It's the peak of apple harvesting time. During this beautiful fall season, the Hay Creek Apple Festival offers a wonderful day with some great family fun. All ages will enjoy the brisk fall air and savor the delicious array of homemade Hay Creek apple specialties.

The Festival's home is Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Parking is on site with a parking donation. Every imaginable apple food is available throughout the day. . . from fresh cider to fritters, pies crisp and dumplings and so much more. And, in 2024 our all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast will once again be served in the Joanna Furnace Mule Stable from 7 am to 10 am. This breakfast also includes a hearty piece of country sausage! The apple cider press will be featured with continuous demonstrations and fresh apple cider for your purchase.

Hay Creek Apple Festival offers Baking Contest

Granny Smith, Macintosh, Jonathan, Winesap – these are just a few of the many delicious baking apples available each fall in Berks County. Traditionally grandma would use these well-known varieties to bake her heavenly pies and dumplings, while today there are many new juicy apple varieties that add to our favorite apple recipes.

The Hay Creek Apple Festival invites you to “pick” your own variety of apple and enter your famed creation into our annual apple dessert contest. The contest has four Apple Categories, which includes — Pies, Cakes, Breads & Muffins, and Desserts.

To participate in the apple dessert contest, simply bring your homemade entry to the Hay Creek Apple Festival between 8 am and 9 am on Saturday, October 7th along with a copy of the complete recipe.

Entries will be judged at 10 am and the winners will be announced during the day. All baked items will be sold at the festival with the proceeds going toward the Joanna Furnace restoration efforts.

For more information about the contest, contact Ruth at 484-437-2801.
Apple Festival Prizes : First Place winners in each apple category will receive $30.00.

Numerous family activities round out the festival.

These family events include scarecrow building, pumpkin painting, early American games, hay and pony rides. The children will especially love a ride on the Apple Barrel Express.

Shop in our Flea and Craft Market

Visitors can also shop at the flea market area that offers over 100 vendors with crafts, flowers, fall items and an array of unexpected items for anyone’s interest. For more information about participating as a flea market vendor, please call Kathleen at 610.914.8152. Vendor set-up starts at 12 noon on Friday, October 11th 2024

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Admission: FREE / Parking Donation Requested

In the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled.

Date: October 12-13 2024

Location:

Joanna Furnace

1250 Furnace Road

Geigertown, PA, 19523

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