HARVEST HOMECOMING 2018:
IT’S GOING
TO BE A BASH
51st annual festival begins Oct. 6
Southern Indiana’s renowned fall festival kicks
off Oct. 6 in downtown New Albany.
Harvest Homecoming returns for the 51st year,
this time featuring the theme “Pumpkin Bash.”
“The name speaks for itself: it is a celebration
of everything Harvest,” festival officials said in
a release. “This year is going to be a ‘bash’ of a
good time, so it is only fitting that the theme be
‘Pumpkin Bash.’”
One of the top three highest-attended festivals
in Indiana, Harvest Homecoming is part holiday,
part tourist attraction, part tradition and all things
Southern Indiana.
HARVEST
HOMECOMING
FESTIVAL 2018
Oct. 6-14 in New Albany
harvesthomecoming.com
Harvest Homecoming Office
431 Pearl St.
New Albany
Open 12 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
812.944.8572
www.harvesthomecoming.com
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HARVEST HOMECOMING
MISSION STATEMENT
Harvest Homecoming is a group of volunteers dedicated to providing
a family-oriented festival. It unites the community in a spirit of
fellowship and is committed to continuous improvement.
HARVEST HOMECOMING HISTORY
On the night of Oct. 10, 1967, the community of New Albany debuted
its inaugural Pumpkin Festival with a parade. The following weekend,
folks gathered downtown to enjoy a farmers market, the sale of
pumpkin pie, cider and barbecued chicken, a public square dance,
and a battle of the bands. Downtown merchants held a Harvest of
Values Square, and the festival culminated with pumpkin growing and
decorating and costume contests.
While the initial festival was the creation of the New Albany Chamber
of Commerce Tourism Committee – founding members included Cora
Jacobs, Henry Ramsier and Paul Lipps – today the annual event
beckons hundreds of thousands of visitors to what is now known as
Harvest Homecoming.
In its 51st year, Harvest Homecoming is a registered 501(c)3 nonprof-
it and is managed by an all-volunteer board of directors and officers.