Get some of the highlights of the 22nd annual event. The Harvest Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
The 22nd annual Harvest Festival on Saturday promises to be a good time, but it's the chance for rain that has event organizers crossing their fingers. “Hopefully we get some good weather,” said Maleet Gordon, one of the organizers. Rain or shine, the annual community festival is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 on Broad and Thorn streets. The festival includes more than 135 vendors as well as local churches and non-profits hosting special events in conjunction with the Harvest festivities. In addition to food, arts and crafts, and other children’s activities, traditional highlights include the open house at the Cochran Hose Fire Station, a child-safety program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with the police department, …
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More people and booths at the 21st annual Harvest Festival
Enthusiasm and anticipation can only describe what many area residents feel as they look forward to Sewickley’s annual Harvest Festival, a celebration organized by the Quaker Valley Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club of Sewickley. So it was no surprise that the 21st annual festival was hopping from the start Saturday morning. There was no shortage of attractions from sidewalk sales and food booths to children’s activities and a lineup of live music -- not to mention free parking and great sunny weather. Event organizers say the Harvest Festival has always been successful, but this year in particular produced the largest turnout ever in people and vendors. “This was a sell out this year,” said Wayne Hyjek of Quaker Heights, a charter member of …
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The festival will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 10, rain or shine.
The 21st annual Sewickley Harvest Festival is just around the corner. A community favorite, the festival draws thousands from the area, said Maleet Gordon, one of the organizers. “This is just such a popular event. I think it has only gotten more popular over the years,” she said. The Kiwanis Club of Sewickley and the Quaker Valley Rotary sponsor the festival. Gordon, a Kiwanis, said members from the social organization plan and supervise the event. “We use it as a fundraiser so that we can support various community activities, but we really don’t make that much money, so it is more just a goodwill event,” she said. Gordon said the event started in 1990 when the two groups took over the arts festival from Sweetwater Center for the Arts. “…
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Larissa Dudkiewicz
8:19 am on Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thanks Mim. The event was perfect for photos. There was something to snap at every corner. more ›