This page will be updated in July to reflect the 2013 Contests
There is fun for the whole family at the Harvest Fair!
From the tasty Bake-Off to the Photography Contest, the Harvest Fair has something for everyone.
Contests
Please click on links below for information about each specific contest.
Bake Off
Chess with John Edward
DoggieDress-Up
Kids Art Competition
Kids Lego and K’nexx Contest
Photography Contest
Pinewood Derby
Home Grown Contest
Find Freddy
Entertainment
Raffle
Tickets & Rides
Bake Off
Bake-Off Rules
• Please bring all Bake-Off entries to the Bake-Off tent between 9 am – 10 am on the day of the Fair.
• The recipe must accompany each entry.
• Please use disposable dishes only.
• Please note that no refrigeration is available.
• Judging will begin at 10:30 am and results will be posted at the Bake-Off tent. A bake sale will follow where all entries and winners will be sold for $1.00 a serving.
2012 Categories
Adults:
Cake or Cookie Pops
Flavorful Fruit Pies
Breakfast Breads or Muffins
Twelve and Under:
Brownies or Blondies
Any questions, please contact cristin.timoney@gmail.com or 609.730.1802.
Chess with John Edward
Test Your Chess Skills Against Jon Edward
Jon Edward won both the 10th US Correspondence Chess Championship in 1997 and the 7th North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship in 1999. His rating of 2,580 places him in the top 200 in the world. Jon has taught more than 1,000 local youth how to play chess, and several have won state and national titles.
DoggieDress-
Eigth Annual Hopewell Harvest Fair “Dress Your Dog” parade.
Event Schedule
11 am – Doggie Registration
11:15 – Judging Begins
11:30 – Parade
2012 Categories:
• Best Halloween Costume
• Most Adorable
• Best Doggie Trick
Doggie Dress-Up Contest Chairperson - Barbara Sansone
Sponsored by David Mackinnon, Smith Barney
Kids Art Competition
Suggested themes:
Creative Colors
Nature/Landscapes
Still Life/Portraits
Abstract Art
Drawing
Humor/Cartoon
Judging Categories:
Age 6 and Under
Age 7 – 9
Age 10 and Older
Rules and Registration Information
• For display purposes, pre-registration is required. Please call Ben Vafis at 466-3209 or email bgvafis@gmail.com to register. Leave a message with the name of the child and type of entry.
- Art Work
All artwork must be submitted unframed and no larger than 18”x24”.
Please label all artwork with the artist’s name, age, and title of masterpiece.
• All entries must be submitted on the day of the fair at the school between 9 am –– 10:30 am. Ribbons will be awarded by 3 pm.
• All artwork or creations must be picked up at the end of the Fair.
Kids Lego and K’nexx Contest
Suggested themes:
Buildings
Transportation
Scenes (Such as sports, space,action, towns, etc.)
Still Life (Representations of objects such as a shoe, a tree, fruit, etc.)
Judging Categories:
Age 6 and Under
Age 7 – 9
Age 10 and Older
Rules and Registration Information
• For display purposes, pre-registration is required. Please call Ben Vafis at 466-3209 or email bgvafis@gmail.com to register. Leave a message with the name of the child and type of entry.
- Lego/K’nex
All Lego/Kínex projects must be submitted on a base no larger than 18”x24”. •Please label all projects with the name and age.
• All entries must be submitted on the day of the fair at the school between 9 am –– 10:30 am. Ribbons will be awarded by 3 pm.
• All artwork or creations must be picked up at the end of the Fair.
Photography Contest
Calling all amateur photographers!
Ribbon Prizes will be awarded to the Adult and Child Winners in these categories:
TBD
Rules and Registration Information:
•TBD
Pinewood Derby
The rules of the very first race in 1953 stated: “The Derby is run in heats—two to four cars starting by gravity from a standstill on a track and run down a ramp to a finish line unaided. The track is an inclined ramp with wood strips down the center to guide the cars.” The cars still roll that way today.
There will be brackets in each category and then a final race off amongst the winners. Union Line Garage will have cars available. Kits can also be purchased at local hobby shops.
Contact Brett at Info@unionlinegarage.com with questions.
Awards will be given for:
Best Car Design
Most Unusual Design
Most Colorful Design
Best Classic Car (old-timers)
Age brackets:
under 8 years of age
8 years to 12 years old
12 years to 18 years old
18 and older
Home Grown Contest
Hopewell is home not only to farms, large and small, but also many fine home gardeners and school-based gardens. What would a Harvest Fair be without a chance to see what our neighbors and schoolchildren have produced at the end of the growing season?
Question? aadeliaa@verizon.net or 609-466-2970.
Judging Categories:
Homegrown Vegetables
Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
Most Portly Pumpkin
Homegrown Vegetables: includes sub-divisions for the following vegetable classes: Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, and Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Kale, Onions, Ornamental gourds, Potatoes, Squash, Tomatoes and Miscellaneous (all other vegetables)
Please bring 3 of each entry for display and judging. Individuals, families, and school classrooms are all encouraged to enter this contest. Vegetables must have been grown in New Jersey. No commercial farm entries, please.
