Saturday, October 4th, 2025

10:00 am – 3:00 pm

South Union Grange Hall (10030 Tilley Rd SW #860, Olympia, WA 98512)

Come join Thurston Conservation District and friends as we celebrate the harvest. This family-friendly event will feature:

  • Pie baking contest (see below for more information about how to compete!)
  • Cider pressing – Bring your apples and bottles to make juice!
  • Soil test drop-off & information booth – Bring your soil sample!
  • Native Bulb & Seed Sale Pick-up
  • Knife and tool sharpening vendor
  • Workshops throughout the day
  • Kids arts & craft activities
  • Food vendors!
  • Live music!
  • Information booths

Pie Baking Contest

Time to practice your pie-baking skills! Contestants are invited to compete in the annual TCD Harvest Fest Pie Contest. Entries must be submitted by 11am, Oct. 4th at the TCD Harvest Festival located at the South Union Grange Hall. Judging will occur at noon followed by award announcements. Categories include:

Fruit pies (two-crust or one)
Custard & nut pies
Savory pies
Youth entries (14 and under)
Allergy-free pies (i.e. gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, etc.)

Contestants must include a copy of their recipe.

See the Rules & Guidelines

Native Bulb & Seed Sale Pick up

If you placed a pre-order at our Native Bulb & Seed Sale your order will be available to pick up at the Harvest Festival! Pre-orders are currently open through September 15th

Please keep in mind that our Native Bulb & Seed sale is pre-order only. Bulbs and seeds will not be available to purchase at the Harvest Festival.

Community Cider Pressing

Another fun component of our Harvest Festival will be the opportunity for community members to bring their apples to press into cider. We will have a kid-friendly press and all the sanitation and preparatory materials for you to use throughout the day. Please bring clean and sanitized bottles for filling or purchase TCD custom half-gallon growlers on site.

 

Questions about our Harvest Festival?

Nora Carman-White
Communications & Education Director
nwhite@thurstoncd.com

You can also use our contact form.