The third annual Partridgeberry Harvest Festival

The Fogo Island Partridgeberry Harvest Festival will be taking place over Thanksgiving weekend, October 9th and 10th, at the Iceberg Arena.
Hours are Saturday 10am to 6pm, and Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Admission is only $2 ages 12 and up, and free under 12 years of age!

This Festival is a celebration of local food and crafts with Partridgeberry and Harvest themes, including a Bake-off competition, Farmers and Crafts Marketplace, and of course delicious foods to eat. A berry-based menu is in the works again.

The Children’s tent will delight all ages with games and projects such as boatbuilding, mermaid doll decorating, bowling, button-making and more.

Come and enjoy the all day Kitchen Party with music, storytelling, informative presentations, and on Sunday, a finale by the Outport Square Dancers! Bring your whole family to Fogo Island and celebrate the Heritage of this outport community with us.

For more information contact Pauline Brown, Fogo Island Partridgeberry Harvest Festival Director at 709-658-7256 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

The Fogo Island Partridgeberry Harvest Festival is an initiative of the Shorefast Foundation, a Canadian-registered charity that is using entrepreneurial methods to help secure prosperity for the region of Fogo Islands and Change Islands.

2008 Festival Story

Fogo Island is the home of the Partridgeberry Harvest Festival – a celebration of the islands berry bests! The barrens of Fogo Island are covered in partridgeberries, as well as many other types of berries, and islanders felt is was time to celebrate their good fortune.

“The festival empowered people to see viable economic opportunities for themselves using Island grown berries and vegetables, which is what we set out to do,” says Jonathan Briggs who helped organize last year’s festival.

Produced and run entirely by volunteers, the Partridgeberry Festival was a huge success. There were over 120 entries for the bake-off, produce and arts and crafts competitions. “The standard in all categories was very high and there is clearly a huge amount of talent just waiting to be released here,” says Briggs.

Entertainment, demonstrations and health talks also took centre stage throughout the festival. Festival planning for 2010 is in full swing, and this year we are planning new activities and events, and anticipate even more community interest.