Over 50 YEARS OF

HARVEST FESTIVALS!

2025 marks the 51^st year running that Applecrest has invited our community to celebrate and share in the harvest! Our Festivals offer a break from the tangle of everyday living with pure and simple, honest-to-goodness family fun. They're a time when moms and dads, grandparents and grandchildren, sisters and brothers, and kids of all ages can reconnect with each other and with the land to make memories that last a lifetime. So, grab the gang and come visit us at Applecrest where, as always, admission and parking are FREE. See you at the farm!

Summer marks the beginning of our Festivals and Celebrations of all things fruit, from sun-ripened strawberries to plump blueberries and the juiciest of peaches; our Fall Festivals launch on the first weekend in September and run both Saturday and Sunday, every weekend, through the end of October.

Please note: Dogs are allowed over most areas of the Applecrest Farm property, but are NOT permitted in any picking areas except our apple orchards, where well behaved dogs are allowed.  Dogs must be kept strictly on leash at all times, and we ask that dog owners responsibly clean up after their pets.

Here's some of the family fun that you might expect to find (please be sure to call the Farm Market or visit our website for the most up-to-date event details, weather, and picking conditions):

Pick-Your-Own Strawberries, Blueberries, Apples, Raspberries, Pumpkins, & Cut-Your-Own Flowers (depending on the season)

Corn Maze

FREE Live Music

FREE Tractor Rides

Old-Fashioned Creamery, Featuring Locally-Made Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, & Sorbets

Our Famous Apple Cider Donuts

Barnyard Animals

Apple Pie & Ice Cream

Scratch-Made Baked Goods

During our Fall Festivals: Traditional Corn Roast, Featuring Grilled Sausages, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Fire-Roasted Corn, New England Clam Chowder, Fresh Pressed Apple Cider, & More 

Corn Hole & Other Lawn Games

2025 HARVEST FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & BAND LINEUP:

Note: As Mother Nature sometimes dashes our best intentions, please call ahead for up-to-the-minute Festival info and picking conditions.

Farm Market: OPEN DAILY 8am - 6pm

Pick Your Own: OPEN DAILY 8am - 6pm

Creamery: OPEN Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 6pm

FALL HARVEST KICK-OFF

(Live Music 12pm-4pm)

Saturday, August 30^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Sunday, September 1^st Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Monday, September 2^nd Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 6^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Sunday, September 7^th The Rick Watson Band

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL 

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 13^th Back Woods Road

Sunday, September 14^th The Rick Watson Band

AUTUMN EQUINOX FESTIVAL

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 20^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Sunday, September 21^st The Rick Watson Band

FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 27^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, September 28^th The Rick Watson Band

HUNTER'S MOON FESTIVAL

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, October 4^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, October 5^th The Rick Watson Band

3-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

(Live Music 1pm-5pm)

Saturday, October 11^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Sunday, October 12^th The Rick Watson Band

Monday, October 13^th Reunion Hill Band

HARVEST FESTIVAL GREAT PUMPKIN CARVE & VIKINGS 

(Live Music 12pm-4pm)

Saturday, October 18^th The Rick Watson Band

Sunday, October 19^th The Chickenshack Bluegrass Band

Great Pumpkin Carve: Sunday, October 19^th

 Prepare to be astounded as our master carver gets after it with an 800lb giant jack-o-lantern. No one knows just what he'll whittle that pumpkin into...come and be surprised! 

Vikings: Saturday, October 18th & Sunday, October 19th 

Take a trip back in time to the age of theVikings on the grounds of Applecrest!  Straumfjordr will bring Viking culture and customs to life with demonstrations about life at home and on the battlefield.  Special weapons and combat demonstrations with Vikings in full armour clad with axes, swords, spears and bows providing insight into battle strategies.  You can get a glimpse of Viking women of the hearth partaking in cooking and making textiles.

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL CLOSER

(Live Music 12pm-4pm)

Saturday, October 25^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, October 26^th The Rick Watson Band

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL ENCORE 

*TBD due to Mother Nature & late season apple variety availability!

Saturday, November 1^st

Sunday, November 2^nd