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11th Annual Bountiful Harvest Celebration

• Friday, September 18, 2026, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

RSVPs are currently closed for this year's celebration! Questions? Contact Jill at 845-344-1234

IMPORTANT: PLEASE USE OUR DETOUR ROUTE - The Town of Mount Hope is holding its Fall Festival at the Town Park tomorrow, so please use the following route to avoid festival traffic.

From I-84:

1. Take Exit 3 toward Middletown/Route 17M and follow County Route 78 toward Mount Hope.
2. Please DO NOT take Mount Hope Road (County Route 11).

Instead:

1. Continue to Guymard Turnpike (County Route 24)
2. Turn onto Mill Pond Road
3. Follow Mill Pond Road to Finchville Turnpike
4. Turn right onto Finchville Turnpike
5. Follow Finchville Turnpike to 300 Finchville Turnpike
6. Please follow the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center & 4-H Park signs once you reach Finchville Turnpike.

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Come join us at the 11th Annual Bountiful Harvest Celebration at our Education Center & 4-H Park! You don’t want to miss out on an autumn evening filled with good old-fashioned fun and delicious food prepared from local farms! Festivities will include hay wagon rides, a sumptuous farm-to-table dinner prepared with locally sourced favorites and the highlight event – a celebrity cow milking contest. All proceeds from the event will support the continued development of the Education Center & 4-H Park located at 300 Finchville Turnpike, Otisville, New York.

Date: Friday, September 18, 2026

Time: 5 PM - 9 PM

Location: Education Center & 4-H Park, 300 Finchville Turnpike, Otisville, NY 10963

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Get ready for one of the most entertaining traditions of the Bountiful Harvest Celebration—the Celebrity Cow Milking Contest! This lively competition brings together well-known Orange County leaders for a fun, friendly challenge that also supports an important cause.

Click on the names below to "vote" for your favorite 2026 Celebrity Cow Milker:

• Heather Bell, President & CEO, Orange County Chamber of Commerce
• Jeff Crist, Chairman, Orange County IDA
• Amanda Dana, Director of Tourism, Orange County
• Sarah Nathanson, Orange County Partnership
• Steve Gross, Orange County Economic Development Director

Important Reminder: When donating, make sure to click on your chosen cow milker’s fundraising tab so they receive credit for your contribution!

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The Celebrity Cow Milking Contest will take place during the Bountiful Harvest Celebration on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Education Center & 4-H Park in Otisville, NY. The evening features farm-fresh food, old-fashioned games, a live auction, themed raffle baskets, and plenty of good-natured fun—all to benefit the ongoing development of the Education Center & 4-H Park.

Each celebrity will step up to a real dairy cow to see who can fill their bucket with the most milk—cheered on by friends, families, and the community. But the contest isn’t just about skill and speed. Every contestant is also raising funds through their online “milk bucket.”

How the Fundraising Helps

All donations support the development and continuation of Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County’s Education Center & 4-H Park—expanding hands-on learning opportunities for youth, families, and farmers across the region.

Awards

Two blue ribbons will be presented:

• Top Milker – most milk collected during the contest
• Top Fundraiser – most money raised in the online milk bucket

Location

CCEOC Education Center & 4-H Park
300 Finchville Turnpike
Otisville, NY 10963

Last updated September 17, 2026