Home of the annual Colfax Persimmon Festival
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
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On a historic farm with structures dating back into the early 1800s or before, the Annual Colfax Persimmon Festival celebrates the native American persimmon and historic farming with a wide range of exhibits, demonstrations, arts and crafts, live music, and of course, persimmon-related items for purchase.
Please note: some details may change as planning for the next Festival continues.
Admission fee: $10 for ages 12 and older; free for ages 11 and under. Admission fees contribute to the maintenance and upkeep of the historic farm and buildings.
Please do NOT bring: pets, coolers, alcohol.
For a list of activities, click here.
PARKING: Free parking is coordinated off-site at Shady Grove Church (119 N. Bunker Hill Road, just north of the West Market Street intersection in Colfax). Shuttle service is provided to and from the Festival site further north on Bunker Hill Road. If your vehicle has a current handicapped tag, please stop at the church to ask about free handicapped parking [please note: unpaved lot] at the Festival site. (Admission fees still apply.)
No parking is allowed on either side of Bunker Hill Road in the vicinity of Historic Stafford Farm and the Festival.
The Festival features heated/air conditioned shuttle buses to transport you from parking to Festival and back.
For a look at the latest reconstruction work at the Farm, visit The Summer Kitchen.
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Oak Ridge, NC 27310
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