OSKALOOSA — The Nelson Pioneer Farm is hosting its 57th annual Fall Festival this Saturday (9/16). It’s a celebration of pioneer living and a fun-filled community event for all ages. Enjoy games, crafts, petting zoo, demonstrations, historic interpreters, community tables, and vendors all across the site throughout the day.

2023 Schedule
10:00 Flag Raising
10:10 Buildings and site open until closing
10:15 North Field demonstrations until completed
10:30-2:30 Horse-drawn wagon rides
10:30 Alice’s Gospel Group on Hay Bale Stage
10:45 Kid’s Spelling Bee in Prine School
11:00-1:00 Pioneer Picnic in Bradbury Hall—enter thru east door
11:15 Adult Spelling Bee in Prine School
12:00-3:00 Pony rides open
12:00 Hymn Sing in Coal Creek Friends Meeting House
1:00 Muse Makers Trio on Hay Bale Stage
2:30 Sawmill Demonstration
3:30 Vintage Vehicle Parade
4:00 Closing

All Day Activities:
North Field
Craft Barn—kid’s crafts, bread & butter, taffy making, demonstrations
Barnyard—petting zoo, rope making, vendors
Schoolyard—Mahaska Master’s 4-H lawn games and bake sale
Community partners, interpreters, and demonstrators around and inside historic buildings

More information, as well as advance ticket purchases, can be found here: https://nelsonpioneer.org/np_events/57th-annual-fall-festival/