Holmes County Sheriff’s deputies led the way in the children’s barrel train ride during Poplar Springs School’s Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, bringing smiles and laughter to young festivalgoers. [CONTRIBUTED]
Holmes County families enjoyed a festive Halloween weekend filled with community events and seasonal fun. On Thursday, October 28, both Bethlehem High School and Poplar Springs High School hosted fall festivals featuring games, prizes, and inflatables for children. Halloween night brought traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating in Bonifay, with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office hosting a fall festival at the department during treat hours. The Bonifay Police Department also joined in, handing out candy to local trick-or-treaters and helping create a safe, spirited night for families.
A young attendee shows off her face paint and furry friend at the Poplar Springs Fall Festival’s petting zoo, one of the many hands-on attractions enjoyed by families throughout the evening. [CONTRIBUTED]Dressed as Supergirl, a young visitor poses among pirate-themed decorations at one of the many festive trunk-or-treat displays featured at the Poplar Springs Fall Festival. [CONTRIBUTED]Face painting proved to be a crowd favorite as families gathered around the art table during Poplar Springs School’s Fall Festival, where community volunteers helped create colorful designs for children. [CONTRIBUTED]Contestants dive face-first into whipped cream pies during a lively pie-eating contest at Carmel Assembly’s annual Fall Festival, drawing cheers and laughter from the crowd. [CONTRIBUTED]Volunteers smile while handing out candy to festivalgoers during Carmel Assembly’s Fall Festival, helping make the evening a fun and family-friendly celebration for the community. [CONTRIBUTED]Families and children fill the church grounds during First Baptist Church of Bonifay’s annual Fall Festival, enjoying an evening of games, inflatables, and community fellowship. [CONTRIBUTED]Cutline 8: Dogwood Lake Golf Course owner greets young resident Nora Valcourt with candy during community trick-or-treating festivities in Bonifay. [CONTRIBUTED]Local Bonifay staple Rickey Callahan serves up smiles—and plenty of candy—while dressed as Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken during downtown Bonifay’s trick-or-treat festivities. [CONTRIBUTED]Local Bonifay resident Josh White channels holiday humor as Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, complete with bathrobe and RV spirit, bringing laughs to downtown trick-or-treaters. [CONTRIBUTED]Participants brought magic and laughter to Bonifay’s trick-or-treat festivities with creative costumes inspired by Hocus Pocus and playful number-themed outfits, complete with a bubbling cauldron display. [CONTRIBUTED]A frightfully fun Frankenstein and his bride wowed visitors with a spooky laboratory setup during Bonifay’s downtown trick-or-treat celebration, adding a classic Halloween touch to the night’s festivities. [CONTRIBUTED]
By AMBER PATINO
ANDREA WATERS 
Staff Report 