Grape Harvest Festival

FUN | FAMILY | FOOD | FITNESS

FAMU Grape Harvest Festival | The Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research | Promo Video

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Celebrate family, food, fun, and agricultural discovery in recognition of FAMU’s role as a national leader in viticulture research. Featured activities include the vineyards trailer ride, grape and wine sampling, popular grape stomping contest, water slides, a grape throwing competition, a hula hoop competition, live entertainment, fun vineyard run and walk-a-thon (MAP), grape picking, a health fair, and more than 60 community exhibitors and vendors.

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General admission is $10. Children under age of 12 and FAMU students with the valid ID are admitted for free; 50% discount for students and 20% discount for seniors 65 and above.

Festival Parking at the “Antique Car Museum” (6800 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317, phone: 850 942-0137) will be open at 7:30 a.m. at the day of the event.

Complementary “Bus shuttle” to festival ground is provided on every 10–15 minutes schedule.

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Fees

Food Vendors: $300
Merchandise Vendors: $150
General Admission Onsite: $10
Cheese and Wine Sampling Onsite $15
Children under 12 and FAMU ID (valid): FREE
All other students with Valid ID: $5
Seniors Admission: $8

Festival Schedule

Chair: Dean Dale Wesson, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences (CAFS)

Event Coordinators: Dr. Violeta Tsolova, Angela Harper & Vernon Bryant

Event Parking available at the Antique Car Museum (6800 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32317) will be open at 7:30 AM.

Complementary Shuttles to festival grounds every 10-15 minutes.

Event Schedule:

8:00 AM – Festival Registration (Required for all activities)

8:30 AM – DJ Musical Selection: I Heard It Through the Grapevine

8:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Health Fair and Exhibits

Special Presentations:

BSE Program Smart Farming Computer Simulations, USDA-ARS/FAMU CBC Insect Demonstrations, Food and Nutrition Interactive Experience, CAFS Extension Program Displays

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Fresh Fruit Grape Varietals Tasting

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Guided Vineyard Trailer Rides

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – Fitness Demonstration Sessions

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Grape Throwing Competition

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Festival Opening Ceremony

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Wine Making Workshop (1st and 2nd session – main building patio)

10:30 AM – 10:30 AM – Hula Hoop Competition

*10:30 AM - 2:00 PM - U-Pick Grape Gift Bag Experience

**11:30 PM – 12:00 PM – Grape Stomping Competition (10 teams X 4 members)

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Wine and Cheese Tasting Experience

Notes/Disclaimers:

*Registration is necessary to participate in the U-Pick Grape Gift Bag Experience: Multicolor 5lb durable gift bags will be provided to be used for this activity.

** Please consider before attending that “U-Pick Grape Experience” and “Grape Stomping” events are physically demanding activities requiring extra physical exertion under hot and humid conditions and prolonged walking over the uneven open field conditions.

***Some grape juice may cause allergic reactions. If you are sensitive to grape juice, we encourage you not to participate in the 'Grape Stomping" contest.