2012 marks the fourteenth anniversary of the Harvest Festival, an annual event celebrating the bounty, talent, and beauty of Sullivan County and surrounding areas.  Over the years, we have grown from a small farmer's market with a handful of vendors and a few guest musicians, to a full festival featuring close to 100 vendors each week as part of the farmer's market, craft village and festival food areas.  The Festival also presents special events and live performances, a children's area with community and educational programs including arts and crafts as well as corn and hay mazes, pony rides and more.

The Harvest Festival is one of several programs that reflect the commitment to community that is central to the core values and mission of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The festival reflects our dedication to supporting sustainability and continued regional economical development by annually providing a venue for our local farmers, artisans, community organizations and businesses. A visit to the Festival offers the opportunity for people to gather and form relationships in ways that are absent from traditional retail/buyer transactions. We connect local and regional growers and artisans with the community and provide an opportunity for shoppers to buy local and support a regional economy. The benefit of being able to interact with the hard working families who produce and harvest their food and the thrill of watching artisans create their wares keeps Festival goers coming back week after week; year after year. The grown and harvested food and crafted items are acts of personal inspiration, and the festival offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about this process and to better appreciate and understand its value. 

Community is also reflected throughout the operations of the Harvest Festival. The corn and hay mazes are operated by volunteer organizations that are able to benefit from this fundraising opportunity as well as by the chance to share information about their group and possibly recruit new volunteers. The Children's Area features various free activities each week that are presented by community organizations that also have the opportunity to educate others about their mission.

The Harvest Festival is supported by the Gerry Foundation as well as other sponsors who share our commitment to the community and regional economic development.

2012 marks the fourteenth anniversary of the Harvest Festival, an annual event celebrating the bounty, talent, and beauty of Sullivan County and surrounding areas.  Over the years, we have grown from a small farmer's market with a handful of vendors and a few guest musicians, to a full festival featuring close to 100 vendors each week as part of the farmer's market, craft village and festival food areas.  The Festival also presents special events and live performances, a children's area with community and educational programs including arts and crafts as well as corn and hay mazes, pony rides and more.

The Harvest Festival is one of several programs that reflect the commitment to community that is central to the core values and mission of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The festival reflects our dedication to supporting sustainability and continued regional economical development by annually providing a venue for our local farmers, artisans, community organizations and businesses. A visit to the Festival offers the opportunity for people to gather and form relationships in ways that are absent from traditional retail/buyer transactions. We connect local and regional growers and artisans with the community and provide an opportunity for shoppers to buy local and support a regional economy. The benefit of being able to interact with the hard working families who produce and harvest their food and the thrill of watching artisans create their wares keeps Festival goers coming back week after week; year after year. The grown and harvested food and crafted items are acts of personal inspiration, and the festival offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about this process and to better appreciate and understand its value. 

Community is also reflected throughout the operations of the Harvest Festival. The corn and hay mazes are operated by volunteer organizations that are able to benefit from this fundraising opportunity as well as by the chance to share information about their group and possibly recruit new volunteers. The Children's Area features various free activities each week that are presented by community organizations that also have the opportunity to educate others about their mission.

The Harvest Festival is supported by the Gerry Foundation as well as other sponsors who share our commitment to the community and regional economic development.