{"id":9279,"date":"2026-05-19T00:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T00:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9279"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:15:51","slug":"fort-fest-2026","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/article\/fort-fest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Fest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Save the date! Fort Fest 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This much-loved biennial event takes months of planning and is a fantastic opportunity to bring together students, families and staff for an evening of fun, connection and fundraising for our school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Save the date<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Date: Friday 18 September 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time: 3:15 &#8211; 8:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location: Fort Street school grounds<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expect a vibrant evening filled with music, food, games and stalls suitable for all ages. Funds raised will go directly towards enhancing school resources that benefit the students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Calling for volunteers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To make this event a success, we rely heavily on the support of our parent community. Whether you can take on a coordination role or run a stall on the day, we&#8217;d love to hear from you. Email us at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">events@fortstreetpandc.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Coordinator roles still to be filled<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finance coordinator &#8211; responsible for planning the token sales, assisting with square reader set up, managing floats, and looking after cash and money on the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sponsorship, Donations and Prizes Coordinator &#8211; finds businesses to sponsor the event, manages call-outs for donations, organises the donation week at school and purchases stall prizes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Parent-run food stall volunteers<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are now taking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1jN6HqeR8T4a5zznWefv9ADZBlt2bIQmxZQp2XHRziQg\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">expressions of interest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from parents or parent groups to host food stalls on the day. Not sure what to run? Here are some ideas to get you started!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Crowd favourites: BBQ, hot dogs, tacos\/nachos, fried rice\/noodles, dumplings\/gyozas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sweet treats: cupcakes, brownies, cookies, donuts, ice cream\/gelato, chocolate dipped fruit, waffles or crepes, fairy floss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drinks: bubble tea stall, fresh lemonade, fruit cups, coffee cart, milkshakes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Others: sandwiches, wraps, sausages roles, meat pies, popcorn stall, mystery snack bags<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stall holders are reimbursed for their expenses and all profits go to the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Express interest to run a stall here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1jN6HqeR8T4a5zznWefv9ADZBlt2bIQmxZQp2XHRziQg\/edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1jN6HqeR8T4a5zznWefv9ADZBlt2bIQmxZQp2XHRziQg\/edit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save the date! Fort Fest 2026 This much-loved biennial event takes months of planning and is a fantastic opportunity to bring together students, families and staff for an evening of fun, connection and fundraising for our school. \u00a0 Save the date Date: Friday 18 September 2026 Time: 3:15 &#8211; 8:30pm Location: Fort Street school grounds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-9279","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/9279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/fortstreet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}