Events
Maine Apple Sunday – September 15, 2024
The Maine State Pomological Society will hold the 23rd annual Maine Apple Sunday on September 15, 2024 with participating orchards around the state. Maine Apple Sunday starts the peak of the apple harvest when summer apples are still available but the main crop is ready for its first pick. Apple orchards from Wells to Caribou will celebrate by offering special activities and free samples of apple products.
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Bailey’s Orchard
Whitefield - For Maine Apple Sunday, Bailey's Orchard in Whitefield, will have apples available to buy in our barn and apples for you to pick in our orchard. We will be giving out free apple squares and have several apple prize drawings on both Saturday and Sunday. Open 9:00am-6:00pm-Daily -
Boothby’s Orchard and Winery
Livermore - At the farm and orchard at 366 Boothby Road, from 10-4 we will be offering free wagon rides (weather permitting) to the pondside orchard, $5 wine tastings in the orchard, cheese and cider samples while they last and easy, accessible apple picking! Meet the cows, walk the vineyard and enjoy the day with us. -
Bracketts Orchards
Limington - is Maine's oldest family-owned apple orchard dedicated to providing an authentic family apple picking experience. We'll be offering free balloons & face painting on both Saturday & Sunday (9-4) at our scenic pick your own location. These activities are in addition to our farm trains, air-powered apple cannons, apple slingshots, cider donuts, pumpkin patch & wood-fired pizza. We hope to see you there! -
Hansel’s Orchard
North Yarmouth - will celebrate Maine Apple Sunday with samples of some of our favorite recipes and a raffle for a peck of pick your own apples. -
Hazel Hill Orchard
Turner - will be open for picking. We will be offering special pricing and drawings to win products and your very own apple tree (Tag-A Tree)! Our hours will be 10am-3:30pm. -
Kents Hill Orchard
Kents Hill - will be celebrating Maine Apple Sunday with pick your own Macs and Honeycrisp apples and The Appleshed bakery will be providing their famous apple cider donuts and lots of new types of pastries, pies etc. Come enjoy the views of the western mountains. On Saturday, the 14th, we will be hosting the 3rd annual KHO Car Show (Rain date on Sunday the 15th) to complete the whole weekend festivities. -
Libby and Son U-Picks
Limerick - will have a surprise gift in the first 50 ½ bu apple bags! There will also be Balloon Characters, Live Music and more! -
McDougal Orchards
Sanford - you can join us to pick your own apples and raspberries, go on a wagon ride around the orchard, enjoy a bucket-full of hot cider donuts and explore Fairy Village. We will be donating 10% of all u-pick apple sales from Maine Apple Sunday to the Sanford Backpack Program. This program sends local kids in need home for the weekend with a “backpack full of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to ensure they can maintain a balanced diet and return to school on Monday ready to focus on learning.” Join us on Maine Apple Sunday to enjoy a day at the orchard while helping us give back to the community that has supported our family farm for generations! For more information, visit http://sanfordstrong.org/programs/sanfordbackpackprogram/
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Morrison Hill Orchards
Farmington - will have PYO apples, Orchard tours, Games-Kid, Scavenger hunt ,Apple sling, Cider making demo, Wood fired pizza, Fresh & Hard Cider Apple Cider Donuts on both Saturday and Sunday and Live music on Saturday. -
Mullis Orchards
Corrinna - will be participating in Maine Apple Sunday this year. We will have PYO at the orchard on Shaker Road, plus a drawing for 2 fabulous apple gift baskets, plus special door prizes for each customer who stops by-all at the retail stand at 270 Dexter Road. We hope to see all former and new customers drop by for fun and special surprises -
North Star Orchards
Madison - A family farm for family fun! Pick your own apples and enjoy spectacular views of the western Maine mountains from our picnic area. Visit our restored 1800's farmhouse and shop for freshly-picked apples and a unique variety of specialty foods and home accessories. On Maine Apple Sunday, sample our own apple topping on ice cream. We look forward to seeing you! -
Ricker Hill Orchards
Turner - will have U Pick apples and farm activities, corn maze, bounce houses, plus a craft Fair, Shut Up and Eat It food truck, and from 12-1 Jason Tardy kids show on both Saturday and Sunday. Mr Drew will be here Sunday the 15th at noon. -
Romac Orchard
Acton - will have PYO apples, corn maze, disc golf, and free hay rides. -
Sparrowhawk Orchard
Bethel - Join us on Maine Apple Sunday for our annual Golden Apple Hunt. “Golden Apples” will be hidden around the orchard with prizes available to those with a sharp eye who discover one. For the younger crowd, we’ll have helpful hints on where to look! -
Spillers
Wells - We will do the Maine Apple Weekend with wagon rides in the afternoons to see our corn, pumpkin and potato crops. Our cows, calves and bull will be a special stop on the wagon ride. Farmer Bill will talk about the cows and glad to take any questions about our farm. The ride usually takes 30 - 40 minutes.
We have many varieties of U PICK Apples, peaches, plums, fall raspberries, veggies and flowers too.4 Parking lots (80 vehicles in all) are after you drive onto Spiller Farm Lane. NOT at Spillers’ Farm Store. Thank you
We should have goats and a cow & calf to see at our FREE covered bridge picnic/play area with a retired farm tractor , our corn stalk teepee and a sand pile all for kids.
Please check www.spillerfarm.com for more information on the day you are coming. We hope you will enjoy our farm. -
Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards
Cumberland - will be open our regular hours, 9 am – 6 pm We will offer Apple Crisp sampling all day long with our famous “Connie’s Apple Crisp Recipe” -
The Apple Farm
Fairfield - will have wagon rides, apple picking and fiddle music -
Vista of Maine
Auburn - We will be open Maine Apple Sunday from 11-6. We will be giving away one of our Mac carbonated ciders with every 20 dollar purchase. Our tasting room will have farm fresh cider donuts and hard cider tasting. Orchards will be open for you pick.