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The second annual downtown Fall Festival, organized by local women’s organization Diva Maintenance, was held Saturday, October 28 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

This year’s festival consisted of a costume contest, live bands, vendors, a bounce house, and the infamous Texarkana Flash Mob.\u00a0 With over 30 contestants, the costume contest was a big hit. The winner was baby girl, Ximena Ortiz, dressed as an owl.<\/p>\n

Due to the cold front and the forecast for rain, this year’s festival only saw about half\u00a0the attendance of last year’s event.\u00a0 Last year, the attendance reached over 4,000.\u00a0 The weather caused vendors to back out at the last minute and the vendors who braved the cold didn’t hang in until the 8 p.m. closing time.\u00a0 As the crowd dwindled, the vendors began shutting down around 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The event organizer, Diva Maintenance, also organizes various food festivals downtown such as the Catfish Festival and the Back Alley Food Court.<\/p>\n

Tameka Grady, a spokeswoman for Diva Maintenance, said, “We are already working to make the 2018 Fall Festival bigger and better.”<\/p>\n

Photos provided by: \u00a0Tameka Grady<\/p>\n

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