Saturday, October 5th, 2024

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
  • Kids arts & craft activities
  • Seed and recipe swap
  • Food trucks!
  • Live music!
  • And more!

We need your help!

As a fun surprise, we will be hosting a scarecrow-making activity at the 2024 Harvest Festival, but that means we need outfits! We are looking for pretty much ANYTHING: old clothes, scarves, costumes, jewelry, hats, craft materials, etc.

Celebrate the transition of seasons by doing a quick closet clean out and drop off materials during business hours M-F at the TCD office: 582 Tilley Ct SE, suite 152, Tumwater 98501.

Recipe Sharing

Seed Swap

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. 5th 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!

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.

Live Music

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Pete Reed and the Summer Wine
11:00 – 12:00 PM: Fern Spores
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Break for Community Awards
1:00 – 2:00 PM: Carl Tosten
2:00 – 3:00 PM: Christy Neal

Harvest Festival is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.

Questions about our Harvest Festival?

Tina Wagner
Community Agriculture Programs Coordinator
twagner@thurstoncd.com

You can also use our contact form.