Middlefields Fall Festival and Trunk Treat Show

MIDDLEFIELD — Celebrate the bounty of Autumn as The Town of Middlefield Historical Association Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat event returns to the Old Middlefield Schoolhouse from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 6.

According to a media release, this family-friendly event has grown to become an area favorite, bringing together a wide variety of special events each year.  Tucked in the Middlefield hamlet on County Highway 35, it offers a perfect blend of educational and entertaining new attractions and trusted favorites.

The day will be filled with vendors – some new and some who have become old friends. Along with the vendors, there will be food trucks and live music as the GrassHoppers strum on their harp and guitars while singing old favorites from the past.

Cherry Valley’s Happy Haggs will be in costume mingling around the crowd at 11 a.m. This is a great time to get photos with the Haggs in front of the 1875 Schoolhouse.  At 11:30 they will perform and cast magical dancing spells to sorcerer’s music with their witches’ brooms around a smoldering caldron. An enjoyed show to be had by all.

At 1 p.m. to celebrate Halloween, there will be a Trunk or Treat event below the Schoolhouse on the baseball field.  Adults and children are invited to come in costume as they walk along collecting candy and treats from the decorated trunks of cars or pickup trucks. Any decorations or costumes are encouraged in the spirit of Halloween.   At the craft table, children can paint faces on the pumpkins to take home.  Supplies will be available at the event.

The Middlefield Fire Department will be in attendance in full gear.  They will be celebrating National Fire Prevention Week while demonstrating their fire trucks and the latest equipment for putting out fires.    

Inside, The Historical Association will be hosting Jacqueline Manley.  Jacque will be giving ongoing demonstrations on her 1860 spinning wheel.  She has many years of spinning experience on different wheels as she worked her craft at a local museum and currently has her own studio in Hartwick, New York.

The upstairs museum in the Schoolhouse will be open to the public. On display will be donated items from Middlefield farms, homes, and schools from the past, interesting information on the Town, and many photographs to view.

The event is open to the public and free of charge. Please remember to sign our guest book when entering.  For an up-to-date schedule and other information and upcoming events, visit amykukenberger8@gmail.com or call (315)360-6441 (Director and Educational Coordinator) or Elise Jorgensen at oldbarnshop@yahoo.com or call (607)437-4365 (Director and Events Coordinator).