Ne city applejack festival full#

15-16 and 22-24.ĭownload our apps today for all of our latest coverage. The festival runs for two weekends, Sept. Varieties you can pick are going to be Johnagold, Johnathon, Golden Delicious, Fuji and Honey Crisp,' said Heusinkvelt.ĭespite some trees producing fewer apples this year, workers try to gather one to two bushels from each tree to harvest for the festival. 'Caramel apples, apple pie, apple donuts, apple cider, apple slushies. It's a place where visitors can never get enough things apple. Staff and volunteers, about 200 people, are a part of making the festival happen. We actually started planning this probably five or six months ago and started having weekly meetings with all of our team members,' said Brandon Schuster, the vice president of Arbor Day Farm. 'There's a lot that goes into preparation here. The festival is Arbor Day Farm's biggest event of the year, which draws nearly 80,000 people to Nebraska City. This has made the apples ready for the Applejack Festival. With each year comes new challenges with weather, but with a little over 3,000 trees, the apples that did hang on allowed them to become bigger, sweeter and juicier. 'A lot of sleepless nights in the spring worrying about the blossoms, worrying about the weather and 'What can you do?' You just kind of have to bear through it,' said Heusinkvelt. 'We had a frost about 26 degrees, killed about 10% of the crop and then a week later we had a hail storm that killed another 10% and then a week later another hail storm,' said Ben Heusinkvelt, the ground and orchard manager.Īround 30-40% of the crop was lost causing concern for Arbor Day Farm. In late April, the orchard saw some challenges. Despite some seasonal growing challenges, the apple orchard is thriving.

(KMTV) - The 55th annual Applejack Festival starts this weekend in Nebraska City.

Ne city applejack festival full#

Demonstrations hours are full event lineup can be found at. During Living History Weekends guests can step back in time to see historic trades, talents and other demonstrations come alive inside Arbor Lodge Mansion. Apple pie, apple cider, apple cider donuts, candy apples, caramel apples, apple fritters, apple saladpretty much anything you can imagine made from apples are available at the AppleJack. Other outdoor fall fun at the Tree Adventure includes the popular Treetop Village, an outdoor classroom, a playground zipline, hiking trails, and more.Īrbor Lodge Mansion will host six “Living History Weekends,” each Saturday and Sunday beginning September 24 through October 30. Nebraska City’s historic AppleJack Festival annually draws between 60,000 and 80,000 people to Nebraska City to celebrate the kickoff of the apple harvest. The orchard will also be open for U-pick apple and pumpkin picking. In keeping with the apple-themed festival, guests will find caramel apples, apple donuts, fresh-pressed apple cider, apple pie, and apple cider slushies available, too. In addition to Love, The Locals, special activities planned for guests to the farm on AppleJack Festival weekends include wine, hard cider and heirloom apple tastings.įood options will cater to a variety of tastes for hungry guests and will include food truck fare, Porter’s barbecue, and dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner inside Lied Lodge at Timbers restaurant.

We are so excited to share our love of harvesttime with our guests.” “This family-friendly event has something for everyone, from our hard cider and wine tastings for mom and dad to the Tree Adventure and apple picking for the children. “We have fall-related activities planned throughout the months of September and October during Arbor Day Farm’s Harvest Celebration, but the AppleJack Festival weekends brings out the best of what the farm has to offer,” continued Van Nostrand. “Local artists make our community vibrant and we’re proud to showcase our collaboration with Maggie at the Apple House Market, which is in many ways the centerpiece of the Arbor Day Farm.” “We’re excited to share this beautiful two-story mural with everyone who comes to celebrate the AppleJack Festival with us at the Arbor Day Farm,” said Connie Van Nostrand, marketing manager at Arbor Day Farm. The mural is another way Arbor Day Farm is commemorating the Apple House Market’s first AppleJack Festival since the building was damaged by a fire in 2020. 24-25.įor the first time ever, Arbor Day Farm engaged with Omaha artist, Maggie Heusinkvelt to create an interactive barn-sized, mural on the side of the Apple House Market. (Press Release) - Nebraska City’s 54th annual AppleJack Festival at the Arbor Day Farm continues for a second, consecutive weekend on Sept.