Jams, Jellies, and Preserves:
Includes home-canned jams, jellies, and preserves, as well as fruit butters and pickles. Entries will be judged for flavor, texture, set, uniformity of size, and characteristics of the item that has been preserved. Please bring two jars of each entry. One will be opened for the judging and the other will remain unopened for display purposes. Jars should be labeled with the name of the product and date canned.
Most Portly Pumpkin
Bring your largest, roundest, pot-bellied pumpkin and compete for the honor of having the portliest pumpkin in the Fair! Pumpkins will be judged by weight and girth. Pumpkins must be home-grown in New Jersey by the entrant.
Rules and Registration Information
Please bring your entries to the contest tent between 9 am and 10 am on the day of the fair. Bring a completed entry form or complete one at the contest tent.
Judging will begin at 10:30 am.
If you wish to get your item back, please pick it up between 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm on the day of the fair. Any items remaining after 4:30 will be regretfully discarded.
Find Freddy
Help find Freddy the Frog, who hasn’t been to the Hopewell Harvest Fair in several years! He’s here today with many friends, wandering about the fairgrounds. The object of this scavenger hunt is to find Freddy and as many of his costumed friends as possible in one hour. You must sign up before 12:45 p.m. The scavenger hunt runs from 1 to 2 p.m., followed by the announcement of winners and distribution of prizes. Don’t miss out on the fun!
Judging Categories
Youth
Youth+ Adult team
Adult
There are fabulous first, second, and third-place prizes for each of the three categories, as well as added mystery prizes.
Rules of the Game
1. Before 12:45 p.m., obtain and fill out an Entry Form at the Information Booth. You can sign up as an adult, a child, or an adult/child team. The cost is $2.00.
2. Be at the school cafeteria no later than 1:00 p.m. to obtain a copy of Freddy’s List, a stick collection container, pencil, and final verbal instructions. It is important that you do not miss these final instructions.
3. Immediately after the instructions are given, the game will officially begin and all players will be dismissed at the same time to begin hunting for characters. You don’t have to find characters in order, nor do you have to leave the fairgrounds.
4. As you discover each character, identify them and ask for a proof stick. Store your sticks in the container and cross off the character’s number on Freddy’s List.
5. If you’re lucky enough to find all the characters on Freddy’s List, return to the cafeteria to check in. Don’t worry if you can’t find all of the characters—just try your best and see how well you do compared to the other players.
6. Characters will stop handing out sticks at 1:55 p.m. At this time, each player/team must return to the cafeteria to check in by 2 p.m.
7. Please note that all collected sticks must be returned in order to qualify for prizes.
8. Once winners are identified, prizes will be distributed.
Good luck and have fun!
Entertainment Schedule 2012
10:00 Opening ceremony with the Mayor National Anthem sung by the Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale.
This group is comprised of two choirs for boys and girls entering grades three – five (Preparatory Choir) and grades six – nine (Concert Choir). With its emphasis on high standards in a fun and creative environment, HVYC encourages young people to develop a sense of self-discipline, artistic mastery, teamwork and ultimately a commitment to sharing their artistry with others.
Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale – “Bringing Hope Through Song.”
Announcements
10:20 TEMPOaries
Classic radio ‘rock’ featuring Steve Kaplan, saxophone, Blair Olsen, bass guitar, Bill O’Callaghan, guitar, Tony Stewart, guitar, Bob Marsley (aka, Mose), drums, Michael Unger, trumpet, Daniel Kaplan, trumpet, Dan Ashton, trombone, Jim Smith, keyboards, Stacy Bentz, vocals, Gerri Teller, vocals, and keeping it all together, Jonathan Savage, guitar and vocals
11:20 Chuck Schaeffer Trio Original lively rock featuring www.chuckschaeffer.com
12:15 Destiny Arts Dance Team
DestinyArts Theater’s mission is to instill a love and passion for the performing and visual arts by providing students an opportunity to be trained by the best instructors in a structured and fun environment. If you enjoy the TV series GLEE, you’ll enjoy this theater group’s performance. www.destinyartstheater.com
12:55 Blawenburg Dixieland Band
1920s and 1930s old-time jazz. www.princetonol.com/groups/blawenburgband
2:00 Ragtime Relics
American Roots featuring Karl Dentino, on guitar, harmonica, and vocals. Ben Polanski on mandolin. John Sudia on bass, guitar, and vocals. www.ragtimerelics.com
3:15 Bon Ton Lizard Sauce
Creole mix of cumbia, calypso, merngue, zydeco, and reggae, featuring accordion,guitar, harmonica, saxophone, bass, and percussion.
Schedule subject to change • Start times are appximate
Ride and tickets information
Cash will no longer be accepted at individual activities. Please purchase your activity tickets at the Information booth or Ticket Tent near the inflatable rides at the back of the fairgrounds. Tickets are $1 each or $10 for twelve tickets.
Activities include:
• Inflatable Rides • 1 ticket per ride • Hay Rides • 1 ticket per person
• Pony Rides (Noon-3 pm) • 2 tickets per ride • Petting Zoo 10 am – 2pm) • 2 tickets per person per entry
Raffle
All proceeds from our raffles go towards the Grant Program, so please buy some tickets. It’s your opportunity to support a great cause as well as your chance to win one of two baskets of fun!
Fun for Children
Fun for Everyone
