The annual Harvest Fall Festival at the Glengarry Pioneer Museum is on Sunday, September 7 from 10 am until 4 pm in Dunvegan. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Fall Festival.
The popular horse and buggy parade is at 1 pm, but the day is full of activities for all ages from start to finish:
* Heritage trade demonstrations: blacksmithing, ice cream making, heritage textile arts and more!
* Vendors selling their historically inspired goods.
* Loads of antique agricultural equipment and “strange old tools” will be shown and demonstrated.
* All-day musical entertainment.
* Cow Pie 50/50 – a raffle like no other! A cow is brought into an enclosure, whichever square she poops on first is the winner of the draw. There is a ‘plop’ at noon and 2 pm. Winners could win as much as $1,125. Tickets can be purchased online now. $10 each or $25 for three tickets.
* Harvest Tent with preserves, home baking and plants for sale (we trust the community will pull through in helping donate items for this fundraiser!)
* The Zucchini contest is back! Best dressed and most unusual zukes will be judged. Bring them to the Harvest Tent. The judging takes place at 3 pm.
* Rooster Crowing Contest – bring your favourite rooster (in cage with food and water) to compete for most handsome, most prolific crower, etc. There is even a human rooster crowing contest to go with it. Judging at 2:15 pm. Prizes are courtesy of Alexandria Milling.
* Guest speaker, David Proudfoot will show and talk about the history of John Deere at 11:30 am.
* Children’s crafts (all day) and supervised old fashioned games (11:00 & 2:30)
* The Star Inn tavern will be operated by the award-winning Wood Brothers Brewery.
*Food and other refreshments will be for sale all day from the new “Flora’s Kitchen” canteen (thanks to the Dunvegan Recreation Association!)
Come check it out for yourselves next Sunday, September 7!
For more information, or to pre-purchase your Cow Pie tickets, go to: www.glengarrypioneermuseum.ca
