Johnny Appleseed Day 2026
October 3
Celebrate the apple harvest and our region’s creative community at Johnny Appleseed Day!
A downtown block party featuring: live music, dozens of artists, crafters, and upcycle vendors, food trucks, kids art activities, pie eating contest, trolly rides, and other free fall-tastic fun!
Interested in becoming a vendor? Click here to apply!
Schedule of events:
- 9am-11am Kiwanis Caramel Apple Pancake Breakfast (VFW)
- 10am-5pm Johnny’s Kids Korner (Chamber Tent)
- 10am-5pm Johnny Appleseed Day Harvest Market
- 10:30am- Pie baking contest drop off (Chamber Tent)
- 11am 🍎 Discover the Story Behind the Honeycrisp (Stage)
- 12pm-10pm JAD Beverage Tent
- 12pm- Adult Pie Eating Competition (Stage)
- 12:30pm- Kid Pie Eating Competition (Stage)
- 1pm-4pm Red Wing Trolley to Pepin Heights Store
- 1pm- Announcement of Pie Baking Comp winter (Stage)
- 2pm- The Great Apple Peel Off (Stage)
- 2:30pm- Baby Bottle Cider Chug (Stage)
- 3pm-5pm- Line Dancing by River Road Line Dancing
- 5:30- 7:30 Tailspin
- 8pm-10pm Local Hooligans
- Click Here Printable Festival Map and Schedule