Sponsored by Bank Five, the seventh annual Heritage Harvest Festival organized by the Friends of Heritage State Park took place on October 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2010. The Saturday event kicked off with a Halloween costume parade and judging contest open to all children  Other events included arts and crafts, pony rides, pumpkin decorating, cookie decorating, face painting and the popular Home Depot Kids Workshop, in which youngsters can get a first-hand experience at building with kits for a variety of projects. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Friends of Heritage State Park, the event also included a variety of musical performances over the three days. Click here for other photos of the Harvest Festival. Click here for photos of last year's event and here for pictures of the 2005 Harvest Festival. Click here to read the Herald News article about the event. For information about the Friends of Heritage State Park, contact Paul Simister at 508-353-0416.
 

(Top row, left) Twelve-year-old Hailey DeMello and ten-year-old Emily Borges enter the Heritage Park Visitors' Center dressed in their Halloween costumes. (Top row, center and right) Friends of Heritage State Park volunteer Carol Siembad leads the parade, led by Isaac Cronister, Faith Sullivan and Jacob Cronister, from the Visitors' Center to the center of the park while judges rate the costumes. (Middle row, left)  Jessica Masse helps five-year-old Brandon Campo with his costume. (Middle row, right) Carol Siembad asks the name of the boy dressed as the Mad Hatter. (Bottom row, left and center) Triplets William, Katrina and Olivia Rumsey and their sister Julia of Fall River meet twins Rory and Bridie Murphy of Rehoboth. (Bottom row, right) Carol Siembad announces the winners, including eight-year-old jasmine Guillemette and twelve-year-old Jordan Branco who dressed as a bride and groom.