26^th Annual Harvest Festival

When: Sunday, September 22, 2024 11am-3pm

Where: Piedmont Park, 711 Highland Avenue

Who: Everyone is welcome

How much: Free

Mark your calendar a day of autumn-themed fun at Piedmont's 26^th annual Harvest Festival!

All the activities you know and love are back, joined by some new additions:

• Expanded farmer's market
• Watermelon eating contest
• Beer bus, hosted by the PHS Athletic Boosters

Event Details

Edibles Contest | Farmer's Market | Food Trucks | Jazz Festival | Scarecrow Alley | Art Show | Carnival | Community Tables | Volunteering

Edibles Contest

Featuring the best homegrown and homemade foods from Piedmont, the Edibles Contest is your chance to show off your culinary prowess. To enter:

1. Create or grow your edible masterpiece.
2. Download and complete the entry form, and attach your label to your creation.
   Edibles Contest Entry Form
3. Bring your labeled item and entry form to Piedmont Community Hall on Sunday, September 22th between 7:30am and 10am.

Farmer's Market

This year's Harvest Festival will feature an expanded farmer's market, anchored by our longstanding produce vendor Village Market:

• Village Market
• Saturday Sourdough Artisan Bread
• Bobbum Flowers
• Chestnut Street Granola
• Urban Beekeepers Honey

Main Stage: Jazz Festival and Watermelon Eating Contest

Enjoy live music by local musicians on the Harvest Festival stage!

Performance schedule:

• 11am: Carlos Caminos
• 12pm: Piedmont High School Jazz Band
• 1pm: Watermelon Eating Contest, sponsored by Village Market
• 1:30pm: Puckett Family Project
• 2:15pm: Molinete

Performers subject to change.

Food Trucks

This year's Harvest Festival will feature an expanded food truck lineup, including:

• Rosie's Mexican Truck
• Sausage King
• Curveball Sliders
• Golden Gate Gyro
• Bombzie's BBQ
• SmoothieLicious
• Kona Ice Central Fremont

Plus beer, provided by Line 51 brewing (4 taps).

Food trucks subject to change.

PEF Carnival

Enjoy carnival games like Ring Toss, Alien Invasion, Krazy Kans, and more! There's snow cones and lots of fun volunteers to help your kids play. Buy your kids their wristbands in advance at PiedmontStore.org. A wristband gets you unlimited carnival games, one walk through the Cake Hop, and one snow cone. All sales benefit Beach, Havens, and Wildwood.

Community Groups Tables

Showcase your organization at the Harvest Festival!

All community groups are invited to participate, subject to two rules:

• Tables must incorporate a "harvest" theme in some fashion. (Examples: mini pumpkin toss game, harvest themed coloring sheets, plant giveaway)
• No sales or requests for donations are allowed

To register a table, contact Jessica Pomey at [email protected].

Art Show

A wonderful part of the Harvest Festival is the display of local artists around the Tea House.

We are now accepting applications. If you live in Piedmont and would like to submit your art for consideration, please contact Jane Reed at (510) 654-2670 for additional information.

Scarecrow Alley

The theme for this year's Scarecrow Alley silent auction is "Storybook Characters".

This treasured tradition is a great class project! It's a fun way to meet the parents and kids in your child's class. Ideally, a family in each class will volunteer to coordinate the creation of a scarecrow. Scarecrows are usually put together in a backyard, a park, or school playground and they need to be delivered to Piedmont Park on the morning of the festival.

For more information, contact Dani Friedland at the Piedmont Education Foundation: [email protected].

Volunteer Opportunities

The Harvest Festival wouldn’t be possible without the help of our volunteers. Shifts are available from:

• 8:30am-11:30am: event set-up
• 3:00pm-5:00pm: event break down

Contact Recreation Supervisor Eva Phalen at [email protected] to sign up.