Agua Linda Farm will be celebrating the fall harvest with their 8th annual fall festival this October.
Agua Linda Farm is a 63-acre family owned and operated vegetable farm in Southern Arizona. Specializing in organic vegetables, ALF sells directly to families in Pima and Santa Cruz County at farmer’s markets, through membership subscriptions and at the farm store. ALF also provides educational tours and field trips for adults and children emphasising the importance of local farms and sustainable agriculture.
The October Fall Festival is the busiest time of year on the farm and a visit out to the pumpkin patch has become a tradition for many Southern Arizona families and continues to attract new visitors every year. This festival is a wholesome family event with all the trappings of an old-fashioned day at the farm. Scarecrows, pie-eating and pumpkin carving contests, a menagerie of farm animals, U-Pick gardens, hayrides, a maze, farm raised burgers, live music and, of course, pumpkins are the draw for folks to bring the whole family and spend a day celebrating the season at the beautiful Agua Linda Farm!
Although media attention cannot be guaranteed, this event has always been well received by local media. In the past, each T.V. station in Tucson has done live shots from the farm. Local newspapers always include the festival in their calendar of events as well as in feature articles. Local and national magazines have included the Fall Festival in their publications including feature stories in Better Homes & Gardens Magazine and Tucson Lifestyle magazine.
The farm is open Friday through Sunday each weekend throughout month of October. School children from Pima and Santa Cruz County visit during the weekdays on their annual field trip.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Agua Linda Farm will provide a wholesome, family friendly image with which to associate your company.
The following are some numbers from last year’s event to help you gauge the exposure you would get. (Keep in mind; the festival grows bigger every year!)
• over 8,000 visitors attended the event on weekends throughout the month
• a total of 2,000 school children and their families came during the week
• Just under 2,000 people visited the farm website during the festival
• Families stayed an average of 4 hours
• Most of the visitors were Tucson families. Many also came from Phoenix, Sahuarita and Nogales.
The Fall Festival attendees are a captive audience. They bring their cameras and spend the day at the farm, taking advantage of all the great activities.
Sponsorship Packages
1. Stage $2,000
Sponsor will post their banner/logo* on the entertainment stage. The banner will be a backdrop for live music, pie eating contests and presentations throughout the month. Sponsors post a link and logo on the farm website. Logos are also included in all Agua Linda Farm Fall Festival promotional material.
2. Hayrides $2,000
Sponsor will post banner/logo* on up to 3 hay wagons circulating around the festival all month. Sponsors post a link and logo on the farm website. Logos are also included in all Agua Linda Farm Fall Festival promotional material.
3. Dining Tent $2,000
Sponsor will post banner/logo* in dining tent in up to 3 locations and/or in small acrylic frames at each table. Sponsors post a link and logo on the farm website. Logos are also included in all Agua Linda Farm Fall Festival promotional material.
4. Maze $3,000
Sponsor will post banner/logo* at entrance and exit to maze. Sponsor can also provide questions/activities relevant to their company posted throughout maze in an interactive format. Sponsors post a link and logo on the farm website. Logos are also included in all Agua Linda Farm Fall Festival promotional material.
5. Scarecrow contest $100
This is a fun, creative opportunity for sponsors to get in on the action at a smaller scale. Sponsors build a scarecrow that best represents their business. The sponsor sets up the scarecrows in an out door “scarecrow gallery”. The public scrutinizes each one all month (while getting a good look at your logo and perhaps taking a business card/brochure…) and votes for their favorites!
6. OR - Be the exclusive sponsor of the 2008 Fall Festival, $9,000
Contact ALF a soon as possible to be the exclusive sponsor of this event. Get the best exposure for your company by posting banners or logos at the locations mentioned on #1-4. (Does not include scarecrow contest).
*all banners, signs, logos and scarecrows must be provided by the sponsor. Support posts and straw will be provided by ALF for scarecrows upon request.
For more information contact Stewart Loew at 520-398-3218 or 520-891-5532 or email Stewart@AguaLindaFarm.net
