
Details on all AppleJack Festival events can be found at Copyright 2022 KOLN. (Press Release) - Nebraska City’s 54th annual AppleJack Festival at the Arbor Day Farm continues for a second, consecutive weekend on Sept. Visitors can try hundreds of different foods such as apple pie, apple cider donuts, caramel apples, candy apples, and apple pancakes. The festival is dedicated to Nebraska's agricultural heritage and celebrates its apple harvest. You can learn more about this year’s festival here.

It will continue through Sunday and return each of the next three weekends. Local businesses and organizations interested in sponsoring AppleJack, participating in the parade, or hosting a special event or activity are encouraged to contact NCTC as soon as possible with their information. The AppleJack Festival takes place every Fall in Nebraska City, and attracts between 60,000 and 80,000 visitors. The AppleJack Festival starts tomorrow, September 19. We’ve seen a leveling off of crowds, but an increase in numbers overall.”Īllgood said details continue to be finalized for both weekends. “Spreading out AppleJack to more than one weekend gives the public options on when to come to town and visit the orchards. “In 2020, we debated having an AppleJack Festival at all,” said Tammy Partsch, NCTC Tourism & Promotions Coordinator. The following weekend, September 24 and 25, will be all about the food, Allgood said, noting that Saturday is the Food Truck Street Fair and a Progressive Dinner while Sunday is the Taste of AppleJack “All Things Apple” Recipe Contest.Įxtending the mantle of the AppleJack Festival to multiple weekends was a decision made by NCTC in 2020, six months into the COVID-19 pandemic.
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During Living History Weekends guests can step back in time to see historic trades, talents and other demonstrations come alive inside Arbor Lodge Mansion. Other outdoor fall fun at the Tree Adventure includes the popular Treetop Village, an outdoor classroom, a playground zipline, hiking trails, and more.Īrbor Lodge Mansion will host six “Living History Weekends,” each Saturday and Sunday beginning September 24 through October 30. For its 50th year, the festival is reviving a few favorite events from generations past. The orchard will also be open for U-pick apple and pumpkin picking. In keeping with the apple-themed festival, guests will find caramel apples, apple donuts, fresh-pressed apple cider, apple pie, and apple cider slushies available, too. In addition to Love, The Locals, special activities planned for guests to the farm on AppleJack Festival weekends include wine, hard cider and heirloom apple tastings.įood options will cater to a variety of tastes for hungry guests and will include food truck fare, Porter’s barbecue, and dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner inside Lied Lodge at Timbers restaurant. We are so excited to share our love of harvesttime with our guests.” “This family-friendly event has something for everyone, from our hard cider and wine tastings for mom and dad to the Tree Adventure and apple picking for the children. The annual AppleJack Festival is underway in southeastern Nebraska, kicking off another fall. “We have fall-related activities planned throughout the months of September and October during Arbor Day Farm’s Harvest Celebration, but the AppleJack Festival weekends brings out the best of what the farm has to offer,” continued Van Nostrand. Information on Arbor Day Farm and the AppleJack celebration is available by calling (402) 873-8717 or by visiting /festival. “Local artists make our community vibrant and we’re proud to showcase our collaboration with Maggie at the Apple House Market, which is in many ways the centerpiece of the Arbor Day Farm.” Adults 6.00, children ages 4-12 years 4.00, children ages 3 and under free.

“We’re excited to share this beautiful two-story mural with everyone who comes to celebrate the AppleJack Festival with us at the Arbor Day Farm,” said Connie Van Nostrand, marketing manager at Arbor Day Farm.

I’ve enjoyed having the ability to work with great people, and it’s stayed exciting because it’s ever-changing, Shpall says. At just under 30,000 sq feet, it contains 15,000 SKUs. The mural is another way Arbor Day Farm is commemorating the Apple House Market’s first AppleJack Festival since the building was damaged by a fire in 2020. A change in Colorado law in 2016 allowed Applejack to open a new, second location, in Thornton, CO. 24-25.įor the first time ever, Arbor Day Farm engaged with Omaha artist, Maggie Heusinkvelt to create an interactive barn-sized, mural on the side of the Apple House Market. (Press Release) - Nebraska City’s 54th annual AppleJack Festival at the Arbor Day Farm continues for a second, consecutive weekend on Sept.
