You’re invited to celebrate Allen Centennial Garden’s third annual Harvest Festival on Sep. 28.
The event runs from 12-8 p.m. It will have live music, dancing, and opportunities to learn about different harvest traditions from around the world. The festival is free and open to the public.
This year, the garden is excited to partner with the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures to host their fall Bowery Dance from 6-8 p.m. Get on the dance floor with Beth Hoven Rotto and the Scandinavian-American Old-time Dance Music Ensemble.
The Harvest Festival centers around the Wyman Kitchen Garden. This highlights the crops and cuisines of African American, Latine, and Native American cultures. This year, the Wyman Kitchen Garden features crops from South America, Choctaw plants, a new cranberry bog, and more.
The Harvest Festival kicks off with a seed exchange at 12 p.m. It features free seeds shared by Allen Centennial Garden, Seed Savers Exchange, Driftless Seed Supply, and community members. Individuals with seeds they’d like to exchange should arrive at noon. Seeds will be ready to pick up starting at 12:30 p.m.
This year’s Harvest Festival will also feature many hands-on ways to create with plants including making flower crowns and a collaborative quilt made from fabric dyed with plants.
Food will be available for purchase starting at 5 p.m. from UW’s Electric Eats food truck, featuring meal options from African, Asian, Latine, and Native American cuisines. Cash is preferred, but credit cards will also be accepted.
Allen Centennial Garden is located at 620 Babcock Drive. Free parking is available in Lot 34 at 1480 Tripp Circle; in Lot 36 just west of Steenbock Library; and in Lot 40 behind Babcock Hall.
Learn more: https://allencentennialgarden.wisc.edu/plan-your-visit/harvest-folk-festival/
