50 YEARS OF

HARVEST FESTIVALS!

2024 marks the 50^th 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

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Saturday, June 15th & Sunday, June 16th (11am-3pm)

Rolling acres of juicy berries and a cool spring-fed pond provide the backdrop for our 17th Annual Strawberry Festival. Enjoy a fun-filled day of Pick-Your-Own strawberries, free live music, tractor rides, our famous apple cider donuts, a bevy of strawberry-inspired delicacies from our very own scratch kitchen and bakery, plus free samplings, and tastings.

STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION: Sunday, June 23^rd (11am-3pm) 

Enjoy a fun-filled day of Pick-Your-Own strawberries, free live music, tractor rides, our famous apple cider donuts, and strawberry-inspired free samplings, and tastings. 

BLUEBERRY CELEBRATION: Sunday, July 14^th (11am-3pm)

Kick-off blueberry season with a day of picking your own plump berries from our patch and stay to enjoy a bounty of family-fun activities!

BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL: Saturday, July 20th & Sunday, July 21st (11am-3pm)

Acre after acre of low-hanging ripe blueberries are the focal point for our annual Blueberry Festival – come beat the summertime blues with us for a fun-filled day of everything blueberry!

BLUEBERRY & PEACH CELEBRATION: Sunday, August 4^th (11am-3pm)

Celebrate the height of blueberry season and the ripening of peaches with a day of Pick-Your-Own! Enjoy FREE live music, tractor rides, stock up on our famous apple cider donuts, check out blueberry treats from our scratch bakery, and more.

PEACH FESTIVAL: Saturday, August 17^th & Sunday, August 18^th (11am-3pm)

Our annual celebration of all things peachy! Come celebrate a great day with Pick-Your-Own raspberries, blueberries, apples, and flowers. Live music, tractor rides, fresh peaches, peach ice cream, and a bevy of peach-inspired delicacies from our very own scratch kitchen and bakery, plus free samplings, and tastings.

2024 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.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL (11am-3pm)

Saturday, June 15^th Unsung Heroes Band

Sunday, June 16^th The Heron Bluegrass Company

STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION (11am-3pm)

Sunday, June 23^rd Reunion Hill Band

BLUEBERRY CELEBRATION (11am-3pm)

Sunday, July 14^th Reunion Hill Band

BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL (11am-3pm)

Saturday, July 20^th The Chickenshack Bluegrass Band

Sunday, July 21^st The Heron Bluegrass Company

BLUEBERRY & PEACH CELEBRATION (11am-3pm)

Sunday, August 4^th Todd Hearon & Friends

PEACH FESTIVAL (11am-3pm)

Saturday, August 17^th The Rick Watson Band

Sunday, August 18^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

LABOR DAY WEEKEND (12pm-4pm)

Saturday, August 31^st Cold Spring Duo

Sunday, September 1^st Cold Spring Duo

Monday, September 2^nd Cold Spring Trio

FALL HARVEST KICK-OFF (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 7^th Rockspring Band

Sunday, September 8^th Unsung Heroes Band

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 14^th Rockspring Band

Sunday, September 15^th Unsung Heroes Band

AUTUMN EQUINOX FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 21^st Back Woods Road

Sunday, September 22^nd Unsung Heroes Band

FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, September 28^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, September 29^th Unsung Heroes Band

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, October 5^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, October 6^th Unsung Heroes Band

3-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND (1pm-5pm)

Saturday, October 12^th Reunion Hill Band

Sunday, October 13^th Reunion Hill Band

Monday, October 14^th The Heron Bluegrass Company

HUNTER’S MOON & GREAT PUMPKIN CARVE (12pm-4pm)

Saturday, October 19^th Rockspring Band

Sunday, October 20^th Unsung Heroes Band

Great Pumpkin Carve: Sunday, October 20^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!

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL CLOSER (12pm-4pm)

Saturday, October 26^th Cedar Mountain Bluegrass

Sunday, October 27^th The Heron Bluegrass Company

Vikings: Saturday, October 26^th & Sunday, October 27^th

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