SPUD FEST/HERITAGE FEST & CRAFT SHOW August 26-27 Washington County Ag Education Center

Living History Weekend by the Friends of the Washington County Rural Heritage Museum. 
The non-profit is dedicated to the preservation of the heritage of early Washington County.  Saturday provides you with memorable experiences and lots of photo opportunties of kids participating in an early Maryland Potato Harvest with draft horses. Stroll through the 1800 Rural Maryland Village and enjoy living history interpretations by artisans about their trades and Civil War camp life. If you are into antique trucks and tractors there will be large exhibits outdoors for you to enjoy.
SPUD FEST Saturday August 26
9AM - Event opens
9AM- Kitchen opens- Breakfast/Lunch. Hot Dogs, Steamer Dogs, Steamers,Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Potato Candy, Pie
9AM- 4PM Snow Cone Truck
9AM- Civil War Living History Encampment
9AM- Period Gardens Open (Medicinal in the Rural Village & 4 Square at the Homstead)
9AM- Craft Show opens - Wooden Hand-Made Cane & Walking Stick making demonstration
9AM- 1800 Rural Village Opens- Hear about the 1790's Glass Family Log Home History, Hand Forging, Broommaking,
10AM - 11 AM Kids Potato Picking Registration
10AM - 2PM  Face Painting by Pixie Dust Creations
10AM - 4PM Antique Truck & Tractor Show (Live Country Music)
10AM - Museums Open for Self-Guided Tours, Kids Scavenger Hunts(Museum 1)
11AM - Draft Horse Plowing Demonstration
11AM- Potato Chip Making Demonstration - Free samples while they last!
11AM - Noonish Kids Potato PIcking Contests ( Kids get to keep their bucket of potatoes)
12:15-12:30 Winners Announced  ($300 in Gift Card Prizes - Bonnie's at the Red Byrd, Family Farm & Home, Potomac Street Creamery, Nora Roberts Book Store)
Noon - Gift Shop Opens - Museum 1
12:30 - Kids Pedal Pull
1:00PM Pick UR Own Potatoes $10/5 Gallon Bucket
1:00PM Garden Tractor Pull
HERITAGE FEST Sunday August 27 9AM - 3PM
9AM Event Opens
9AM -3PM  Craft Show
9AM Kitchen Opens
9AM Church Service in the Rural Village Mt. Tabor Church
9AM- Period Gardens Open ( Medicinal in the Rural Village & 4 Square at the Homestead)
10AM Antique Truck & Tractor Show (Live Country Music)
10AM- Museums open for self-guided tours. 
10AM - Kids Scavenger Hunts - Start Museum 1
11AM - Cruise-In with Live DJ
* Many thanks to our Sponsors - Hagerstown Washington County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Roger Fairbourne Real Estate, Fulton Bank, Gaye Mcgovern, State Farm Insurance, Maryland Horse Industry Board, Bonnie's at the Red Byrd, Family Farm & Home, Hagerstown, Nora Roberts, Potomac Street Creamery, Antique Truck Club of America ( National Pike Chapter for providing the live music!)
 

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