Corrales, New Mexico

Corrales Harvest Festival

Problem

Years of disinvestment (and being overlooked) flatten morale, drain talent, and blur shared identity.

Solution

The Corrales Harvest Festival is a two-day festival held the last weekend of September in the Village of Corrales, New Mexico, begun in 1985 with fall hayrides and organized by the Kiwanis Club of Corrales Foundation with the Village as co-sponsor. Antique tractors pull hay wagons on a loop between stops including the Old San Ysidro Church, Casa San Ysidro, the Growers' Market and a farm; it is staffed mainly by volunteers and is the Kiwanis club's largest annual fundraiser.

Patterns used: Local Pride Rituals