Poe Carnival

Saturday, October 26, 2024

10am - 2pm

The annual Poe Carnival is a time honored tradition and fundraiser almost as old as our school. For over 70 years, the parents, teachers, and Poe community have come together to put on the best Fall carnival in town. Every year our community enjoys favorite featured games, rides, performances, original food, costume contests, music, a haunted house, and unique shopping. It is a not-to-miss fun family event that happens only once a year and benefits all the children of Poe Elementary. 


Thanks to our Carnival Sponsors:

The Fenner-Tsavachidou Family

Monument Chemical

The Owl Bar

Bracelets: Celine & Andrew Wayland

Hair Color Bar: Natalie Villafranco & Andrew Fetzner

Face Painting: The Bennett Family

Silly String: Bridget Gorman & Mike Reed

Spin Art: The Pearl Family

Pumpkin Art: Daney & Dan McDewitt

Pick a Duck: Diana Osorio & Carlos Malvestutto

Walk with the Animals: Graustark Laundry

Warrior Obstacle Course: Nancy & Tyler Moran

Speed Pitch: Neartown Little League

Marble Obstacle Course: Lydia Bermudez

Dessert Gallery: The Loreman Family

 


Pre-Order sales have ended, and we are no longer selling tickets or sponsorships to the Carnival at the Carnival Store. 

Carnival Store

 

T-Shirts (Youth Shirts are $20, Adult $22)

If you did not order a Carnival shirt and still want one, here are your options: 

Wed, Oct. 23rd at 7:10am drop-off and 3pm pick-up 

Thu, Oct. 24th at 7:10am drop-off and 3pm pick-up 

Fri, Oct 25th at 7:10am drop-off -- until supplies last.

 

Tickets

Tickets will also be on sale all day during Carnival. See the pricing below on the Ticket & Booth Information sheet.

If you pre-ordered wristbands and ticket bundles, they will be available for pickup on Friday, October 25th at drop-off and pick-up, in front of the school, or at the Poe Carnival Ticket booth on Saturday, October 26th, starting at 9:30am.

 

Raffle 

The prizes are an iPad, a Nintendo Switch Lite, and a JBL Bluetooth Speaker. Fill out the information on the raffle tickets and turn in to the Carnival Ticket Booth before the Raffle Drawings. You do not have to be present to win when the Raffle Drawings begin at 1pm.


Carnival cannot happen without volunteer power.

Please check to see which booth your class is hosting and

sign up to volunteer here!

 

Additional volunteer opportunity from Poe Dad's Club:
 
10/25 and 10/26 - Poe Carnival Haunted House. Supporting Poe's biggest annual event, building and operating the Haunted House during the Carnival is a lot of fun and a big fundraiser for the PTO.  It's our biggest volunteer event of the year. We'll need at least 20 volunteers over the weekend to make it a success.  Basically, we set up the house in a Poe hallway after school on Friday (10/25) and operate it (and scare children) on Saturday during the Carnival (10/26).  By about 3:00 pm on Saturday, the hallway is back to normal. Please pick a slot or two and join the party!
 

Got Supplies?

We need to borrow a few items to make the Carnival run smoothly! Do you have a tent, ice chest, etc that we can borrow for the day?

See list of needs here and sign up!

 

Donate Baked Goods

Donate pre-packaged baked goods for our famous Poe Carnival Dessert Gallery! Cookies, brownies, cake balls - it's all good!

Bring baked goods to the cafeteria Friday, Oct. 25th from 3-6pm or Saturday, Oct. 26th from 7-9:30am.


Thanks to our Carnival Sponsors:

The Fenner-Tsavachidou Family

Monument Chemical

The Owl Bar

Bracelets: Celine & Andrew Wayland

Hair Color Bar: Natalie Villafranco & Andrew Fetzner

Face Painting: The Bennett Family

Silly String: Bridget Gorman & Mike Reed

Spin Art: The Pearl Family

Pumpkin Art: Daney & Dan McDewitt

Pick a Duck: Diana Osorio & Carlos Malvestutto

Walk with the Animals: Graustark Laundry

Warrior Obstacle Course: Nancy & Tyler Moran

Speed Pitch: Neartown Little League

Marble Obstacle Course: Lydia Bermudez

Dessert Gallery: The Loreman Family

 

To become a sponsor, go to the Carnival Store, or print and submit the following 3-page PDF.


Schedule of Events 2024

*All events take place on our “Main Stage” (Basketball Court) unless otherwise specified

 

10am - Start of Carnival

11am - Poe Ravenettes Perform

11:20am - Poe Choir Performs

11:30am - Poe Cheer Performs

12:15pm - Enter Costume Contest

12:30pm - Costume Contest (Be on the Basketball Court at 12:15pm to enter!)

1:00pm - 3 Raffle Drawings (iPad, Nintendo Switch Lite, JBL Bluetooth Speaker)

2pm - Carnival Closes 


Congratulations to 5th Grade artist Amelie, the winner of the T-Shirt Contest! This design is the official Fall Poe Carnival 2024 logo and will be on the 2024 Carnival T-Shirts.

T-shirts will be available for purchase (cash and credit card) on October 23rd and 24th at drop off and pick up times and on October 25th at drop off, in front of the school, while supplies last!! Any leftovers will be sold at the Carnival ticket booth.

Questions: carnival@poepto.org

 

 

 

THE RAVEN - $7,500+

 

The Olsen Family

The Fitzgerald Family

The Butkus Family

The Sparker Family

THE POET - $5,000+

 

The Kottler Family
The Lewis Family
The Rojas Calcáneo Family
Anonymous

STORYTELLER - $2,500+

 

 

The Fenner-Tsavachidou Family

The Stein Family

Marcos Cortez & Dana LeDoux-Cortez

Maag Family

The Shin Family

The Cornelius Family

   

NEVERMORE - $1,000+

The Hwang Family

The Morales Family

Guzofski Family

Ann Sparker

The Sasaki Family

The Hughes Family

The Tapia Family

The Stagg Ratzel Family

The Vogler Family

Anonymous x2

 

CHAMBER DOOR - $500+

Gurney Family

Sosa-Uluwitiya Family

The Bennett Family

The McWilliams Family

Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Andersson & MaryLynn Fan Club

Ram Family

The Garbarino Family

Anonymous x8

The Owl Bar

Eronda, The Rebrand Coach

 

THE BELLS - $250+

Melissa and Carlos Lujan
Soccer Shots Houston
McDonald Family
Joe Cutrufo & Shannon Moriarty
Haynes Family
The Gaston Family

Payton Family
Gabriel Olson and Claudia de Vasco
Angela and Mario Chairez
Greg and Sharon Mathews
The Yamal Family
The Natareno Family
The McWhorter Family
Mamonkin Family
Anonymous x4

EVENING STAR - $100+

The Holmes Family
Takayanagi family

Marilyn Jones and Brad Morris
Jim and Betty Key
Joe Fischer
Texas Art Supply
Lazzat Mussakhan
The Truong Family
The Flowers Family
Anonymous x4