By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutch Rec saw Fall Fest as a success this past weekend.
"It was a huge success, considering the weather and the rain that we had come in on Saturday," said Amy Conkling with Hutch Rec. We had a great event all weekend long. All of the events that Hutch Rec was involved in went very well and exceeded our expectations."
The Rod Run had a little over 150 registered but had a few that were a no show due to the rain.
"The movie in the park at DCI Park, we had about 80 or so people show up to watch the movie, which was awesome," Conkling said. "A lot of families enjoyed that and individuals that came. On Saturday morning with our 5K and 10K races, we had just about 100 runners with those two events. The rain held off for them, so they really enjoyed the weather that morning. Despite the rain on Brewfest, because it rained probably the first half of that event, we had probably close to 450 participants join us2
The plan is to keep the events together in the coming years.
"That was always the intent before, but it just confirmed it this past weekend that Hutchinson residents really want that community-like festival to call their own," Conkling said. "October is traditionally the perfect time to do that, so we look forward to doing Hutch Fall Fest and those events again in 2022."
The Rod Run winners will be posted on their Facebook page later this week.