Fremont Hosts The Harvest Fest

"It's Showtime" CBD Store's Beetlejuice grabs an early seat for the parade

19th annual event features parade, coirnhole, Hocus Pocus, kids activities and a beer tent with a side of Braunschweiger Blues Band to boot

It all kind of starts when you begin to see the hay bales appearing in front of local businesses with a few dropped off at Vet’s Park. As the days go by those bales begin to transform into innovative creations that give new meaning to the phrase ‘making hay’.
These prolific productions are like the welcoming committee for that end of the season community soiree known as the Fremont Harvest Festival, 3 days of family friendly fun filling the downtown area.

And as we have said many times before, nobody puts on a parade in these parts like Fremont and this is one of their best. The March down Main begins at 6pm so secure your spot before the action (and candy tossing) begins. The Empowerment Network will be doing face painting in the park from 5-7pm. Following the parade Veteran’s Park also hosts the Pedal Pull.a chance for the young wannabe farmers to haul with a tractor scaled to their size and running on leg power.

Cornhole competitions have become a popular mainstay at such events and this one is no different. On Friday at 5pm cornhole contenders to the title will take up their beanbags and vie for honors. And it’s not just fun to compete but also to witness the thrill of victory and agony of defeat played out in a cornhole setting.
And who out there doesn’t love the classic Halloween movie “Hocus Pocus”?  Well at 7:30pm Friday there will be a Hocus Pocus Party In the Park! Popcorn, s'mores, and treats for the kiddos will be part of the fun  and there may even be a special appearance from the Sanderson Sisters themselves! Kids are encouraged to dress up! Bring your blankets and make yourselves comfy for this amazing kick-off to the SPOOKY season!

Saturday begins with the Harvest Hike and 5K run at 8am which is also when the Farmer’s Market opens. After maybe getting in a few steps toward your daily goal, meander through the market and score some of  the local harvest. From there you can head to the park for the flea market running from 9am-4pm.
Meanwhile the festival swings into action at 11am-1pm with the Apple/Pumpkin Bake Off in the pavilion and  Kids games, Pony rides, and face painting from 11am-3pm.
Food trucks (gotta love some of our local eateries on wheels) are part of the scene around the park each day beginning 4pm Friday and Saturday and 10am Saturday.
The comes the pièce de résistance when Brew Works hosts the very nearly world renown Braunschweiger Blues Band for a 6-10pm fitting finish to a community celebration such as this. If you are not familiar with the BBB and wish to experience their unique manner of delivering musical favorites a piece of advice,
Get there early. The 3B’s have a faithful following of folks from Fremont and beyond who find the time between the band's appearances to be far too long.