57th Annual Bayfield Apple Festival - Bayfield, Wisconsin
October 5, 6 & 7, 2018
A celebration of the autumn harvest and Bayfield’s agricultural heritage, tour the orchards and wineries, peruse fine arts and crafts while sampling local foods at more than 60 food booths. Live music by the Blue Canvas Orchestra of Big Top Chautauqua and a carnival round out the offerings. Friday - Sunday, All booths are open 10am - 5pm
Special events include the crowning of the Apple Queen, and apple peeling contest and a Saturday evening fish fry at the historic Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion. The festival culminates with the Grand Parade, featuring a mass band with 400 participants playing On Wisconsin, marching down historic Rittenhouse Avenue, to Lake Superior.
ONGOING EVENTS AND TOURS
- Self-guided Orchard Tours • Pick up a brochure at the Bayfield Chamber & Visitor Bureau, 42 S. Broad St.
- Apostle Islands Cruises–Grand Tour & Glass Bottom Boat Rides • Friday & Saturday at 10am, 2pm & 4pm • apostleisland.com
- Bayfield Carnegie Library Book Sale • Friday & Saturday • 9am to 5pm • 37 N. Broad St.
- Guided tours on the Brownstone Trail • FREE • Landmark Conservancy is offering guided tours of the Brownstone Trail on Saturday at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. The trailhead is at S. 3rd St. & Wilson Ave.
ORCHARD EVENTS
- Erickson Orchard & Country Store Saturday & Sunday • 9am to 5pm Fun and games, music, tours, everything apple! Plus food, arts and crafts vendors!
- Hauser’s Superior View Farm
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday—10am- 5pm
Enjoy festival food at the farm including smoked pork sandwiches with apple butter BBQ sauce, caramel apples, jam, apples, apple butter and NEW this Fall Apfelhaus Cidery —handcrafted hard cider—tasting daily!
Saturday, and Sunday Special Events—10 am-5 pm Pony rides, hayrides, and free parking and free shuttles to and from downtown Bayfield. - FREE shuttles
• Pick-up and drop off location in Bayfield is at the intersection of Front St. & Washington Ave.
To and from Hauser’s Superior View Farm & Bayfield Winery Saturday & Sunday • 10:00am to 5pm
To and from Legendary Waters Resort & Casino Friday, Saturday & Sunday
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
- 10am to 3pm—Farmers’ Market • all local producers
S. First St., between Rittenhouse & Manypenny Ave. - 11:30 am—Bayfield High School Marching Band • Performance on Rittenhouse Ave.
- Noon—Opening Proclamation by the Mayor • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- Noon to 2pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra • Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 2PM—Kayak Demos by Trek & Trail • Rolls, rescues, and more • Memorial Park
- 3pm to 5pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 4pm-7pm—Live Music: Ten Crow Moon • The Deck • Weather Permitting
- 8pm—Live Music: Lords of Baltimore • Morty’s Pub • 108 Rittenhouse Ave.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
- 10am to 11am—Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay Wakeup Concert • Port Superior Marina • 1 mile south of Bayfield on Hwy. 13
- 11am to 1pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra • Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 11am to 1pm—Applefest Skate Camp Free skateboard clinic • Bayfield Rec. Center—Lessons, demonstrations, games, and raffle! Helmets and gear provided. All ages and abilities welcome.
- 11am to 4pm—Live Music: Warren Nelson & Friends • Keeper of the Light • 19 Front St.
- 11am to 3pm—Bayfield Firemen’s Fish Fry • Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion
- Noon & 3pm—Kayak Demos by Trek & Trail • Rolls, rescues, and more • Memorial Park
- 1pm to 2pm—Apple Peeling Contest • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 2:30pm to 4:30pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra • Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 6:45pm—Apple Festival Queen Procession • Begins in front of the Old Rittenhouse Inn • Escorted by Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay
- 7pm—Coronation of the Apple Festival Queen • Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion
- 8pm to 12am—Live Music: Gypsy Road Sponsored by the Bayfield Fire Department • Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
- 11am to 1pm—Live Music: Warren Nelson & Friends • Keeper of the Light • 19 Front St.
- 11am to 1pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra • Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 12:30pm -12:45pm—Registration for the 2017 Apple Dumpling Gang • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 1pm—Introduction of the 2017 Apple Dumpling Gang • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 1pm—Kayah Demos by Trek & Trail • Rolls, rescues, and more • Memorial Park
- 2pm to 3:30pm—Grand Parade with Mass Band Finale • Rittenhouse Ave.
- 3:30pm to 5pm—Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra Live performance • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
- 5pm—Apple Festival Firemen’s Raffle Drawing • Essentia Health Grandstand Stage
GO Bayfield Chamber of Commerce - Apple Festival > For More Information >