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Vernon Weekend Guide: Strong Family Farm's Harvest Festival And The Last Valley Falls Open House

Strong Family Farm stages its Harvest Festival with 40-plus vendors Sunday, and the Valley Falls Heritage Center has its last open house.

A harvest festival at Strong Family Farm is on tap for the weekend.
A harvest festival at Strong Family Farm is on tap for the weekend. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

VERNON, CT — Vernon saves its weekend for Sunday, with a harvest festival at Strong Family Farm and the season's final open house at the Valley Falls Heritage Center, from Thursday, Oct. 15, through Sunday, Oct. 18.

This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment

  • Valley Falls Farm and Heritage Center Open House — Sunday, Oct. 18, 1 to 4 p.m.; guided tour 2 to 3 p.m. The season's last chance to tour the six historic buildings of the former gentleman's farm; admission is free, and visitors park at the Red Barn. Friends of Valley Falls, 345 Valley Falls Road

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  • Annual Harvest Festival & Craft Fair — Sunday, Oct. 18, starting at 10 a.m. More than 40 vendors, food trucks, live music, a scarecrow contest, a barnyard petting zoo and prize drawings; parking is $5. Strong Family Farm, 274 West Street

Spend Sunday morning at Strong Family Farm's festival and the afternoon touring Valley Falls before it closes for the season.

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