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H A R V E S T F E S T I V A L
The Sioux Center Heritage Board and the Heritage Threshers and Collectors host annually a Harvest Festival at Heritage Village in Sioux Center, IA. The Harvest Festival will have a variety of activities and demonstrations from operating farm machinery like corn shellers, balers, and threshers to other activities like metal working in the blacksmith shop, sawing logs in the lumber mill, and assorted other crafts in the barn. There may also be a horse show taking place on one of the days of the festival as well. Come, bring your families, and walk down memory lane and get a glimpse of what life was like in the Sioux County area in the past.
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival Playlist
Here are some additional videos I made of different activities that take place during the Harvest Festival every year.
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival Promo 2016
Runnin' Machinery
Workin' Hands
Passin' Thru
If you are interested in seeing more of the Harvest Festival, I have two items available that will do just that. The first item is a DVD I put together from footage I gathered while walking around the Heritage Village and taking in the day. The second product is a
photo calendar I put together from stills I got from flying my drone over the Heritage Village during the Harvest Festival. If either of these items interests you, see below for more information about what is included in each item.
The Harvest Festival DVD was originally put together
from footage taken during the Harvest Festival event
in 2012 and 2013. The DVD was not promoted very
well and only a few copies of it were initially sold.
The videos on it as still cool to see and share what it
is like to be at the Harvest Festival.
The Full List of Videos on the DVD include:
Promo (1 min)
A short promotional trailer highlighting what happens at the Harvest Festival.
Passin' Thru (7 mins)
Walking around the different buildings at the Heritage Village during the Harvest Festival.
Runnin' Machinery (4 mins)
A short look at the different machinery at work during the Harvest Festival.
Workin' Hands (6 mins)
A look at the different "hands on" activities happening at the Harvest Festival.
Learning Instruments (27 mins)
Exploring the different instruments that have often been played in the past around the local area.
Roelofs' Store (9 mins)
A tour around the Roelofs' Store at the Heritage Village during the Harvest Festival.
Doc's Cafe (6 mins)
Looking back at the history of Doc's Cafe.
One Room School (7 mins)
What was it like to teach and learn in a One Room School?
First Reformed Church (6 mins)
A short history of church life in the area.
Mutual Telephone Company (4 mins)
Walking around the Mutual Telephone Company at the Heritage Village during the Harvest Festival.
Louie's Leather Shoe Repair (8 mins)
Learning what it is like to work with leather.
CO-OP Gas & Oil Station (5 mins)
A tour of the Station at the Heritage Village during the Harvest Festival.
Dulcimer 101 (8 mins)
A step by step process on how to make a Dulcimer.
Horse Obstacle Course 2012 (36 mins)
The 2012 Horse Show at the Harvest Festival.
DVD Credits (2 min)
Credits acknowledging who worked on the video, copyright of music, and thanking those involved in helping make the Harvest Festival possible every year.
Harvest Festival DVD - $16
The Harvest Festival Photo Calendar was originally offered in November 2018 to the volunteers and workers who make the Harvest Festival a success each year. The calendar was offered as a thank you and special memory of the event. I am now also offering the calendar to anyone else who would like one. The calendar goes from December 2018 to December 2019.
Harvest Festival 2018-2019 Photo Calendar - $16
