Annual Harvest Festival Returns To Chester October 11 and 12. Event features live music for the first time!

CHESTER, NJ — This October 11 and 12, the Historic Chester Business Association will host the annual Harvest Festival. This FREE all-day Festival, which has become a highlight of Chester’s event calendar, will liven up historic Chester, NJ with a variety of activities that will appeal to all ages. The event runs from noon until 5:00 pm, with activities scattered throughout town.



For the first time, the Harvest Festival will be featuring live music on Saturday, with nine performers returning from this year’s Black River Music and Art Fest. Performers include: Echofission, Brian Fitzpatrick, Paul Gargiulo, Jeannie O’Neill and Thomas Martin, Masqued Thrill, Brian McLoughlin, Randy Morning, Universal Rebel, and Wiser Time.



Some of the other scheduled events include:

•Pet parade

•Antique car show

•Pumpkin-weight guessing contest

•Face Painting

•Farm Stand

•Flea Circus

•Pumpkin Painting

•Performance Art by Ballet Forte