Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites Hosts Annual Apple Days Festival & Market To Go

August 29th, 2024

This year’s festival features a new “Historic Area” showcasing living history demonstrations and hands-on activities.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) has the perfect weekend planned for apple lovers to celebrate the beginning of the fall season. Burnside Plantation, Bethlehem’s “farm in the city,” comes to life on Saturday, Sept. 14 and Sunday, Sept. 15, with family fun, tasty treats and a new “Historic Area” featuring living history activities and demonstrations.

“There is no better way to embrace the change of seasons than joining all the fun of Apple Days, featuring exciting activities the whole family can enjoy,” said Beth Beatty, special events manager. “In between tastings of sweet treats from some of the Lehigh Valley’s finest bakeries, visitors can tour the 1748/1818 farmhouse and learn about the daily lives of a busy family from hundreds of years ago. Head over to the summer kitchen to see what’s cooking, and stop by the Banko Beverage Apple Days Tavern, featuring a curated selection of seasonal craft beverages. Enjoy samples with your tasting ticket, or purchase full-size pours of your favorite beverages!”

It’s harvest season in the kitchen garden, and the Burnside Gardeners will be on hand to explain crop rotation and how they care for the garden as the end of the growing season approaches. The garden is prolific thanks to the nearby Penn State Master Gardeners Pollinator Garden, which is still blooming with late-summer color.

Kids can participate in multiple hands-on activities, including a children’s hay bale maze, pony rides, visiting farm animals and many more.

In addition to activities and demonstrations, the festival’s Market To Go is a great way to take the taste of the festival home. Pre-order apple-inspired goods and pick up your tasty treats at Bethlehem’s Burnside Farm on Friday, Sept. 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday or Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Available for ordering now, the presale includes pies, ice cream, strudels, tarts and more. Ordering is available via HBMS’s online store, www.historicbethlehem.org/shop/.

Attendees can also shop at the local vendors for this event. Confirmed participants include SLR Stained Glass Studio, Soaps on Linden, Rebel Hive Meadery and Mother Nature Minerals. Vendors looking to be a part of the festival are encouraged to contact HBMS’s special events manager, Beth Beatty, or apply directly on the Apple Days webpage: https://www.historicbethlehem.org/visit-us/experience/apple-days/ 

For more information on Apple Days, visit https://www.historicbethlehem.org/visit-us/experience/apple-days/.

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