Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites

1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18018

There are 2 ways to join our annual celebration this year:

Pre-order & Drive-Thru Pickup
Monday, September 21 - Friday, September 25

• Pre-order your favorite apple desserts & products in our Online Store
• Choose your pickup day and time
• Safe drive-thru pickup at Burnside Plantation at your choice of day and time

Visit Burnside Plantation
Saturday & Sunday, September 26 & 27

• Pre-purchase your 90-minute time slot
• Kids tickets include a craft & activity bag with: Pine cone Birdfeeders, Lunch Bag Puppet, Fall Leaf Window Ornament, Moravian Paper Dolls, and other activities
• Enjoy live acoustic musicians and demonstrations
• Shop from local crafters and vendors
• Shop favorite apple desserts and products
• Honoring of Marian Lee - a long time supporter of HBMS and Burnside Plantation
• Timed Tours of Burnside Plantation grounds & barns at 10:30am, 12:00pm, and 2:30pm
• Participate in the Apple Days Dessert Culinary Contest
• Solve the kid-friendly hay bale maze
• Build your own scarecrow - $5 - Purchase in advance!
• Children's story time
• Pumpkin painting

Photo by Littlewing Studio Photography

For the safety and well-being of shoppers, vendors, volunteers, and staff, it is important that everyone follow these Safety Protocols during COVID-19 mitigation:

• All vendors, shoppers, and HBMS staff and volunteers must wear protective masks by order of the Commonwealth of PA Health Department
• There will be no more than 250 people at Burnside Plantation at one time including visitors, staff, volunteers, and vendors
• Shop individually or in pairs to maintain social distancing
• Signage will be posted at the entrance listing safety guidelines – please observe and follow these guidelines
• Hand sanitizer will be located at the Admission Tents
• Sanitize your hands before entering Burnside Plantation
• HBMS will provide additional hand sanitizers at the Apple Shoppe in the Johnson Barn
• Adhere to 6’ physical distancing while visiting Burnside Plantation. Give space to those around you, at least 6’ while shopping, waiting in line, and strolling the grounds
• Only vendors and their staff may handle products; customers must not touch any products before they are purchased
• Do not consume any foods while in the market shopping area. Enjoy your beverages and ready-to-eat foods in the picnic area not in the market area
• No sampling of products
• If possible, vendors will have a different person handle products and handle money, or they will wash hands or sanitize in between these tasks
• Dogs are permitted on leashes, there will be designated Pet Stations with waste bags available
• The pre-purchased 90-minute time slots and 30 minutes between time slots allows for the safe clearing out of visitors and time for sanitation before the next group of visitors
• Tables in seating area will be disinfected after each usage
• Gloves will be provided for Outdoor Game usage and games will be disinfected after each use
• We will not be selling individually sliced desserts this year

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