Enjoy an Apple-licious weekend in Bayfield, WI!

50th Annual Bayfield Apple Festival, October 7th - 9th

The Bayfield Apple Festival is listed among the "Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers. It has also been touted as one of Discover Wisconsin's "Top Ten Favorite Small Town Festivals."

Throughout the three day weekend, Bayfield's historic streets are filled with local orchard owners selling bags of fresh apples and apple delicacies. Take a stroll along Orchard Lane and you'll find yourself in apple heaven: caramel apples, apple pies, apple tortes, dumplings & tarts, apple sundaes, apple cider, bags and bushels of apples - even apple bratwurst, mustard, and butter - it's all about the apples this weekend in Bayfield!

Along with over 60 orchard and food booths, you'll find nearly 150 arts and crafts vendors throughout Bayfield's picturesque downtown and the lakeside Memorial Park. And special events take place throughout the long weekend; Big Top Chautauqua's Blue Canvas Orchestra will be treating guests to electrifying performances on the Grandstand stage at regular intervals during the festival. This highly acclaimed, professional troupe will be unveiling an original song written for the 50th annual Apple Festival in addition to showcasing songs from their own productions. Other festivities include an Apple Pie and Dessert Contest and Community Pie Social on Thursday evening, traditional performances by the Ojibwe Drum and Dance troop, an Apple Peeling Contest on Saturday afternoon, and a glittering Venetian Boat Parade through the harbor on Saturday evening, including a pre-event concert by the Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay. The weekend's grand finale - a hometown parade featuring over 80 entries - will have several exceptional touches for the 50th year, including a 600 member Mass Band with a special musical arrangement, and the return of nearly 50 years worth of Apple Festival royalty starting at 2:00pm on Sunday afternoon.

Couple these activities with the spectacular scenic beauty of this quaint harbor town and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and it's no wonder that Bayfield draws over 50,000 visitors to this yearly celebration of the fall harvest.

Download an Apple Festival schedule of activities on bayfield.org, visit our Apple Festival Facebook page or call (800) 447-4094 for more information.

We look forward to seeing you next weekend!

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