Join us at the 2024 Annual Grape Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 14, 2024. The festival is expected to draw more than 2,000 participants and will be held at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and Small Fruit Research, located at 6361 Mahan Drive in Tallahassee

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.

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 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 – 2:00 PM –  Health Fair and Exhibits

Special Presentations:

BSE Program Smart Farming Computer Simulations, USDA-ARS/FAMU CBC Insect Demonstrations, 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 – 10:30 AM – Hula Hoop Competition

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

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM –  Festival Opening Ceremony

*11:00 AM - 2:00 PM - U-Pick Grape Gift Bag Experience

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

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Wine and Cheese Tasting Experience