Come to the Harvest Market – Yorktown Market Days – Sat., Nov 18, 2023 – Here’s the full lineup of special events:
Harvest Market – Yorktown Market Days – extended Fall Fun Market – see event schedule below!
November 18: Harvest Festival (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Riverwalk Landing – 331 Water St, Yorktown, VA 23690
It’s a pre-Thanksgiving cornucopia of fun! Shop for pecan pies, and cranberry sauce. Take home unique holiday pieces from local artists for serving your family meals. Head down to the Harvest Festival in Yorktown and bring the family family–kids young and old will enjoy this autumn extravaganza, which features a live animal show, petting zoo, log carving demonstration, balloon art, inflatable axe throwing, and a pie eating contest. 
More than 50 vendors will be selling ingredients needed to make holiday staples like turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, cornbread, dinner rolls, and pumpkin pie. Local jewelers, painters, and photographers will also be selling their holiday handiwork. Check out this week’s vendor list here
Enjoy bluegrass music from Ralph Motley and the Last Minute Grass or catch The Fifes and Drums of York Town. The Virginia Living Museum will present a live animal show inside the Freight Shed at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. 
Scroll down for the list of events by hour!
Yorktown Harvest Festival Events
Here are the day’s events:
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- Decorated LOVE Letters
- Fall-themed photo cutout by the Water Street Grille fountain
- Inflatable axe throwing beside the Riverwalk Landing Stage
- Market vendors and food trucks
- Petting zoo on the grassy area in front of Water Street Grille
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- Balloon art behind the Freight Shed
- Kids’ crafts next to the Riverwalk Landing Stage
- Ralph Motley and the Last Minute Grass will perform bluegrass on the Riverwalk Landing Stage.
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- Live animal show by the Virginia Living Museum inside the Freight Shed
1 p.m.
- Live animal show by the Virginia Living Museum inside the Freight Shed
- Pie-eating contest
Visitors will find seasonal fruits and vegetables; beef, pork, and chicken; farm milk and eggs; homemade breads and baked goods; kettle corn and flavored popcorn; gourmet dog treats; handmade potato chips; and so much more.
Yorktown Market Days is always rain or shine and there is no charge for the market. When it rains, the vendors and artists move into the lower level of the parking terrace. The extra activities, however, may be canceled due to inclement weather, and will not be rescheduled. Visitors are encouraged to follow Visit Yorktown’s social media accounts for all event-related changes and announcements.
Free parking is available in several designated areas throughout Historic Yorktown. While most vendors accept credit cards, some only take cash. ATMs are conveniently located at Ben & Jerry’s and Yorktown Pub.
Head to visityorktown.org for complete details. Or visit their Facebook page.
Head to visityorktown.org for complete details. Or visit their Facebook page.
For great Christmas events in December in Yorktown visit our Yorktown Celebrates Christmas post!
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