Nov
2
10:00 AM10:00

Apple Dessert Contest

Dust off those apple dessert recipes and get your Branstool-grown apples ready for the 2024 Apple Dessert Contest! Drop off your entry in a disposable dish (or write your name and phone number on the bottom of the dish you want returned). Be sure to include a written or typed recipe including the variety or varieties of apples used. Entries can be received between 10am and 5pm. Judging will begin at promptly 5pm and winners will be announced on Sunday, November 3. First place: $50. Second place: $30. Third place: $20.

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Oct
26
to Oct 27

Hayrides and Bonfires

  • Branstool Orchards (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on the farm and take a hayride around the orchard to see the beauty of fall in the peach and apple trees. Hayrides will be offered on Saturday and Sunday only from 11am-4pm. Hayride price per person is $5 and includes a free apple cider donut or mini pumpkin!

There will also be a bonfire beside the market and smores kits available to purchase at The Donut Hut as well as apple cider and pumpkin donuts, cider slushies, warm cider, apple nachos, and more!

Hayrides will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, 11am-4pm, on these dates only (if it is not raining or extremely wet outside): October 19, 20, 26, & 27.

We expect apple picking to be finished by October 20 or so this year since all apples came on early. There will be plenty to choose from inside the market.

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Oct
19
to Oct 20

Hayrides and Bonfire

  • Branstool Orchards (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on the farm and take a hayride around the orchard to see the beauty of fall in the peach and apple trees. Hayrides will be offered on Saturday and Sunday only from 11am-4pm. Hayride price per person is $5 and includes a free apple cider donut or mini pumpkin!

There will also be a bonfire beside the market and smores kits available to purchase at The Donut Hut as well as apple cider and pumpkin donuts, cider slushies, warm cider, apple nachos, and more!

Hayrides will be offered on Saturday and Sunday, 11am-4pm, on these dates only (if it is not raining or extremely wet outside): October 19, 20, 26, & 27.

We expect apple picking to be finished by October 20 or so this year since all apples came on early. There will be plenty to choose from inside the market.

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Oct
5
11:00 AM11:00

Applepalooza

Once a year we sample all ripe apple varieties, apple cider, apple salsa, apple cider donuts, and more! It's free and fun! Stop by on Saturday between 11am and 4pm to partake in all the apple goodies! Apple picking will also be available 9-5. Market will be stocked up with pumpkins, apples, and all the fall decor 9-6. Come celebrate the 2024 harvest with us at Applepalooza at Branstool Orchards on October 5.

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Darn Big Dill Pickle Fest at Branstool Orchards
Jun
23
11:00 AM11:00

Darn Big Dill Pickle Fest at Branstool Orchards

Join us for our second pickle celebration for all things pickles and dill!!! The Crazy Cucumber will be sponsoring this event this year so get ready for the best pickles ever! Drinks, donuts, and dill ALL DAY! This event is free to attend but tickets must be purchased to visit the Sampling Tents where more than 30 pickled/dill foods will be available to taste. There will also be a pickle eating contest for adults (ages 16 and up) at 1pm with a contest for kids to follow. Expect food trucks with pickle dishes, pickle cocktails for those 21+, pickle donuts and slushies at The Donut Hut, a pickle gift shop, and so much more! Get your Sampling Tickets HERE.

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