Vintage Virginia Apples
and the CoveGarden Ruritan Club
invite you to our 24th annual

Apple Harvest Festival!

November 2, 2024 - 10am to 5pm

Festival Features

We are excited to invite you to join us on November 2nd for our 24th Annual Apple Harvest Festival!

Rain or Shine: Join us for one of the most anticipated festivals of autumn, the Apple Harvest Festival hosted by the CoveGarden Ruritans and Albemarle CiderWorks!

Find many of your favorite farmers' market vendors, local artisans, and craftsmen demonstrating their skills. Enjoy Brunswick stew and apple butter or grab some to go.* Dig your teeth into a variety of apples and taste an array of CiderWorks' fine sparkling ciders. Dance the afternoon away with live music from local bands, and take a hayride around the mountain.

Entertainment

Hayrides over the mountainside, all day

Live Music Schedule:

Justin Moyer - 10am until 12 noon
Project Bluebird - 12.30pm until 2.30pm
Small Town Rodeo - 3pm until 5pm

Apple Pie Contest

Enter a pie into our Apple Pie Contest! This is an annual tradition that gives back to the community. Each pie will be judged by a panel, and then sold by the slice by the Cove Garden Ruritans to raise funds for their philanthropic projects.

The winner of the pie contest will be announced at 1:30pm. The first place prize is a $100 gift certificate from Vintage Virginia Apples and Albemarle CiderWorks. 

To pre-register, please email Effie@AlbemarleCiderWorks.com (and include a copy of your recipe, if you need it to be printed)

Details for the Apple Pie Contest:

• Please email effie@albemarleciderworks.com to preregister.  Put "Pie Contest" in the subject line, give your name, phone number and why you want to enter or a little background about your recipe/method.
• All entries should be turned in to the events tent by no later than 11:00am on the day of the festival (Saturday, November 2nd)
• Each entry should be accompanied by a card with name, phone number and recipe (including crust ingredients and what varieties of apples were used).
• All pies should be in a disposable pie tin.
• Winners will be announced at 1:30, prizes will be awarded in person or via email
• Once entered into the contest, the pie will become property of the CoveGarden Ruritan club to be sold by the slice after the contest.  Proceeds will go to their charitable efforts.

Get to Know Our Vendors

Food Trucks

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Full Vendor List

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Event Schedule

10:45 - Cider Pressing Demo

w/ David Timmerman from Albemarle CiderWorks

11:00 - Apple Pie Contest Judging

Pies must be submitted by 11:00 am

12:00 - Cool Season Gardening: Fall into Spring

w/ Margaret Shelton from Shelton Herb Farm

1:30 - Announcement of Apple Pie Contest Winner

& Sale of Slices from the Apple Pie Contest Entries

(All Sales Benefit the CoveGarden Ruritan Club)

1:45 - Cider Pressing Demo

w/ David Timmerman from Albemarle CiderWorks

2:30 - Making the Perfect Pie Crust

w/ Rachel Willis from Cakes by Rachel

3:15 - Cheese and Cider Pairing

w/ Gail Hobbs-Page from Caromont Farm

3:45 - Cider Pressing Demo

w/ David Timmerman from Albemarle CiderWorks

4:00 - Making the Perfect Jam

w/ Daniel Perry from Jam According to Daniel