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                                  nohopehq event 001.

                                         new hope fall festival.

today marks the beginning of our new hope fall harvest ! in game interactions can now begin for our event. 

where / the northeast corner of the jefferson farm, away from the animal processing in a large field.  in game dates / friday, october 15th - sunday, october 17th                                    open from 11am - 8pm daily                                             a 9pm haunted hay ride on friday and saturday for those 13+                               a 10pm haunted farm house tour on friday and saturday for those 18+.                          a 6pm memorial on saturday for the ellis familly, open to all who are interested with donations for molly ellis’ wellbeing. what / there are a variety of events and booths around the grounds; local businesses sell goods ( foods, drink, merchandise ) and the town itself hosts a booth with ‘new hope fall harvest’ shirts, somewhat of a collector item. this year, all donations from the shirt proceeds will go to the molly ellis fund as she tries to begin her new life outside of new hope.  other activities include a corn maze ( open until dusk ), a pumpkin patch and various arts and crafts booths run by the local church to entertain children of all ages. 

you can find more information on THIS POST about the event. 

as a reminder, attendance for the event is not mandatory by any means  - this is meant to be a helpful plot moving device, and provide a background setting for your muses!  tag any starters with nohopeevent for all to see! 

                                   nohopehq event 001. 

                                          new hope fall festival.

every year, the residents of new hope, kansas get together to celebrate another plentiful harvest. a tradition going back over 100 years, the jefferson family hosts the festival on their many acres - a place where the town can release their stress, have fun, and commune before the weather changes for the worst and they’re all holed up for winter. 

though there’s been talk of closing down the festival this year, the jefferson family has decided to go ahead with it - and merely include an homage to the ellis family. a memorial, taking place on the second night, is planned to honor the tragedy that ripped through the town of new hope. donations will be collected for the sole survivor - molly ellis - in hopes that she can put the event behind her as she moves on with a foster family in missouri. 

always a family focused event, the potential for danger never feels so imminent. a previously sleepy town, everyone’s awake now - and they’ll all be in one place for three days. 

game information about the event - 

while the festival is scheduled for the third weekend in october every year, we’ll be playing it out from october 12th - 19th. the dates of the event in universe are october 15th-17th. 

the event is optional for players. you are not required to drop pre event threads, but more than welcome to create event specific threads. starting on tuesday, october 12th, you can date your threads for the weekend of the festival and use it as a mere backdrop or interact within the festival, whatever works for you!

local businesses are invited to host a booth to sell their goods, as well as businesses from the local county area. there are shops, food and drinking establishments to provide goods for those who come to participate. 

the jefferson’s host a haunted farm house, a hay ride, and a corn maze to participate in for kids of all ages. there’s a pumpkin patch and a pumpkin carving area as well, so that people can create their own jack-o-laterns. 

the memorial will be held saturday, october 16th at 6pm in the universe.

while the event usually draws a large enough crowd from new hope as well as surrounding towns and communities, this year it will be packed to capacity due to the press coverage and lurkers of the ellis family tragedy. 

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