NORTH READING — Red Delicious, McIntosh, Gala, Granny Smith? Whatever your favorite apple might be, you won’t want to miss the North Reading Apple Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 1720 Rev. Daniel Putnam House grounds, 27 Bow St. (rain date: Sunday, Sept. 24).
Hosted by the North Reading Historical and Antiquarian Society, the Apple Festival is always a fun day out for all the family and the Festival helps the Society raise funds to preserve and protect the history of North Reading.
This year, the Apple Festival will feature live entertainment throughout, apple pie and ice cream, food and drinks (including hot cider), kids activities and pony rides, craft and merchandise booths, as well as an art show, raffle and silent auction plus 50/50 and gift card raffles.
The Putnam House, Farm Museum, West Village School House, First Meeting House, Tin and Cobbler’s Shop, Sgt. Flint House and barn will be open to the public. Festival-goers are welcome to park in the lot at the Union Congregational Church and on nearby streets. A limited amount of handicapped parking is also available.
APPLE FEST PERFORMERS
• 10:15-10:40 NRHS Band (with Lexi Tammaro singing the National Anthem)
• 10:45-11:10 NOTEorious
• 11:15-11:40 Senior Echoes
• 11:45-12:10 Cervizzi’s Martial Arts
• 12:15-12:20 Apple Pie Contest winners announced
• 12:20-12:45 Sal Liberto, pianist
• 12:50-1:15 NR School of Ballet
• 1:20-1:45 Cardio Drumming
• 1:50-2:15 Defensive Edge Martial Arts
• 2:20-2:45 Ipswich River Community Chorus
• 2:50 Silent Auction / Raffle winners announced
CLASSIC APPLE PIE CONTEST
The Festival will also feature a Classic Apple Pie Contest in which all local bakers (young, old, and in-between) are invited to enter a pie that will be judged on taste, texture, and appearance. Winners and runners-up will win prizes and major bragging rights!
VENDORS & ORGANIZATIONS
The following vendor and organizations will have booths at the festival: Falun Dafa Association of New England, NR Republican Town Committee, NR Democratic Town Committee, Union Congregation Church, NR Green Alliance. Sandra Panico – Deck the Fridge, Robert Lexth – Woodcrafts, Wendy Webster – Artist, NR Human Rights Group, Cervizzi’s Martial Arts Academy, Diana Bruno – Gifts, Rebecca Collier – Artist, Wood Wealth Group, NR Boy Scouts, NR Sustainability Committee, Norah Deninger – Crafts, Boston Post Cane Committee, Friends of the NR Council on Aging, Louise Anderson – Artist, Defensive Edge Martial Arts, Ipswich River Community Chorus, Amanda Hodges – Jewelry/Art, Stewart, Trinity Evangelical Church, NR Music Boosters, NR Masonic Lodge, NOTEorious and NORCAM. The event is sponsored by Fitzgerald and Associates Real Estate, The Savings Bank, The Sullivan Realty Group, Reading Cooperative Bank, Stop & Shop, Ryer’s Store, Kitty’s, The Horseshoe Grille, Nan’s Cafe, Hornet’s Nest, and Nick’s Place.
OFFICIAL CLASSIC APPLE PIE CONTEST RULES
Walk-up contest open to North Reading residents only. Youth entrants must be between ages 12-17; adult entrants must be 18 or older.
Pies must be made from scratch and delivered at room temperature. Top and bottom crusts required; no crumb crusts or nuts, raisins, cranberries or other fruits allowed. Lattice pastry work, decorative cutouts, and decorations with food coloring and/or sugars are permitted.
Attach a piece of paper to the bottom of the entry pie containing the entrant’s name, address, phone number, and (if youth), age. Deliver contest pies to the Putnam House between 8–10 a.m. on the day of the Apple Festival. Pick up non-disposable pie plates by 3 p.m.
For more information about the Apple Festival check out the Society’s website (nreadinghistory.org) or send an email to: apple@nreadinghistory.org.
For additional information visit nreadinghistory.org or email: apple@nreadinghistory.org.
