Autumn holiday 2025
During the autumn half-term, we begin our preparations for winter.
The potatoes planted in spring have grown large and healthy, and now they must be harvested before the frost arrives. It is also time to stock the pantry with smoked sausages and cured ham. One of the pigs is slaughtered, providing meat and bacon for the cold months ahead.
Here you can see when you are welcome to join us and take part in the autumn preparations. Learn, for example, how to make sausages, and discover how beer was brewed in the old days. The Friends of Karensminde will be in full swing with plenty of activities on Tuesday and Wednesday.
For the rest of the holiday, you can enjoy cosy times with outdoor cooking over the fire, beer brewing, potato printing, and harvesting potatoes in the traditional way. Come and share the peace and the beauty of autumn colours in nature with us.
SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Creative workshop with potato printing begins.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s potato field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own Karensminde potato and twist bread over the fire.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Potato printing.
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Creative workshop with potato printing begins.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s potato field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own potato and twist bread over the fire.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Potato printing.
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Beer brewing begins. Smell the steaming malted barley and hops and taste the legendary Karensminde Ale.
- Creative workshop with potato printing begins.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s potato field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own Karensminde potato and twist bread over the fire.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Potato printing and beer brewing.
TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER
Pork and play with the Friends of Karensminde
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Horse-drawn carriage rides until about 15.00.
- Blacksmith’s forge and woodworking shop open: forge a heart and make a trivet.
- Rope-making begins.
- Handicrafts in the farmhouse begin.
10.30
- Pig slaughtering.
11.00
- Soup cooked on a primus stove and twist bread over the fire (by the henhouse).
- Cooking in the farmhouse begins.
- Waffle stall opens.
- Coffee room opens.
11.30
- Pig intestines cleaned and prepared for sausage making.
12.00
- Pig race – cast your vote and win a Mark T-shirt.
12.30
- Potato harvesting in Karensminde’s field using machinery. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
13.30
- Pig race – cast your vote and win a Mark T-shirt.
14.00
- Sledge pulling competition.
15.00
- Activities begin to close.
- Harness removed and the horse is given rest.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Sausage making – try it yourself with mock filling and artificial casing.
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER
Pork and play with the Friends of Karensminde
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Horse-drawn carriage rides until about 15.00.
- Blacksmith’s forge and woodworking shop open: forge a heart and make a trivet.
- Rope-making begins.
- Handicrafts in the farmhouse begin.
10.00–14.00
- Poultry slaughtered in front of the henhouse.
10.00–14-13.00
- Pig butchering (in the wagon shed).
11.00
- Soup cooked on a primus stove and twist bread over the fire (by the henhouse).
- Cooking in the farmhouse begins.
- Waffle stall opens.
- Coffee room opens (today’s special dish).
11.30
- Pig race – cast your vote and win a Mark T-shirt.
12.30
- Potato harvesting in Karensminde’s field using machinery. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
13.30
- Pig race – cast your vote and win a Mark T-shirt.
14.00
- Sledge pulling competition.
15.00
- Activities begin to close.
- Harness removed and the horse is given rest.
All-day activity: Sausage making – try making your own sausage with mock filling and artificial casing.
THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Sausage making: try it yourself with mock filling and artificial casing.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own Karensminde potato and twist bread.
14.00
- Nature walk: guided tour in the plantation.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Sausage making.
FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Sausage making: try it yourself with mock filling and artificial casing.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own potato and twist bread.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Sausage making.
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Sausage making: try it yourself with mock filling and artificial casing.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own Karensminde potato and twist bread over the fire.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Sausage making.
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER
10.00
- Museum opens.
- Sausage making: try it yourself with mock filling and artificial casing.
11.00
- Potato harvesting by hand in Karensminde’s potato field. Remember to hand in your potato certificate from the spring and take home a bag of potatoes.
From 12.00
- Bake your own Karensminde potato and twist bread over the fire.
16.00
- Thank you for today.
All-day activity: Sausage making.
