Harvest Festival FAQ
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm is a living history museum that demonstrates daily farm life of 19th century Pennsylvania and the many tasks and skills that took place during that time. Harvest Festival is our non-profit organization’s biggest fundraiser of the year and offers the largest variety of demonstrations and activities of any of our events. See below for Frequently Asked Questions.
- Dates: Saturday and Sunday of Columbus Day weekend in October.
- Time: 10am to 5pm
- Location: 347 Quiet Valley Rd, Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. Conveniently close to Route 80, 209, and 33. For specific directions please visit our Directions Page.
Admission $12 per adult, $6 per child ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 free. Quiet Valley members, with a current membership, are free. (Memberships can be purchased at the gate.)
Some activities cash only. ATM onsite.
We have a variety of food at Harvest Festival. Many of the recipes are based on historic ones! (You can find many of our Harvest Festival classics in our Quiet Valley Cook Book.) Food can be found around the farm. Some of our favorites include: BBQ chicken, baked potatoes, vegetarian vegetable soup, chicken corn chowder, sausage sandwiches, all-beef hot dogs, apple dumplings, corn fritters, funnel cakes, griddle cookies, bread (baked in the bake oven), homemade desserts, and much more! Beverages include water, birch beer, cider, and coffee.
Each year for Harvest Festival we select a theme that falls in line with our mission as a living history museum and corresponding presentations are developed.
Traditional skills demonstrations such as spinning and weaving, cooking in Dutch ovens, rye straw crafts, apple butter making, candle dipping and many more take place across the farm. Horse and wagon rides and pony rides are also available for a small fee.
Interactive program in the 1893 one-room schoolhouse. Everyone is welcome to attend, but even adults are considered school students in this program, so you best pay attention before the Schoolmarm makes an example of you.
Children’s Heritage area for the K-4th set with various crafts and activities, for the little ones there’s a Pumpkin Patch for pumpkin decorating, and Children’s Games for all the young folk.
Everlastings- halo headbands, bunches and baskets are made with our very own dried flowers. In addition, the God’s Half Acre stand sells our own handmade jellies, jams, pickles, and farm fresh produce.
Our Gift Shop and our Trading Post feature wonderful handmade items made by our craftsman.
Please note that regular tours of house and cabin are not conducted during the Festival.
The Harvest Festival takes place outdoors, rain or shine. The paths are paved with gravel or flagstones, so we recommend sturdy closed-toe shoes for your visit. Guests with mobility issues are encouraged to bring a cane or walker. Seating is scattered across the farm. Wheelchairs are accessible to most areas. Handicap parking and drop-off as well as a shuttle bus service is available.
Allow 3-4 hours to see the full Festival. We suggest wearing closed-toe shoes since this is a farm. For the safety of your pet, only service animals are permitted on the farm. Please no smoking on site.
Visit our Volunteer Page to find out more about volunteering. If you are interested in finding out more about being a Harvest Festival volunteer visit our HF volunteer FAQ page.