Burlington Harvest Fest on Oct. 10 adds tractor pulls and a car meet to a day of music, veterans’ tribute and fireworks
Burlington’s Harvest Fest runs 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, rain or shine, with a veterans’ tribute, live music, vendors, new garden tractor pulls and a car, truck and Jeep meet, and fireworks over Saponac. Admission is free.
BURLINGTON — Burlington will hold Harvest Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10, a full day of live music, local vendors, family activities and a tribute to veterans that ends with fireworks over Saponac. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free. Organizers say almost everything at the festival is by donation, and food and goods from vendors are for sale.
The Burlington General Store, owned by Mark Ireland, is putting on the festival, and Cold Stream Cruzers is helping to organize and promote it. Justin, the Cruzers’ trailmaster, said the two have worked on a lot of projects together and wanted to do something fun for the community. “I’m all about the community, bringing people together,” he said in a phone interview with Lincoln Town Square.
Veterans were part of the plan from the start. “We really wanted to involve the veterans,” Justin said. Organizers also wanted to highlight local vendors, have music all day and give veterans a place to be recognized, he said.
Opening ceremonies at 10 a.m.
The day begins with opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. Matthew McIntyre will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The program also includes a roll call, a prayer, a flag-folding ceremony, a 21-gun salute and a retirement flag ceremony.
Music all day
Live music plays on the festival’s new stage. Guitars for Vets performs at 10:30 a.m., followed by Gary Function at 11:30 a.m. and Jammin’ Jim Wambolt at 1:30 p.m. The band Poor Boyz takes the stage from 5 to 9 p.m. DJ Tony will play between sets from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fireworks over Saponac begin at 9:10 p.m.
New: tractor pulls and a car, truck and Jeep meet
Two events have been added since the first flyer went out, both at Kevin Sellars Field, according to the General Store.
Sellars Towing and Recovery is running garden tractor pulls, with David John Powers bringing his drag. Registration runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and pulls start at 11 a.m. There are two classes, Pure Stock and Modified, each with 850- and 950-pound weights. Entry is $10 per class, with two hooks per class, and cash prizes go to first and second place in each class. The event flyer gives the address as 1445 Long Ridge Road.
A car, truck and Jeep meet runs from noon to 4 p.m. All builds are welcome, from classics and custom builds to daily drivers, according to the flyer. It costs $5 to enter the contest. First place wins $100, second place $75 and third place $50, and each comes with a pizza voucher.
Things to do
Local vendor booths are open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Face painting runs from noon to 3 p.m., and a VFW cribbage tournament from noon to 4 p.m. Pumpkin painting and a kids’ catapult run from 3 to 6 p.m., and s’mores and hot chocolate from 6 to 8 p.m. The festival also includes a bouncy house, hayrides, food vendors, community-wide yard sales, raffles, a silent auction and door prizes. Local businesses, community organizations and the Historical Society will have tables. Our Heroes Military Museum will be open at the Town Office.
Justin said organizers have spent the past month working on the festival “to make it a fun event for everybody.”
Where to go and where to park
Main locations are the Burlington General Store at 37 Main Road, the Burlington Town Office, VFW Post 1605, Kevin Sellars Field and The Groomer Garage (the old fire station). Organizers say there will be plenty of signs. Handicap parking at the store is limited. Additional parking is available at a field near Kid’s Pond for visitors coming from Lincoln, and at the field on Pug Lane for visitors coming from Lowell.
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Sources: Phone interview with Justin, trailmaster of Cold Stream Cruzers, Oct. 2, 2026; email from Katelynn Berube of the Burlington General Store, Oct. 2, 2026; and event flyers from the organizers. This story was drafted with AI assistance and is reviewed by an editor before publication.