ZACHARY — Families across the Capital Region donned creative costumes and grabbed their treat bags Saturday afternoon to celebrate the season at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church and Day School's annual Fall Fest.

The community tradition drew residents for an afternoon filled with bounce houses, seasonal crafts, costume contests and even line dancing lessons. Attendees also flocked to tables loaded with homemade baked goods and festive refreshments.

"They look forward to it every year," said volunteer Beth Kimmell. "They look forward to our bake sale especially. We have a really good number of cooks, and just the performers—seeing our young kids perform and seeing all the talent that's out there in the community."

Now in its third year, organizers say the current festival format builds upon the foundation of a previous church event that ran for a decade.