Schedule:

Friday, September 20, 2024

4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Market on the Ridge Artisan Vendors - Division Street (Union to Maple)

4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Harvest Chance Raffle - Town Square; Enter for the chance to win awesome prizes! Tickets drawn Saturday at 7 pm. No need to be present to win.

4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Kid's Crafts and Games hosted by Armock Mechanical Contractors and Compass Credit Union - Town Square

4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Kid's Harvest Events:  Kid's Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides, and Petting Zoo hosted by All of the Above, Auto Care Excellence, Bayes Water Treatment, Kingdom Company - Balyeat Field (Donation Boxes will be on-site for these events)

4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Inflatable Fun - Balyeat Field; $5/Person- 15 mins or $10/Person- unlimited
4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Sparta Lions Chicken Dinner - Civic Center
4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Family Friendly Hayride to Haybales - Balyeat Field; Take a hayride to see and take pictures at a few of the decorated haybales
4:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Adult Harvest Hayride - Balyeat Field This hayride will take you to a few local stops for a specialty drink tasting! $25/Person, 21+ only
4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Food Trucks - Town Square;

4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting hosted by Michigan Cider Association - Town Square; Hard cider can be sweet, dry, hoppy, fruity, or a variety of other styles! Check out the Hard Cider Tent for sample or full glasses of hard cider

5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: The 6 Pak Band hosted by General Formulations, Kingdom Company,Sparta Lions Club - Town Square

5:30 p.m: Kid's Tractor Pulls hosted by Austin Diesel - Balyeat Field South Lot; Registration is 4:30-5:30 pm. Kids can compete within their age groups to see who can go the farthest! Ages: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 (Boys/Girls Separate)

8:30 p.m: Fireworks - Balyeat Field

Saturday, September 21, 2024

9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Apple Pie Baking Contest Drop Off -Sparta Chamber Office
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Market on the Ridge Artisan Vendors -Division Street (Union-Maple)

11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Harvest Chance Raffle - Town Square; Enter for the chance to win awesomeprizes! Tickets are drawn Saturday at 7pm. No need to be present to win

11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Apple Sling Shot hosted by Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy - Town Square by Balyeat Bridge
11:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Rin Tarsey Band - Town Square
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Kid's Crafts and Games hosted by Edward Jones: Kim Hensley, Granger, Sparta NHS
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Inflatable Fun - Balyeat Field; $5/Person- 15 mins or $10/Person- unlimited

11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Kid's Harvest Events: Kid's Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides, and Petting Zoo hosted by Ridgetown Investments, Sparta Animal Clinic, Sparta Chevy, Sparta Tire - Ballyeat Field

11:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Food Trucks - Town Square
12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Michigan Apple Queen hosted by Michigan Apple - Town Square

12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Family Friendly Hayride to Haybales - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to see and take pictures at a few of the decorated haybales!

12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Adult Harvest Hayride - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to a few local stops for specialty drink tastings! $25/Person, 21+ only

1:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting Tent hosted by Michigan Cider Association - Tow Square; Hard cider can be sweet, dry, hoppy, fruity, or a variety of other styles! Check out the Hard Cider Tent for samples or full glasses of Hard Cider.

2:00 p.m: Crowning of Johnny Appleseed and Miss Apple Blossom hosted by Riveridge Produce - Town Square
2:30 p.m: Apple Peeling Contest hosted by Ace Hardware - Town Square
3:30 p.m: Kid's Apple Pie Eating Contest hosted by Lassonde/Old Orchard - Town Square
4:30 p.m: Adult Apple Pie Eating Contest hosted by Spartan Nash
5:30 p.m: Winners of the Apple Pie Baking Contest Announced hosted by Applewood Fresh, Elite Apple, Helena Agri Enterprises - Town Square
4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Scott Carpenter Trio Band - Town Square

Date: September 20 - 21, 2024

Location: Downtown Sparta, MI 49345

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