Celebrate the bounty of the fall season at our Apple Days festival and Market to Go at Burnside Plantation!

Apple Days Overview
It's autumn on historic Burnside Plantation! Celebrate the bounty of the season at Apple Days festival and Market to Go.

-Step back in time in our NEW "Historic Area" featuring living history demonstrations and hands-on activities.
-Tour the 1748/1818 farmhouse and learn about daily life for a busy family hundreds of years ago.
-See "what's cooking" in the summer kitchen then quench your thirst with a visit to the Tavern.
-Enjoy hands-on kids' activities, a children's hay bale maze, shopping with local vendors, sweet treats from some of the Lehigh Valley's finest bakeries, live music, pony rides, visiting farm animals and SO MUCH MORE.

Apple Days Tavern
Banko Beverage Apple Days Tavern features a curated selection of seasonal craft beverages.

Enjoy samples with your tasting ticket or purchase full size pours of your favorite beverages!

Donut Eating Contest
Join us for the annual Donut Eating Contest at Apple Days! Both Saturday and Sunday at 1 PM on the Community Stage there will be an adult (16 and older) and kids (15 and under) donut eating contest!

Apple Dessert Baking Contest
Ready, Set, Bake! Sign up to enter the Apple Dessert Baking Contest!

Adult Contest Requirements:
Exhibitor must be 16 years or older and an amateur chef.
You are responsible for your own serving dish. No part of the entry will be returned.
If flour is required in recipe, King Arthur flour must be used with receipt of purchase included.
Entrants recipe, name, phone number, address, age, and email must be printed on an 8.5″ x 11" sheet of paper and submitted along with their entry on the day of the contest.
Recipe must include at least 1 cup of apples.
Recipe must include all ingredients, quantities, and preparation instructions.
Refrigeration is not available. If your dessert needs to be chilled prior to judging, please pack in a cooler.
Including Gluten Free Desserts! (Will be judged separately)

Kids Contest Requirements:
Exhibitor must be 15 and years or younger and an amateur chef.
You are responsible for your own serving dish. No part of the entry will be returned.
If flour is required in recipe, King Arthur flour must be used with receipt of purchase included.
Entrants recipe, name, phone number, address, age, and email must be printed on an 8.5″ x 11" sheet of paper and submitted along with their entry on the day of the contest.
Filling must include at least 1 cup of apples.
Recipe must include all ingredients, quantities, and preparation instructions.
Refrigeration is not available. If your dessert needs to be chilled prior to judging, please pack in a cooler.
Including Gluten Free Desserts! (Will be judged separately)
Sign up today!

Judging Criteria for Baking Contests
Taste - 50 points
Overall Appearance & Creativity - 25 points
Texture - 25 points

Apple Days Vendors
Come and visit local vendors and crafters to find creative gifts and items!

Craft Vendors
SLR Stained Glass Studio
Soaps on Linden
Rebel Hive Meadery
Mother Nature Minerals
Diedre Rose Designs
Fairy Fox Face Painting
Matt-Hat Jerky
Creating Crystals

Food Vendors
Taco Town

Date:
September 13-15, 2024

Hours:
Market to Go - September 13 from 4 pm - 7 pm
Festival Dates - September 14 & 15 from 10 AM - 5 pm

Location:
Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18015

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