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Harvestfest Festing it up at Lewis Ginter this Weekend

This two-day event has a festival vibe with live music, food, and adult beverages, plus family-friendly activities.

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Harvestfest at Lewis Ginter is Saturday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and included with regular Garden admission.

Not only do you get all the beauty that is Lewis Ginter you get a mini-festival live music, food, and adult beverages, plus family-friendly activities.

Saturday’s Tunes

  • Ken Kellner Trio –  1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Cochrane Rose Garden ​
  • Hazeltone – 5-8 p.m. outside of Bloemendaal House — Hazeltone is a regional Roots Rock original music band with influences coming from The Doors, John Mayer, Neil Young and others.​

Sunday’s Tunes

  • Ken Kellner Trio –  1:30-3:30 p.m. in the Cochrane Rose Garden ​
  • Gypsy Roots Jazz Duo – 1:30-3:30 p.m. outside of Bloemendaal House

Weekend-long Fun

  • Build a Fairy House: Take inspiration from nature! Use your imagination to construct whimsical structures for woodland creatures, real and imagined. We will use sticks, bark, fallen leaves and other natural materials to build homes for tiny forest friends.
  • Drop-In Gardening: Come by the Jane Saunders Farm Garden and join our educator for hands-on planting, watering and harvesting. We might even spot some caterpillars!
  • Pumpkin Carving Artist by Bloemendaal House at 1 – 4 p.m.
  • “Scary” Storytime in Grace Arents Garden at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.

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