Nappanee Hosts 34th Annual Apple Festival Sept. 17-20
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
This evening's showcase will include the kids' puppet show with Grandpa Cratchet, carnival rides and two stages of evening entertainment. Country rock Bootleg and the Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant will take place in the NIPSCO tent, and the Guitar Hero Contest and Honky Tonk will entertain visitors at the Embarq Stage.[[In-content Ad]]An abundance of craft, commercial, food booths and the Napple store will offer the visitor an ample amount of information, shopping options, a festival feast and souvenirs throughout the event.
The Great Lakes Timber Show will take place in the library parking lot all four days of the festival. The show features chain saw carving, axe throwing, wood chopping, two-man crosscut sawing, log rolling and loads of humor.
On Sept. 18 don't miss the world's largest 7-foot baked apple pie, a traditional 600-pound apple pie that tempts even the most discriminating palate. Additionally, a quilt exhibit, helicopter rides, senior bingo, farm tractor and antique farm equipment show, and a variety of singing, dancing and good listening will fill the entertainment stages.
On the evenings of Sept. 18-19, a laser light spectacular will take place in the downtown area.
Sept. 19 opens with a pancake and sausage breakfast, a fall furniture festival and haystack supper, parade, garden tractor pull, fire truck and apparatus show, child ID, bike ride, Hoosier Hikers Walk, vintage baseball game, classic car cruise in and main stage entertainment from noon to 10 p.m.
There will be Mr. Crabapple, Apple Blossom, apple baking, apple peeling, pie eating, frog jumping, cross cut saw and adult and kids pedal pull contests, plus apple butter demonstration, apple cider cup challenge, corn hole tournament, pets and pals parade of fashion as well as a barbecue challenge going on throughout the day,
An airplane fly over with the Flying Hooligans will precede the one-hour parade, which closes down U.S. 6 on the morning of Sept. 19. These planes can then be viewed at the afternoon Wings and Wheels event at the Nappanee Municipal Airport along with a car, truck and motorcycle show. Youngsters age 8 to 18 can earn their Young Eagle certificate in a free, first-time small airplane ride. More activities include a skydiving demonstration, viewing medical helicopters, display and military aircraft and perhaps trying out the popular flight simulators.
Sept. 20 events begin with a community church service at the Depot Plaza entertainment tent followed by three hours of gospel music. An antique tractor pull takes place at the Callander Sportsplex and the 5K Road Run begins on CR 7. Baby Olympics, talent show, raffle drawing and awards headline the last day of the festival in the downtown area.
The festival is expected to attract more than 60,000 people and is made possible through the financial support of local retail sponsorships, City of Nappanee employees, Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce and volunteers. The Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Martin's Supermarket and WSBT-TV are 2009 principal sponsors.
For a complete schedule of the four-day event and lodging options, visit www.nappaneeapplefestival.org or call the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce at 574-773-7812.
This evening's showcase will include the kids' puppet show with Grandpa Cratchet, carnival rides and two stages of evening entertainment. Country rock Bootleg and the Miss Apple Blossom Scholarship Pageant will take place in the NIPSCO tent, and the Guitar Hero Contest and Honky Tonk will entertain visitors at the Embarq Stage.[[In-content Ad]]An abundance of craft, commercial, food booths and the Napple store will offer the visitor an ample amount of information, shopping options, a festival feast and souvenirs throughout the event.
The Great Lakes Timber Show will take place in the library parking lot all four days of the festival. The show features chain saw carving, axe throwing, wood chopping, two-man crosscut sawing, log rolling and loads of humor.
On Sept. 18 don't miss the world's largest 7-foot baked apple pie, a traditional 600-pound apple pie that tempts even the most discriminating palate. Additionally, a quilt exhibit, helicopter rides, senior bingo, farm tractor and antique farm equipment show, and a variety of singing, dancing and good listening will fill the entertainment stages.
On the evenings of Sept. 18-19, a laser light spectacular will take place in the downtown area.
Sept. 19 opens with a pancake and sausage breakfast, a fall furniture festival and haystack supper, parade, garden tractor pull, fire truck and apparatus show, child ID, bike ride, Hoosier Hikers Walk, vintage baseball game, classic car cruise in and main stage entertainment from noon to 10 p.m.
There will be Mr. Crabapple, Apple Blossom, apple baking, apple peeling, pie eating, frog jumping, cross cut saw and adult and kids pedal pull contests, plus apple butter demonstration, apple cider cup challenge, corn hole tournament, pets and pals parade of fashion as well as a barbecue challenge going on throughout the day,
An airplane fly over with the Flying Hooligans will precede the one-hour parade, which closes down U.S. 6 on the morning of Sept. 19. These planes can then be viewed at the afternoon Wings and Wheels event at the Nappanee Municipal Airport along with a car, truck and motorcycle show. Youngsters age 8 to 18 can earn their Young Eagle certificate in a free, first-time small airplane ride. More activities include a skydiving demonstration, viewing medical helicopters, display and military aircraft and perhaps trying out the popular flight simulators.
Sept. 20 events begin with a community church service at the Depot Plaza entertainment tent followed by three hours of gospel music. An antique tractor pull takes place at the Callander Sportsplex and the 5K Road Run begins on CR 7. Baby Olympics, talent show, raffle drawing and awards headline the last day of the festival in the downtown area.
The festival is expected to attract more than 60,000 people and is made possible through the financial support of local retail sponsorships, City of Nappanee employees, Nappanee Area Chamber of Commerce and volunteers. The Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Martin's Supermarket and WSBT-TV are 2009 principal sponsors.
For a complete schedule of the four-day event and lodging options, visit www.nappaneeapplefestival.org or call the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce at 574-773-7812.
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