Save the date Saturday, September 25th, 2010!
You can find information on last years event below:

 



Harvest Fest 2009
Saturday, September 26th
10am to 3pm - Rain or Shine!!!

This family festival will feature an afternoon of fall themed activities including:
Petting zoo, nature hikes, pumpkin painting*, caramel apple decorating, face painting, food and live entertainment, local vendors, storytime with renowned children's author Lois Ehlert, and much, much more!

10:00am   Doors open

10:30am   Storytime with Lois Ehlert

11:00am   Worm Farm demo by Jerry Seroka

11:30am   Creative Fall Container Gardening

     Noon    Results from sunflower growing contest posted

 1:00pm    Worm Farm demo by Jerry Seroka

 1:30pm    Storytime with Lois Ehlert

 1:30pm    Creative Fall Container Gardening

 2:00pm    Raffle winners announced

 3:00pm    Event Concludes

Nature Hikes through Potter’s Woods throughout the day!**

Live Music by Tony's One Man Show

Vendors include:

Sendik's Market

Cousin’s Subs
Wild Flour Bakery
That Coffee Place
Shady Lane Greenhouses

Each paid ticket holder will receive a coupon for a free popcorn and root beer float!

Each family or group that brings a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Hunger Task Force will receive a raffle ticket.***

Proceeds from the event support our Children's Horticultural and Environmental Education Programs, dedicated to teaching children the importance of environmental preservation.

For more information, please contact
Kristine Petersen, Development Manager
at 414-525-5661 or email
kpetersen@fbbg.org

 

    *pumpkins available for purchase

  **nature hikes weather permitting

***limit one raffle ticket per family or group regardless of number of donated items

Thank you to our sponsors

Aptargroup
Barthel Farm
Betty Brinn Children's Museum
Breadsmith
Broad Street Coffee
Caren Products
Charismatic Creations
Chipotle
Cousin's Subs
GE: General Electric

Home Depot - Bayview
Lakefront Brewery
Mia Famiglia Ristorante
Mt Olympus Waterpark - Wisc. Dells
Office Depot - Greenfield
Pick-N-Save
Quality Candy
Robertson Ace Hardware - Wauwatosa
Shady Lane Greenhouses
TriCity National Bank

 

 

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