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Winter Fest February 22, 2025

Held at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd  Harvard MA

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Admission $5, children 6 and under are free

You may get your tickets here ahead of time if you prefer.

Add some sparkle to your mid-winter by joining the Harvard Lions Club and Fruitlands Museum for our annual Winter Fest celebration! We’ll kick off 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 cannons, visit our vendors, play kid’s games, toss a skillet, and enter the knit/crochet hat contest and the snowflake and icicle photo contests.  Sign up for the human dog sled pull and then warm up by the fire pits.  Don’t forget to enter your favorite entries in the chili and the 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 Cannons                                        Enchanted Meadow

                Mac and Cheese Contest                       Vendors

                Nature Walks on Fruitland Trails           Food and Beverages

                Knit/Crochet Hat Contest                        Fire Pits

                Skillet Toss Contest                                Snowman Glen

                Chili Contest                                            Scavenger Hunt      

                Human Dog Sled Pull                              Indoor Kid's Activities

                Ice Sun Catcher Contest                         Sledding on the Hill

                Hot Chocolate Bar                                   Make a Candle

                Icicle Photo Contest                                Snowflake Contest

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 RFID chip timed
• $25 registration fee includes race, 2 coupons to local businesses, and admission to Winter Fest
• Day of race registrations will increase to $35
• $15 long sleeve performance shirt available at checkout, also available for purchase at our Square Store and includes 2 coupons to other local businesses
• Day of Registration opens at 10:30 am
• Race starts at 11:15 am
• Course map:  5K Course
• Register for the 5K Race at RunSignUp 

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.

No entry fee.  Sign up HERE.

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.**

Skillet Toss Contest

Sign up HERE ahead of time, or sign up at Winter Fest as a walk on. 

Knit and Crochet Hat Contest

Enter your hand knit or crocheted hat in our Hat Contest. Enter in either the 14 and under or 15 and over age categories. The Fiber Loft knitting group will judge the hats first and choose a Best in Show winner.  The hats will then be moved to Winter Fest where we will have a People's Choice contest.  Prizes to top winners in each age category.

Information Sheet

Entry Form 

Take a photo of your best icicles to submit to the photography contest judged by the Harvard Garden Club. Medals will be awarded for longest, skinniest, and oddest.  Award Ceremony at 3:00 pm.

Ice Sun Catcher Contest

Bring your homemade ice sun catcher to display and be judged by the Harvard Family Association. Medals to top three winners!

Here's a video showing how to make an ice sun catcher.

And here is another one.

Visit our Vendors' Booths

Email us if you're interested in having a craft or business booth at Winter Fest.                                $25/booth.

harvardlionswinterfest@gmail.com

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.