{"id":338335,"date":"2026-09-04T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338335\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:08:09","slug":"monroe-county-ny-county-executive-adam-bello-announces-details-for-harvest-festival-at-northampton-park-on-sept-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338335\/","title":{"rendered":"Monroe County, NY &#8211; County Executive Adam Bello Announces Details For Harvest Festival At Northampton Park On Sept. 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 4th, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/harvest-festival.jpg\" class=\"img-right-25\" alt=\"Harvest Festival Logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>County seeks local vendors to apply<\/p>\n<p><a data-link-ext=\"pdf\" class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecounty.gov\/files\/news2\/09.04.26%20Harvest%20Festival%20Press%20Release.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Full Press Release (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecounty.gov\/harvestfest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvest Festival Info Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ROCHESTER, NY \u2014 Monroe County Executive Adam Bello invites Monroe County residents to attend the Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northampton Park in Ogden. The festival is free to attend and will feature activities for all ages, including scarecrow making, tractor rides, a petting zoo with animals from nearby Springdale Farm, interactive agricultural activities with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, and even trail races.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to welcome families to Northampton Park for the new Harvest Festival,\u201d said County Executive Bello. \u201cThis event will focus on free, hands-on activities that celebrate the fall season. From crafts to a petting zoo and local food and drinks, there will be something for everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Before the festival begins, the day will start with the Harvest Fest Trail Races, hosted by MedVed. The races begin at 9:30 a.m. and consist of a 1-mile and 5-mile race. Runners of all abilities are encouraged to sign up. For more information and to register, visit runsignup.com\/Race\/NY\/Brockport\/HarvestFestTrailRaces.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonroe County\u2019s farmers are an essential part of our local economy and our way of life &#8211; events like the Harvest Festival are an important opportunity to recognize the work they do every day,\u201d said Legislator Robert Colby. \u201cI\u2019m proud to support an event that connects families with local agriculture, gives our farmers and vendors a chance to showcase what they produce, and celebrates the important role farming continues to play in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Local vendors are encouraged to participate in the Harvest Festival. The County is seeking artists, farmers market vendors, and food and beverage trucks to participate. Vendors can apply online. Applications are due by midnight on Sunday, September 13.<\/p>\n<p>For more updates on Harvest Festival and to apply to be a vendor, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monroecounty.gov\/harvestfest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">monroecounty.gov\/harvestfest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Harvest Festival is a partnership with Monroe County Parks, Springdale Farm, and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Additional funding is provided by an Empower Local Partners grant from the New York State Education Department, part of the New York State 250 commemoration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harvest Festival Graphic - September 26th, 11am-3pm Northampton Park\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Harvest Festival Graphic-1000.png\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"September 4th, 2026 County seeks local vendors to apply View Full Press Release (PDF) Harvest Festival Info Page&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-338335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}