Harvest at Ulster Folk Museum

Harvest is a time for celebration! 

So come along to the Ulster Folk Museum as we celebrate Harvest on Saturday 20th September. 

Harvest marks the end of the growing season when crops are finally ready for gathering and processing, and we invite you to experience it for yourself! Roll up your sleeves and get stuck in with potato picking, or enjoy the smells of baking demonstrations in our traditional cottages. 

Try your hand at making your own harvest knot, and see harvest skills in action on our working farm! Explore our exhibit buildings, decorated for harvest, enjoy traditional music sessions, and discover Ulster-Scots music traditions with Willie Hill. You can even step into our original Picture House to view archive films of Harvests past.

About Harvest

In years gone by, harvest was a time of hard work, cooperation and joy. Rural communities would gather together to collect crops and store them for the winter months. The spirit of cooperation and camaraderie was evident as neighbours supported one another in this labour-intensive process. There were always jobs to be done in the Harvest season; vegetables and fruits to be picked, crops to be harvested, corn to be threshed and ground, flax to be pulled and food to be preserved in preparation for the long winter months.

At Ulster Folk Museum, we honour that spirit of togetherness and tradition. Come along and celebrate the abundance of nature and the rhythms of rural life at Harvest.