Fall Harvest Festival

The Village will be open for extended hours so visitors can wander the grounds, interact with our living history interpreters, listen to live music by the Sawmill Run Old Time String Band, and enjoy food from Beastro. Beastro will also have its Signature Drippings available for purchase. Click here for an additional list of food items for sale.

ACTIVITIES

Accessible wagon rides – EJOTV farm fields.

Pumpkin picking. Photo station – create your postcard-perfect family photo.

Kid’s Crafts by Kate Eggleston: Enjoy a fall-scented exploration of painting and printmaking! There are two options for participation (all ages): printmaking with apples or painting a seasonal gourd still life. All paint is washable and will be mixed with delicious aromas like cinnamon, ginger, and other fall favorites.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to share tips. Information on local farm markets throughout Middlesex County will also be available. Visitors can get expert advice from volunteer educators while learning about other Extension programs at the EARTH Center.

Friday, October 31, from 12 pm – 4 pm Share Your Foodways Demonstration: Latin American Food Preservation Traditions with Carolina Moratti. Saturday, November 1, from 12 pm – 4 pm Share Your Foodways Demonstration: Food Preservation Practices with Chef Pearl.

October 31 and Saturday, November 1, Stark Press will provide a live printing demonstration with pre-set fall-themed presses. Participants will use the galley proof press and a small Kelsey platen press to demonstrate traditional letterpress printing and create take-home prints.

*Don’t forget to stop by the tent and take home a variety of pies, cider donuts, pickles, salsa, and preserves. The village’s historic buildings will be open for guests to explore, see exhibitions and programming, and meet our living history staff. 

*Please note that there will be two musket demonstrations: 11 and 2 pm. 

For your convenience, RIDE, the County’s shuttle service, will provide FREE, accessible, on-demand transportation between East Jersey Old Town Village and the Cornelius Low House. Park in one spot and experience multiple historic sites.