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SUMMARY:FarmFest 2026 at Highland Homestead
DESCRIPTION:FarmFest 2026 at Highland Homestead expands to two days of live music\, food\, vendors\, raffles\, and family activities in Pawcatuck on Saturday and Sunday\, August 15–16. Now in its fifth year\, the homegrown festival puts Connecticut musicians on a stage built from two hay wagons overlooking a farm pond\, with this year’s proceeds supporting the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project in Zambia. (Eventbrite) \nFarmFest started small and intentionally stayed local. Sinooka Productions launched the grassroots festival in 2022 at Highland Homestead\, the Main family farm at the end of Pawcatuck Avenue. Volunteers handle everything from parking to ticketing\, while local musicians provide the soundtrack. As attendance and community support have grown\, so has the event. What began as a DIY gathering has developed into a full weekend festival without losing the farm setting that makes it different. \nSaturday is the big day\, with music running from noon until 10 p.m. along with vendors\, raffles\, food\, and activities for all ages. Sunday slows things down a little but keeps the music going from noon until 5 p.m. Both days support a cause thousands of miles from Pawcatuck but closely aligned with FarmFest’s community-driven roots. \nTwo Days of Live Local Music\nMusic is at the center of FarmFest. \nThe festival focuses on Connecticut’s alternative\, indie\, and rock scene\, giving regional musicians an outdoor stage and audiences an opportunity to discover bands they might otherwise only encounter in clubs and smaller venues. \nAnd this isn’t a conventional festival stage. \nAt Highland Homestead\, the stage is constructed from two hay wagons overlooking a small pond. It’s one of those details that tells you almost everything you need to know about FarmFest. This is deliberately a farm festival\, created by local people rather than dropped onto the property by an outside event company. \nThe 2026 music schedule runs: \nSaturday\, August 15\nNoon – 10:00 p.m. \nSunday\, August 16\nNoon – 5:00 p.m. \nDoors open at 11 a.m. \nMore Than the Music\nSaturday’s expanded festival programming includes vendors\, raffles\, food\, and activities for all ages. \nThat gives families and visitors who aren’t planning to stand in front of the stage for 10 straight hours plenty of room to wander around the farm\, browse vendors\, grab something to eat\, and return to the music throughout the day. \nThe event is designed to be family friendly. \nFive Years of FarmFest\nSinooka Productions launched the first FarmFest in 2022 as a grassroots DIY music festival. \nInstead of moving into a conventional event venue as the festival grew\, organizers continued holding it at Highland Homestead. A network of volunteers helps operate the festival\, handling parking\, admissions\, and other jobs needed to keep the weekend running. \nThe charitable component has grown alongside the music. \nOver the previous two years\, FarmFest organizers say the festival raised more than $8\,000 for the PACS2 Research Foundation and Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Amyloidosis Center. The 2025 festival specifically supported the Amyloidosis Center. \nFor its fifth year\, FarmFest is directing its fundraising toward the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project. \nWhere the Money Goes in 2026\nAll proceeds from FarmFest 2026 will support the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project\, a grassroots community organization in Ng’ombe\, Zambia. \nThe organization began in 2005 with an effort to help seven women meeting in a one-room church. It later purchased a former bar and brothel and transformed the property into a community center and school. Today\, its work focuses on education\, skills training\, micro-enterprise\, and long-term support for women and children living in poverty. (Chikumbuso Project) \nChikumbuso now operates a K–7 community school and provides scholarships that help students continue through high school and college. Its programs serve hundreds of children each year. \nThe organization’s work extends well beyond the classroom. Its vocational program has trained more than 300 young people in tailoring and small-business skills\, while its micro-enterprise programs help widows and single mothers earn income through handcrafted goods. Chikumbuso also operates a 12-bed Safe Haven for girls who cannot safely remain in their homes. \nLearn more about the Chikumbuso Project \nA Festival Built Around Community\nThere’s