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It’s the best time of year for those seeking autumn beauty and fall festivals, it’s Bayfield Apple Festival time! The Bayfield Chamber & Visitors Bureau and its stakeholders are excited to invite you to one of “Wisconsin’s Best Festivals,” coined by Wisconsin Trails Magazine. Enjoy food and craft vendors all weekend long, live music from Big Top Chautauqua's Blue Canvas Orchestra and other area musicians at Memorial Park Gazebo for Concerts by the Lake. Don't miss the crowning of the Apple Festival Queen and/or King, the Spectrum Carnival and the Grand Parade down historic Rittenhouse Avenue on Sunday to wrap up the weekend's events! 

62nd Annual Bayfield Apple Festival

Celebrate the fall harvest with us in Bayfield, Wisconsin!  Enjoy various apple orchard events and tours, and come downtown for live music, food and craft vendors, and the Spectrum Carnival.  

We hope to see you on October 4, 5, and 6 2024! 

Getting Here

Legendary Waters Shuttle:

Park at Legendary Waters Resort and Casino and take the shuttle down to Apple Festival!

Pick up and drop off location at Madeline Island Ferry Terminal Landing. 

 

Hauser's Shuttle:

Saturday - Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Park at Hauser's Superior View Farm and take the shuttle to Apple Festival

Pick up and drop off location at Madeline Island Ferry Terminal Landing. 

 

BART Bus:

Saturday, ONLY

Please click here to view pick-up times and locations. 

 

Festival Parking 

Parking Lots Managed by the Bayfield School District Students 

$10/ Vehicle to Park 

TBD for 2024

 

Bodin Fisheries Parking Lot 

“Follow the Fish” signs along the Highway and detours and park one block away from the vendors and carnival rides at Bodin Fisheries. The parking lot is located along Wilson Avenue across from Bodin Fish House (208 Wilson Avenue.) 

 

Handicap Parking Lot 

TBD for 2024

Check out all the events happening over the weekend including the Apple Peeling Contest, King/Queen Coronation, and the Grand Parade!

Head up to Erickson Orchard and Country Store for fun for everyone! Take a hayride, and check out the orchard maze for the kids! Enjoy a famous apple stick from the country store, pick up a bushel of apples or pick your own from the orchard. Pick up a gallon of fresh-pressed apple cider too.

Check out the Farm Store filled with locally made goodies including, but not limited to, fresh and sustainably made apple cider, hard cider, granola, jams, jellies, butters, and fruit mustards and apple brats! Self-guided orchard tours with five butterfly houses.

Rabideaux Orchard will be selling fresh apples, apple cider, baked goods, apple brats both at the orchard and downtown and fresh apples! Apple Varieties include Cortland, McIntosh, Honeycrisp and Honeygolds, pears. Honey and maple syrup also available.

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