Whallonsburg Grange Hosts Harvest Festival

2013 Grange Harvest Festival and Block Party

Whallonsburg Grange Hall Hosts Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 8

The 4th annual Harvest Festival and Block Party at the Whallonsburg Grange Hall will bring fun, friends, family and farm-fresh food to the hamlet on Sunday, September 8 from 1:00pm-5:00pm. This year’s community celebration will also showcase the significant upgrades to the Grange Hall completed by volunteers over the summer. Everyone is welcome.

Festivities include a farmers market with homemade pickles, jams, and other products for sale, crafters booths, kittens for adoption from the North Country SPCA shelter, face-painting and games with Merriloons, cider-making, a bake sale, and the Big Squirt presented by the Whallonsburg and Essex Volunteer Fire Departments.

Music from the Wadhams Waddlers, Russ Bailey, The Wannabes, and other local groups will entertain all day long. A cook-out featuring Whallonsburgers, corn, and other local food is included in the admission price of $6. The event is free for children under 12.

The Grange Hall is at the corner of Route 22 and Whallons Bay Road, 5 miles south of the village of Essex. More information is available at www.thegrangehall.info.

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About Whallonsburg Grange Hall

The Grange Hall is managed by the Whallonsburg Civic Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit through an agreement with the Town of Essex. The building is now one of the "destinations" in the region for films, music, theater, lectures and other community events. The certified commercial kitchen is available for food producers, canners, farms and community projects of all kinds. Visit www.thegrangehall.info for more information.