Johnny Appleseed Festival
The Johnny Appleseed Festival is a name given to any number of festivals held in the United States in honor of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, usually in September or October.
This festival is held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which traditionally features food, crafts, and historical demonstrations commemorating the times of John Chapman. Established in 1974, it's always held in the third full weekend of September, at Johnny Appleseed Park. Festival hours are always 10:00–18:00 on the Saturday of the festival, and 10:00–17:00 on Sunday.[1]
Another such festival is the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Sheffield, PA. Founded in 2006, this festival is sponsored by the Rotary and Lions Clubs of Sheffield, Pennsylvania, and features old fashioned games, lumberjack and lumberjill competitions, chainsaw carving, pie baking and chili cook-off competitions, food antique and craft vendors, old fashioned horse pulls, an Antique Appraisal, an Antique Engine Display, Fireworks, etc.
An additional Johnny Appleseed Festival is held in Apple Creek, OH in late July.[2] Organized by the Apple Creek's Johnny Appleseed Committee, this festival features a Chicken Barbecue, Bingo, and a Cornhole Tournament.
One more Johnny Appleseed Festival is in Crystal Lake, IL. From the festival's website, it is described as:
Activities for the day will include music, entertainment, pony rides, petting zoo, pumpkin train, pumpkin bowling, apple pie baking contest, apple pie eating contest, clowns, face painting, story telling, temporary tattoos, wagon rides, Farmer's Market and so much more!
In all but the latter, the COVID-19 pandemic caused their cancellations in 2020.
References
- Johnny Appleseed Festival - A Bit of History Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-04-01.
- Community Calendar for Wayne County - Johnny Appleseed Festival
