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It’s the best time of year for those seeking autumn beauty and fall festivals, it’s Bayfield Apple Festival time! The Bayfield Chamber & Visitors Bureau and its stakeholders are excited to invite you to one of “Wisconsin’s Best Festivals,” coined by Wisconsin Trails Magazine. Enjoy food and craft vendors all weekend long, live music from Big Top Chautauqua's Blue Canvas Orchestra and other area musicians at Memorial Park Gazebo for Concerts by the Lake. Don't miss the crowning of the Apple Festival Queen and/or King, the Spectrum Carnival and the Grand Parade down historic Rittenhouse Avenue on Sunday to wrap up the weekend's events! 

63rd Annual Bayfield Apple Festival

Celebrate the fall harvest with us in Bayfield, Wisconsin!  Enjoy various apple orchard events and tours, and come downtown for live music, food and craft vendors, and the Spectrum Carnival.  

We hope to see you on October 3, 4 and 5, 2025! 

Getting Here

Legendary Waters Shuttle:

Friday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Park at Legendary Waters Resort and Casino and take the shuttle down to Apple Festival!

Pick up and drop off is at the Madeline Island Ferry Terminal Landing at 20 Washington Avenue, Bayfield.

 

Hauser's Shuttle:

Saturday - Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Park at Hauser's Superior View Farm and take the shuttle to Apple Festival

Pick up and drop off is at the Madeline Island Ferry Terminal Landing at 20 Washington Avenue, Bayfield.

 

BART Bus:

Saturday, ONLY

 

Festival Parking 

 

Parking Lots Managed by the Bayfield School District Students 

$20/ Vehicle to Park 

Reiten Beach Parking Lot (End of South Broad Street and Wilson Avenue) 
Blackhawk Marina Boat Launch 
Bayfield City Lots (End of North Broad Street and Washington Ave.) 
Bayfield Lumber Parking Lot (Corner of Manypenny Ave and S. 3rd Street) 
Bremer Bank Parking Lot (Corner of Wilson Ave. and S. 3rd Street) 

Bodin Fisheries Parking Lot 

“Follow the Fish” signs along the Highway and detours and park one block away from the vendors and carnival rides at Bodin Fisheries. The parking lot is located along Wilson Avenue across from Bodin Fish House (208 Wilson Avenue.) 

 

Handicap Parking Lots

Madeline Island Ferry Terminal Landing at 20 Washington Avenue, Bayfield.

Bayfield Marina at 112 S. 1st Street, Bayfield. 

 

Check out all the events happening over the weekend including the Apple Peeling Contest, King/Queen Coronation, and the Grand Parade!

Help make this year's Apple Festival a success! There are a number of exciting volunteer opportunities available throughout the three-day weekend. Click the link to signup for a time-slot.

Check out the Farm Store filled with locally made goodies including, but not limited to, fresh and sustainably made apple cider, hard cider, granola, jams, jellies, butters, and fruit mustards and apple brats! Self-guided orchard tours with five butterfly houses.

Open: Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Head up to the farm for honey samples from Kaiserson’s, flower picking with Bayfield Blooms, and fresh pressed cider available for purchase.

Head up to Erickson Orchard and Country Store for fun for everyone! Take a hayride, and check out the orchard maze for the kids! Enjoy a famous apple stick from the country store, pick up a bushel of apples or pick your own from the orchard. Pick up a gallon of fresh-pressed apple cider too.

Enjoy festival food at the farm, including smoked pork sandwiches with apple butter BBQ sauce, caramel apples, jam, apples, apple butter and Apfelhaus Cidery. Handcrafted hard cider and tasting daily! Hayrides and pony rides on Saturday and Sunday for the whole family.

Rabideaux Orchard will be selling fresh apples, apple cider, baked goods, apple brats both at the orchard and downtown and fresh apples! Apple Varieties include Cortland, McIntosh, Honeycrisp and Honeygolds, pears. Honey and maple syrup also available.

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