Kayben Farms Family Events 2010
5th Annual Flavours of the Foothills Harvest Festival - Saturday, August 28th 10:00-5:00
A one day bonanza of tours, demonstrations, and tastings. Meet your farmer, buy local food and meet an artist. Music, games, shopping, eating, and fun!
The Flavours of the Foothills Harvest Festival is held every year toward the end of August and is a special day to celebrate, with our members, the bounty of the land, their farms, the creativity of artists, and the amazing landscape just outside of Calgary.
The Harvest Festival is a self-guided driving tour where each year different members participate and offer a peek behind the scenes and share their passion in what they do. For 2010 the three locations hosting the festival are: Kayben Farms, Chinook Honey & The Leighton Centre.
Admission: $6.00/person, or $20.00/family (2 parents and their children)- Wristbands will be purchased outside at the entrance of the Sunshine Adventure Park on Saturday, not JoJo's Cafe. Thank you!
Click HERE for schedules of all three locations.
Dogs: Please ask your owner to leave you at home, as no pets will be allowed outside of the vehicle.
Kayben's Schedule:
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activity |
time |
Wagon rides |
10:30 – 4:30 (every ½ hour) |
Harvesting demonstrations |
Part of wagon ride |
Black Currant Shooter |
All day |
Black currant product Sampling |
All day |
Cooking demos |
11:00, 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 |
Live music (Calgary Blues Hounds) |
10:30 – 12:00 |
Live music (Amy Bishop) |
12:30 – 3:00 |
Live music ( Calgary Blues Hounds) |
3:00 – 5:00 |
Refreshments & lunch |
All day |
Corn Maze |
All day |
Tree maze |
All day |
Cowboy Croquet |
All day |
Ladder Golf |
All day |
Balloon Artist |
All day |
U-pick Black Currants |
All day |
U-pick Vegetables |
All day |
Caricature artist |
All day |
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July-August:
- Saturday July 24th: Kayben's Strawberry Festival - Cancelled due to poor strawberry crop this year, see U-pick page for details)
- Mid July: U-Pick Season begins. We have U-pick Strawberries beginning mid July (watch the u-pick page for picking days), and U-Pick Black Currants beginning in August.
- Saturday, August 28th: The 5th Annual Flavours of the Foothills Harvest Festival (see www.flavoursofthefoothills.com)
September-October:
- Saturdays September 25th, October 2nd & October 9th: The annual Okotoks Pumpkin & Scarecrow Festivals
Past Kayben Events:
August 28 2010... The 5th Annual Flavours of the Foothills Harvest Festival
The Pumpkin and Scarecrow Festival of 2008 was so popular, that we expanded this event for 2009. Together with the Town of Okotoks, we held a 3 week event, involving the whole community. Keep visiting the website for more details about the 2010 Pumpkin & Scarecrow Festivals.