Harvest Festival at Shaker Village
Schedule
Mon Oct 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME, United States, Maine 04260 | New Gloucester, ME
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 (Indigenous Peoples Day)10am-4:30pm
Free - no tickets required
Join Shaker Village for our end-of-season Fall Harvest Festival! This family-friendly FREE event is now a tradition for many folks– come make it yours, too!
Event Map: https://maineshakers.com/event/harvest-festival/
-Freshly-picked apples from the historic Shaker orchards will be offered for sale along with free cider-pressing (of apples purchased here.)
-Chipman’s Farm, neighbors to the Shakers since the 1790s, will have a farm bounty available for sale, including pumpkins!
-Seasonal mums, other late-season “bloomers” and houseplants will be available from Donna’s Greenhouse.
-LIVE MUSIC ~ Bluegrass tunes by Albert Price and the Pseudonyms
-Bee Keeping demonstration with observation hive.
-Free wagon rides will be offered throughout the day with narrated tours of Shaker Village.
-Free tours and smelling/tasting in the Shakers’ Herb Gardens.
-Free tours of the Shakers’ barn by Brother Arnold.
-Free face painting for all ages!
-Free Jack-be-little pumpkin painting.
-Free lawn games.
-Free museum exhibits.
-Meet the animals: Goats, sheep, and Scottish Highland Cows
-Food Trucks! Cruzin Slice, Millside Creations, and Fred's Fried Dough
-Cotton candy & popcorn available for sale
-Tintype portraits by Cole Caswell
-Traditional craft demonstrations including: Wabanaki artists and crafters including Lightning Hawk Creations, Wendy Little Bear, People of the Dawn Apothecary, Crafts from the Bay, and Top of Turtle Island Gifts. Blacksmith demo with Maple Iron Forge. Broom making with Redmond Philbert & MUCH more-- click the map below for a full list of over 30 vendors including photos, and links.
Bring the family! The Shaker Store and Museum Gift Shops are open for shopping and our special exhibit is free for the day!
Event Map: https://maineshakers.com/event/harvest-festival/
Vendors & Demos:
Agaseke Woven Baskets
Barn Sale Antiques
Beyersdorff Health Feed Supplements
Brooms by Redmond Philbert Handwork
Chipman Farmstand
Crafts from the Bay
Custom Tintype Photos- Cole Caswell
Donna's Greenhouses
Fiddle Music & Books
Friends of Feral Felines
Herbage by Bex
In Between Farm & Goats!
K&R Primitives
Little Bear Crafts
Maine St Crafts
Maple Iron Forge - Blacksmith Demo
Misfits Rehab
Nason Brook Farm & Spinning
People of the Dawn Apothecary
Pismire Mountain Fiber Farm
Shaker Bees
Tatted Webs
Top of Turtle Island Gifts
Ugly Candle Co
Versatile Vessels Pottery
Wood Carving
Zay's Knives
Food Vendors:
Bread for the Barn
Cotton Candy & Popcorn
Cruzin Slice Food Truck
Fred's Fried Dough
Millside Creations Food Truck
Ruby on the Hill Bakery
The Sacred Snackery
Activities:
Barn Tours with Br Arnold FREE
Wagon Ride FREE
Garden Tours FREE
Herb House Tours FREE
Face Painting FREE
Meet the Sheep! FREE
Meet the Goats! FREE
Apple Cider Pressing
Pumpkin Patch- FREE
Pumpkin Painting - FREE
Museum Store
Shaker Store
Museum Exhibit FREE
Live Music: Albert Price and the Pseudonyms FREE
Raffle- Friends of the Shakers
Lawn Games FREE
Shaker Tea Tasting FREE
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Where is it happening?
707 Shaker Rd, New Gloucester, ME, United States, Maine 04260Event Location & Nearby Stays:
