Harvest Day at Hampton National Historic Site

Harvest Day traditionally commemorates the day that agricultural communities would harvest their crops and store them for the winter. Large plantations, such as Hampton, for many years relied on enslaved and indentured labor in order to make this happen. Neighbors would also work together to ensure everyone’s crops were cultivated. The work was grueling and difficult, especially for those forced to labor on land that they did not own, to gather food and materials that they would not benefit from. Hampton’s Harvest Day is filled with hands-on activities, storytelling, demonstrations, and ranger led programs.