For the 54th annual show, the Antique Power Association plans a huge event at Sussex Village Park over the weekend.
Take a step back in time this weekend at the 54th annual Threshing Bee and Antique Engine Show at Sussex Village Park. The massive yearly event, put on by the Sussex Antique Power Association, draws more than 4,000 people eager to check out the interesting steam-powered farming equipment of the 1920s. With more than 300 exhibits and machines to look at, the event spans over two days for Sussex-area families to enjoy. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the park, but there’s more to do than peruse old farm equipment. The organization is bringing in vendors with arts and crafts, antiques and food. From homemade ice cream to farm-style meals, residents can eat like they’re back home on the farm. The event is $5 for …
More than 2,000 pieces of antique farm equipment will be in operation at Village Park event on Aug. 27-28.
Local historians and antique farm equipment experts will come together at Village Park on Aug. 27 and 28 to put on an event exhibiting more than 2,500 pieces of antique tractors, engines, lawn and garden machinery, trucks, washing machines and power tools. The Sussex Antique Power Threshing Bee Show, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, is open to the public. Admission is $5 for adults and children ages 12 and up; and free for children under 11. Parking is free from the entrance on Weaver Drive and Main Street, with a tractor-pulled people mover bringing visitors to the entrance. The event is named after traditional “threshing bees” historically held in this area. “Because equipment was expensive, not everyone owned each piece …
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