Antique Tractors and More During Tractor Fest at The Farmers’ Museum

Tractor Fest
Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024
10:00 am–5:00 pm
The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY

Admission: $17.50 adults (13-64), $12.50 seniors (65+), $10 juniors (7-12), and FREE for kids 6 and under, museum members, and those receiving SNAP benefits (up to 4 people) with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. (Go to farmersmuseum.org/free to see all options.) Tickets available at the door on the day of the event.

COOPERSTOWN, NY — Learn about the world of tractors and everything they powered on New York State farms at The Farmers’ Museum’s annual Tractor Fest, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  See classic tractors, small engines, and other machinery, illustrating the growth of farming technology.

Over 60 classic tractors will line up for this year’s event

Over 60 classic tractors will line up for this year’s event representing several manufacturers including Farmall, Ford, Case, Oliver, Moline, and John Deere. Several local tractor clubs including the Franklin Doodlebug Club will take part in this year’s event. On Sunday, see tractors parade throughout the museum grounds. On both days, see fields plowed, oats thrashed, and oat straw baled using a 1904 Ohio Cultivator Company Hay-Press. Watch demonstrations of a corn cutter and check out a display of large and small hit-and-miss engines.

Tractor Fest is a great weekend destination for families with many activities for children planned.

Take a wagon ride around the museum grounds–pulled by a tractor. On Saturday, sign up the younger kids for a Kiddie Pedal-Tractor Pull starting at 2:00pm(register between 1:00-2:00pm). There will be face painting, games, and the Empire State Carousel on both days. On Sunday, find exceptional food-truck cuisine from The Grapevine. See full schedule online.

During the event, life in 1845 continues throughout the museum’s country village and farmstead. Watch expert craftspeople in the Blacksmith Shop, pharmacy, and the other historic buildings. In the Main Barn, see The Buzz About Pollinators, an interactive exhibit all about bees and the many other insects and organisms like them that help make farming possible.

League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will also be on site

The League of Women Voters of the Cooperstown Area will also be on site each day from 10am-4pm to help you register to vote and decide whether you want to vote early, in person, by mail, or on Election Day. Test your knowledge with our civics game and give little kids a chance to vote for their favorite fruit.

Entry to the event is included with museum admission: $17.50 adults (13-64), $12.50 seniors (65+), $10 juniors (7-12), children 6 and younger and museum members are free. Purchase tickets at the museum on the day of the event. Free museum admission is also available for those receiving SNAP benefits (up to 4 people) with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. Find out about all the museum’s free admission offers at FarmersMuseum.org/free.

For more information, please visit FarmersMuseum.org. The Farmers’ Museum is located at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, N.Y., 13326.

About The Farmers’ Museum

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the country, The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York, provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life first-hand through authentic demonstrations and interpretative exhibits. The museum, founded in 1943, comprises a Colonial Revival stone barn listed on the National Register for Historic Places, a recreated historic village circa 1845, the Empire State Carousel, and a working farmstead. Through its 19th-century village and farm, the museum preserves important examples of upstate New York architecture, early agricultural tools and equipment, and heritage livestock. The Farmers’ Museum’s outstanding collection of more than 23,000 items encompasses significant historic objects ranging from butter molds to carriages, and hand planes to plows. The museum also presents a broad range of interactive educational programs for school groups, families, and adults that explore and preserve the rich agricultural history of the region. Visit FarmersMuseum.org for more information.