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Applefest, Sunday October 1 at Lang Pioneer Village Museum

October 1, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enjoy a fun-filled celebration of apples and the harvest season with Applefest at Lang Pioneer Village Museum! The Museum’s sweetest and most popular
event returns to the historic village Sunday, October 1 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Pick up a scavenger hunt upon arrival and see if you can spot all the items as you tour the village. Hop aboard the horse-drawn wagon and enjoy the sights, tastes and
aromas of autumn and apples throughout the village. Learn about how settlers preserved the fall harvest and prepared for the long cold winter. View a wide variety of historic demonstrations throughout the village including natural dyeing, chair caning, flour grinding at the Lang Grist Mill, cider pressing at the Cider Mill, broom making, log hand-hewing, sheep shearing, wood turning by the Peterborough Artisan Centre Wood Turners, and more. View an antique clock and timepiece display brought by the Quinte Timekeepers and visit the Ayotte Cabin where historic reenactors, the
41st Battalion of Brockville Rifles, 1st Company, will be performing drills and demonstrating military marching. Be sure to visit the Horse Barn to see the threshing demonstration (morning only).
Stop by the Marie Dressler Foundation display to learn more about their upcoming Vintage Film Festival. Take a moment to relax and listen to the harvest hymns in the Glen Alda Church. Play a game of apple tic-tac-toe on the Village Green and make an apple craft. Don’t forget to visit with the lambs!

If you are feeling hungry, visit the Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building which will be selling chili and buns to warm you from the inside out as you enjoy the fall weather in our outdoor courtyard. While in the Courtyard, enjoy harvest dances performed by the Peterborough Scottish Country Dancers. Pick up some traditional fall fair fare from Ben’s Kettle Corn which will be onsite selling kettle corn and candy floss. Enjoy hot or cold apple cider and freshly baked apple treats from the Keene Hotel. There will be bushels of sweet, juicy apples and fresh apple cider for
sale to take home with you, as well as fresh Empire Cheese curd and bread for sale in the Cheese Factory. Think you can eat an apple pie the fastest? Participate in our apple pie eating contest at 2 pm on the Village Green!

Immerse yourself in the colourful beauty of fall in the historic village and celebrate all things apple with Applefest, Sunday, October 1 from 10 am to 4 pm at Lang Pioneer Village Museum. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors (60+), $7 for youths (ages 5-14) and free for children under 5. Family admission is also available for $40 and includes 2 adults and up to 4 youths (ages 5-14). Visitors may purchase admission in advance via the Museum’s online shop. Advance purchase is not required but highly recommended for this popular event. On-site parking is available on a first come first served basis. For more information on our upcoming events, please visit our website at www.langpioneervillage.ca.

Details

Date:
October 1, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Organizer

Lang Pioneer Village Museum
Phone
705-295-6694
Email
media@langpioneervillage.ca
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Venue

Lang Pioneer Village Museum
104 Lang Rd
Keene, ON K0L 2G0 Canada
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Phone
705-295-6694
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