Exeter Events & Tents has been providing the rental items for this event for over 10 years and can’t wait for this years event. A detail events list with directions and event maps has been included in this post so see you there!

27th Annual Harvestfest & Kidsfest

October 15 & 16, 2011, 10am-8pm (Sat) & 10am-4pm (Sun)

Location: York Beach, Maine

This festival includes a variety of activities, live bands, an ox roast, bean hole beans and a mix of approximately 200 vendors: including Food Vendors, Juried Crafters, Marketplace Vendors, Go Green Expo Exhibitors and local Non-Profit Organizations. Harvestfest also includes a corn toss challenge, a POW-WOW, hayrides & much more. Kidsfest will take place both days during Harvestfest and will include kids games, crafts, special entertainment and Pumpkin Stroll on Saturday night.

Updates:

We have secured the very popular Don Campbell Band for the Saturday of Harvestfest at the beach!

General Schedule of Events at Harvestfest 2011

Saturday, October 15, 2011

10:00am – 4:00pm

Juried Craft Fair – Ballfield

Food Vendors – Ballfield

Kidsfest – back corner of Ballfield

Marketplace – Opposite Fire Station

Esplanade/Non-Profits – Opposite Fire Station

Go Green Business Expo – Opposite Fire Station

Face Painting by Hospice of York – Ballfield

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides – Entrance to Ballfield

Roaming Railroad – front of Fire Station

10:00am – 1:00pm

Ox-roast & Baked Beans – Ballfield

10:00am – 12:00pm

Pony Rides – Ballfield (Kidsfest corner)

1:00pm – 4:00pm

Pumpkin Carving – bring your own pumpkin to Daily Grind Cafe

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Pony Rides – Ballfield (Kidsfest corner)

5:30pm – 7:30pm

Pumpkin Stroll

Sunday, October 16, 2011

10:00am – 4:00pm

Juried Craft Fair – Ballfield

Food Vendors – Ballfield

Kidsfest – back corner of Ballfield

Marketplace – Opposite Fire Station

Esplanade/Non-Profits – Opposite Fire Station

Go Green Business Expo – Opposite Fire Station

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides – Entrance to Ballfield

Roaming Railroad – front of Fire Station

11:00am – 4:00pm

Native American POW-WOW

10:00am – 12:00pm

Pony Rides – Ballfield (Kidsfest corner)

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Pony Rides – Ballfield (Kidsfest corner)

3:45pm

Reap the Harvest Raffle – prize drawings

Schedule subject to change without notice.Click here to see the event layout map.

Directions:

From the South on I-95: Take I-95 North to Exit 7 (York exit). Bear right onto Spur Road. Go left at stoplight onto Route 1 North. Turn right at Yorks Wild Animal Kingdom. Follow the road down to the parking lot.

From the South on Route 1: Follow Route 1 North to York. Turn right at Yorks Wild Animal Kingdom. Follow the road down to the parking lot.

From the North on I-95: Take I-95 South to Exit 7 (York exit). Bear left onto Spur Road. Go left at stoplight onto Route 1 North. Turn right at Yorks Wild Animal Kingdom. Follow the road down to the parking lot.

From the North on Route 1: Follow Route 1 South to York. Pass the 1A intersection in Cape Neddick. Take left at Yorks Wild Animal Kingdom. Follow the road down to the parking lot.

Handicap Parking at the Winebaum Center Parking Lot. See layout map here.

The parking meters are free at Harvestfest. Locals who would prefer to park at Ellis Park and any other town metered parking may do so! There may also be private parking lots available for a fee around the downtown of Short Sands.Dogs are NOT permitted at Harvestfest (except service dogs).

We discourage the use of baby strollers in the Food Tent on Saturday for safety reasons.