Harrison Township Recreation Board

10/12/2026

🍪🏆 A SWEET SUCCESS! Introducing Our Cookie Bake-Off Winners! 🏆🍪

Our inaugural Harrison Harvest Fest Cookie Bake-Off was one sweet success, and we owe a HUGE thank-you to every baker who participated! ❤️

From creative flavors to beautifully crafted cookies, you all brought something special to the table. Thank you for sharing your time, talent, and delicious creations with our community. We couldn't have made this new tradition possible without you!

🥁 And now, let's congratulate our winners!

🥇 1st Place: Lori Miller with her Buckeye Cookie
🥈 2nd Place: Kerry Watterson with her Ice Cream Cookies
🥉 3rd Place: Tracy Szalanski with her Acorn Brownie Bites

👏 Please join us in congratulating our winners and giving a round of applause to every baker who participated!

We are so grateful to everyone who baked, tasted, judged, and cheered along with us. Thank you for helping make our first Cookie Bake-Off such a memorable part of Harrison Harvest Fest. We hope to see you back for another round of sweet competition next year! 🍂🍪

10/11/2026

🍂 WHAT A DAY! 🍂

We want to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who came out to our inaugural Harrison Harvest Fest! ❤️

Thank you to all of our amazing vendors, bakers, volunteers, musicians, community partners, and everyone who helped make the day possible. And most importantly, thank you to everyone who showed up and spent part of your Saturday with us!

You ate the food, sampled the cookies, shopped local, listened to music, played games, made crafts, took pictures, and most importantly, helped bring our community together. 🍂

This was our first Harrison Harvest Fest, and we're already thinking about how we can make future community events even better.

💬 We'd love to hear from YOU!

What did you enjoy? What worked well? Is there something you'd love to see at a future event? We'd really appreciate you taking a few minutes to share your feedback with us.

Your suggestions will help us grow, improve, and continue creating events that our community actually wants to attend and enjoy.

👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXgoNE6Y_qE7gMw9e6gmcxlr_9opUVYrUuq0v3DXLaCnH5FA/viewform?usp=dialog

And don't worry, we're not done just yet… 📸

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT ARE COMING SOON! Keep an eye on our page because we'll be sharing some of our favorite moments from the day. Feel free to tag us in any of your photos from the event as well!

Thank you again, Harrison Township. ❤️

We couldn't have asked for a better community to celebrate our first Harrison Harvest Fest with. 🍂🎃

10/09/2026

HARRISON HARVEST FEST IS TOMORROW! 🎃🎉

Come spend your Saturday with us for an afternoon full of:

🍔 FOOD & TREATS
🛍️ LOCAL VENDORS & SMALL BUSINESSES
🍪 COOKIE BAKE-OFF
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
🎨 FACE PAINTING
🎃 PUMPKIN PATCH + KIDS CRAFTS
📸 FALL PHOTO OPS
⛳ MINI GOLF
👟 COMMUNITY SHOE DRIVE
🍂 FALL FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

🎶 LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
10:00–11:45 AM — Unstrung Heros
12:15–2:00 PM — The Mellow Bellows Accordion Club

📅 TOMORROW — Saturday, October 10th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 800 Montana Ave. Natrona Heights PA 15065

✨ A few things to remember:
🍂 Bring the family
🛍️ Bring a little extra room for your local finds
🍪 Come ready to sample some cookies
📸 Bring your camera
🧥 Check the weather and dress for a fall day
❤️ Most importantly, come ready to spend some time with your community!

We've been so excited to bring this event to Harrison Township, and we can't wait to finally see everyone tomorrow!

🎃 Who's coming?!
Tag your festival crew below! 👇

SEE YOU TOMORROW! 🍂🎃

10/08/2026

Get all your fall shopping done in one place while donating to great causes and supporting local vendors this weekend at Harrison Harvest Fest!

Our costume sale is up and running. Most costumes are just $5 and all funds raised go directly to our library. Stop by the Harrison Township Recreation Board Harrison Harvest Festival this Saturday at Guardian Angels lawn across the street; then come by and shop our costume sale!

10/08/2026

🍪 WAIT... YOU CAN BE A COOKIE JUDGE?! 🍪

Yep! 👀 You don't have to be one of the bakers to get in on the fun.

Help us crown the winners of our inaugural Harrison Harvest Fest Cookie Bake-Off! 🏆🍪

For just $5 cash, you can sign up to be a judge and:
🍪 Sample cookies from 19 different bakers
⭐ Pick your Top 3 favorites
🏆 Help decide who takes home the top prizes!

And don't worry... you don't need to be a professional cookie critic. You just need to love cookies and have an opinion! 😉

Day-of judging spots will be available, so grab your family and friends and make it a friendly competition!

