Sharing the Field Festival

As autumn arrives, River Clyde Arts invites the community to celebrate the season with the fifth edition of its fall harvest festival, Sharing the Field, from October 3–5 in New Glasgow. 

Sharing the Field is a family-friendly celebration of food, art and community that welcomes the harvest season and connects the agricultural history of New Glasgow with contemporary practices in farming, fishing, food production, and arts and culture. This year’s festival features an eclectic mix of theatre, dance, live music and culinary experiences.

October 4 features free workshops in stilt-walking with Laura Astwood, a foraging workshop with biologist Kate MacQuarrie, and more to be announced soon.

Seasonal produce and local flavours are highlighted at Sharing the Field. Visitors can enjoy buck-a-shuck oysters, soup cooked over a fire, a cash bar, and a hot meal prepared by Chef Emily Wells. The centrepiece of the event is a by-donation farm stand offering produce contributed by local growers. Proceeds from the farm stand support River Clyde Arts’ programming and the North Rustico Food Bank. Local growers interested in contributing to the farm stand can drop off their excess produce on Saturday between 1–4 pm at The Mill in New Glasgow.

Pre-registration is required for Saturday and Sunday morning workshops. In the event of inclement weather, Sunday’s programming will be moved indoors at The Mill. 

Tickets for the hot meal should be purchased in advance at riverclydearts.com/field or on site while supplies last. Pre-registration is required for Saturday and Sunday morning workshops. In the event of inclement weather, Sunday’s programming will be moved indoors at The Mill.

Sharing The Field is hosted by River Clyde Arts in partnership with Central Coastal Tourism.