Please join us on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 11am – 2pm for our 15th annual Festival of Fruit! The Festival of Fruit celebrates the harvest for Piper’s Orchard in Carkeek Park, one of the oldest public orchards in the region. Enjoy fresh cider, taste local apple varieties, and celebrate community!
Find Piper’s Orchard via Google Maps!
Planned Events:
- Apple Cider Pressing – taste this year’s harvest!
- Pie Walk – purchase a ticket for a chance to win a locally produced pie!
- **We will not be accepting cash, only payment via QR code online**
- Bring-Your-Own-Apples for Identification (please see more details below)
- Do you have apple trees in your yard? Bring 5 apples to Lori Brakken at the Festival of Fruit to have them identified! Samples for identification must be brought with the form below, and follow the guidelines outlined in the form
- **Apples for identification must have this form: 2024 Apple ID Form **
- Apple Sampling (want to bring your own harvest to share? See below!)
- Have enough harvest to share? Bring your own apples to be sampled at the Festival of Fruit apple sampling table!
- Live dance performance from Sound and Fury Morris
- Mason Bee Demonstration – learn about these amazing creatures!
As the saying goes, “Come one. Come all.” The place to be is in the orchard. Be prepared to hike a half mile or so. Find more information on Facebook.