a fairly direct line between what FarmFest has become in Pawcatuck and the organization it’s supporting this year. \nThe festival depends on local musicians\, volunteers\, vendors\, sponsors\, donors\, and attendees. Chikumbuso describes its own work in similar community terms\, using education and small-business development to build systems that can continue supporting families over the long term. \nSo buying a ticket isn’t simply paying to hear a weekend of music. The proceeds from the festival are being directed toward those programs in Zambia. \nGetting to Highland Homestead\nHighland Homestead is located at the end of Pawcatuck Avenue\, away from the commercial center of Pawcatuck. \nAddress:\n170 Pawcatuck Ave.\nPawcatuck\, CT 06379 \nFrom the downtown Pawcatuck area\, visitors can take Mechanic Street to Clark Street. Clark Street becomes Pawcatuck Avenue; continue to the end of the road for the entrance to Highland Homestead. \nBecause this is a working farm rather than a conventional concert venue\, allow a little extra time for arrival\, parking\, and getting settled. \nEvent Details\nDates\nSaturday\, August 15\, 2026\nSunday\, August 16\, 2026 \nDoors Open\n11:00 a.m. \nSaturday Music\n12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. \nSunday Music\n12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. \nLocation\nHighland Homestead \nAddress\n170 Pawcatuck Ave.\nPawcatuck\, CT 06379 \nEntertainment\nLocal Connecticut alternative\, indie\, and rock bands \nSaturday Activities\nLive music\, food\, vendors\, raffles\, and activities for all ages \nFundraiser\nAll FarmFest 2026 proceeds benefit the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project. \nAge Restrictions\nNone listed. The festival is designed as a family-friendly event. \nRefund Policy\nThe current official ticket listing states that refunds are available up to seven days before the event. \nMore Information\nFor more information\, visit the event website using the Event Website link below. \nFor ticket purchases\, click on the Ticketing link below. \n\n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/farmfest-2026-at-highland-homestead/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Highland Homestead\, 170 Pawcatuck Rd\, Pawcatuck\, 06379\, United States
CATEGORIES:Highland Homestead
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SUMMARY:FarmFest 2026 at Highland Homestead
DESCRIPTION:FarmFest 2026 at Highland Homestead expands to two days of live music\, food\, vendors\, raffles\, and family activities in Pawcatuck on Saturday and Sunday\, August 15–16. Now in its fifth year\, the homegrown festival puts Connecticut musicians on a stage built from two hay wagons overlooking a farm pond\, with this year’s proceeds supporting the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project in Zambia. (Eventbrite) \nFarmFest started small and intentionally stayed local. Sinooka Productions launched the grassroots festival in 2022 at Highland Homestead\, the Main family farm at the end of Pawcatuck Avenue. Volunteers handle everything from parking to ticketing\, while local musicians provide the soundtrack. As attendance and community support have grown\, so has the event. What began as a DIY gathering has developed into a full weekend festival without losing the farm setting that makes it different. \nSaturday is the big day\, with music running from noon until 10 p.m. along with vendors\, raffles\, food\, and activities for all ages. Sunday slows things down a little but keeps the music going from noon until 5 p.m. Both days support a cause thousands of miles from Pawcatuck but closely aligned with FarmFest’s community-driven roots. \nTwo Days of Live Local Music\nMusic is at the center of FarmFest. \nThe festival focuses on Connecticut’s alternative\, indie\, and rock scene\, giving regional musicians an outdoor stage and audiences an opportunity to discover bands they might otherwise only encounter in clubs and smaller venues. \nAnd this isn’t a conventional festival stage. \nAt Highland Homestead\, the stage is constructed from two hay wagons overlooking a small pond. It’s one of those details that tells you almost everything you need to know about FarmFest. This is deliberately a farm festival\, created by local people rather than dropped onto the property by an outside event company. \nThe 2026 music schedule runs: \nSaturday\, August 15\nNoon – 10:00 p.m. \nSunday\, August 16\nNoon – 5:00 p.m. \nDoors open at 11 a.m. \nMore Than the Music\nSaturday’s expanded festival programming includes vendors\, raffles\, food\, and activities for all