This free festival is held on Meadowbrooke Gourds' 200-acre farm among the Blue Mountains. Enjoy beautiful scenery while you shop, dine, have a drink, and make your very own birdhouse, bird feeder, or butterfly house with the help of our crafting experts! If mother nature allows, we will also have free wildflowers for you to enjoy and pick while you are here!
Oops! Sale
Get excellent deals during this awesome annual Oops Sale! This is the perfect time to stock up on discounted hand-crafted gourds with minor blemishes (or that may have just been retired).Artisan Craft
Vendors & Food Trucks
Stroll through our grassy lawn and shop a variety of artisan craft vendors! Each booth will be filled with artisan-made goodies for you to enjoy!
Paint Your Own
While you are at the farm, stop in our building to Paint Your Own Birdhouse, Birdfeeder, Butterfly House, or all three.
Trolley Rides
Take a trolley ride around our 200-acre farm to see beautiful sights of our gourds and other crops growing during the summer. Our Trolley Rides take approximately 45 minutes and are $5.00. Handheld infants are free. Be sure to get your tickets on our website as they tend to sell out.
Face Painting
Bring the kids (and kids at heart) to get their faces painted by Oh Look, Face painting by Amber.
Hyland Cow Cuddles & Petting Zoo
Adventures with Taurus and Friends will be here with their Highland Cows, Taurus & Maddy for you to cuddle along with other animals from their farm for you to pet.
Yard Games
The yard games will include Jumbo Connect Four, 4' Jenga, Corn Hole, Ladder Toss, and a Giant Checkerboard, all located in one cottage!
Beer & Wine
Enjoy a craft beer from Molly Pitcher Brewing Company or PA wines from Castlerigg Wine Shop!
Gift Shop
Visit our 7,000 sq ft Gift Shop on the farm filled with gourds for all seasons as well as other artisan crafts, gifts, raw hard-shell gourds for crafting, food items and more! Make sure to visit the Oops Sale first to receive a discount for items purchased in store.
Saturday Jul 19, 2025
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
July 19, 2025 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION!
Dori Heller or Connie Kerstetter
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801 S Hanover St, Carlisle, PA 17013 – (717) 243-4515 – info@carlislechamber.org