A celebration of the autumn harvest and Bayfield’s agricultural heritage, tour the orchards and wineries, peruse over 150 art, craft and retail booths, eat apple delicacies at more than 60 food booths and watch the grand parade march down historic Rittenhouse Avenue to Lake Superior. Live music by the Blue Canvas Orchestra of Big Top Chautauqua and a carnival round out the offerings.
Special events include an apple peeling contest, the introduction of the Apple Dumpling Gang and the crowning of the Apple Festival Queen 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 Rittenhouse Avenue, to Lake Superior.