51st annual festival begins Oct. 6 Southern Indiana’s renowned fall festival kicks off Oct. 6 in downtown New Albany. Harvest Homecoming returns for the 51st year, this time featuring the theme “Pumpkin Bash.” “The name speaks for itself: it is a celebration of everything Harvest,” festival officials said in a release. “This year…Read More
There’s so much to love about the New Albany festival PHOTOGRAPHED & COMPILED BY JENNIFER MCNELLY, REMY SISK, JOSE APONTE AND ANGIE FENTON In honor of Harvest Homecoming’s 50th anniversary, the Extol Team hit the streets and asked 50 community members what they think makes the New Albany festival so special and why it continues…Read More
Compiled by Angie Fenton Historical photos courtesy Stuart B. Wrege Indiana History Room | New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Photo of Harvest Homecoming mural created by Wilfred Sieg III was taken by Tony Bennett Photo of the Harvest Homecoming queens provided by Tyler Zoller Photography ON THE NIGHT of Oct. 10, 1967, the community of…Read More
By Nicholas Moore | Photo by Chelsea Flint Each year, Harvest Homecoming gives us more than delicious chicken and dumplings and great entertainment – it gives lots of money directly back to our community. The festival sponsors the Miss Harvest Homecoming, Miss Harvest Homecoming Teen and Miss Harvest Homecoming Preteen pageants, giving young women…Read More
