2025 Hands & Harvest Festival Participant and Sponsor Application
Friday – Sunday, October 10 – 12, 2025 – Highland County, Virginia
www.highlandcounty.org/hands-harvest-festival/
Sponsored by the Highland County Chamber of Commerce

The 33^rd Hands & Harvest Festival is held throughout Highland County during the second weekend in October.  In 2025, our event plans to feature a Harvest Trail for farm and maple sugar camp tours with family-fall activities, food specials at local restaurants, artist demonstrations, used book sale, entertainment, a new Saturday Oktoberfest celebration, and more!

We want your business, organization, or event to be an official part of the Hands & Harvest Festival as a participant or sponsor to help you grow!  Please choose your level of participation below and fill out the information to proceed, whether you have a physical location within Highland County and are open on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday of October 10 – 12, 2025 - or if you just want to be a sponsor for added exposure during this busy time of year.  Please email any questions to Chamber Executive Director Chris Swecker at director@highlandcounty.org.  Please stay updated with the festival at www.highlandcounty.org/hands-harvest-festival/.

 ***Deadlines ***

To be placed on an 18” x 24” real estate sign for exposure before the Highland County Fair as part of Gold Sponsorship: 9 am on August 18, 2025

To be placed on the Hands & Harvest Map: 9 am on September 15, 2025

To apply for the Hands & Harvest Festival:

• Please provide all requested information on the application.
• Please fully read the Rules of Participation and acknowledge your approval at the end of the form.
• Please enclose a check or money order payable to the Highland County Chamber of Commerce.  Online payments can be made by request.  *There will be a $25.00 service fee for any returned checks.

If you prefer a paper application, please contact director@highlandcounty.org. 

We appreciate your consideration to join us as part of the Hands & Harvest Festival!