{"id":54550,"date":"2025-10-24T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=54550"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:54:08","slug":"community-invited-to-annual-festive-fall-carnival-at-tarleton-state-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/community-invited-to-annual-festive-fall-carnival-at-tarleton-state-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Invited to Annual Festive Fall Carnival at Tarleton State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s Office of Campus Life and Family Engagement, in partnership with campus student organizations, will host the annual Fall Carnival on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the O.A. Grant Building Lawn and Admin Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This festive event brings the campus and local community together to support Tarleton State student organizations. Tickets can be purchased to enjoy games and activities at various booths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to be hosting the annual Fall Carnival once again,\u201d said Kyle Becerra, Campus Life and Family Engagement Program Coordinator. \u201cWe look forward to another successful year filled with great energy and meaningful engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between 20 and 25 student organizations will participate, offering games and activities at their booths. Tickets will cost 25 cents each, with proceeds going to the student organization operating the booth where the ticket is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur chapter is so excited to be part of the Fall Carnival this year,\u201d said President of Zeta Phi Beta Sigma Omicron Chapter Sha\u2019landra Epps. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with the Stephenville community while raising funds for our chapter and the initiatives we support. Every person who stops by our booth helps us continue making a positive impact both on campus and in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zeta Phi Beta will feature a \u201cpencil pull\u201d game at its booth, with proceeds supporting initiatives such as the March of Dimes and St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond philanthropic efforts, funds raised will help student organizations cover costs for meetings, promotional materials and conferences. Guests can look forward to inflatables, carnival games, candy and plenty of fun during this community celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University\u2019s Office of Campus Life and Family Engagement, in partnership with campus student organizations, will host the annual Fall Carnival on Tuesday, Oct. 28, from &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":725,"featured_media":54551,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":422,"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,424,425],"tags":[442,446,456],"class_list":["post-54550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morestories","category-arts-events","category-campus-community","tag-community-events","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success","tag-stephenville"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"rjohnson1","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/rjohnson1\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/10\/Fall-Carnival-Thumbnail-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/morestories\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_morestories<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/arts-events\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_morestories<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Arts &amp; Events<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Community Events<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Division of Student Engagement &amp; Success<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Stephenville<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Community Events<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Division of Student Engagement &amp; Success<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Stephenville<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 months ago","modified":"Updated 6 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 24, 2025","modified":"Updated on October 24, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 24, 2025 11:00 am","modified":"Updated on October 24, 2025 10:54 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54552,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54550\/revisions\/54552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}