The 18th century comes alive during this annual event, with the sights, sounds, and smells of colonial America. The Fall Harvest Festival is a full day of fun for all ages.
Free admission! Parking: $5.00 per car.
Historic Demonstrations:
Milling in the 1704 Grist Mill
Historic baking by Deborah Peterson
Open-hearth cooking by Clarissa Dillon
Blacksmithing
Brewing
Pottery
Woodworking & lathe-turning
Beekeeping
Scherenschnitte (paper cutting)
Silhouettes
Chair caning
Natural dyes
Candle making
Apple cider pressing
Wool spinning
Tape weaving
Native American skills
1700s fur trapper
Sand casting
Brickmaking
Potash Making
Activities & Performances:
Pumpkin painting*
Hayrides*
Facepainting
Colonial toys & games
English country dancing by the Heritage Dancers
Music by the Colonial Revelers
Performances by Tuckers’ Tales Puppet Theatre
*Additional cost
Market:
Cornmeal – ground in our 1704 Grist Mill!
Pumpkins
Colonial games
Hand-forged ironware
For Woodness Sake – wood crafts
Dancing Bird Soap Co.
Historic Delights – 18th-century jewlery
Renaissance Cats Rescue – handcrafted goods
Chadds Ford Canvas – painted floor cloths
Philadelphia Bee Co.
Handmade pottery by Eric Tellefsen
Fishmonger
Refreshments:
Concordville/Chadds Ford Rotary food truck
18th-century-style pretzels for sale – limited quantities!
Colonial Tavern with Twin Lakes Brewing Company
Free admission! Parking: $5.00 per car
2018/10/06 - 2018/10/06
Nathaniel Newlin Grist Mill Park
219 S. Cheyney Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342