Palmer Park HarvestFest: Ponies, Hayrides, Pumpkins & Unicorns
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
990 Merrill Plaisance St, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48203 | Highland Park, MI
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Palmer Park HarvestFest is a free community celebration on Saturday, Sept 21 from 1-4 pm presented by People for Palmer Park to welcome Autumn, and enjoy nature and harvest time. The event includes a variety of family-friendly activities: petting zoo, pony rides, hayrides through the woods, arts & crafts, pumpkin picking, games, and entertainment with music, African Dancing, Drumming and Stilt Walking performances, storytelling and magic shows. Apples from the Palmer Park orchards, donuts and apple cider will be served, along with freshly roasted corn-on-the-cob. The fun takes place between the Palmer Park Community Garden and Community House, 990 Merrill Plaisance, Detroit 48203Autumn in Detroit would not be complete without a hayride through Palmer Park's colorful trails at People for Palmer Park's annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 1-4 pm. The festivities celebrate the Fall Equinox — the official first day of fall — and a bountiful harvest of the Palmer Park apple trees!
HarvestFest will feature a petting zoo, where children can interact with adorable animals, brush and learn how to groom and care for them and dress them up in unicorn and magical fashions; pumpkin picking and decorating; and arts and crafts for those looking to showcase their artistic talents. Children ride a pony, pet a snake, or make nature crowns in PFPP's big blue art tent. The Huron Clinton Metropark Mobile Learning Center will provide hands-on fun with furs, feathers, skulls, skeletons, artifacts, as well as snakes and other live animals.
Live entertainment will be ongoing with African Drumming, Dancing and Stilt Walking with Imani Ma'at AnkhmenRa, plus storytelling, magic shows with Magic John, and more.
The season's favorites will be served: apple tasting (with several different varieties of the Palmer Park apples), apple cider and donuts for the first 500, and freshly-roasted corn on the cob. There will also be additional food for purchase.
"HarvestFest is a wonderful opportunity for families and friends to enjoy the beauty of the season and create lasting memories together," explains Stacy Varner, People for Palmer Park’s President, “it is also a fascinating event for all ages to learn about how our food is grown, the lives of farm animals, and nature in the park. We are thrilled to continue the tradition of holding free community celebrations in Palmer Park, started by the Palmer family in the late 1800s.”
More than a century ago, Senator Thomas Palmer and his wife Lizzie Merrill Palmer often would invite guests to enjoy their Log Cabin Farm, drink freshly pressed apple cider, and enjoy the harvest. Palmer donated the land in the late 1800s to the City of Detroit to serve as a park "for the good of all." In honor of the harvest and in tribute to the Palmer legacy, this event follows this legacy.
Palmer Park is located between McNichols and Seven Mile Roads, and west of Woodward Avenue. Free parking is available at the Splash Park parking lot at the intersection of Merrill Plaisance at Pontchartrain. More info https://www.peopleforpalmerpark.org/harvest-festival.html
Sponsors: Presented by People for Palmer Park with the support of the City of Detroit Parks & Recreation Dept., Del Bene Produce, Eastern Market, Dutch Girl Donuts, Detroit Public Library, Mike's Market. Special thanks to Home Depot for a grants and volunteers that made it possible to build the PFPP Educational Garden.
People for Palmer Park, is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation, reinvention, and revitalization of Palmer Park, for the good of all. Palmer Park is comprised of 296 acres of lawns and historic woodlands, a public disc golf course, tennis courts, hiking and biking trails, Lake Frances, a historic log cabin, new Dog Park, Splash Park and playground, and more. Located between 6 and 7 Mile Roads and west of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, it has been a treasured nature park and recreation site for some 135 years.
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Where is it happening?
990 Merrill Plaisance St, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48203, 992 Merrill Plaisance St, Highland Park, MI 48203-1776, United States,Detroit, MichiganEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
