The Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fishermens Market (CAFFM) is hosting its annual Harvest Festival Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Scheduling the festival for the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving allows customers to pick up everything they need for a grand holiday feast. Choose from perfect pies in a range of flavors, sweet potatoes ready to be casseroled, new potatoes for mashing and smothering in gravy and fresh veggies that will let everyone claim they did, in fact, eat something healthy.

In addition to offering the flavors of the season, CAFFM will also be hosting the Annual Little Miss Harvest Queen Pageant during the festival. Participants must be Baldwin County residents in grades three through five. They will be judged on their outfit and a judges’ interview where they will be asked questions ranging from what they like to do in their spare time to more market-related areas such as agriculture. The winner will represent the market at events for the next year, including the Foley Christmas Parade, Foley Mardi Gras Parade and the CAFFM Corn Festival.

CAFFM Market Manager Alescia Forland encourages everyone to drop by and enjoy the festivities.

“Whether you’re stocking up for your Thanksgiving feast with goodies from your favorite vendors, cheering on a Little Miss Harvest Queen contestant or getting a jump on your Christmas shopping with the one-of-a-kind gifts from our artisans, there is absolutely something for everyone at the CAFFM Harvest Festival,” says Forland.

Location: 781 Farmers Market Ln., Foley, Alabama. 251-709-4469 (ask for Alescia). For more information on the Harvest Festival, see the Facebook page or visit CoastalAlabamaMarket.com.