Pre-Fling EventsFall Fling Business Decorating Contest!
All local businesses are encouraged to participate and decorate their business tied to this year’s theme, “An Appalachian Adventure”! Judging will be October 9th so please have your projects completed by Oct. 8rd. Entries will be judged based on creativity, difficulty, and overall appeal of the design. Open to businesses within Town of Wise limits. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 finishers in the contest. Winners will be notified on October 10th. Awards will be presented on Saturday at Big Glades. 1st Prize-$100, 2nd Prize-$75, 3rd Prize-$50. The Business Decorating Contest is coordinated by the Town & Country Garden Club. For more information and to REGISTER, send your business name and phone number to fsturdavant@aol.com Youth Art Contest! This contest is open to all Wise County Middle and High School students! Our theme this year is "An Appalachian Adventure"! Information will be given to prospective students via their art teachers. All artwork needs to be ready to be picked up by Friday, October 6th as judging will take place on Monday, October 9th! Winning art will be displayed at The Clapboard House, downtown Wise, during the festival. Awards will be presented on Saturday the 14th at Big Glades Amphitheater. For more information, please contact your child’s art teacher! Fall Fling Senior Day! Join us at Big Glades Amphitheater for Senior Day on Wednesday, Oct. 11th! Hosted by InHome Care of Wise, there will be Music, Bingo, and Food for our cherished senior citizens! The fun begins at 11am! INFO: Zetta Collins, zcollins@inhomecareinc.com 276.328.9343 Fall Fling Fashion Show! Hosted by Turning 360, the annual Fall Fling Fashion Show will take place at 6pm on Wednesday, Oct. 11th at The Gathering in The Shoppes on Main. Refreshments and door prizes are just the start of this fun night with fashion! For more information, please call 276-328-9427 Paint-A-Can! Hosted by Greg Cross and the Wise County Clean Team, the annual Paint-A-Can event will be held at 3pm on Thursday, Oct. 12th in the parking lot between Wise Primary and L.F. Addington. Call 276.328.1000 for more information! Townwide Yard Sale & Business Sidewalk Sale! Calling all households, churches & businesses for the annual Town-Wide Yard Sale! Local businesses in downtown Wise will also participate in our Annual Business Sidewalk Sale! You do NOT have to register to participate, just set up and sell! **BALLOONS RECOMMENDED TO ATTRACT GUESTS!** As space allows, out-of-town sellers may set up at Christ Lutheran Church, West Main Street or First Church of God, East Main Street beginning Friday, Oct. 13th, 7am. For more information, please email Angela at 1angenoelg@gmail.com Soup Bean Luncheon! Come out on Friday, October 13th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM for the First Bank and Trust Customer Appreciation Soup Bean Luncheon. Enjoy music and a delicious FREE meal of soup beans and hot dogs! There will also be giveaways! For more information email Taylor Baker at tbaker@firstbank.com Kiwanis Spaghetti Lunch & Dinner! Join the Wise Kiwanis for their Spaghetti Lunch & Dinner at the Wise Baptist Church from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the Friday of the Fling! $10 buys your dinner—spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, drink, and dessert! Proceeds to benefit the Wise Kiwanis Club Children’s Program as well as our area youth. To call in orders, or for more information please call Cindi Smoot at 276-639-3397 Fall Fling Photo Contest! The Fall Fling Photo Contest is held online on the Facebook Page, "Fall Fling Photo Contest"! The 2023 contest is open in three categories, Youth (under age 18), Amateur, and Proficient. A $100 prize will be awarded in each category. Entries will be accepted on the Fall Fling Digital Photo Contest Facebook page through Messenger, September 15th through October 11th. Please send your entries through Facebook Messenger on the contest page. Our theme this year is “An Appalachian Adventure”! Many thanks to this year's sponsor, The Clapboard House and Wise Lumber of Wise! Entries NOT limited to Facebook. For more information or to enter, email opiecraft@gmail.com! Fall Fling Art Contest! Our Adult division Art Contest is held online on the Facebook Page, "Fall Fling Art Contest"! The festival's 2023 theme is "An Appalachian Adventure". A $100 prize will be awarded in two categories, Amateur and Professional. Please read all guidelines and send us your entries through Facebook Messenger on the contest page. Entries NOT limited to Facebook. Many thanks to this year's sponsor, Farmers and Miners bank of Wise! For more information or to enter, email opiecraft@gmail.com! Youth Art Contest! This contest is open to all Wise County Middle and High School students! Our theme this year is Appalachian Adventure! Information will be given to prospective students via their art teachers. All artwork needs to be ready to be picked up by Friday, October 6th as judging will take place on Monday, October 9th. Two prizes will be awarded at $100 each. Youth Art entries will be displayed at The Clapboard House in downtown Wise. Awards will be presented during the Opening Ceremony at Big Glades on Saturday! For more information, please contact your child’s art teacher. Fall Fling Pancake Breakfast! The Fall Fling Pancake Breakfast will take place at the Wise First Church of God on Main Street Wise, from 8-11AM on Saturday, October 14th. Pancakes, bacon or sausage, Juice or milk, and coffee; $6.00 per person. We hope to see you there. Bring a Friend! Runners for the 5K race may show their bib for a free breakfast! All proceeds will benefit the First Church of God Youth Group! Fall Fling Vineyard Tours! Join us at MountainRose Vineyards for a sip and a stroll on Saturday! Two Tour times to Choose From: 2pm or 4pm. (REGISTRATION BY PHONE IS REQUIRED 276.328.2013) Celebrate Virginia Wine Month and our local Wise Fall Fling! Enjoy a personalized tour of our beautiful vineyard & production winery with owner Suzanne Lawson! See how our farm operates, learn how our wines are made, enjoy a wine tasting and actually stop to smell the roses! Please call by phone to register as spaces are limited! Tasting & Tour is $15! 276.328.2013 NCH Cardiac 5K: Info to come! Anything Apples Contest! Enter your traditional or non-traditional apple pie or apple butter into the Anything Apples contest! Bring entries to the event station at the Inn at Wise to be judged between on Saturday, October 14th. Judging will take place the day of the contest. Generous prizes will be given to the top three in each of our categories! More info to come! Fall Fling Pet Show! Bring your furry friends along to the Wise County Famous Fall Fling to compete in our annual Pet Contest! ALL pets are welcome! Registration begins at 1PM Saturday, Oct. 14th and the show starts at 2PM. The show will take place on the lawn at the Christ Lutheran Church in Wise. Entry Fee is $10. A portion of the proceeds from this year's Pet Show will be donated to Tri-State Animal Transport! For more information contact Tabitha at (276) 639-2536 Fall Fling Car Show: Info to come! |