1821 O'Neil Robinson House open with exhibits on the history of Bethel, the Mount Zircon Moon Tide Spring, Dr. Gehring and his clinic, and Oxford County ski history
Guided tours of the 1813 Dr. Moses Mason House available
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Demonstration of rug-hooking in the Twitchell Education Center with Ellen Marshall. She will also have her work on display and for sale.
11:00 am – 3:00 pm FOOD! Loaded baked potatoes, burgers, hot dogs and drinks near the gazebo
11:30am until it’s gone Apple pie & crisp on sale. Grab a slice a la mode! (To participate in the apple pie contest as an amateur or professional pie maker, REGISTER HERE then drop your pie off at the chamber’s tent before 11:00am.)
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Live Music on the gazebo Local Musicians - sponsored by Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy & BAAM:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Ainsley Rosenberg-Brown - Ainsley is a young performer from Bethel, ME that is based in New York City. She is a graduate from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and is so excited to have been invited to perform at this event!
12:00 pm-1:00 pm - Lindsy Stephenson - Lindsy is a 16-year-old artist who was born and raised in Bethel. She loves to bring people together with music.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Donnie Katlin & Jewel Clark - The iconic Bethel duo is back at Bethel Harvestfest.
1:00–3:00 pm Free Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides leaving from the corner by the former Chapman Inn, 2 Church Street
Around Town (Friday - Sunday)
Friday, September 16, 2022
9:45 -11:30 am Tour of Hancock Lumber's Bethel sawmill Hancock Lumber, proud sponsor of Bethel Harvestfest is offering a very special inside-scoop tour of its Bethel sawmill, where it manufacturers world-class Eastern White Pine products. Limited to the first 20 registrants. It sold out last year, so don't miss this great opportunity! *The 2022 tour is FULLY BOOKED* Call the Chamber 207-824-2282 to be placed on a waiting list.
4:00 - 6:00 pm - Greenwood Farmers' Market - Greenwood Town Hall, Rt. 26, Locke Mills Live Music in the evening around town 7:00-10:00pm; Friday - Jordan Kaulback- Millbrook Tavern atThe Bethel Inn Resort, 21 Broad Street. 7:00 - 10:00 pm; Friday - Jim McLaughlin - atThe Suds Pub - 151 Main St.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Bethel Farmers' Market - 1 Parkway, next to Norway Savings Bank, Bethel
9:00 am - 2:00 pm Telstar High Field Hockey Vendor/Craft Fair - Telstar High School, 284 Walkers Mills Rd., Bethel
Apple Picking in Bethel - Gibson’s Apple Orchard (55 Gibson Rd., 4 miles from Rt. 2 off the North Road. (836-2972) - Peaked Hill Apple Orchard, Route 2, West Bethel - Sparrowhawk Orchard - Sunday only (formerly Lyons Orchard & Grover Hill Orchard), 684 Grover Hill Rd., Bethel
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Maine Brew Fest - Sunday River Resort, 15 So. Ridge Rd., Newry
8:00 am - Bethel Rotary 5k Run/Walk and 1k Youth Run Supports local youth initiatives. Starts at the Mahoosuc Land Trust's Valentine Farm Conservation Center. Anyone 18 and under can join for free! Register here by Sept. 17.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm CROP Walk - The CROP (Communities Respond to Overcome Poverty) Walk supports the work of Church World Service (75%) around the world with disaster relief and reducing the root causes of poverty and hunger. Local proceeds support the Bethel Food Pantry. Picnic and walk start at West Parish Congregational Church, 32 Church Street, Bethel. 11:30 am Picnic Lunch (please bring your own) 12:00pm Registration 12:30pm Start the CROP Walk (approx. 3 miles)
Apple Picking - Sparrowhawk Orchard (formerly Lyons Orchard), 684 Grover Hill Rd., Bethel