Albemarle CiderWorks Apple Harvest Festival
Visitors can take hayrides over the mountainside, listen to live bands, and browse booths featuring farmers' market vendors and local craft demonstrations. The event features fresh apple tastings, sparkling ciders, Brunswick stew, apple butter, and educational demonstrations covering cider pressing, jam making, and pie crust crafting. Guests can also view the judging for the annual apple pie contest and purchase slices to support local community projects.
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When
Hours
10am to 5pm; live music: 10am-12noon Tara Mills Band, 12.30-2.30pm Small Town Rodeo, 3pm-5pm 7th Grade Girl Fight; festival schedule: 10:45 Cider Pressing Demo, 11:00 last call to submit pies, 12:00 Cool Season Gardening: Fall into Spring, 1:00 Apple Pie Contest winner announcement, 1:30 Cider & Cheese Tasting, 2:00 Cider Pressing Demo, 2:15 Making the Perfect Pie Crust, 3:00 Jam Making Demonstration, 4:00 Cider Pressing Demo.
Ages
All ages
Food & Drink
Visitors can enjoy Brunswick stew, apple butter, fresh apples, slices of competition pie, and Albemarle CiderWorks sparkling ciders.
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Tips & Advice
- The festival takes place rain or shine.
- If you want to enter the Apple Pie Contest, bring a traditional double-crust apple pie in a disposable tin by 11:00 AM along with an ingredient list.
- Pies from the competition are sold by the slice after the contest winner is announced.
Links & Contact
Run by Vintage Virginia Apples and the CoveGarden Ruritan Club
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the pies submitted to the Apple Pie Contest?
After being evaluated by a panel of local culinary judges, the contest pies are sold by the slice to benefit the philanthropic projects of the Cove Garden Ruritans.
What kind of pie is accepted for the Apple Pie Contest?
Entries must be a traditional apple pie featuring both a top and bottom crust with apple filling inside, submitted in a disposable or donated tin with a list of ingredients and apple varieties used.
What educational demonstrations and workshops are offered?
The festival schedule includes cider pressing demonstrations, a cool-season gardening talk, a cider and cheese tasting, pie crust techniques, and a jam making demonstration.
What food and beverages are available at the festival?
Visitors can enjoy Brunswick stew, apple butter, fresh apples, slices of competition pie, and Albemarle CiderWorks sparkling ciders.
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