We are happy to announce the 2023 Hickory Apple Festival will return. You will be able to experience all of your favorites such as live entertainment, unique crafters, homemade brick oven bread, delicious apple crisp and MORE! We promise to keep the tight knit feel of our small town and beloved community at the heart of this event.

The Hickory Apple Festival is the largest fundraiser for the Mt. Pleasant Twp VFC which services 88 miles of road for 3,500 residents and a number of businesses. The fire company thrives because of the hard work and dedication of its members, including the Ladies Auxiliary, and the generous support of the people, businesses, and organizations from the township and nearby communities.

Attractions

We offer live entertainment, crafts and attractions, hoping to catch the interest of festival go-ers of any age. This year we welcome nearly 100 crafters and attractions, many demonstrating their skills while you shop.

- Bounce House
- Kid's Festival Passport
- Petting Zoo
- Face Painting
- Children's Characters
- Rock and Roll Pet Show
- Chainsaw Sculpting
- Blacksmithing
- Rope Making
- Old-Fashioned Thread Spinning

For a list of Live Entertainment, please check the Schedule of Events Tab at the top of the screen.

Crafters

They will be located in a combination of the field, fire truck garage and in the hall where the pancake breakfast is held!

Food

Like food is the heart of any family gathering, our community comes together each year to prepare and sell the food products offered at the Festival. To get your mouth watering, here are a few fan favorites; we hope you will come check out what else we have to offer!:

- Homemade Apple Crisp
- Homemade Apple Butter
- Hand-Dippled Candied/Caramel Apples
- Apple Pie
- Brick Oven Baked Bread
- Fresh Ground Cornmeal
- Slow Cooked Bean Soup
- Fire Roasted Chicken
- Fresh Cut French Fries & Nachos and Cheese
- Apple Dumplings
- Funnel Cakes and Deep Fried Oreos
- Fresh Bagged Apples
- Chilled or Warm Apple Cider
- Hot Sausage, Keilbasa, Pierogies, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers
- Mini Apple Bundt Cakes

Entertainment Schedule:

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Live Entertainment:

10:00 AM: Fort Cherry Band
11:00 AM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
11:30 AM: Pie Eating Contest & Apple Bobbing
12:00 PM: Ruff Creek
2:00 PM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
2:30 PM: Apple Cider Chugging Contest

Kids Entertainment:

10:30 AM: Anna and Elsa
11:00 AM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
11:30 AM: Pie Eating, Apple Bobbing
11:30 AM: Spidey and Captain America
12:00 PM: Read Aloud by Heritage Library
1:00 PM: Nickelodeon's Spongebob*
2:00 PM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
2:30 PM: Cider Chugging Contest

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Live Entertainment:

9:00 AM: Hickory United EPC Service
11:00 AM: Part Time Cowboys
11:00 AM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
11:30 AM: Pie Eating Contest & Apple Bobbing
2:00 PM: Timothy Early Band
2:00 PM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
2:30 PM: Apple Cider Chugging Contest

Kids Entertainment:

11:00 AM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
11:30 AM: Pie Eating, Apple Bobbing
12:00 PM: Read Aloud by Heritage Library
1:30 PM: Woody and Jessie
2:00 PM: Rock and Roll Pet Show
2:30 PM: Rapunzel and Flynn
2:30 PM: Cider Chugging Contest

*Nickelodeon's Spongebob brought to you by Hickory Telephone Company

Date:
October 7-8, 2023

Location:
Mt. Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Company,
106 Main Street,
Hickory, PA 15340

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