Fall Foliage: Harvest Festivals by Region

Northeast
Adams Family Farm - Wilmington, VT
Events are held through out the year. October features a Halloween Hayride, Harvest Days, free seminars on wool spinning and bonfire parties. Check out their calendar of events to see what fits with your trip through foliage country.

Annual Harvest Banquet
Wellspring Farm CSA, Marshfield, VT
This event features hayrides, games for kids, and farm fresh food. Sept. 11th.

Harvest Festival –
Sam Mazza's Farmstand, Colchester, VT
Live entertainment, pony rides, petting zoo, hay rides, corn maze, kettle corn making, specialty foods. Oct.1st – 2nd.

Billings Farm and Museum - Woodstock, VT
This historic dairy farm dates back to the 1870's when Frederick Billings first started breeding Jersey cows.Their fall event calendar includes a quilt exhibition, ice cream making, a sheep herding demonstration, and apple and pumpkin festivals.

Canning and Pickling – D Acres of New Hampshire, Dorchester, NH
Learn how to make your own preserves at this farm workshop ($15). Enjoy learning new recipes as well. Sept. 11th.

Harvest Festival – The Community School Gardens, So. Tamworth, NH
Live music and entertainment, seasonal vegetables and local specialties, games and fun for kids, fresh baked apple and pumpkin pies, and pressed cider. Call 603-323-7000 for more details. Oct. 1st .

Common Ground Country Fair – Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, Unity, ME
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) will transform its year-round educational center in Unity, Maine into the Common Ground Country Fair, a celebration of rural, sustainable living. Make connections with organic farmers and vendors of Maine crafts, agricultural and environmentally friendly products; sample organic foods featuring Maine grown ingredients; listen and watch performers, livestock demonstrations, horse shows, a donkey & mule show or participate in a manure toss competition. Children's area includes magic, puppets, music, arts and crafts, and its own demonstration area. Sept. 23, 24, & 25.

Tufts Harvest Food Festival – Tufts University, Medford, MA
For more information on this year's Tufts Harvest Food Festival, call 617-627-3645 or check for event updates on their website. Oct. 19th and 20th.

Harvest Festival – Green Meadows Farm, Hamilton, MA
This festival includes musical entertainment by the Back Eddy Bluegrass Band. Wear your costume for the Halloween costume contest and pick-your-own pumpkins which may be decorated for prizes. Oct. 15th.

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze – Hudson Valley, NY
With three thousand hand-carved pumpkins at Van Cortlandt Manor on eight nights in October: 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23. Call Historic Hudson Valley at (914) 631-8200. Online ticketing begins on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Family Farm Festival – Epworth Camp, High Falls, NY
Celebrating sustainable agriculture, grass-fed meats and New York family farms. Sept. 11th.

Apple Harvest Festival - Ithaca, NY
Celebrating its 23rd year, from noon to six on Friday, and ten to six on Saturday and Sunday, downtown Ithaca will hold an Annual 3-day fall event. The Ithaca Downtown Partnership and Tompkins Trust Company invite you to experience the sights, smells, sounds and sensations of a real Apple Harvest Festival. For more info, call: 607-277-8679. Oct. 7th – 9th.

The Bethel Fall Harvest Festival - Bethel, NY
Farmer's Market, arts and crafts, corn and hay mazes, pony rides and music. Call 845-295-2440 for more information. Sundays from Aug. 14th – Oct. 9th.

Taste of Pumpkin - Stick and Stone Farm, Ithaca, NY
Local chefs prepare dishes using seasonal ingredients including pumpkin, winter squash, carrots, potatoes, leeks, beets, and kale. Also: live music, hot cider, pumpkin painting, and a farm stand of local products. Oct. 8th.

Carrot Barn Tour - Schoharie Valley Farms, Schoharie, NY
A special behind-the-scenes tour of how they grow vegetables from asparagus to zucchini. Call 1-800-418-4748. Sept. 17th.

Adirondack Harvest Taste-Off – Lake Placid Farmer's Market, Lake Placid, NY
A locally-grown culinary competition where contestants bring a dish made of local ingredients. Sept. 21st.

Washington County Barn Tour – Washington County Farms, Hudson Falls, NY
This scenic tour visits several historic barns and showcases Washington County's agricultural and architectural history. Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension, $10. Oct. 22nd.

Pennsylvania Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival – Berks County, PA
A two-day festival about renewable energy, natural building construction, sustainable agriculture, land-use planning, forestry and healthy living practices in general. The festival will feature speakers, national exhibitors, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, vendors, live music and entertainment, children's activities, food and more. Sept. 23rd - 24th.

World Championship Punkin Chunkin - Millsboro, DE
At the intersection of routes 305 and 306 in downstate rural Delaware, the annual pumpkin chunkin contest will again take place in a cornfield.  Started in 1986 with only a few participants, the winning pumpkin was chunked 126 feet.  Last year, over 20,000 people watched the winner fire his gourd out of a cannon for over 4000 feet!  Among the events this year will be a chili and pumpkin cookoff contest with music by the Charlie Daniels band. Nov. 4th - 6th.

