farmers market

The Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Farmers Market will celebrate the fall harvest this month by hosting its inaugural Fall Festival. 

The family-friendly event is set for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Farmers Market pavilion, 400 N Portland Ave.

The festival will include live music, food trucks, craft vendors and a face-painting booth and scavenger hunt for children. Bakers can take part in a pumpkin-pie baking contest and all attendees can enter for a chance to win a Thanksgiving basket featuring an organic turkey. 

The Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Farmers Market is the recipient of a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, school officials announced, making it one of 49 in the country supported through the Farmers Market Promotion Program. 

The funds are part of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market Promotion Program, and will be used over the course of three years to help increase awareness of the Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC) Farmers Market.