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):

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 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE & BAND LINEUP:

Farm Market: OPEN 8am – 6pm

Pick Your Own: OPEN 9am – 6pm

Creamery: OPEN 12pm – 6pm

Corn Maze: OPEN 8am – 6pm

Live Music: Times listed below

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

FALL HARVEST KICK-OFF (12pm-4pm)
Saturday, August 30^th Cedar Mountain
Sunday, September 1^st Cedar Mountain
Monday, September 2^nd Cedar Mountain

HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)
Saturday, September 6^th Cedar Mountain
Sunday, September 7^th Rick Watson Band

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL (1pm-5pm)
Saturday, September 13^th Back Woods Road
Sunday, September 14^th Rick Watson Band

AUTUMN EQUINOX FESTIVAL (Live Music 1pm-5pm)
Saturday, September 20^th Cedar Mountain
Sunday, September 21^st Rick Watson Band

FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL (Live Music 1pm-5pm)
Saturday, September 27^th Rick Watson Band
Sunday, September 28^th Rick Watson Band

HUNTER’S MOON FESTIVAL (Live Music 1pm-5pm)
Saturday, October 4^th Reunion Hill Band
Sunday, October 5^th Rick Watson Band

3-DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND (Live Music 1pm-5pm)
Saturday, October 11^th Cedar Mountain
Sunday, October 12^th Rick Watson & The Unsung Heroes Band
Monday, October 13^th Reunion Hill Band

FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL (Live Music 12pm-4pm)
Saturday, October 18^th Rick Watson & The Unsung Heroes Band
Sunday, October 19^th Chickenshack 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 18^th & Sunday, October 19^th  Come to Applecrest and see the Vikings of Straumfjordr! Straumfjordr is a living history, Viking age reenactment group based in Exeter, New Hampshire!They will be exhibiting a battle demonstration on October 18 & 19 at 1:00 pm both days. Throughout the weekend, you’re invited to visit the encampment. There will be a food and textile demo along with a fantastic merchandise booth with items made or sourced by members themselves. Feel free to walk around and ask questions about the Viking age!

HARVEST FESTIVAL CLOSER (Live Music 12pm-4pm)
Saturday, October 25^th Reunion Hill Band
Sunday, October 26^th Rick Watson & The Unsung Heroes Band