1st to the office, a collection basket during masses, or to a FALLFEST representative present after masses later this summer.

These items/gift cards will be used for game prizes at the event, along with Silent Auction. We will have representatives at the FALLFEST table after most masses starting in mid-July until the event if you have questions. Thank you for your support!

Committee Contacts

Committee Member	Role	Contact Information
Brigid Maki	Head Chair – Steering Committee	[email protected] or [email protected]
Drew Wolf	Sponsorship
Matt Lasure	Finance/Permits etc	[email protected]
	Entertainment
	Talent Show
Katie Eggert	Food/Beverage
Clare Schisler	Big Ticket
Theresa Halloran	Games – Teen/Kids/cake walk
Faith Schwinn	Games – Teen/kids/cake walk
Brittany McGurran and Becky Wolf	Silent Auction/donations	[email protected]
Lori Pounds	Bingo
Roz Johnson	Volunteers
Fr. Peter Williams	Spiritual Director	[email protected]
Pat Schwietz	Bucket Raffle
Geri Reardon	Wine Raffle
Debbie Larson	Mystery Bag
Cody Schaefer	Grounds

We are always looking for new members to join the Parish Festival planning committee team for future events. Please reach out to [email protected] if you have ideas or questions.