STAFFORD CONNECTICUT

Cider Pressing Demonstrations

Learn how people have historically used the harvests from their orchards. Historical Society volunteers will demonstrate making cider with an apple press between 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Don’t forget to stop in the Museum Open House!

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Cider & Beer Sampling in Haymarket Common

Sample what’s on tap with the Stafford Cidery & Off the Rails Brewing: 11:00am - 3:00pm. Positive ID required.

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Vendor Village on Spring

Explore a bustling marketplace featuring a diverse range of vendors, offering unique goods and products

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AppleFest Sweets & Treats

• Grace Episcopal Church - baked apple pies, apple crumb, variety of soups and warm lunch options.

• Just a girl up all night - chocolate apples and apple whoopie pies

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - Viennese apple strudel, sausage and apple pasta

• The Local Lemon - caramel apple and apple pie flavored lemonade and sliced apple nachos

• Stafford Coffee Co. - hot apple "chaider", apple cider donuts, apple puff pastry & apple cream cheese

• The Sweet Life - apple pie cookies

• Canterbury Kettle Corn - Caramel Apple Kettle Corn

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Contests​​​

Applefest will be hosting free family fun contests through out the day to and the winners get prizes. Sign up at the information booth located in Haymarket Commons.

• 1:00 PM    Kid’s Apple Pie Contest

• 1:30 PM    Adult Apple Pie Contest

• 2:00 PM   Kid’s Donut on a String Contest

• 2:30 PM   Adult Donut on a String Contest

• All Day     Apple Peel Contest

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Live Music from the Plumflowers 

12:00pm in Haymarket Common! Covering the 90s and beyond in a roadshow and music extravaganza 

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Meet Main Street

Explore one-of-a-kind shops and experiences that make downtown special! AppleFest activities: ​

• Artisans at Middle River - 60 Main Street - students are invited to gather in the studio to create a handwoven basket suitable for apple picking, household storage or gifting. For information and registration, click here

• Let's Get Wired - 64 Main Street - Enjoy watching our Fall/Halloween window mural painting come to life with Artist, Lights & Darks, at 64 Main St, & take a sneak peek of Let's Get Wired LLC's new storefront!

• Local Vibe - 72 Main Street - Red Apple Sale!  Any item that is red, has red in it, or has red in the tag qualifies for a 10% discount! Sat 9/28 ONLY!

• Little Lost Records - 83 Main Street -  Live music by Clover (from the band Cheap City), Yambi Sings, and Trevor Robinson. Music starts at 1pm and is scheduled to end by 4pm.

• Ice Cream Depot - 8 Main Street - Fall flavored Ice Cream offered throughout AppleFest.

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