QUEENS — Put on your cowboy boots and get ready to churn some homemade butter.
This Saturday, Jamaica residents will get to celebrate the fall with two harvest festivals, featuring pumpkin decorating, live country music and cooking demonstrations.
At King Manor Museum, children and their families will learn how to press apple cider, churn butter and grind spices using traditional appliances.
They will also have a chance to see cooking demonstrations, during which a chef will be making apple fritters and johnnycakes, a corn flatbread, which used to serve as a staple food in America.
Participants will also get to taste the food, said Emily Melchin, manager of public programs at the museum, located at Rufus King Park.
During the free event, kids will participate in a number of autumn-themed crafts, including making corn husk dolls. They will also design outfits for their dolls, using fabric and ribbons provided by the museum.
Also on Saturday, the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation will host its annual Jamaica Market Harvest Festival.
Country band Savannah Sky will play during the free event, which will feature several family-oriented activities, the organizers said.
Kids will get to enjoy a magic show, clowns and jugglers. There will also be pumpkin decorating and face painting.
Local chefs will be showcasing their culinary skills in an apple/sweet potato pie contest.
Fall Harvest Festival will take place at King Manor Museum, located in Rufus King Park (153rd St. and Jamaica Ave.), from noon to 4 p.m.
The annual Jamaica Market Harvest Festival will be held at the Jamaica Market on 160th Street between Jamaica and 90th avenues, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
