Come Out Sept. 30 For Harvest Home Festival At Longstreet Farm

HOLMDEL, NJ – The Monmouth County Park System invites residents to enjoy Historic Longstreet Farm’s Harvest Home Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. next Sunday, September 30. Held at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, this old-fashioned country fair is reminiscent of the 1890s and features wagon rides, old-fashioned games, live entertainment and more.

The schedule for the event is as follows:

Ongoing Entertainment:

“Wahoo” Medicine Show and “Phydeauz” Flea Circus

Jugtown Mountain Band

Banjo Music – Chuck Winch

Accordion Melodies - Theresa Rehberg

Entertainment:

Mind Games – Magician Denny More: 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.

Chorus of the Atlantic: 1-1:45 p.m. & 2:15-3 p.m.

Vintage Baseball - Russ McIver – 12:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Craft Demonstrations:

• Rug Hooking
• Lace-making
• Smocking
• Quilting
• Penny Rugs
• Weaving
• Knitting
• Embroidery
• Spinning
• Felting
• Chair Caning & Rushing

Demonstrations:

• Beekeeping
• Blacksmithing
• Woodworking
• Cider Making: 12-4 p.m.
• Corn Shelling: 12-4 p.m.
• Two-Man Saw: 12-4:30 p.m.
• Corn Husking Competition: 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. & 4 p.m.

Pie-Eating Contest:

Ages 8 and under: 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.

Ages 9-14: 2 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Adults: 1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Big Pumpkin Weight Announced: 4:30 p.m.

To learn more about Historic Longstreet Farm’s Harvest Home Festival and other Park System activities, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call the Park System at 732-842-4000, ext. 4312. For persons with hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation Agency.

Photo: Historic Longstreet Farm’s Harvest Home Festival will feature Corn Husking Competitions. (Supplied by the Monmouth County Park System.)