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Fall Harvest Festival

Name: Fall Harvest Festival
Start: 2021-10-23 09:00:00
End: 2021-10-23 17:00:00
Location: George Washington's Mount Vernon

Celebrate the crisp autumn season with 18th-century activities and demonstrations at the Farm at Mount Vernon.

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Add to Calendar 10/23/2021 09:00:00 10/23/2021 17:00:00 America/New_York Fall Harvest Festival

Celebrate the crisp autumn season with 18th-century activities and demonstrations at the Farm at Mount Vernon.

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Special Event Showing On

October 23, 2021 — 9:00am - 5:00pm October 24, 2021 — 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cost

Included with admission
Free for Mount Vernon members

Located At

The Farm

Celebrate Fall at Mount Vernon

Join us for a fall celebration featuring 18th-century farming demonstrations.

During this event, you can:

Explore the Farm.
Meet General Washington.
Purchase food freshly made in an 18th-century-style oven.
Watch an 18th-century cooking demonstration
Visit with the colonial surveyors to see how surveying was done.
Witness an 18th-century Cooper and Wheelwright perform their craft.
See how horseshoeing was performed in the 18th century with the Farrier.
Watch 18th-century spinning demonstrations.
Learn about 18th-century textile production.

This event is included with admission and is free for Mount Vernon members.

Beer Tastings

Sample beers from local breweries at our tasting event at the 12-Acre field. Tickets purchased in advance include 6 tastings and a commemorative tasting glass.

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Event Schedule

At the farm

10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm

Meet "George Washington"

11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Storytelling

All Day

Farrier Demonstration
Textiles Demonstration
Foodways Demonstrations
Fisheries Demonstration
Coopering Demonstration

Duke and Earl haul treaded wheat from the 16-sided barn

Face Coverings

Face masks are recommended indoors for all persons, vaccinated or unvaccinated.

Face masks are required for all unvaccinated guests.

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