27th Annual Cornish Apple Festival

From 27th Annual Cornish Apple Festival Website:

The Cornish Association of Businesses (CAB) is sponsoring the 27 Annual Cornish Apple Festival on Saturday, September 24 in historic Cornish Village located in the scenic Western mountain and lakes region of Maine on Route 25 30 miles West of Portland and 9 miles East of the New Hampshire border.

Each year, this FREE festival is held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the center of Cornish village in historic Thompson Park and features more than this seasons apples, freshly pressed cider and other apple products from local vendors.

The festival is outside and will take place in rain or shine.

Each year this event features:

Over 50 vendors offering jewelry, art, photography, crafts, farm produce, apple and non-apple cuisine
Entertainment from local performers
Activities For the young or young at heart.
Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest and Auction
Shopping & dining at many local stops
So much more!
Come back closer to the events date for a more detailed list of activities and entertainment*

Thompson Park will be the center of the days festivities featuring colorful booths of arts and crafts. Additionally, many food booths offering delicious food, especially the apple fritters, will delight the appetites of both the young and old.

In addition to the crafts and food, live entertainment will be performed throughout the day.

Visitors to Cornish may enjoy this event as well; Apple Acres Farm is not only a major provider of apples and apple products to the festival; they also are hosting the 17th Annual Bluegrass Gathering at their farm on Durgintown Road, 3 miles from downtown Cornish. Bluegrass concerts begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue until 5:00 p.m. (Chicken Barbeque available at Noon) Adults $7, kids 16 and under free. (Rain date for the Bluegrass Gathering, is the following Saturday)

Come early and stay awhile! The Cornish area provides several options for overnight stays and activities to choose from.

Admission to the Cornish Apple Festival is FREE.

The festival is outside and will take place in rain or shine. The Cornish Apple Festival is an annual event sponsored by the Cornish Association of Businesses (CAB), a non-profit organization of Cornish business owners who volunteer their time to promote general business and community welfare in Cornish.