ages. \nThat gives families and visitors who aren’t planning to stand in front of the stage for 10 straight hours plenty of room to wander around the farm\, browse vendors\, grab something to eat\, and return to the music throughout the day. \nThe event is designed to be family friendly. \nFive Years of FarmFest\nSinooka Productions launched the first FarmFest in 2022 as a grassroots DIY music festival. \nInstead of moving into a conventional event venue as the festival grew\, organizers continued holding it at Highland Homestead. A network of volunteers helps operate the festival\, handling parking\, admissions\, and other jobs needed to keep the weekend running. \nThe charitable component has grown alongside the music. \nOver the previous two years\, FarmFest organizers say the festival raised more than $8\,000 for the PACS2 Research Foundation and Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Amyloidosis Center. The 2025 festival specifically supported the Amyloidosis Center. \nFor its fifth year\, FarmFest is directing its fundraising toward the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project. \nWhere the Money Goes in 2026\nAll proceeds from FarmFest 2026 will support the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project\, a grassroots community organization in Ng’ombe\, Zambia. \nThe organization began in 2005 with an effort to help seven women meeting in a one-room church. It later purchased a former bar and brothel and transformed the property into a community center and school. Today\, its work focuses on education\, skills training\, micro-enterprise\, and long-term support for women and children living in poverty. (Chikumbuso Project) \nChikumbuso now operates a K–7 community school and provides scholarships that help students continue through high school and college. Its programs serve hundreds of children each year. \nThe organization’s work extends well beyond the classroom. Its vocational program has trained more than 300 young people in tailoring and small-business skills\, while its micro-enterprise programs help widows and single mothers earn income through handcrafted goods. Chikumbuso also operates a 12-bed Safe Haven for girls who cannot safely remain in their homes. \nLearn more about the Chikumbuso Project \nA Festival Built Around Community\nThere’s a fairly direct line between what FarmFest has become in Pawcatuck and the organization it’s supporting this year. \nThe festival depends on local musicians\, volunteers\, vendors\, sponsors\, donors\, and attendees. Chikumbuso describes its own work in similar community terms\, using education and small-business development to build systems that can continue supporting families over the long term. \nSo buying a ticket isn’t simply paying to hear a weekend of music. The proceeds from the festival are being directed toward those programs in Zambia. \nGetting to Highland Homestead\nHighland Homestead is located at the end of Pawcatuck Avenue\, away from the commercial center of Pawcatuck. \nAddress:\n170 Pawcatuck Ave.\nPawcatuck\, CT 06379 \nFrom the downtown Pawcatuck area\, visitors can take Mechanic Street to Clark Street. Clark Street becomes Pawcatuck Avenue; continue to the end of the road for the entrance to Highland Homestead. \nBecause this is a working farm rather than a conventional concert venue\, allow a little extra time for arrival\, parking\, and getting settled. \nEvent Details\nDates\nSaturday\, August 15\, 2026\nSunday\, August 16\, 2026 \nDoors Open\n11:00 a.m. \nSaturday Music\n12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. \nSunday Music\n12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. \nLocation\nHighland Homestead \nAddress\n170 Pawcatuck Ave.\nPawcatuck\, CT 06379 \nEntertainment\nLocal Connecticut alternative\, indie\, and rock bands \nSaturday Activities\nLive music\, food\, vendors\, raffles\, and activities for all ages \nFundraiser\nAll FarmFest 2026 proceeds benefit the Chikumbuso Women & Orphans Project. \nAge Restrictions\nNone listed. The festival is designed as a family-friendly event. \nRefund Policy\nThe current official ticket listing states that refunds are available up to seven days before the event. \nMore Information\nFor more information\, visit the event website using the Event Website link below. \nFor ticket purchases\, click on the Ticketing link below. \n\n 
URL:https://thectbeacon.com/event/farmfest-2026-at-highland-homestead/2026-08-16/
LOCATION:Highland Homestead\, 170 Pawcatuck Rd\, Pawcatuck\, 06379\, United States
CATEGORIES:Highland Homestead
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