Winter Fest February 25, 2023
Held at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd Harvard MA
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winter Fest is included in The Trustees Membership.
Non-Member admission is $5.
Add some sparkle to your mid-winter by joining the Harvard Lions Club and Fruitlands Museum for our annual Winter Fest celebration! We’ll kickoff the day with a frosty 5K road race. Come to the heated tent and warm up with hot cocoa and a hot dog, then head off to shoot the apple cannon, visit our vendors, play kid’s games and scavenger hunt, play human foosball, toss a skillet, and enter the sun catcher contest. Sign up for the human dog sled pull and then warm up by the fire pits. Don’t forget to sign up for the chili, mac and cheese contests! End the day by Wassailing the Orchard, led by our singing, costumed Troupe.
Activities
5K Road Race Wassail the Orchard
Apple Cannon Enchanted Field
Chili and Mac&Cheese Contests Vendors
Nature Walks on Fruitland Trails Food and Beverages
Scavenger Hunt Fire Pits
Skillet Toss Contest Snowman Glen
Human Foosball Heated Tents
Human Dog Sled Pull Indoor Kids Activities
Sun Catcher Contest Sledding on the Hill
Hot Chocolate Bar Visit the Galleries
Winter Fest 5K
Racing to raise funds for Lions sight and hearing research.
- The race starts and finishes at Fruitlands and is run on paved roads
- 5K is unsanctioned and manually timed
- $35 5K registration fee includes long sleeve poly blend t-shirt, admission to the event, and two $5 coupons to local businesses
- Limited $25 5K registration fee includes race and admission only, no shirt or coupons
- Day of Registration opens at 10:30 am
- Race starts at 11:15 am
- Course map: 5K Course
- Registering for races is a 2 step process.
- Please fill out THIS FORM for full registration with t-shirt, and then come back here to click on the payment link below.
- Please fill out THIS FORM for limited registration with no t-shirt, and then come back here to click on the payment link below.
Everyone uses this form to pay for your race at our Square store.
Purchase a $15 Winter Fest Long Sleeve Sport-Tek T-Shirt
No Shipping. Pick up at the 5K Race Registration table at Winter Fest.
Human Dog Sled Pull
The Human Dog Sled Pull is a two person event pulling a weighted sled over a defined course. Medals for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Please register your team of two with THIS FORM. $10 per team registration fee.
Everyone uses this form to pay for your race at our Square store.
Sign up for our People's Choice Contests:
Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each contest.
One free admission to Winter Fest per contestant.
CHILI CONTEST MAC & CHEESE CONTEST
**PLEASE READ THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR RULES ON THE CONTESTS.**
QR Code Scavenger Hunt
**New Activity**
Skillet Toss Contest
Register HERE for free in the following categories:
Youth, 12 and under, Male or Female
Teen, 13 to 19, Male or Female
Adult Male or Female
**New Activity**
Sun Catcher Contest
Harvard Family Association and Harvard Lions Club are introducing a new activity. Bring your homemade sun catcher to display and be judged by the HFA. Medals to top three winners!
Please read the contest rules HERE.
Signing up here ahead of time is not required, but is
Watch this video to learn how to make a sun catcher.
Frozen Themed Kid's Activities, Indoors
Visit our Vendors' Booths
Wassail the Orchard with Us
Activities
Activities subject to change due to weather conditions. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs on leashes are welcome to join in the fun. A heated tent will be available throughout the day.
For more information or questions, email us at harvardwinterfest@gmail.com
Winter Fest 2022 from Harvard Cable TV on Vimeo.