This highly anticipated FREE one-day celebration of agriculture in the Adirondacks highlights local food trucks, a farmers’ market, live music, a local beer and wine tent, demonstrations and workshops, a farm animal petting zoo, educational kids activities, and more!

The theme for the 2024 Festival is “Adirondacks in Bloom,” with a focus on showcasing the beauty and versatility of locally grown blooms. Hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and kids activities will offer insights into the myriad ways we can incorporate these blooms into our lives.

Schedule Of Events:

On the Bandstand

12:00-1:30- Music by HEARD
Upbeat and energetic world jazz that will get you on your feet. “Heard is a collective of musicians that bring their skills and passion for world music, jazz and improvising together to create irresistible grooves set in a unique sonic tapestry. Together for 15 years,  their vibrant sound incorporates influences from West Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean and beyond.”

1:30-1:45- Kids Potato Sack Race– Everyone under 18 welcome

1:45-3:15- Music by The Big Takeover
Fine roots reggae from the Hudson Valley. “Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady and ska.”

3:15-3:30- Hula Hoop Contest– $100 value prize given to longest hula’ing adult and youth

3:30- Awards announced for Straw Bale Contest

3:30-5:00- Music by Ploughman’s Lunch
A “Dirty Folk Jam Band” of local farmers and friends. A self-described “Adirondack anything” band. Ploughman’s Lunch is an annual favorite at the Adirondack Harvest Festival and always inspires a little dancing in the crowd.

Hands-On Workshops

12:30-1:15- DIY Floral Skincare With Nichole Gerding of the Thankful Sage Farm School. Learn how to make simple skincare products such as floral-infused oils, balms and bath salts using flowers. Make your own flower infused oil to take home with you. $15 per person, limited to 20 people.

1:30-2:15- Small Dried Floral Wreaths With Michelle Kuba of Crown Point Farm and Dairy. Michelle will walk you through making your own dried floral wreaths with a grapevine base and dried flowers grown at Crown Point Farm and Dairy. $30 per person, limited to 15 people.

2:30-3:15- Foam-Free Flower Arranging With Jenn Bezio of Mossbrook Roots Flower Farm & Florist. Learn from a professional florist how to make eco-friendly and elegant arrangements at home. Jenn will walk you through designing your own arrangement using fresh flowers grown on at Mossbrook Roots Flower Farm in Keeseville. $30 per person, limited to 20 people.

3:30-4:15- Cooking With Lavender With Mary Rumble of Hopenhagen Farm. Mary will lead participants in a hands-on cooking demonstration highlighting the culinary uses of lavender. Make a lavender mocktail and Mary’s famous Herb de Hopenhagen meatballs with lavender barbecue sauce using dried lavender grown on her farm in Copenhagen, NY. $30 per person, limited to 10 people.

Young Farmers’ Circle, Kids Activities

1-1:45- Native Flower ID Walk
2-2:45- Seed Paper Bookmark Workshop
3-3:45- Flower Printing Craft

All Day Activities and Entertainment

4-H Horse Show and gymkhana (horse games)
Pony rides by donation, $10 suggestion
Draft horse-drawn wagon rides by Lucky Clover Sleigh Rides, free
Farm animal petting zoo
Hula hoop performance and contest by Vestopia Hoops
Stilt walking entertainment by Pete and Amy Nelson
Caricatures by Joe Ferris, free
Straw Bale Toss Contest (12-3pm) free to participate.

Date: September 21, 2024

Time: 12pm - 5pm

Location: Essex County Fairgrounds, Westport, NY 12993

Cost: Free

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