FUN - FAMILY - FOOD - FITNESS

Join us at the 2023 Annual Grape Harvest Festival on Saturday, August 26, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants and will be held at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, located at 6361 Mahan Drive in Tallahassee (MAP).

Celebrate family, food, fun, and agricultural discovery in recognition of FAMU’s role as a national leader in viticulture research. Featured activities include the vineyards trailer ride, grape and wine sampling, popular grape stomping contest, water slides, a grape throwing competition, a hula hoop competition, live entertainment, fun vineyard run and walk-a-thon (MAP), grape picking, a health fair, and more than 60 community exhibitors and vendors.

Onsite General admission is $10. Children under age of 12 and FAMU students with the valid ID are admitted for free; 50% discount for students and 20% discount for seniors 65 and above.

Festival Parking at the “Antique Car Museum” (6800 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317, phone (850) 942-0137) will be open at 7:30 a.m. at the day of the event.

Complementary “Bus shuttle” to festival ground is provided on every 10–15 minutes schedule.

Schedule:

Grape Harvest Festival (General Registration, Events and Competitions)

8:00am - Registration (Required for all activities)

8:30am - "First Lady Fun Vineyard Run/Walk"

8:30am - 3:00pm - Health Fair and Exhibits

Special Presentations:

BSE Program Smart Farming Computer Simulations, USDA-ARS/FAMU CBC Insect Demonstrations, CAFS Extension Program Displays

9:00am - 10:00am - Fresh Fruit Grape Varietals Tasting

9:00am - 12:00 noon – Guided Vineyard Trailer Rides

9:00am - 9:30am - Fitness Demonstration Sessions

9:30am - 10:00am - Grape Throwing Competition

10:30am - 11:00am - Hula Hoop Competition

10:00am -  12:00pm - Wine Making Workshop (1st and 2nd session – main building patio)

11:00am - 12:00pm - Opening Ceremony

Welcome – First Lady Sharon Robinson
Greetings – Larry Robinson, Ph.D., President
Remarks – Maurice Edington, Ph.D., COO
Remarks- Allyson Watson, Ph.D., Provost
Acknowledgement of Special Guests – Dean Robert Taylor

12:00pm - 12:30pm - Grape Stomping

12:30pm - 2:30pm - U-Pick Grape Gift Bag Experience

1:00pm - 3:00pm - Wine and Cheese Tasting Experience

To attend and register, please click HERE

Date: August 26, 2023

Time: 8:00am to 3:00pm

Venue: FAMU Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, 6361 Mahan Drive,Tallahassee, FL, 32308.

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