It's a sure sign that fall is here as the Neewollah flags go up in downtown Independence.

 

The annual event is the largest annual celebration in the state and this year's festival features Frozen the musical on October 23^rd through 25^th, The Queen Neelah contest on the 26^th and 27^th, and live music at Memorial Hall from acts The Dueling Pianos and Bleu Edmondson on October29th and 30^th. The chili cookoff happens at Riverside Park on October 24^th and the carnival midway opens downtown on the 28^th.

 

The Neewollah Store at 410 North Penn opens on Saturday at 8am.

 

Neewollah has been a locally favorite celebration since it began in 1919 as a way to keep local youth from taking part in Halloween mischief. Neewollah draws nearly 75,000 to Independence each year.