HARRISBURG, Pa. – We are days away from the 2026 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg.
This weekend of us will flock to the PA Farm Show Complex and Expo Center for meals, enjoyable, furry animals, and naturally the butter sculpture.
The 2026 Farm Show is the official kickoff of America250PA celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, in response to a information launch from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
69 News Reporter Jaccii Farris has a particular preview.
We received to go on a particular tour as distributors had been organising Thursday morning.
We received a sneak peak with Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. One of the primary issues he noticed was a wooden carving of a flying eagle.
Next, he received a fast snack from one heck of a charcuterie board made up of all Pennsylvania merchandise.
Officials say there are about 250 Pennsylvania companies exhibiting this 12 months. They will probably be exhibiting off Christmas Trees to honey and every thing in between.
This 12 months’s farm present is themed “Growing a Nation” and has one thing for everybody, together with a free cookbook.
“So, as you preview the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show you will capture a glimpse of the future. We are growing together one that elevates innovation, one that tells the full story of Pennsylvania’s food system and invites every visitor to connect more deeply with the people, the products, and the places that make agriculture thrive,” Redding mentioned.
The meals court docket will open to the general public from midday to 9 p.m. on Friday, January 9, previous to the opening day of the 2026 Farm Show on Jan. 10, the agriculture division mentioned. A full menu of things and the organizations represented may be discovered at farmshow.pa.gov underneath 2026 Farm Show and Eat.
Hours, a daily schedule of events, maps, and way more info to assist guests benefit from the present may be discovered at farmshow.pa.gov underneath 2026 Farm Show.