![]() Location: Self Expressions Gallery, 819 Central Visit Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard 11 a.m. Stop by your favorite Nebraska City art gallery during AppleJack and meet some artists! Refreshments include a special bootleg AppleJack Rabbit drink! Free gift with purchase. Located in downtown Nebraska City, we have over 50 crafters, artists, and vendors inside and out! Plus, food trucks and plenty of parking! Location: Lourdes Central Catholic School, 412 2nd Avenue Artist Meet & Greet at Self Expressions 11 a.m. Sweet Pickins AppleJack Craft, Vendor, & Maker Market 11 a.m. Come and taste dishes made with apples - from BBQ to baked goods? Who knows what our mix of amateur and professional chefs will create this year! Location: Historic Barns at Arbor Day Farm. The First United Methodist Church of Nebraska City invites you to attend an outdoor worship service at the Historic Barns at Arbor Day Farm - all denominations welcome! Bring a lawn chair or blanket! Location: Historic Barns at Arbor Day Farm Taste Of Applejack "All Things Apple" Recipe Contest 11 a.m. Location: Arbor Day Farm, 2611 Arbor Avenue Outdoor Worship Service 10 a.m. U-pick and pre-picked apples, Treetop Village, wine & hard cider, caramel apples, apple donuts, fresh cider, antique apple tasting, food trucks, Porter's BBQ, and more! Check out Living History at Arbor Lodge from 10 a.m. Location: Arbor Lodge Mansion, 2600 Arbor Avenue AppleJack at Arbor Day Farm 10 a.m. ![]() Activities on grounds are free cost is for mansion admission. Demonstrations include blacksmithing, seed beadwork, Dutch oven cooking, fire building, and more. Join us for the Annual Table Creek Rendezvous on the grounds of Arbor Lodge State Historical Park. stock up on all your fall favorites! Location: 1/2 mile north of the intersection of Hwy 75 and Business 75 Living History at Arbor Lodge 10 a.m. Take a little piece of Nebraska City home with you! Get an Apple Sangria and other cocktails served in a souvenir glass! Location: The Keeping Room Cafe, 715 Central Avenue Gress Produce Look for the Open Sign! Apples, pumpkins, other seasonal produce, flowers, fall decor, jams, jellies, popcorn. Enjoy breakfast.with a Bloody Mary and/or other cocktails! Location: The Keeping Room, 717 Central Avenue Apple Sangria in a Souvenir Glass 9 a.m. Get the latest news and weather delivered straight to your inbox.Schedule: Breakfast & Bloody Marys 8 a.m. 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.
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