49th Bayfield Apple Festival
October 1-3, 2010, 10am - 5pm
Space is still available for artists and vendors.
The Bayfield Apple Festival is listed among "Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers. Click on the link above to read the whole article. Bayfield Apple Festival is also one of Discover Wisconsin's Top Ten Favorite Small Town Festivals.
Join us this fall in Bayfield! Come often. Stay long. And don't miss Apple Festival.
- 48 years as one of Wisconsin's premiere festivals, located on the shores of Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin, which is honored by the Chicago Tribune as the "Best Little Town in the Midwest".
- Touted by Wisconsin Trails Magazine as Wisconsin's "Best" festival.
- 50,000 visitors attended 2009 Apple Festival from throughout the Midwest.
- The Apple Festival features:
- Over 46 orchards and food booths selling Bayfield's apples and apple desserts and delicacies all three days.
- A kids' carnival with games, rides and favorite foods.
- Plenty to buy and see including over 150 arts and crafts booths.
- The annual grand parade on Sunday featuring Bayfield's exclusive 400 member "Mass Band" marching down Rittenhouse Avenue playing "On Wisconsin".
- The annual Apple Dumpling Gang contest for the little ones.
- Senior Social in Lakeside Pavilion on Thursday.
- Apple Pie contest and sampling on Thursday evening.
- The Venetian Boat Parade on Saturday evening at 7:30pm in the Memorial Park harbor.
- Bus shuttles for easy parking at Hauser's Superior View Farm and Isle Vista Casino.
- Bayfield Fire Department offers a traditional fish boil dinner on Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Pavilion followed by a Saturday evening dance.
- Ongoing street performers throughout the festival grounds.
- Ongoing boat cruises of the Apostle Islands.
- Musical entertainment at Isle Vista Casino.
2010 Apple Festival schedule of events.
Download a 2010 Apple Festival food vendor application.
Download the 2010 Apple Festival food vendor rules.
Can't make it to Apple Festival? Then come any time during September and October to savor the beauty and bounty of Fall in Bayfield. Enjoy apple picking, apple sampling, and cider tasting among the explosion of fall colors throughout Bayfield's orchard country. Take advantage of our special Fall Harvest Lodging Packages and indulge in hearty autumn menus offered by Bayfield's gourmet eateries.
Mark your calendars for the 50th Anniversary of the Bayfield Apple Festival - October 7, 8 and 9, 2011
We thank our wonderful 2009 supporters for making the Bayfield Apple Festival one of Wisconsin's most celebrated and successful festivals:
Apostle Highlands Golf Course - Onsite Vehicles
Bayfield Area Lodging - Mass Band
Bayfield Inn - Artist Support
Bremer Bank - Pie and Dessert Contest
Chippewa Valley Bank - Apple Dumpling Gang
Bayfield Inn/CORE Community Services - Senior Social
Ethels at 250 - Volunteers
Hauser's Superior View Farm/Bayfield Winery - Shuttle transportation
Memorial Medical Center - First Aid and Safety
Northern State Bank - Supporting Sponsor
Port Superior Marina - Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay
Printing Plus - Poster
Superior Publishing Corporation - Applefest Directory
FOX21 - Television
Xcel Energy - Grand Day Parade
Lotta's Lakeside Cafe - Volunteer appreciation dinner
The 2010 Apple Festival poster (pdf) and other Apple Festival merchandise is available. Call in your order at the Chamber at (800) 447-4094.
