Harvest Festival

Harvest Time at Brixton Windmill

Sunday 27 September 1pm to 5pm 

Our free family festival celebrates the annual wheat harvest and the histories and crafts of milling and artisan bread making with craft workshops,  live music, food, Morris dancing, and more.  Workshops for children include baking and traditional corn dolly making. Our shop and cafe will be open together with milling demonstrations inside the windmill. 

The day includes:

Learn about wheat!
Learn all about the growing, harvesting, and milling of the wheat, grain and flour that makes your favourite bakes such as cakes, biscuits, breads and more! With information and practical displays throughout the afternoon from expert millers, and growers. You can even have a go at milling yourself with our hand querns! Our millers will also be demonstrating milling inside the windmill – drop in tours will be available during the afternoon. 

Shop and cafe
Open throughout the afternoon selling uniquely designed Brixton Windmill products and freshly baked homemade cakes made with our very own flour plus hot drinks, wine and Pimms. 

And lots more:

• Children’s baking workshops – hedgehog buns at 1.30pm and 3pm (max 8 children 7 to 12) £4 per child. Sign up in advance at our shop. 
• Live music
  
• Morris Dancing from Brixton Tatterjacks
• Children’s arts and crafts 
• Corn dolly making workshops & hop crowns
• Beer from Clarkshaws Brewery
• Bread and pastries from BreadBread
• Cakes from Emily Hunt cakes
• Hot food from En Root and Deuce