Annual Fall Harvest Festival

GUILFORD — The annual Fall Harvest Festival i is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. This year’s festivities start at 11 a.m. The Guilford Historical Society on North Main Street, will offer free games for the kids — including pumpkin decorating, sidewalk chalk creations and balloon twisters by Maine-ly Balloons at 12:30 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Guilford Historical Society

ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL — The annual Fall Harvest Festival takes place in downtown Guilford on Saturday, Oct. 3. The festival includes children’s games and exhibits at the Guilford Historical Society, music at the Red Maple Inn and an evening guided tour at Elmwood Cemetery.

Maine-ly Balloons is a father and son balloon twisting team. They are two of New England’s best balloon artists and can make amazing sculptures out of balloons. Come enjoy their art at the Harvest Festival.

The Guilford Historical Society Museum will be open to the public 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a bake sale and Guilford memorabilia sale inside. Grilled hot dogs and beverages will be for sale outside. Across the road at the Red Maple Inn, hosted by Martha Ward and Paul Zimmerman, outdoor music can be heard throughout the day with Open-Mic Jam in the Braeburn Lot. The Red Maple Inn Restaurant and Lounge will be open during the event and into the evening with live music inside featuring Emerald Sky.

At 7 p.m. luminaries will light the trail for a guided tour on Elm Street at the Elmwood Cemetery.  Experience an unforgettable walk and hear interesting history of ancestors and residents of long ago by Town Manager Tom Goulette.

The Historical Society will be open on Friday, Oct. 2 from 5-7 p.m. during the PCHS Homecoming Parade.  For more information, visit the Facebook pages Town of Guilford, Guilford Historical Society, Red Maple Inn, or contact Cindy Woodworth at 217-0963 or butterwood198@gmail.com.