47^th Annual Bayfield Apple Festival October 3-5, 2008

The Bayfield Apple Festival is listed among "Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers. Click on the link above to read the whole article. Bayfield Apple Festival is also one of Discover Wisconsin's Top Ten Favorite Small Town Festivals.

Join us this fall in Bayfield! Come often. Stay long. And don't miss Apple Festival.

• 46 years as one of Wisconsin’s premiere festivals, located on the shores of Lake Superior in Bayfield, Wisconsin, which is honored by the Chicago Tribune as the “Best Little Town in the Midwest”.
• Touted by Wisconsin Trails Magazine as Wisconsin’s “Best” festival.
• 40,000 visitors attended 2007 Apple Festival from throughout the Midwest.
• The 2008 Apple Festival features:
  • Over 46 orchards and food booths selling Bayfield’s apples and apple desserts and delicacies all three days.
  • Best of Bayfield’s own Big Top Chautauqua performers takes over the grandstand stage with songs from their celebrated shows, "Riding the Wind", "Riverpants" and "Old Minnesota" on Saturday and Sunday.
  • A kids’ carnival with games, rides and favorite foods.
  • Plenty to buy and see including over 150 arts and crafts booths.
  • A Venetian Boat Parade of glimmering boats decorated with lights, not to be missed on Saturday evening.
  • The annual grand parade on Sunday featuring Bayfield’s exclusive 600 member “Mass Band” marching down Rittenhouse Avenue playing “On Wisconsin”.
  • The annual Apple Dumpling Gang contest for the little ones.
  • Senior Social in Lakeside Pavilion.
  • Apple Dumpling Gang and sampling on Thursday evening.
  • Bus shuttles for easy parking at Hauser's Superior View Farm and Isle Vista Casino.
  • Traditional fish boil dinner on Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Pavilion followed by a Saturday evening dance.
  • Ongoing street performers throughout the festival grounds.
  • Ongoing boat cruises of the Apostle Islands.
  • Musical entertainment at Isle Vista Casino

We thank our wonderful supporters for making the Bayfield Apple Festival one of Wisconsin’s most celebrated and successful festivals:

Apostle Highlands Golf Course - Onsite Vehicles
Apostle Islands Realty - Monster Mural
Bayfield Area Lodging - Mass Band
Bayfield County Coffee Company - Monster Mural
Bayfield Inn - Artist Support
Bremer Bank - Pie & Dessert Contest
Chippewa Valley Bank - Apple Dumpling Gang
CORE Community Services - Senior Social
Ethels at 250 - Volunteers
Hauser’s Superior View Farm/Bayfield Winery - Shuttle transportation
Isle Vista Casino - Grandstand Stage
McKeough Land Company - Magazine Promotion
Memorial Medical Center - First Aid & Safety
Midwest Communications - KDAL Radio
Northern State Bank - Supporting Sponsor
Pike’s Bay Marina - Venetian Boat Parade
Port Superior Marina - Pipes & Drums of Thunder Bay
Printing Plus - Poster
Reed Realty - Royalty
Superior Publishing Corporation - Applefest Directory
WDIO/WIRT-TV - Television
Xcel Energy - Grand Day Parade

The 2007 Apple Festival poster and other Apple Festival merchandise is available. Call in your order at the Chamber at (800) 447-4094.

View the list of 2007 Apple Festival Event Winners including the Grand Parade, Apple Peeling Contest, Apple Pie & Dessert Contest, Apple Dumpling Gang and Senior Social.

Food Vendors click here for 2008 application and here for the rules. All other Vendors please contact the Chamber for a 2008 application.