Festival Fun Set
The Harmar Days Festival Beer Garden expands in 2022 with four food trucks and a great music lineup to compliment the whole festival weekend.
Pictured: Returning Sponsors Jordana Bungard of West Side Sign Co. and Don Jaguar Promotions with Board Member Dr. Heather McCarter, of McCarter Health Center. Photo by Michele Waters
Harmar Days Festival returns Friday, with fun for the whole family to fill the final weekend in July once again as the Historic Harmar Bridge Company’s annual fundraising event kicks off on Harmar Stage at 6 p.m., then hits full swing Saturday and draws the winning tickets for the 2022 Raffle Grand Prize Toyota 4Runner Sunday at 2 p.m.
“We can’t wait to kick off this weekend celebrating the hard work of not only the board but the whole community who have supported the tremendous progress we have achieved in the last year,” says Chairman of the Board Larry Sloter. “This event takes countless hours to put together with an all-volunteer festival committee supported by so many in our community. We can’t thank enough those who have stepped up for the time and contributions each have made to the growing successes of our organization.”
Friday, Sloter will open the festival with updates on where the nonprofit moves next in its mission to restore and renovation the Historic Harmar Bridge followed by the traditional bag pipes launching a music-filled evening in the expanded Beer Garden and surrounded by food trucks from Moore’s Concessions, Harmar Village Catering, The Wonky Donkey, Uncle Dan’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Kona Ice.
“Music for the whole weekend will provide variety and fun for all tastes,” shares Festival Chairwoman Allie Schultheis. “We have focused efforts on supporting local bands, up-and-coming talent and of course Saturday, our young artists building their repertoire from dance to our high school power hour with both Vocal Point and High Schools that Rock.”
Bag pipes will return for Harmar Days Festival 2022
Car Show Returns
The Second Annual Harmar Days Car Show returns with the coordination of the Dirtbags Car Club of Belpre Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday morning also kicks of the Second Annual Harmar Days Car Show hosted on Gilman Avenue in partnership with the Dirtbags Car Club of Belpre from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The club brings in classics from across the Mid-Ohio Valley region with $10 entries registering between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and trophies, compliments of Elite Motor Sales, identifying the top 20 vehicles and best of show. Dash plaques are also sponsored by Ohio Valley Spray Foam of the Greater West Side.
Proceeds of the show are provided to the Historic Harmar Bridge Company’s fundraising efforts.
Kid Zone Expands
Giant Word Games return thanks to REsolve Studios. Find the giant letter blocks in the grass lawn of the Children’s Toy and Doll Museum Saturday and Sunday.
The Kid Zone has moved locations this year to abut the Children's Toy and Doll Museum so that parents, cousins and friends can keep children in sight while enjoying the music, beverages and food of our expanded Beer Garden between ventures to Maple Street for visits to our craft vendors, Festival Headquarters and Country Store.
Kid Zone activities include:
Carnival Games
Cartoon Fun with J.D. Williamson
Foam Party with The Foam Garage
Giant Word Games brought by Resolve Studios
Inflatables sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County
Petting Zoo brought by Gab & the Goats
Festival Headquarters on Maple Street
Don’t forget to stop at Festival Headquarters, at the intersection of Maple Street and Crawford Street to purchase your 2022 Harmar Days Festival t-shirts, limited edition pint glasses, Harmar Days Festival patches, tote bags and beer garden tickets and entries for both the 2022 Raffle and the separate Country Store Baskets.
Cash • Card • Check accepted at Festival Headquarters
2022 Raffle
Tickets for the raffle are $100 each and enter you into the running for:
GRAND PRIZE | 2022 Toyota 4Runner ($50,000 value)
SECOND PRIZE | 2021 CForce 400 ATV ($6,500 value)
Winners of the prizes below will be re-entered to win one of the top two prizes.
THIRD PRIZE | Weber Spirit II E-210 Gas Grill w/ propane tank ($600 value)
FOURTH PRIZE | 50th Anniversary Edition Ruger Mark II .22 Caliber ($600 value)
FIFTH PRIZE | Weekend Celebrator Package ($300 value)
Includes a Truck Gear by LINE-X Expedition Cooler, two limited edition Harmar Days Festival pint glasses, a $50 gift card to Harris West Side Carryout and more!
Online ticket sales conclude Sunday at noon. | In-person sales conclude at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
Country Store
The Harmar Days Festival Country Store will feature some of the best items this town has to offer from artwork produced by Beth Nash to jewelry donated by Goldline Jewelers and more!
Tear-off tickets for the store will be sold at Festival Headquarters for $1 for 1 or $20 for 30.
Artisans and Makers
From live t-shirt printing to face paints and selections of locally-sourced tea, Maple Street between Fort and Gilman will not only host Festival Headquarters but also local small businesses selling jewelry, quilted treasures and more handmade items.
Levi and Hannah Westfall return to Harmar Stage this year
Entertainers joining Harmar Days 2022
You won’t want to miss the selection of performers this weekend . Artists taking Harmar Stage include:
Soph Stevens
Valley Echoes
Marietta High School Vocal Point
Levi and Hannah Westfall
Cartoonist J.D. Williamson will return thanks to sponsorship by The Busy Bee restaurant. Catch him next to the Children’s Toy and Doll Museum on Gilman Avenue throughout Harmar Days Festival 2022
Weekend Schedule Breakdown
FRIDAY
6 p.m. | Kick off by Chairman Larry Sloter
Beer garden and food vendors open until 10 p.m.
6:15 p.m. | Bag Pipe Opening Ceremony
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Lex Bauman & Band
8-9 p.m. | Soph Stevens
SATURDAY
9 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Dirtbags CC of Belpre will be occupying Gilman Avenue for the Second Annual Harmar Days Car Show.
10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Craft Vendors will be taking over Maple Street AND Kid Zone will be bouncin’ and splashin’
10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Harmar Stage will be rockin’ and rollin’ with 8 different performances by local talent
Food Vendors will be slingin’ fries and scoopin’ ice cream
Expanded Beer Garden will be serving up your favorite cold beverages
Festival Headquarters will be selling this year’s Harmar Days Festival T-Shirt, limited edition pint glasses, grocery bags and patches, plus verifying Photo Scavenger Hunt completions.
Country Store will be waiting for you to come shop for some of the best items this town has to offer.
SUNDAY
Noon | Welcome
** Online Raffle Sales Close
12:15 - 1 p.m. | Stretching with Lindsey Mulvey
1:30 p.m. | In-person Raffle Sales Close
2 - 3 p.m. | Raffle Drawings
3 - 5 p.m. | Moon Mullen Music
5 p.m. | Harmar Days Festival 2022 Concludes
Moon Mullen Music will conclude Harmar Days Festival 2022 on Harmar Stage following the 2022 Festival Raffle and Country Store drawings. Catch Moon and his band from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 31.
