37th Annual Zoar Harvest Festival
Many New Attractions and Activities Planned for the 37th Annual Zoar Harvest Festival
August 7 & 8, 2010
The 37th Annual Zoar Harvest Festival has plenty of new activities and events planned for this year. It’s one you surely don’t want to miss. In addition to one of the most respected Antiques Show & Sale in the country, and a juried American Folk Art & Crafts Show and Sale, come check out these new, exciting additions:
• Antique Carriage and Buggy Display
• Children’s Period Amusements
• Petting Zoo
• Master Blacksmith, Brad Birkhimer on loan from Roscoe Village, demonstrating and giving a history of the art in the Blacksmith Shop
• Broomsquire, Carter “Butch” Boyland, demonstrating the art of broom-making in the Wagon Shop
• Baking demonstrations in the full-service Historic Bakery
HIKE TO HARVEST FESTIVAL
Why not take the day to explore the northern part of Tuscarawas County! Ft. Laurens is providing guided tours of the Ohio & Erie Canal. If you haven’t experienced the Towpath Trail on the Ohio & Erie Canal yet – or even if you have, here’s your chance for a guided tour highlighting points of interest. The tours begin at Ft. Laurens and end in Zoar. Transportation will be provided back to Ft. Laurens, but we encourage you to spend the rest of your day enjoying the Harvest Festival!
Tours take approximately 30-45 minutes and leave Ft. Laurens Saturday at Noon, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm; Sunday at Noon, 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Keep the length of the tour in mind if you plan to attend the Harvest Festival as well.
Tickets for Hike to Harvest Festival are $5.00 for adults; $3.00 ages 8 to 17; children 7 and under are free. This ticket provides entry to the Ft. Laurens Museum in Bolivar and the guided Towpath Trail Tour. Admission to the Zoar Harvest Festival is not included. For more information about the Hike to Harvest Festival, please contact the Ft. Laurens State Memorial at (330) 874-2059.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT – SATURDAY AT THE BREW TENT
All you Cornhole Fans, come to the Festival on Saturday and enter the Harvest Festival Cornhole Tournament at the Brew Tent. Signup begins at 11:30 in the Brew Tent in the historic Zoar Gardens at the corner of 4th and Main Streets, with the tournament beginning at 1:00 pm. You must purchase a ticket to the festival at a ticket sales location for $6.00. The entry fee for the tournament is $14.00 and will be collected at the Brew Tent upon registration. Winning pot is a 50/50 split on $20.00 total entry fee.
In addition, the Harvest Festival still features entertainment throughout the weekend at the Brew Tent, plenty of food and beverages sold throughout the village by local churches and non-profit groups, horse-drawn wagon rides, entry to the historic, museum buildings throughout the village, and more.
BREW TENT ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, August 7:
11am - 2pm Sunshine Rider Band
2:20pm - 4:30pm The Stockdale Family Band
5pm - 7pm Blue Moon
Sunday, August 8:
11am - 1pm Blue Moon
2pm - 4pm The Stockdale Family Band
Festival hours are 10-6 Saturday and 10-5 Sunday. Children’s period amusements will be located in the Zoar garden. Admission to the Harvest Festival is $6 per person; children 12 and under are free. The ticket is good for admission to the festival all weekend.
Founded in 1967, the Zoar Community Association strives to ensure the preservation of the historical characteristics and heritage of the Village of Zoar, Ohio, and the surrounding area, including Northern Tuscarawas County. Effective January 4, 2010, the Zoar Community Association assumed management of Zoar Village State Memorial under contract from the Ohio Historical Society.
Zoar Village was founded in 1817 by a group of about 200 German Separatists seeking refuge from religious persecution in their homeland. Today, Zoar is a community of approximately 75 homes built from 1817 until the present. Many of the original homes have been preserved or restored. Find out more by visiting www.zca.org.
For more information, contact Zoar Community Association at 330-874-2646.
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