Who has the best cookie? YOU get to help decide. 👀🍪

📅 October 10
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
📍 800 Montana Ave. Natrona Heights, PA 15065

Come hungry. 🍪

10/07/2026

🎃 PICK YOUR PERFECT PUMPKIN! 🎃

One of the highlights of Harrison Harvest Fest that is back this year: our FREE Pumpkin Patch! 🍂

We’ll have 100 pumpkins available for everyone to choose from, completely free and first come, first served.

Once you find your perfect pumpkin, bring it over to the Harrison Township Recreation Board booth where you can decorate your pumpkins with FREE stickers! 🎃✨

So come pick a pumpkin, get creative, and take home a little piece of Harrison Harvest Fest with you!

🍁 Harrison Harvest Fest
📅 October 10
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
800 Montana Ave. Natrona Heights, PA 15065

100 pumpkins. Free stickers. Lots of fall fun.
We’ll see you at the pumpkin patch! 🎃🍂

*Pumpkins are available while supplies last*

10/06/2026

🍂Vendor Sound Off! 🍂

Harrison Harvest Fest will be filled with local makers, small businesses, delicious food, creative finds, and plenty of things you didn't know you needed! 👀🛍️

Here's just a peek at what some of our vendors will be bringing:

🧶 HANDMADE & CREATIVE
✨ Handmade jewelry & beaded earrings
🕯️ Candles & scented wax melts
🌸 Wreaths & hats
🧶 Crochet animals, macramé & sewn items
🪵 Wooden decorations
🪡 Handmade quilts
🎨 Paintings, prints & mini art
💎 Diamond art & resin crafts
🌿 Terrariums
🏡 Home décor
🐾 Pet decorations
✂️ Custom embroidery & laser-cut designs
🔨 Custom engraving

🍯 LOCAL FINDS
🍯 Honey & maple syrup
📚 New & used books
☕ Coffee & chocolate
🎃 Pumpkin carving art
🥋 Martial arts

Whether you're looking for a unique handmade gift, something fun for the kids, lunch, a sweet treat, or just an excuse to spend a fall afternoon outside, we've got you covered. 🍂

Come browse. Come hungry. Come discover something new. Most importantly, come hang out with your community! ❤️

🎃 We'll see you at Harrison Harvest Fest!

If you are one of our participating vendors tag your shop below!!

Send a message to learn more

10/03/2026

🍂🎃 ONE WEEK UNTIL HARRISON HARVEST FEST! 🎃🍂

That's right… ONE WEEK! 😱

Next Saturday, we'll be bringing our community together for an afternoon packed with food, music, local vendors, fall activities, cookies, and fun for the whole family!

Here's just a taste of what's waiting for you:

🎶 Live Music
🍔 Food & Treats
🛍️ Local Vendors & Small Businesses
🍪 Cookie Bake-Off
🎨 Face Painting
🎃 Pumpkin Patch + Kids Crafts
📸 Fall Photo Ops
⛳ Mini Golf
👟 Community Shoe Drive
🍂 AND MORE!

Whether you're coming to find some new local favorites, grab lunch, let the kids have some fun, sample some cookies, listen to live music, or just spend a fall afternoon with your neighbors, we'll have something waiting for you. ❤️

📅 Saturday, October 10th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 800 Montana Ave. Natrona Heights PA 15065

🍁 SAVE THE DATE. BRING YOUR PEOPLE. COME HANG OUT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY.

We'll see you in ONE WEEK! 🎃

09/28/2026

🍂 PLAN YOUR DAY AT HARRISON HARVEST FEST! 🍂

Wondering what there is to do when you arrive? We've got a little something for everyone! Here's your unofficial game plan for October 10th:

☀️ 10:00 AM — FESTIVAL BEGINS!
Start your afternoon exploring our local vendors, grabbing some delicious food, and checking out everything Harrison Harvest Fest has to offer!

🎨 FACE PAINTING
Let the little ones get festival-ready with some fun face painting!

🎃 PUMPKIN PATCH + KIDS CRAFTS
Pick out a pumpkin and let the kids get creative with some fall-themed crafts!

📸 PHOTO OPS
Don't forget to stop by our photo opportunities and grab a few fall photos while you're here! 🍁

🍪 COOKIE BAKE-OFF
Sample some seriously delicious cookies and help decide which creation takes home the win!

🎶 10:00–11:45 AM — UNSTRUNG HEROS
Enjoy live music while you explore, shop, eat, and enjoy the festival!

🪗 12:15–2:00 PM — THE MELLOW BELLOWS ACCORDION CLUB
Stick around for a unique afternoon of live accordion music!

🍔 ALL DAY — FOOD, SHOPPING & FUN
Grab lunch, discover local businesses and makers, play some games, check out the activities, and enjoy a fall afternoon with your community.

🕑 2:00 PM — FESTIVAL FINALE

📅 October 10th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍800 Montana Ave. Natrona Heights PA 15065

🍂 Come for the food. Stay for the cookies. Take a million pictures. Leave with a pumpkin.

Most importantly, come spend the day with your community! ❤️

What part are you most excited for?