Michigan Apple Fest
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september 20-21
Saturday
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4-8 pm Kid’s Crafts & Games hosted by Armock Mechanical Contractors & Compass Credit Union - Town Square
4-8 pm Kid’s Har vest Events: Kid’s Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides, and Petting Zoo hosted by All of the Above, Auto Care Excellence Bayes Water Treatment, Kingdom Company - Balyeat Field (Donation B oxes will be on-site for these events)
4-8 pm Inflatable Fun - Balyeat Field; $5/Person15 mins or $10/Person-unlimited
4-8 pm Mobile Gem Mine - Balyeat Field; $20/Bag
4-8 pm Family Friendly Hayride to Haybales - Balyeat Field; Take a hayride to see and take pictures at a few of the decorated haybales!
4-8 pm Adult Har vest Hayride - Balyeat Field This hayride will take you to a few local stops for a specialty drink tasting! $25/Person, 21+ only
4-9 pm Food Trucks - Town Square;
4-9 pm Hard Cider Tasting hosted by Michigan Cider Association - Town Square; Hard cider can be sweet, dr y, hoppy, fruity, or a variety of other styles! Check out the Hard Cider Tent for sample or full glasses of hard cider
5-8 pm The 6 Pak Band hosted by General Formulations, Kingdom Company, Sparta Lions Club - Town Square
5:30 pm Kid’s Tractor Pulls hosted by Austin DieselBalyeat Field South Lot; Registration is 4:30-5:30 pm. Kids can compete within their age groups to see who can go the farthest! Ages: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 (B oys/Girls Separate)
6:30 pm Johnny Appleseed Show - Town Square; A 25-minute interactive show that is fun and engaging for the audience!
6:30 pm Adult Apple Pie E ating C ontest hosted by Spartan Nash - Main Stage
8:30 pm Fireworks hosted by Auto Care Excellence, Bradford Dair y Farms, ChoiceOne Bank, Ser vPro of Northwest Grand R apids, tesa tape, & Water Works IrrigationBalyeat Field
9-12 pm Apple Pie Baking C ontest Drop OffSparta Chamber Office
10-5 pm Market on the Ridge Artisan VendorsDivision Street (Union-Maple)
11-7 pm Har vest Chance Raffle - Town Square; Enter for the chance to win awesome prizes! Tickets are drawn Saturday at 7 pm. No need to be present to win
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Apple Sling Shot hosted by Ivy Rehab Physical TherapyTown Square by Balyeat Bridge
Rin Tarsey Band - Town Square
Kid’s Crafts & Games hosted by Edward Jones: Kim Hensley Granger Sparta NHS
11-7 pm Inflatable Fun - Balyeat Field; $5/Person- 15 mins or $10/Person-unlimited 11-7
Mobile Gem Mine - Balyeat Field; $20/Bag 11-7
Kid’s Har vest Events: Kid’s Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides, and Petting Zoo hosted by Ridgetown Investments, Sparta Animal Clinic, Sparta Chevy, Sparta Tire - Ballyeat Field
11-9 pm Food Trucks - Town Square
12-2 pm Har vest Fun at Myers School Museum hosted by Sparta Township Historical Commission, West Michigan Arts Council, and Sparta Education Foundation - 16 W 13 Mile Road; Pumpkin painting, corn husk dolls, apple grab, and more!
12-3 pm Michigan Apple Queen hosted by Michigan Apple - Town Square
12-7 pm Family Friendly Hayride to Haybales - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to see and take pictures at a few of the decorated haybales!
12-7 pm Adult Har vest Hayride - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to a few local stops for specialty drink tastings! $25/Person, 21+ only
1-9 pm Hard Cider Tasting Tent hosted by Michigan Cider Association - Town Square; Hard cider can be sweet, dr y hoppy, fruity, or a variety of other styles! Check out the Hard Cider Tent for samples or full glasses of Hard Cider
1:00 pm Johnny Appleseed Show hosted by J&J Orchards and Peterson Farms - Town Square; A 25-minute interactive show that is fun and engaging for all ages!
2 pm Crowning of Johnny Appleseed and Miss Apple Blossom hosted by Riveridge Produce - Town Square
2:30 pm Johnny Appleseed Show hosted by J&J Orchards and Peterson Farms - Town Square; A 25-minute interactive show that is fun and engaging for all ages!
2:30 pm Apple Peeling C ontest hosted by Sparta Village Ace Hardware - Town Square by Main Stage
2:45 pm Adult Apple Pie E ating C ontest hosted by Spartan NashTown Square by Main Stage
3:00 pm Fun Apple Trivia hosted by Riveridge ProduceTown Square by Main Stage; Show off your apple knowledge for the chance to win prizes!
3:30 pm
Kid’s Apple Pie E ating C ontest hosted by Lassonde/ Old Orchard - Town Square by the Pine Tree
3:45 pm Winners of the Apple Pie Baking C ontest Announced hosted by Applewood Fresh, Elite Apple, Helena Agri Enterprises - Town Square
4-9 pm Scott Carpenter Trio Band - Town Square
