Autumn and Harvest Festival

Autumn and Slaughter Festival at the Vogtsbauernhof

Autumn and Slaughter Festival starting at 11 AM
Fresh slaughter platter
In a stylish and tasteful manner, we welcome the cold season and invite you to enjoy the slaughter platter in the cozy parlor of the Falkenhof.
Location: Parlor in the Falkenhof, No. 6
11 AM to 4 PM

Accordion Music
With his accordion, Henry Diener from Steinach knows how to create a lively atmosphere around the Falkenhof.
Location: Falkenhof, No. 6
11 AM to 12:30 PM & 2 PM to 3:30 PM

Special Tour: On Food Preservation
Our herbal educator Walburga Schillinger takes you back to the time when freezer and supermarket were still foreign words - while curing and root cellars were common terms.
Meeting point: North Arbor, LN
2 PM to 4 PM

Story Hour: Autumn Tales
Museum employee Antonia Leonhard reads stories appropriate for the season.
Location: Reading Room in the Childhood Attic, No. 7
11 AM to 4 PM (last start: 3 PM)

Time for Turnip Ghosts
When Halloween was still a foreign word, children in this country were already carving ghosts from feed turnips. We will connect with you to revive old traditions.
Location: Porch of the Falkenhof, No. 6
4 PM

Custom: "Säcklestrecken"
During "Säcklestrecken," it is demonstrated how the so-called shame letter or slaughter letter was delivered in the past – a spectacle that is rarely seen today.
Location: Parlor in the Falkenhof, No. 6
11 AM to 5 PM

Craft Demonstrations
Traditional Food Preservation
Location: Kitchen in the Day Laborer's House, No. 4

Cegospieler (a type of musician)
Location: Parlor in the Day Laborer's House, No. 4

Basket Weaver
Location: Vogtsbauernhof, No. 8

Distiller
Location: Baking and Distilling House, No. 11

Cabbage Shredding
Location: Kinzigtal Storage, No. 14

Turner
Location: Kinzigtal Baking Hut, No. 16