A 10K road race, vintage cars, a live performance and barbecue are all planned for this weekend’s “Woolwich Days” celebration Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5 and 6.

Comic John Ater is this year’s featured performer. The show suitable for all ages is free from 2 to 3 p.m. and will be on the stage of the Nequasset Meeting House across from the municipal building.

The annual mid-summer celebration begins with a pulled chicken barbecue at Woolwich Central School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Dinner includes barbecued pulled chicken, cornbread, coleslaw, baked beans, lemonade and a whoopie pie for dessert. Tickets are $10 each, two for $18 or $25 for a family. They can be purchased at the town office. Robbie Simpson will provide music and proceeds will help support programs offered by the Recreation Committee.

Saturday’s activities will be at Nequasset Park and on the grounds around the municipal building. The fun begins with the annual running of the Bob Meade 10K Road Race at 8 a.m., followed by the One Mile Family Fun Run at 9.

Both races start and end at Nequasset Park. Entry forms are available at www.woolwich.us or at the town office. Preregistration for the 10K is $5, $10 on race day. Registration on race day begins at 7 a.m.

New this year will be an antique auto show from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring vintage cars from the Maine Obsolete Automobile League. Maine Maritime Museum's very unique Lobstermobile will also be on hand for people to see.

Rev. Dr. Alan Baughcum of Day’s Ferry Congregational Church will conduct the traditional “Blessing of the Animals,” beginning at 10 a.m. on the lawn of the Nequasset Meeting House.

The Woolwich Historical Society will be open for free tours of its 19th century farmhouse museum and barn. Inside you can see Native American artifacts, handmade quilts, spinning wheels, a “rope” bed, antique tools, Civil War artifacts and more. The historical society’s annual book sale will be on the lawn behind the museum.

The bounce house will return for kids with something new, a Climbing Wall. There’s also swimming at the waterfront park and ice cream to enjoy, made by Gauis Hennin from the Shelter Institute.

Also offered, a silent auction and tables selling arts & crafts, baked goods, fresh-squeezed lemonade, grilled hot dogs and hamburgers plus free cotton candy for the kids.

Saturday’s activities conclude with a family movie, “Inside Out,” to be shown at the elementary school beginning at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Produced in 2015 by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, the film is a computer-animated comedy suitable for all ages.