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Harvest Fest and Maine Craft Weekend Harvest Fest to partner with Waterville Creates! on Maine Craft Weekend.

Although it's only summer, volunteers from Waterville Main Street are preparing for our annual celebration at Head of Falls, Harvest Fest, Sunday, October 4, from 10-4. Sponsored by Winslow Community Federal Credit Union, Colby College and The City of Waterville, the day-long event will feature hayrides, scarecrow-making and pumpkin carving, and will also add entertainment and activities from Colby's civic and social clubs like A cappella groups and local vendors.

This annual festival is hosted by the Franco-American Heritage Society (FAHS) and sponsored by the City of Waterville. In 2014, this festival, formerly known as the Franco American Family Festival, was reinvented to include a wider variety of Waterville’s cultural heritage. Aptly named, the Festival at the Falls is held at the Head of Falls and celebrates Waterville’s cultural diversity with a mixture of authentic foods, live traditional music and jigs, and family oriented activities and events.

The 2015 Festival will be held Sunday, Oct. 4, at Head of Falls at the same time as the annual Harvest Fest. It’s also the same weekend that Waterville Creates! is hosting Maine Craft Weekend downtown, which is scheduled for Oct. 2, 3 and 4.

Maine Craft Weekend (MCW), a statewide tour of Maine craft studios, breweries, businesses and events, is an opportunity for the public to explore the life and work of craft artists and craft brewers in Maine. MCW is a public, educational, community orientated, family friendly weekend held in October. MCW is scheduled in conjunction with American Craft Week, a nationwide event promoting craft events each October. Modeled after Maine Maple Sunday and Buy Local Saturday, this self-guided tour features participants all over the state who are not regularly open to the public or who have planned special MCW events and demonstrations at their locations.