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2016 Bethany Family Harvest Festival

Free festival, family oriented, rides, food trucks, entertainment, contra dancing, live animals, kid rides and activities.

Let's Talk Location, Food Trucks, Activities and Entertainment!
Update on the upcoming 2016 Bethany Family Harvest Festival

First things first - We are back at the airport on Saturday, October 1st from 11 am - 4 pm, rain or shine!

Now, let's talk food trucks! We've already shared last month that new this year will be food trucks. Committed to attend the event are: Caseus Cheese, Bethany Pizza, Billy's Ice Cream and Marketplace,
DiSorbo's Bakery, Firedog HotDog Stand, Mamouns Falafel, Spud Stud and Szabo's Seafood Truck.

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Attendees will pay for food at the food trucks, but parking and admission is FREE. We will also have our Bethany based community organizations givingout free cotton candy, popcorn and ice cones at their vendor tables! Coming soon are links to our food trucks that have websites so you can get a head start on your menu selections.

Our 2016 lineup of activities and entertainment is shaping up to be the best yet! Our special guests include: Eagle One Emergency Rescue Helicopter, our local weatherman WTNH's Sam Kantrow with the mobile
weather lab and Bethany's own Bill Fischer and his contra dance - everyone is invited to join in!

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Look to see a demonstration from Pereira's' Academy of Karate and musical numbers from The Foresters. We'll have kid's bumper cars, face painting, photo booth, mechanical bull ride, bouncies, duck herding,
live reptiles, CT CHIPS Child ID Program, buzz cuts from Hair Bottega and there is still more coming! Contests include a skillet toss, Legos and cupcake/pies. Also, since it's a Saturday, you can come early
and visit the weekly Bethany Lions Flea Market and the Bethany Farmer's Market.

Stay tuned to Facebook and our website for regular updates to the activities, entertainment, vendors and sponsors. If you are interested in volunteering or being a vendor and/or sponsor, go to our website at: www.bfhf.org and use our online form to signup or you you email as follows:

Volunteers you can email marysofair@hotmail.com,

Vendors can email jmhoward@bethany-ct.com,

and sponsors please email jnbrunwin@sbcglobal.net.

We're a small town with a big heart and what a great day to celebrate what makes Bethany...well, Bethany!

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