Middle’s Olde Tyme Harvest Festival is back with music, food trucks and many vendors

Event returning in a big way after COVID cancellation in 2020

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 The Olde Tyme Harvest Festival will fill the area around Mechanic Street with Halloween and community spirit on Oct. 23.

If you plan to visit the Olde Tyme Harvest Festival on Oct. 23, come hungry.

At least 15 food vendors will serve up barbecue and bacon, ice cream and pie, and other festival favorites in the Middle Township municipal parking lot. Strategic snack lovers might want to line up early for one of the 500 free mini cupcakes from A Piece of Cake; the treats are first come, first serve.

Walking around the rest of the festival, set up along and around Mechanic Street, is sure to burn some calories. The event, returning for its 23rd year after a 2020 COVID cancellation, will feature carnival rides and inflatables, and more than 80 vendors selling crafts and more.

Entertainment will include the bands Animal House, Independence Day and the Middle Township High School Band. Local dancers from Turning Pointe and Atlantic Coast also will perform. Costume contests for pets and kids will add some holiday-themed fun. (Registration required by 11:30 a.m. on the day of the event.)

“The Harvest Festival celebrates everything that’s great about Middle Township — community, support for local businesses, and plenty of family-friendly fun,” said Mayor Tim Donohue. “We know our residents and vendors are excited for this special tradition to return, and so are we!”

Events will run from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, October 24, from 12 to 5 p.m.

The Olde Tyme Harvest Festival started as a small event back in 1998, as part of Middle Township’s bicentennial celebration. The Harvest Fest has grown over the years to include dozens of vendors and thousands of visitors.

Vendors who would like to sell food or merchandise at the event should contact Special Events Coordinator Nancy McDevitt at 609-465-8728 or nmcdevitt@middletownship.com.