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29th Annual Apple Butter Festival Saturday, October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us on October 18 for the 29th Annual Apple Butter Festival and celebrate fall at Wade’s Mill
We’ll be making apple butter the old-fashioned way, slow simmered in a 130+ year old copper pot over an open fire.
Take a turn stirring with the long-handled paddle and take home a jar of Glenn Wilson’s famous, freshly made, 100% natural apple butter.
Enjoy demonstrations and find unique, handcrafted work and gifts by over 40 local artisans and crafts people. Delicious local food and drink and music all day. Arrive early, bring a blanket or lawn chair for the music and stay all day so you don’t miss out!
Apple Butter Festival Highlights
Music:
The Late Night Stumblers (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Hoss & the Special Soss (1:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Food & Beverage Vendors:
Hogback Mtn BBQ * Lex Vegas Bistro Shrimp & Grits
Salerno Wood Fired Pizza * El Muchacho Alegre
Cider From Mars * Jump Mountain Vineyard * Rockbridge Brewery
Asunder Coffee Roastery
Specialty food purveyors:
Blue Ridge Cider Donuts * Seasons’ Yield Farm Pastries
Sourdough bread fresh from our wood-fired oven by Conifer Bakery & Homestead
Razzbourne Farms Goat Cheese * Redwing Farms Vintage Apples * Verdant Acres Farm
Bels Bees Honey * Sweet Berry Farm pickles * Laurie’s Chocolates
Stock up on Wade’s Mill 100% natural stone-ground flours, grits, cornmeal and mixes for your fall baking needs!
A scenic 10-minute drive from either I81 Exit 205 or 200, Wade’s Mill Apple Butter Festival is a fun family day out and wonderful way to celebrate fall in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.