Eastham Turnip Festival

About the Event

There's bushels of turnip fun in store at the 21st annual celebration of the Eastham Turnip  -  live entertainment, turnip-themed games, contests, make & take crafts, and more!!! On your mark, get set, Turn up!

Live Festivities

Turn Up for Tunes at the Chapel in Pines

Cathy Hatch and the Cape Cod Ukulele Club will perform their repertoire of whimsical tunes.

Blessing of the Turnips
Transportation Reporter for GHB News and local resident, Bob Seay, will deliver the Blessing of the Turnips.

Enormous Turnip Contest
Guess the weight of our pumpkin wanna be!

Turn Up for Fun Day at the Eastham Public Library

A variety of turnip-themed amusements for the young and young at heart will be available:

Jungle Jim's Balloon & Magic Show  -  live performance at 10:30 am
Trevor the Juggler  -  live performance at 1:00 pm
Reading to Hearts and Paws Comfort Dogs  -  11:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Face painting with Nicole Pierce
Henna body art with Jo Ann Whittemore
Caricature art with Susan Festa
Turnip Tips  -  speak with local farmer, Bob Wells, about growing Eastham Turnips
Temporary turnip tattoos
Enormous Turnip Contest  -  guess the weight of our pumpkin wanna be!
Photo ops with our mascots Mr. & Ms. Turnip
Make & take turnip crafts
Turnip Games  -  Turnip Bowling, Turn Hole (our version of Corn Hole), Connect Four Turnips, and more!
StoryWalk featuring Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Linda Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten  -  on the grounds of the library
Turnip Merchandise  -  The Friends of the Eastham Library will be selling t- shirts, hats, turnip cookbooks, notecards, magnets and more!
Eastham Elementary School Art on Display  -  view this year's bumper crop of Turnip Heads created by Molly Driscoll's first grader art students.

NEW This Year! Harvest-themed offerings and entertainment spotlighting the Mashpee Wampanoag:

Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers  -  live interactive performance at 2:30 pm
Wampanoag make & take crafts  -  wampum pendants and cornhusk dolls  -  noon to 3 pm
StoryWalk featuring Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten  -  on the grounds of the library

Turn Up for Tool Time at the Swift Daley House

Visit this branch of the Eastham Historical Society at 2375 State Highway, 10 am – 3 pm. Mark Herman will fire up the historic forge and give demonstrations. Farming implements from bygone years will be exhibited and folks can bring in their old tools for identification and appraisals.

Tracing Our Roots \ At the Schoolhouse Museum  -  Tracing Our Roots

View the museum's exhibit to trace our roots and learn about Eastham's proud agricultural history, 10 AM – 3 PM, 25 Schoolhouse Road.

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