62nd Annual Apple Festival

Celebrating the apple harvest with parades, carnivals, arts and crafts, flea markets, music, dancing, fun run/walk, food and festivities. 

to be updated - 2019 Apple Festival Flyer

to be updated - 2019 Run - Walk

Festival Contacts

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Festival Map

Vendor Downtown Application 2021

VENDOR FAIRGROUNDS ARTS & CRAFTS APPLICATION 2021 - LIONS CLUB

VENDOR FAIRGROUNDS FLEA MARKET APPLICATION 2021 - LIONS CLUB

The 2019 Gays Mills Apple Queen Royalty serve as goodwill ambassadors representing the Gays Mills Community at area events, festivals and parades promoting and reigning over the 61st Annual Gays Mills Apple Festival and promoting our local Apple Orchards and the Gays Mills Community.

Do you like volunteering and giving back to the community?  Do you enjoy meeting new people and building friendships that will last a lifetime?  Do you like to take chances and experience new things?  Are you looking for a way to strengthen your college applications and resumes or just to have fun?  If so, we would like to get to know you!
 

2019 Apple Festival Schedule of Events

Saturday

Sunday

Time	Event	Location
7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Pancake & Sausage Breakfast	16381 St Hwy 131 Community Bldg
9:00 a.m. (Registration at 8:00 a.m.)	2 & 5 Mile Runs, 2 Mile Non-competitive Walk and ¼ mile Kids Fun Run	Lions Park at the Kickapoo River Bridge
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Book Sale	212 Main Street
​8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Lion's Flea Market (​Crafts, Antiques, Collectibles, Food & Apples)	Fairgrounds
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Lions Club Arts & Crafts	Fairgrounds
All Day	Main Street Vendors	Down Town
​10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Museum of the Kickapoo	209 Main Street
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	​Large Kiddie Carnival	Fairgrounds
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Mini-Carnival Downtown	Lion's Park
9:00 a.m.	3-on-3 Basketball Tournament	Park Street
​11:00 a.m. (Registration at 10:00 a.m.)	Open Horseshoe Tournament	Log Cabin Park
9:00 a.m.	Am. Legion Volleyball Tournament	312 Main Street
11 - 11:45 Registration	New 2019 Cornhole $20 2 Person Team Tournament 100% Pay Back	Corner of North Post Street & Main

Time	Event	Location
7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.	Pancake & Sausage Breakfast	16381 St Hwy 131 Community Bldg
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Lion's Flea Market (​Crafts, Antiques, Collectibles, Food & Apples)	Fairgrounds
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Lions Club Arts & Crafts	Fairgrounds
All Day	Main Street Vendors	Down Town
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Museum of the Kickapoo	209 Main Street
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Large Kiddie Carnival	Fairgrounds
10:00 p.m.  to 5:00 p.m.	Mini-Carnival Downtown	Lion's Park
9:00 am. to 2:00 p.m.	Book Sale	212 Main Street
11:00 a.m. (Registration at 10:00 a.m.)	Open Horseshoe Tournament	Log Cabin Park
1:30 p.m.	Apple Fest Parade	Main Street to Lions Park

Music

Halver's Town Tap	Friday 9pm - 1am	DJ Dom
J & J On Main	Friday 8pm - 12am	Freaks of Nature
Societies Sons M/C	Friday 8pm - ?	Music
Societies Sons M/C	Saturday 1pm	Lovely Band
Societies Sons M/C	Saturday 8pm - 12am	Black Water Gin
Halver's Town Tap	Saturday 9pm - 1am	Dr. Rumley's Snuff Band
J & J On Main	Saturday 4pm - 8pm	Vertigo
J & J on Main	Saturday 8pm - 12am	DJ Cody
J & J On Main	Sunday 10am - 1:30pm	Vertigo

Future Dates

The annual Apple Festival is always held the last full weekend in September. Future festival dates include:​

• September 25-27, 2020
• September 24-26, 2021
• September 23-25, 2022