CELEBRATING HARVEST HOMECOMING’ S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
DON’ T MISS EVENTS
* This is only a small sampling of events. For a complete list, go to www. harvesthomecoming. com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 7
Opening Ceremonies: 11:30 a. m., Seventh and Spring streets Kick off the 2017 Harvest Homecoming festival at opening ceremonies. Musical entertainment TBA and will begin at 10:30 am. Stay and watch the annual parade! Harvest Homecoming Parade: 12 p. m., starts at New Albany High School and ends at Bank and Elm streets Come experience over-the-top floats, vintage cars, and loud bands with the Harvest of Gold Parade. The parade kicks off at 12 p. m. from New Albany High School, marches down Vincennes Street, takes a right on Spring Street and ends on Bank Street. You can have a front row seat to all the action along any street! The Harvest Homecoming Festival is also a proud supporter of Hope Southern Indiana, so please bring your canned goods to be collected during the parade.
SUNDAY, OCT. 8
Pumpkin Decorating Contest: 2 p. m., New Albany Farmers Market on corner of Bank and Market streets This is Harvest Homecoming’ s oldest event! Group- or individually-prepared pumpkins may be painted or decorated with any material. Craft entries may be ceramic, fiber or maché. No previous year craft entries accepted. There will be two Grand Champion Awards( one from the Individual category and one from the Group category) for the entry most closely related to this year’ s theme,“ Harvest of Gold.” All entrants receive participation award. This event is free. All pumpkins must be picked up and taken from event. Any leftover pumpkins will be thrown away.
MONDAY, OCT. 9
Kids’ Dog Show: 5 p. m. registration; 5:30 p. m. start time, at New Albany Amphitheater Open to kids ages 3-13 years old. Dogs must be at least six months old, have all shots and be on a leash or contained. Awards for Best Costume, Best Trick, A Face Only A Mother Could Love, Best Groomed, Best Overall and Most Interesting Pet( this can be any legal, domestic animal; same vaccination and leash / containment rules apply). Entrants can enter maximum of three categories.
TUESDAY, OCT. 10
Pumpkin Chunking Competition: 6 p. m., Purdue Polytechnic New Albany, 3000 Technology Ave. Watch teams of all ages fire pumpkins from a gravity-powered trebuchet in this high-flying
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