Alpaca's are always popular at the Bethel Woods Harvest Festivals
Alpaca's Open Harvest Festivals September 4
One of the greatest additions to fun in the early Fall months here in Sullivan County are the Harvest Festivals at Bethel Woods.
It's difficult at times to believe that this year marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Harvest Festival, an annual event celebrating the bounty, talent, and beauty of Sullivan County and surrounding areas. Over the years, the festival has grown from a small farmer's market with a handful of vendors and a few guest musicians, to a full festival featuring close to 100 vendors each week as part of the farmer's market, craft village and festival food areas. The Festival also presents a diverse craft village, festival foods, barbecue, vegetarian, Italian ices, kettle corn, live music, children's area with educational programming, corn and hay mazes, arts and crafts workshops, pony rides along with , themed events each week.
A sense of community is reflected throughout the Harvest Festival. The corn and hay mazes are operated by volunteer organizations that are able to benefit from this fund raising opportunity.
The Festival occurs every Sunday 11am - 4 pm, September 4 through October 9, rain or shine. Admission is FREE and Parking is $2.00 per car. The $2.00 per car parking was implemented several years ago to help offset costs to operate the Festival, and permits Bethel Woods to continue to present this important community event quality event.
The events scheduled this year include September 4 LaMantequilla Alpaca Fiesta, September 11 3rd annual Airing of the Quilts, September 18 Earth Day-Live well be well, September 25 Explore the Arts-a day of local art, music, theater and dance, October 2 Chili Day in October and October 9 Rustic Craft Show.
We congratulate the organizers of the Bethel Woods Harvest Festivals for bringing back the Alpaca Fiesta September 4. We urge everyone to pencil in this event on their calendar and learn the many interesting facts about Alpaca's, Alpaca fashions, live alpaca's will be on display, there are many exhibits including spinners and weavers who are interesting to watch and talk to. A boutique will offer scarves, shawls, gloves, hats, jackets, dresses, skirts, sweaters and teddy bears. Complimented by music, food and wine this event is a festival favorite to kick off the harvest season. The John Slaver Trio will perform and there is a community performance by The Janice Center.
Additional information on the festivals can be obtained at http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/
Get out and enjoy these special Sullivan County fall events.......winter is not far behind.
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