Celebrate the bounty of autumn during Family Harvest Days at Boothbay Railway Village with music, sheepdog demonstrations, miniature-horse rides, butter churning, cider-pressing, hayrides, blacksmith, weaving, and lace-making demonstrations, pumpkin decorating, cooking demonstrations and more! Family Harvest Days takes place on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..

This year Castlebay, the music duo whose performances of Celtic and Maine music combine rousing dance tunes with the magical world of tall tales, will perform at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Throughout the day on Sunday, Two Coves Farm of Harpswell will give sheepdog demonstrations. On both Saturday and Sunday author Julia O’Brien-Merrill will read her delightful children’s book, “Charlie on the M.T.A. Did He Ever Return?” about the real Charlie of the famous song about a man stuck on the Boston subway. Make your own apple or pear cider with our apple press. Bring your own fruit and containers and use our press (see safety instructions on the website). On both days there will be farm animals from Lyric Meadow Farm, and miniature horse rides, hayrides, blacksmith, weaving, spinning, and lace-making demonstrations, barrel-train rides, and pumpkin decorating. Watch butter being churned and taste the fresh butter on New England brown bread baked according to a 100-year-old recipe. There will be cider and homemade cookies for all. The Museum’s pair of resident goats as well as some special guests will be on hand and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon Burke’s Island Farm will bring one of their horses. White’s Farm of Winterport, Maine will be on hand selling their own hot dogs and sausages.

Blacksmith Jim Kearney will be working at the forge, and Vi Eastman will be demonstrating bobbin lace-making in Town Hall, and weavers will be working on the 200-year-old Barn Frame Loom. Take a hayride to a pumpkin patch where for a small additional fee you can take home your own pumpkin. You may decorate your pumpkin at our craft table.

Family Harvest Days is just one stop along Maine’s Pumpkin Trail, a partnership celebrating history, art and giant fruit along 50 miles of what we think is Maine’s most beautiful coastline! Follow Maine’s Pumpkin Trail on Facebook to discover great ways to celebrate fall with friends and family of all ages.

Family Harvest Days is sponsored by Flagship Inn & Suites.

Admission is free for Museum Members, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 children 3 to 18, free for children under 3.  Boothbay Railway Village is located at 586 Wiscasset Road (Route 27), Boothbay. For more information call 633-4727 or go to www.railwayvillage.org.