Savor the Flavors of Bayfield Apple Festival

One of the best parts about Apple Festival is all the delicious food you can eat while in Bayfield. Now in its 62nd year, we’re proud to feature mouth-watering fan favorites and some newly added fares. Find food vendors down Rittenhouse Avenue, the Corner of Manypenny Broad Street and South 2nd Street.

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Simply Apple-tizing

 

(Pictured: Apple Crisp and Apple Dumpling with Rum Sauce)

Apple Brat: This unique twist on an All-American classic fair food is now an Apple Festival staple. Bite into a sweet, savory Apple Brat topped with honey mustard or plain. Find this delicious treat at the Mt. Ashwabay Alliance stand, Pier Plaza, or the Rabideaux Orchard stand.

Apple Crisp: Start out Apple Festival first thing in the morning with this warm treat and a side of ice cream. Bayfield apples make this one of fall’s favorite treats. Find this appetizing dish at Apple Hill Orchard stands and Boulder Ridge,

Apple Dumpling with Rum Sauce: This Apple Festival favorite typically sells out, so don’t wait to grab this treat! It’s a peeled apple wrapped in pastry dough with cinnamon and sugar. Once deep fried, it’s smothered in a handmade rum sauce and served with a dollop of Tetzners Ice Cream. Find the original Apple Dumpling at the Boulder Ridge Stand along Rittenhouse Avenue.

Apple Pie: This American classic can be found all over Apple Festival. Try the pie slices from Hillcrest Orchards, Hauser’s Superior View Farm and Sweet Sailing.

Caramel Apple Sundae in a Homemade Waffle Bowl: Sweet and Salty is serving up something delicious at their booth. Roasted apple with ice cream, hot caramel in a homemade waffle cone with cinnamon glass. Head into the shop for locally made gourmet popcorn; try the Caramel Sour Apple Popcorn.   

Other Great Apple Treats: Caramel Apples from Sweet Sailing, Harbor House Sweets, Sweet and Salty and a Caramel Apple Churro from Superior Taco Truck.

Apple Elixirs

(Pictured: Cider Donut Beer)

Apfelhaus Cider: From blossom to bottle, this craft cider is made right here in Bayfield at Apfelhause Cidery at Hauser’s Superior View Farm. It’s crafted in small batches with produce grown, picked, pressed, and fermented on the fifth-generation farm. Be sure to grab a crisp sip of this tasty Bayfield Cider at local establishments such as The Bayfield Inn and The Creamery.

Cider Donut Beer: This beer is a special partnership between Adventure Club Brewing in Bayfield and Earth Rider Brewery in Superior, Wisconsin. You can find this Apple Festival thirst quencher at Pier Plaza or at Adventure Club throughout Apple Festival weekend.  

Hot Apple Cider:  You never know what the weather is going to be like at Apple Festival, but there’s nothing like a warm apple cider on a cool October day. Find this classic fall drink at Boulder Ridge, Manypenny Bisto, The Bayfield Inn and The Creamery (alcohol and non-alcoholic options available). Sweet and Salty will also be serving hot apple cider floats.

Cider and Cedar Cocktail: Newly renovated and refreshed, Bates Art Bar is open just in time for Apple Festival. Head to the cocktail lounge for a Cider and Cedar, an apple cider and cedar gin cocktail.

New Eats at Apple Festival

AK’s Homemade Treats: These award-winning treats will have your mouth watering. Try a fry pie, apple biscuits, Baklava, or stuffed cookies. They also offer gluten-free items.

Curbside Crape: From sweet to savory, these crapes are loaded with organic, local and fresh ingredients. Try the apple crumble or triple berry cheesecake to satisfy your sweet tooth, or pepperoni pizza or Italian crape for savory.      

Manypenny Bistro: This year, find their booth outside the restaurant, where they will serve their homemade wood-stone-fired pizza by the slice. Head inside for a Bloody Mary and other apple treats.

Oasis Del Norte: A taste of the south is up north. Carnitas-made with apple cider, Mexican apple soda, and traditional street tacos will make the perfect lunch.

Ocean Blue: The apple shortcake roll with apple sweet and sour dipping sauce will be a new festival staple. They’re also serving up Korean, Thai and Vietnamese foods that will take your pallet on a cultural journey.

Festival Staples

(Pictured: Island Noodles)

Blackened Whitefish over Dirty Rice: Bodin Fisheries serves up this local festival staple made with fresh-caught Lake Superior Whitefish over dirty rice. It will fill you up and keep you going all festival weekend.

Chicken Mac n’ Cheese Waffle Cones: Harbor House Sweets is back with this portable comfort food. The name says it all!  

Fry Bread Shack: Native American traditional fry bread meets Apple Festival. Try the sweet and doughy frybread apple bites, or for a meal, the fry bread taco.

Island Noodles: This booth is a hit every year at Apple Festival. Noodles and veggies in a to-go cup make this the perfect meal to eat while you walk around the festival.