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Title:	Findlay Fall Harvest Festival 2025
Date:	10/3/2025 - 10/5/2025
Address:	Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc., , ?12505 County Road 99, Findlay, Ohio 45840
Location:	Findlay, OH
Hours:	Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Sunday Noon to 5:00 PM
Cost/Cover:	$5.00 per person
Web Page:	https://www.nworrp.org/fall-harvest-fest.html
Contact Info:	Jim 419-788-6100

Details:

Findlay Fall Harvest Festival 2025

Where: Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc.
12505 County Road 99
Findlay, Ohio 45840

When: Friday, October 3, gate opens at 9:00 AM
(education day 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
Saturday, October 4, gate opens at 10:00 AM
Sunday, October 5, gate opens at noon

Admission: $5.00 per person

Friday Only – Education Day
• Special Discounted Admission for Students
• Attend Five (5) Focus Areas to Learn about the Antique Equipment on Display
1. Trains (30 minutes) – learn how a steam locomotive works and tour a caboose. Ride on one of our ¼ scale trains.
2. Antique Tractors (20 minutes) – learn about the history of tractors used in our area, see several examples of these tractors up close, and watch them operate.
3. Steam Traction Engines (30 minutes) – learn how a steam traction engine works and watch a demonstration of a steam powered sawmill
4. Gas Engines (20 minutes) – learn about gasoline powered early engines (known as hit and miss engines), see how these engines were used to power various appliances and equipment.
5. Antique cars and trucks (20 minutes) – learn about the history of several different models and types of antique cars and trucks on display. Discover how these vehicles were used during work and play in the early 1900’s.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday Attractions
• Pumpkin Train Rides from Opening to 5:00 PM
• Corn Cannon Sharpshooting noon to 5:00 PM
• Food Vendors on site – The Cotton Gin and The Boxcar Café
• Kids Zone noon to 5:00 PM
Bounce House, Inflatable Axe Throwing, Soccer Kickball Target
Basketball Shoot, Football Toss
Miniature Golf
Games – Connect 4, Match Maze, Arrow Maze, Corn Hole, Checkers
Jenga, Tic-Tac-Toe, Giant Sandpile… more

Friday & Saturday Additional Attractions
• Tracks to the Past Antique Equipment Show from opening until after dark
Playtime with equipment including: a Sawmill, Shingle Mill, Rock Crusher,
Corn Husker/Shredder, Dynamometer, and Baker Fan.
Steam Engines, Tractors, Doddlebugs, and Antique Cars & Trucks
Stationary gas engines, steam engines, and diesel engines
After Dark on Friday and Saturday experience a live “spark show”

• Halloween Express Train Rides starting at 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday Additional Attractions
Live Entertainment by Chris Salyer Saturday (noon – 3 PM)
Sunday (1 – 4 PM)

Merchant’s Marketplace Saturday (10:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Sunday (noon – 5:00 PM)

Saturday Only Additional Attractions
• Millstream Woodcarvers carving demonstrations all day
• Tin Smith display by Doug Couchot (10:00 AM – 5:00PM)
• Classic Car Show (all welcome) Noon – 5:00 PM
• Garden Tractor Pull Saturday Starting 2:00 PM by the Mowerdogs