Sponsored by Bank Five, the seventh annual Heritage Harvest Festival organized by the Friends of Heritage State Park took place on October 1st and 2nd, 2011. 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 two days. Click here for a one-minute video of the event. 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) Cody Lapointe selects a pumpkin for Hunter Oliveira, in blue, of Swansea. (Top row, center) Ray Mendes looks at pumpkins that four-year-old Arianna Chase and her mother, Alicia Fernandes, picked out for her and her sister. (Top row, right) Kevin Sullivan and John Flanders of the Abbey Rhode band play some Beatles favorites. (Second row, left) Carlos Vasconcelos of the Swansea Home Depot gives instructions in assembling a toy. (Second row, right) Karen Moniz helps her nephew, Colton, assemble a toy car with the help of Bruce Alderson from Home Depot. (Third row, left and center) Tayla Perrotta of Roselyn Acres Farm leads her horse, Jag, carrying five-year-old  A.J. Munoz. (Third row, right) Three-year-old Allison Kuznar holds on tight for her ride. (Bottom row, left) Noah Ferreira of Westport assists Julia Reis and her daughters, Emma and Brianna, in making some Halloween decorations. (Bottom row, center) Joshua Mendonca of Fall River carries his two-year-old daughter, Amalya Rose, as she carries a plastic sword. (Bottom row, right) Joan Abrantes of Fall River and her sister, Paula Torres, talk with Pauline Bourgeous of Swansea in front of the food tent.