Wake County Parks is hosting its first Grateful Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Beech Bluff County Park, 3321 NC 42, Willow Spring, North Carolina.
This is a free event.
Celebrate our community and its rich agricultural history as we plan for and work toward a sustainable future.
The festival includes giveaways, live music, storytelling and old-time arts, crafts, games and activities. In addition, get to know community partners, volunteers and staff from Wake County Parks and Beech Bluff County Park.
Entertainment Schedule
- 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Storytelling and Poetry
- 12:30–2 p.m. Live Music
- 2:15–2:30 p.m. Thankful Moments
Food Trucks
- Kookie Krumbs
- Pickin’ N’ Que’n
- Popcorn giveaway (while supplies last)
- Sorghum Syrup History and Tasting (while supplies last)
Food Drive
Wake County Parks is partnering with a local food pantry to help people here in Wake County. If you’re in a position to help, please bring a nonperishable food item(s) to the event to help feed those in need! Please no glass jars, expired or opened items. Find more ways to help at wake.gov/foodsecurity.
Exhibitors and Vendor Booths
- NC State Agroecology Education Farm
- North Carolina Native Plant Society
- Wake County Solid Waste
- Wake County Open Space
- Master Gardeners of Wake County
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Wake County Center
- Adam’s Farm History: Visit with Joyce Adams to learn about the family that owned this property before it became a park
- Wake County Facilities, Design and Construction
- Composting and Vermicomposting Education
- Games: sack races, corn hole, connect four, 3-legged races, Tug-of-War, sidewalk chalk, Pumpkin Knockdown, Pumpkin Tic Tac Toe
- Crafts: Harvest Mosaics, Corn Husk Dolls, Gratitude Journals
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