2024 Fall Harvest Festival

Saturday, October 19, 11am-3pm at the UCSC Farm

The 2024 Harvest Festival will feature live music, food vendors, an apple pie baking contest, hands-on workshops, kids' activities, and more!

$5 general admission / Free admission for kids under 12, UCSC, Hartnell College, and Cabrillo College students with a student ID, Semillas program families, UC Santa Cruz alumni, and Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden members. Please pre-register with credit card or pay cash at the gate.

Bicycling, car pooling, ride sharing, and public transportation are encouraged as parking is limited. If you drive to the event, please plan to park in UCSC Lot #104 (East Remote parking lot) and walk or take a complimentary shuttle to the farm. There will be directional signage to help you get to the correct parking lot and farm entrances.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to save plastic and stay hydrated! Pets are not allowed on the UC Santa Cruz campus (with the exception of service animals).

The Harvest Festival is presented by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology, the Food Systems Working Group, Measure 43 and Life Lab. Contact agroecology@ucsc.edu for more information or to request accommodations.

Live music

• Face Painting
• Pumpkin Sales
• Pumpkin Painting
• Apple Pie Bake-Off (see info and rules)
• Flower Printing
• Tractor Rides
• Honey Tasting
• Apple Pressing
• Storytelling 
• Family Farm Tours 
• Hang out and take photos with Sammy the Banana Slug

Food Vendors

• Penny Ice Creamery
• S&B Food Truck
• Pana Venezuelan Food
• Dos Hermanos Pupuseria