Southeast
GO-5 Seasons Farm-To-Feast – Sandy Springs, GA
Dave Larkworthy and Dennis Lange, owners of 5 Seasons Brewing Company, will host the "GO-5 Farm to Feast" to raise awareness, membership, and money for Georgia Organics. Chef Dave, along with talented local farmers, bring you a fabulous organic harvest dinner, live entertainment, presentations on organic and sustainable growing (and eating!), and a new film highlighting the year's activities on the farm, with Georgia Organics, and at “The 5.” Visit www.georgiaorganics.org for details, or call 5 Seasons Brewing Company at 404.255.5911. Nov. 10th, 7pm.

Georgia Apple Festival - Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds, Ellijay, GA
An annual apple festival in the heart of Georgia's apple country, Ellijay, boasts the tastiest and largest varieties of apples in the state. Join them for their 34th year and browse crafts from over 300 vendors. Oct. 8th -9th and15th -16th.

Fall Celebration at Smithgall – Helen, GA
A great opportunity to view the foliage from an old fashioned hayride while drinking fresh-pressed cider and enjoying live music. Oct. 29th.

Pumpkins in the Valley Fall Festival - Sun Valley Beach, Powder Springs, GA
Expect to find mazes, hay rides, and games amongst all of the pumpkins at this day long festival at Sun Valley Beach. Oct. 15th.

Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch - Uncle Shuck's, Dawsonville, GA
Pumpkin picking and corn mazes galore at Uncle Shuck's in Dawsonville. Sept. 3rd.

A Harvest Dinner: An Autumn Benefit for Georgia Organics - Ansley Park, Atlanta, GA
A benefit dinner for Georgia Organic members that will feature farm fresh local foods, with donations to support Georgia Organic's mission of promoting sustainable agriculture. Sept. 29th.

Organic Fest 2005 - Ashville, NC
Taking place in Pack Square, celebrating everything organic, with music, vendors and art. Sept. 10th.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 20th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Durham, NC
Join hundreds of farmers, gardeners, educators, activists and consumers from the southeast for a weekend of organic information and inspiration! Over 65 workshops, informative exhibits, children's programs, silent auction, local and organic food, Contra Dance, Seed Exchange, and farm tours. For more information call 919.542.2402 or visit www.carolinafarmstewards.org. Nov. 4th - 6th.

Virginia Wine and Garlic Festival – Amherst County, VA
Everything from folk music to garlic tasting to health seminars takes place at Rebec Vinyards. Oct. 8th and 9th.

Halloween Hayrides - Back to the Earth Farm, Covington, VA. Oct. 22nd.

6th Annual Apple Butter Festival - Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA
A two-day event of everything apples! Participate in the process of making apple butter, shop in their country store, or just try some samples. Sept. 9th and 10th.

Burke's Garden Fall Festival - Weatherbury Station, Tazewell, VA
Enjoy free admission to this daylong festival where you can make fresh pressed apple juice, kettle corn, and eat grilled rosemary lamb burgers for a lunch after a hot air balloon ride. Sept. 24th.

Fall Thyme and Garlic Day - Beagle Ridge Herb Farm, Wytheville, VA
Spice up the fall season with a full day of tours, classes, and samples at this herb farm. Oct. 8th.

Graves Mountain Apple Harvest Festival - Graves' Mountain Lodge Inc., Syria, VA
Free admission to this festival offers bluegrass music, apple picking, horseback rides, and a how-to on apple butter. Oct. 8th -9th and Oct. 15th – 16th.

Fall Harvest Family Days - Mount Vernon, VA
At Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate, you can make cornhusk dolls, enjoy freshly homemade treats from a Harvest Bake Sale, and watch wheat-trading and blacksmith demonstrations. Oct. 22nd – 23rd.

Apple and Pumpkin Festivals - Marker Miller Orchards, Winchester, VA
Pick your own apples and pumpkins from over 325 acres throughout October at this family owned orchard farm in Winchester. Oct. 8th, 9th and 22nd.

Straw into Gold: From Flax to Linen - Claude Moore Colonial Farm, McLean, VA
Learn how the flax plant is and was traditionally handspun into linen fibers at this 18th century themed colonial farm. Oct. 1st.

Fall Festival 2005 - Cox Farms, Centreville, VA
Enjoy unlimited amounts of fun activities at this Fall Festival. Choose from hay rides, barn tours, hot spiced applesauce, and a pumpkin patch. Bring your pumpkins back in November for the Pumpkin Madness event where they are unusually recycled. Sept. 24th – Nov. 6th.

Midwest
Duluth Harvest Festival - Duluth, MN
The Sustainable Farming Association of Northeastern Minnesota presents the 12th free Harvest Festival at Bayfront Festival Park. The Harvest Festival showcases the agriculture of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, promoting local food production as a key component of a healthier economy and environment and healthier communities. A day-long, family oriented outdoor event, the Festival attracts thousands of visitors each year to feast on locally produced food and enjoy the farmer's market, crafters, educational demonstrations, livestock, 4-H and other exhibits, youth activities, live music and more! Sept. 10th.

The Minnesota Food and Wine Festival – Carlos Creek Winery, Alexandria, MN
This festival includes three stages of music, food and craft vendors, and grape stomping competition. Sept. 10th and 11th.

Fall Festival - Deer Lake Orchard, Buffalo, MN.
Wagon rides, 26 varieties of apples and fresh pressed cider. Sept. 10th – Oct. 16th.

Fall Festival - Ploughshare Farm, Parkers Prairie, MN
Featuring food and music. Sept. 20th.

27th Annual Prairie Festival - Salina, KS
The Land Institute's Prairie Festival features headline speakers, a festival supper, and entertainment. Sept. 23rd – 25th.

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