Each year on Columbus Day weekend, MacKenzie-Childs adds just a little bit more to its annual Fall Festival.

On Saturday afternoon, shoppers were treated to pumpkin painting, live music, garden tours, wine tasting and farmhouse tours as part of the gathering held at the company's headquarters in Aurora.

“The fall is such a beautiful time of year,” said MacKenzie-Childs creative director Rebecca Proctor. “The Fall Festival is a time when we open our doors and invite the public to enjoy the beauty of the season with us.”

In addition to sale specials throughout the store, guests had the chance to meet Matthew Van Fleet and Brian Stanton, New York Times best selling author and photographer. The farmhouse was open for tours, and guests could also take a brisk walk through the gardens with live music by the band Dang! throughout the afternoon.

“The festival gets bigger and better every year,” said Jamie Devault, director of retail sales. “This is the first year that we have added a Christmas shop in the Fall Festival.”

Although the pumpkins for pumpkin painting are not yet grown by MacKenzie-Childs, Devault said that she is excited that next year the company will be growing its own pumpkin patch.

“The pumpkins will be grown black and white checks,” she joked, referring to the signature design on many of the company's furnishings.

The festival continues today and Monday. In addition to all of the fun activities, 15-percent of all sales today will be donated to the EquiCenter. The EquiCenter is a therapeutic equestrian center for people with disabilities and at-risk youth. The company is also raffling a rocking horse worth more than $4,000 with all proceeds to be donated to the EquiCenter.

MacKenzie-Childs will also be donating 10-percent of all sales of products with “pink” in their name to the Continuum Breast Cancer reconstruction fund throughout the month of October.

The festival today also will feature face painting, tethered horseback rides and live music by Dinner Dogs.