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Basket Making

Posted on November 1, 2022November 18, 2022 by hcfair

Hand-weaving baskets for our 35th Homestead Fair! Can you guess why the basket is torched at the end?  


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Match Pots

Posted on October 26, 2022November 18, 2022 by hcfair

Our potters have been hard at work for weeks, preparing for the Fair by throwing pots on the potter’s wheel, glazing and firing. Are you coming to out to see their works of art this year?


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Press Release: 35th Annual Homestead Fair

Posted on October 15, 2022November 17, 2022 by hcfair
Enthusiastic Crowds Watch a Live Horse Training Demonstration at Homestead Fair

35th Annual Homestead Fair To Open Thanksgiving Weekend An Annual Heritage Festival of Crafts, Food, Hands-on Activities, Farm Animals, Shopping and Family Fun   Preparations are underway for the 35th annual Homestead Fair on Thanksgiving weekend. The 3-day event is easily accessible right off Interstate 35 in Central Texas just north of Waco and will …

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Watch the Homestead Fair Video

Posted on November 7, 2021November 10, 2021 by hcfair

For a glimpse of the many sights and sounds you’ll experience at Homestead Fair, watch this short 5-minute video:


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Preparing our sheep for shearing

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Homestead Fair Blog

We have prepared the sheep for the sheep shearing demonstration during this weekend’s Fair!


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Cutting Boards for the Fair!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Homestead Fair Blog

The nice thing about hand work is that much of it can be accomplished at home. These young boys, all brothers, worked diligently at their home to finish beautiful, small cutting boards for sale during the Fair at the Woodworking booth.


Posted in Kids, The Fair, Woodworking

Woven by Little Hands

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Homestead Fair Blog

Did you know that all baskets were woven by hand? There are no machines that can weave baskets, so every one made is handwoven. A group of small kids wanted to make a gift basket set for the Fair. They set to work about a month ago. First they soaked, wrapped and wove slats into …

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Posted in Baskets, Fiber Crafts, Kids, Pottery, The Fair

Hand-Crafted Pottery

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Homestead Fair Blog

Many eager little children have gathered outside and worked with clay to make little sugar spoons, butter dishes and more for the Fair. For some of the smallest, it was their first Fair project! We signed each little work of art and set them to dry for a couple weeks. After the pottery dried, we …

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Woodworking from the Smallest Hands

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Homestead Fair Blog

These young boys gathered with their dads, grandfathers and older brothers for some evening woodworking classes this summer in our large woodworking shop at the Homestead Craft Village. For many of these boys, these hand-carved, wooden spoons are their very first wood projects. Now these beautiful spoons are displayed for sale for this weekend’s Homestead …

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Posted in The Fair, Woodworking

Sunset on the 32nd Annual Homestead Fair

Posted on December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 by Homestead Fair Blog
Sunset on the 32nd Homestead Fair

With full and grateful hearts we want to thank each and every one of the 15,552 visitors who came out to spend these three wonderful days with us at Homestead Fair. Whether you came with with family, brought friends or came alone, we hope you had a wonderful time with us and left with a …

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2014 Fair Dates: November 28th-30th

The dates and opening times for the Homestead Fair this year will be:   Friday, ... Read More

Setup in the Music Tent

It's a breezy 34 degrees out tonight: a north front blew in just in time ... Read More

BBQ Brisket: New For The 2014 Fair

We have a new food item on the list for this year's Fair: Texas-style Barbecue Brisket. ... Read More

Woodworking: From Tree to Basket!

We are gearing up for our upcoming fair in just a few more days! There ... Read More

To our 20,000+ visitors: Thank you for a Fabulous Fair!

The 2014 Fair is now finished and thanks to all of you, our neighbors and ... Read More

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