Bayfield Apple Festival

A celebration of the autumn harvest and Bayfield’s agricultural heritage, tour the orchards and wineries, peruse arts and crafts, eat apple delicacies at more than 60 food booths and watch the grand parade march down historic Rittenhouse Avenue to Lake Superior. Live music by the Blue Canvas Orchestra of Big Top Chautauqua and a carnival round out the offerings.

Special events include the crowning of the Apple Queen, a traditional fish boil at the historic Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion and the Peel Out 5K Trail Run at Mt. Ashwabay. The festival culminates with the Grand Parade, featuring a mass band with 400 participants playing On Wisconsin, marching down Rittenhouse Avenue, to Lake Superior.