Harvest Festival 2025
Everything you need to know for this year, all in one spot.
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SAVE THE DATE - Friday, November 14, 2025
WHEN - 6:00pm-8:00pm
WHERE - @McNeil Elementary, 3650 S Hardin Blvd, McKinney, TX 75070
PARKING - FREE parking in the lot in front of the school and to the south of the school.
No parking will be available in the north lot (join us there for “Candy Tailgate” instead!)
ADMISSION - $15* per student Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade. Sales starting soon!
Adults, MS and HS students, and children pre-K and younger are FREE.
Admission covers EVERYTHING! (Silent Auction bids not included).
Join the PTO for an exclusive discount code! (sent to your email account you used for membership).
*The week of the event, ticket price rises to $20. Buy early and save!
ACTIVITES - This year’s Harvest Festival will be filled with tons of great events, food, and community! EVERYTHING is included in the price of admission.
Silent Auction
Face Painting
Games and Prizes
Cake Walk
FREE Food Truck (hamburgers and hotdogs)
Petting Zoo
and more!
Want to see what previous years were like? Check out our Recurring Events page here.
Ticket Sales - COMING SOON!
ADMISSION - $15* per student Kindergarten thru Fifth Grade. Sales starting soon!
*The week of the event, ticket price rises to $20. Buy early and save!
Adults, MS and HS students, and children pre-K and younger are FREE.
Admission covers EVERYTHING! (Silent Auction bids not included).
Join the PTO for an exclusive discount code! (sent to your email account you used for membership).
Silent Auction - COMING SOON!
As in years past, Harvest Festival will include a stellar Silent Auction! PTO Volunteers have been hard at work soliciting donations and putting together baskets of goodies to auction off as part of this fundraiser.
HOW IT WORKS - the Silent Auction will be online, opening several days in advance of the festival so that McNeil adults can peruse and bid at their leisure and be able to focus on family fun while at the event. The items will also be available at the event, located in the Gym, to view the items in person.
SNEAK PEEK - some of the items on offer will be:
Gift cards to local coffee shops and restaurants, including Hard Eight BBQ and Collective Coffee.
Dallas Children’s Theatre - four pack of tickets to this current season
Photography sessions for family photos
Heard Museum - four pack of admission tickets
Pinstack Bowling
The Cove in Little Elm - free cabana and admission tickets
Local Hotel stays
and so much more!
Volunteer - COMING SOON!
As we get closer to the event, we will be adding Sign-up Genius links for adult and MS/HS student volunteers.
To get started, make sure you have completed your MISD Background Check. This is free and takes just a moment, but MUST be completed before adults are able to volunteer in any capacity for McNeil Elementary. A background check must be on file for each school year you wish to volunteer (August to August).
Volunteer roles include setting up and/or taking down the event, shifts to help during the event (30 minute slots so you are still able to enjoy the event!), flier copy help, etc. It takes a village to put on the event and we can’t do it without your help!
Have questions about volunteering? Please email Heather T, our VP of Volunteers, Volunteer@McNeilPTO.com
Map
Map of Harvest Festival with icons representing the school, streets, and playgrounds.
Parking available in front of school and in south lot.
Admission tents at the north lot and south lot.
North lot hosts the Candy Tailgate and free Food Truck sponsored by CUTX.
Playground area behind the school hosts the Petting Zoo.
Courtyard between the 3-5 and K-2 hallways hosts the Games.
Entrance to the building is through the back courtyard where Games are.
Cafeteria hosts Cake Walk and Face Painting.
Gym hosts the Silent Auction and Raffle.
Fliers
As we send home fliers with students about Harvest Festival, we will post them here and on social media so that electronic copies are always at your fingertips.
Save the Date! McNeil PTO’s Annual Harvest Festival is Friday, November 14 from 6-8pm.
Activities include games and pries, free food truck, silent auction, and more!
Location is at the McNeil playground and inside the school.
Early Bird discount is $15 ticket per student. (sales starting soon)
Bookmark McNeilPTO.com/HarvestFestival for all the event information.