27th Annual
Thresheree & Harvest Festival
September 19 & 20, 2026 - 9am to 5pm
Richfield Historical Park ~ 1896 Hwy 164
Move
the calendar back to when steam engines that powered threshing machines moved
from farm to farm to harvest the grain. Have you ever seen large logs sawed using steam power?
You will experience all of these long-ago activities, plus much, much
more (exhibits, demonstrations, blacksmithing to
name a few) at the 26th Annual Thresheree and Harvest Festival.
27th Annual
Thresheree & Harvest Festival
September 19 & 20, 2026 - 9am to 5pm
Richfield Historical Park ~ 1896 Hwy 164
Move
the calendar back to when steam engines that powered threshing machines moved
from farm to farm to harvest the grain. Have you ever seen large logs sawed using steam power?
You will experience all of these long-ago activities, plus much, much
more (exhibits, demonstrations, blacksmithing to
name a few) at the 26th Annual Thresheree and Harvest Festival.
The
kids will enjoy some hands-on activities such as pumping water, washing clothes, paper quilting, storytelling, playing games and seeing old tractors in the daily parade.
Sit
down to eat a brat or burger while listening to a variety of music. Bid
high to get the treasure you want in the Silent Auction tent. And, don't forget to take a tour
of the Messer/Mayer Mill to see all the milling equipment, Mill House 
to see what life was like long ago and Lillicrapp Welcome Center to peak your interest in history with a kiosk and the General Store. The
Log Cabin, Log Barn, Blacksmith Shop and Sugar Shack will have interesting
demonstrations and activities.
Saturday, September 19 & Sunday, September 20
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Admission: $6 (12 & Under Free)
Entrance & Parking: 1896 State Road 164, Richfield, WI
53076
Look for Richfield Nature/Historical Park Sign
Exhibitors Entrance: 4399 Pleasant Hill Rd. Richfield, WI 53076
*****
What to Eat
Brats, Burgers and More
Delicious Maple Cotton Candy (South End by Sugar Shack)
Ice Cream
Homemade Pies & Goodies (Sweets 'n Stuff Tent)
What to Do
Numbers By Each Area Refer to Location Map Below Chart
|
Pioneer Homestead (4 & 5) |
Lillicrapp Welcome Center (9) |
Mill House & Woodshed (8 & 10) |
| Barnyard Children's Chores (Hands On Activity) | Photography of Messer & Mayer Families Who Operated the Mill located in the Richfield Historical Park | “Piecing Together America,” -- Paper Quilting. Woodshed 12:30-3pm on Sat. and Sun. |
| Farm Animals | Kiosk with Genealogy of 250 Richfield Families | Visit a house with no running water and see life as it was years ago. |
| Take home "Yankee Doodle Hats (Hands On Activity) | Photography of Rural Richfield Schools | Woodburning Stoves |
| Old Fashioned Laundry (Hands On Activity) |
Games and Storytelling for Kids: In front of the Welcome Center | Children's Toys & Many Other Artifacts |
| Open Fire Chicken Rotisserie |
Folk Music: Sat. & Sun. afternoons | |
| Pickling and Preserving | General Store | Exhibit Area (13) |
| Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread Making | Antique Pantry Supplies Display | Steam Powered Log Sawing |
| Presidential Garden with Informational Signage & Handout | Shingle Making | |
| Small Engine Demos | ||
Mill & Engine Shed (11) |
Crafts | |
Threshing Area (12) |
Samples of Grain | Kids Zone |
| Steam Powered Threshing | Learn How a Mill Operates | Bid on a Silent Auction Item |
| Cut-Away Thresher Demo | See the Superior Engine Operating | Listen to Music |
| Antique & Collector Tractor Displays | Parade: Sat & Sun at 1pm | |
| Straw Baling | South End |
Devotional Service:(Sunday, 9:30, Food Tent |
| Corn Shelling | Blacksmith Shop Demos (1) | Food, Ice Cream & Beverage Tents |
| Feed Grinding | Learn About Making Maple Syrup(3) | Homemade Goodies & RHS Merchandise in the Sweets 'n Stuff Tent |
| Horse Plowing | See Maple Cotton Candy Made and Purchase Some to Taste(3) | Pie Judging/Cutting/Selling: Sweets 'n Stuff Tent ~ Sat & Sun at 10:30 |
| Pioneer Homestead Activities(4 & 5) | Military Displays | |
Click Here to View Location Map
*****
Free Wagon Ride to the Exhibit Area
Questions: Call 262-297-1546 or 262-644-5857
2026 Sponsors--
$500 or More:
Dr. Don & Janis Crego;
Legend Seeds; Wisconsin Steam Cleaner Sales; Wissota Sand & Gravel Co.
$300-$100: Gehring Sales & Service; United Cooperative
Goods/Services: Digital Edge; Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly
- Richfield; Waste Management
Thank You to Everyone Who Donates to the Silent Auction
Directions for Spectator Parking - Richfield Historical/Nature Park - 1896 State Road 164, Richfield, WI 53076
Map to Richfield Historical/Nature Park
From I-41:
Exit Hwy 167 West (Holy Hill Road), Take the 2nd exit on the
167/175 roundabout. Go west 4 miles. Take the 1st exit on the 167/164 roundabout (Hwy 164 North). Right at
Richfield Nature/Historical Park sign.
From West: East
on Hwy 167 to the 167/164 roundabout. Take the 3rd exit on the
roundabout (Hwy 164 North). Turn Right at Richfield Nature/Historical
Park sign.
From North: From Hwy 60, go South on Hwy 164. Left at
Richfield Nature/Historical Park sign.
From South:
North on Hwy 164 to the 164/167 roundabout. Take the 2nd exit (Hwy 164
North.) Continue 1/2 mile north to the Richfield Nature/Historical Park
sign. Turn Right into the Park.
