
By Day and by Night, the Acclaimed Harvest Festival Returns September 23 – October 31 |
ย ย ย ย ย As part of a 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee, Silver Dollar City presents one of the longest running and most-attended craft festivals in America,ย The Harvest Festival featuring Crafts, Cowboys and Pumpkins, September 23-October 31, 2020.ย The 1880s theme park has perfected this annual event over the past six decades, creating one of the most heralded crafts festivals in Mid-America and a true celebration of fall in the Ozark Mountains. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย It is a festival that lets guests stroll and observe demonstrating crafters while toe- tapping western, bluegrass and country music sounds from outdoor stages and cowboy lore is brought to life by legendary figures; then evening and nighttime are set aglow as the energy heats up and a pumpkin-centric plaza gathering takes over.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย All throughout, there are the Cityโs rides and coasters soaring into the Ozark skies and, as has become tradition, a wide selection of creative Silver Dollar City food specialties. This year the menu features all things pumpkin, including pumpkin cheesecake cones, cappuccinos, cinnamon rolls, funnel cakes, churros with pumpkin fluff and more.ย ย Daytime Crafts to Evening Aglow ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Demonstrating artists, designers and makers with high quality, handmade, original work line the Cityโs Square, and the streets explode with shades of orange as thousands of hand-carved pumpkins and pumpkin sculptures line pathways.ย ย ย ย ย ย Theย Makersโ Marketย houses some of the most intricate creations, with the artisans chatting with guests as they work. โThe demonstrating craftsmen are very important to the atmosphere of this long-running festival,โ says Silver Dollar City Designer Kelly Eutsler. โMany art fairs highlight the finished products, but our festival is long-known for showing how the crafts are actually created.โ ย ย ย ย Just around the corner from the crafts, the return of cowboy culture adds an entirely different layer. โBy popular demand, we bring back the cowboys who entertain with practices of yesteryear,โ said Eutsler. โWe have cowboy cooking on outdoor grills, the old Silver Dollar City Stagecoach and its storytellers of western lore, cowboy artworks, and the honor of presenting the famed watercolor artist, Buck Taylor, whom many will remember from his role on the TV series โGunsmoke.โโย ย ย ย ย ย As the sun sets low and 5:30pm strikes the old water clock, thousands of hand-carved pumpkins start glowing and Pumpkin Plaza heats up, featuring pumpkin pals and glow-in- the-dark fun.ย ย ย ย ย ย Pumpkins in the City returns for its second season, bringing renewed energy to the fall destination of Branson. The rides are open all day and all night, which brings another reason to visit, said Eutsler, โWhat once was considered a season more for adults now offers something big for families and kids, too.โย ย ย ย ย ย Even the new Mystic River Falls water ride will remain open, with long, winding rapids, an 8-story, rotating lift and a waterfall billed as the โTallest Drop of a water ride in the Western Hemisphere.โย To add to the feeling of celebration, the thousands of LED lights that line most of the new area ofย Rivertown, Clara Belleโs Cinnamon Bread bakery and the new Rivertown Smokehouseย (featuring fresh-smoked meats and specialty desserts) are attractions all their own. ย ย ย ย โA getaway to Silver Dollar City may be just what we each need now โ to slip into another time and enjoy the sounds, tastes and smells of the harvest season,โ said Eutsler. She concludes by adding this tip: โDonโt miss the super-star, nationally recognized pumpkin carvers, or the Chuck Wagon chefs known as the best in their business in all of America,โ concluded Eutsler.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย CRAFTS & COWBOYS BY DAYMakers’ Marketย returns with new artisans, vintage wares and trending creationsBack by popular demand: Western watercolorist and โGunsmokeโ legend,ย Buck TaylorChuck Wagon cooking demos including Food Network starย Kent RollinsPumpkin carving by carver extraordinaire,ย Barry BrownNew award-winningย Rock On Iceย pumpkin sculptorsThe Comeback of theย Silver Dollar City Stagecoach, along with a posse of wranglers. PUMPKINS BY NIGHTThousands of illuminated pumpkins and larger-than-life carved sculpturesPumpkin Pal โmeet & greetsโ and entertainment in the Pumpkin PlazaGlow-in-the-dark goodies and treats ย ย ย ย The Harvest Festival Featuring Crafts, Cowboys & Pumpkins runs from September 23- October 31, 2020.ย For more information:ย www.silverdollarcity.com ~The Harvest Festival is presented by HUMANAยฎ~ |