🎪Big Top Festival
Join Us for a Fun-Filled Event
Woodfill Elementary School's annual school fundraiser called 'Big Top Festival'. It is a carnival-like fundraiser that happens in September annually. Visitors can expect a day filled with exciting games, delicious food, and live entertainment for the whole family. Join us and be part of this incredible event that supports our school and community.
Our Journey
Every event has a story, and we want to share ours with you. 'Big Top Festival' started with a vision to create a vibrant and joyful experience for our school and community. Our dedicated team has worked tirelessly to bring this event to life, with the aim of fostering a spirit of togetherness and fun. We are committed to providing an unforgettable experience for all attendees, filled with laughter, games, and shared moments of happiness.
We are seeking volunteers to join our crew to help with various open positions for the Big Top Festival at Woodfill Elementary. Join us in making a difference in our school community.
Contact: Kelly Gindele at kmgindele@yahoo.com
Big Top Sponsorship
Thanks to last year’s sponsors, we were able to:
🌱 Turf the playground and make it more inclusive & accessible
💧 Install water-bottle fillers in all water fountains
📚 Gift every student a voucher for the bookfair
🎨 Fund the cultural arts programs, literacy programs, and student grants
🛒 Provide gift cards to teachers for classroom supplies
Your donation makes a difference! We hope to do even more this year. All donations are tax deductible.
Family Sponsorship Form
It's time for the Big Top Festival! Woodfill Elementary PTO sponsors just one fundraiser a year. The proceeds from the festival helps to pay for field trips, teacher appreciation, supplies for classrooms, special events for the kids, and more. Please consider one of the sponsorship options below!
Business Sponsorship Form
Big Top is Woodfill Elementary's only fundraiser for the year. The proceeds from the festival helps to pay for field trips, teacher appreciation, technology needs, supplies for classrooms, special events for the kids, and more. Please consider one of the sponsorship levels below!
Big Top / Spaghetti Dinner Volunteer Positions
Volunteers needed! We are asking for each family to volunteer for a two hour block of time.
🍝 Spaghetti Dinner:
Friday, September 18th from 5 PM - 7:30 PM.
🎪 Big Top Festival:
Sunday, September 20th from 12 PM until 6 PM.
Big Top Pumpkin Pals
🎃Pumpkin Pals are festive surprise bags filled with Halloween treats and trinkets like stickers, erasers, and other fun goodies!
Contents vary, making every Pumpkin Pal a special surprise. Pumpkin Pals are delivered at school during the week before Halloween with a note letting students know who their Pumpkin Pal is from!
All orders and payments are due by Sunday, September 20th.
If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Dowling-Cole at 859-760-4860.
Big Top Classroom Baskets
This year, we will be using Amazon Wish Lists to create our classroom baskets 🧺. Use the corresponding link for your child's teacher to view the wish list and select the item(s) you'd like to donate. Items will be shipped directly to us. When checking out, please be sure to select the Big Top Festival shipping address and include only Big Top Festival items in your cart to ensure everything is delivered correctly.
Please make Amazon purchases by Sunday, September 6th to ensure that items are delivered on time.
Major / Minor Raffles
Woodfill Experiences
Bidding on silent auction items on betterworld.org closes and raffles will be pulled live on:
Sunday, September 20th at 5:30pm!
Check us out in person in the Cafeteria at the Big Top Festival!
Big Top 2026: Items for Bid
Student Experiences | Teacher Hosted Experiences | Highlands HS Experiences | Fort Thomas Experiences | NKY Experiences
Big Top 2026: Select & Purchase:
Student / Staff Soccer Game | VIP Woodfill Promotion/Recognition Seats | VIP Variety Show Seating | VIP Seats for the First/Fourth Grade Musicals | You Pick the School Lunch!
