HONESDALE, PA — Honesdale’s Harvest & Heritage Days will take place on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, sponsored this year by The Dime Bank, with support from Wayne County Tourism.

Craft vendors will line Main Street on both days, and you can view the many creative scarecrows merchants have designed to represent their businesses. Old-fashioned hayrides will be offered downtown, for a small fee, from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Enjoy several demonstrations under the Fred Miller Pavilion on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. with Elite Martial Arts Institute, and continuing with musical performances and an animal education program.

For the kids, there will be pumpkin painting on Saturday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. in front of Honesdale National Bank’s Corporate Center on Main Street, sponsored by the Wayne County YMCA.

Saturday evening will feature an antique car cruise around Honesdale’s Central Park, from 4 to 9 p.m. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. On Sunday, taste some of the best homemade soup and chili as several area restaurants and local chefs compete to see who makes the best. The Soup ‘R Chili Taste-off takes place from 12 noon to 3 p.m. and is co-sponsored by Rent-E-Vent by Rent-E-Quip.

Even the critters are excited about Harvest & Heritage Days and they invite you to the Dessin Animal Shelter’s 9th annual Pets on Pawrade costume competition. The parade down Main Street begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 11, with the costume judging under the Fred Miller Pavilion at approximately 2 p.m.