Old Fashioned Hay Ride and Fall Fest will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Weissport Park and Lehigh Canal Park in Weissport.

The event will include tractor-drawn hayrides along the historic canal, displays of canal artifacts, Chinese auction, homemade food and children's activities. A community yard sale will be held Saturday only.This year Beltzville Lions Club has partnered with Family Promise of Carbon County. Family Promise and Weissport Recreation Committee. volunteers will serve all sorts of homemade foods and baked goods in the park.Ten-foot by 10-foot yard sale spaces are available for $5 by calling Laure Thomas at 610-554-7758 or emailing

lcthomas@ptd.net, or by calling Family Promise day center at 610-379-4757.This festival caters to families and seniors and gives families a low-cost way to celebrate the beginning of the fall season.There will be attendants on hand to help the elderly and people with disabilities access the hay wagons. Families of all ages are welcome.Hayrides will take place every 20 minutes throughout the day. The hayrides will give everyone the opportunity to explore the historic Lehigh Canal Park towpath at the height of the fall foliage experience. Donations will be accepted for hayrides.Children's activities will include a "train ride" in the park for little ones.Reservations are encouraged for groups of 10 or more. To make a group reservation or for more information, call 610-533-9311.Wagon rides are being sponsored by L-TNT Pyrotechs Inc. of Walnutport, which is providing the tractors, transportation and drivers; Lehigh Canal Recreation Commission, which is opening the park gates and welcoming all to this event; and the Beltzville Lions Club, the event organizers.Donations collected at the hay ride will benefit the Beltzville Lions Club, while sales of food, Chinese auction and yard sale will benefit Family Promise.