Apple Hill Johnny Appleseed Festival

Johnny Appleseed Day Events (see applehill.com)

September 22, 2024, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Delfino Farms, Camino, CA (delfinofarms.com)

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday! Kids' activities will be held at Apple Hill ranches: Come Celebrate at the Apple Hill Farms!

28th Annual Kids Weekend & Johnny Appleseed Day at Delfino Farms. Bring the kids for mini cooking classes, a farm egg race, scarecrow making contest (Saturday only), mini pumpkin decorating, a Walkin' Pie eating contest, and much more!

• Apple Pantry Farm has an apple turnover tasting event for Johnny Appleseed participants. From 12pm-2pm while they last!
• Apple Ridge Farms free entry to the Hay Maze in honor of Johnny’s Birthday.
• Boeger Winery Featuring local vendors to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day! 
• Delfino Farms Farm Egg Races, Cooking Classes, Mini Pie Eating Contests, Mini pumpkin decorating, and a Scarecrow Contest.
• Drew Bean Farms special Johnny Appleseed Cider Mimosas.
• Fenton Herriott Vineyards Wine tasting is Buy One, Get One Free.
• Grandpa’s Cellar Apple Cider Slushy in apple shaped cups or enjoy one  Johnny Appleseed flights.
• Harris Family Farm  Scavenger Hunt and other fun kids’ activities.
• Hidden Star Camino Apple turnovers & apple cider donuts
• O’Halloran’s Apple Trail Ranch  Hill Cake. Visit an apple tree documented to be a graft from one of Johnny’s trees. Kids 12 and under to receive a free apple of their choice. U-pick flowers and Pumpkin Patch will be open, too,
• Pine O Mine Ranch u-pick apple picking fee, free for kids.
• Rainbow Orchards  Catch a worm from one of Johnny’s apples.
• Smokey Ridge Ranch free apple for kids 12 and under.
• Wofford Acres Vineyards 15% discount off two or more bottles of South Fork Cider. Reservations required.

 Johnny Appleseed's Birthday honors our folk hero! Bring the kids to participating farms and experience a back-to-the-land experience and a simpler lifestyle. Maybe you'll see Johnny  planting a brand new orchard. Visitors can enjoy the variety of activities at participating farms. Look for the famous red Apple Hill logo that guarantees you are supporting the small family farms of the Apple Hill Growers. 

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Based on the character of Johnny Appleseed who in real life went by the name of John Chapman (September 26, 1774 – March 11, 1845), Apple Hill celebrates an annual festival in September near the official Johnny Appleseed Day which is September 26. Like the American pioneer who introduced apples to five states though his planting of nurseries, Apple Hill Growers Association has spread its roots and has grown from 16 farmer members to many more, ranking as one of the largest concentrations of apple growers in California.

More than 750,000 visitors have toured the area in past years to visit you-pick farms; buy fresh apples and apple products; chop Christmas trees; eat lunch; and stop at a local brewery, spa and wineries.

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.