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Apple Festival schedule

By , Published: August 31, 2012

Apple Festival Window Display Contest
Friday-Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, continuous
Located at businesses and store fronts throughout Hendersonville
Sponsor: Hendersonville Merchants and Business Association
Info: 828-692-4179

Kiwanis Club Apple Festival Pancake Breakfast
7 - 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, Hendersonville First Baptist Church
Fourth Avenue and Washington Street
(please use Fourth Avenue entrance)
Tickets: $6 per person.
Sponsor: Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville
Info: 828-697-4267

Apple Festival Opening Ceremonies
10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, Historic Courthouse,
Main Street and First Avenue
Sponsor: N.C. Apple Festival

Downtown Street Fair
Friday-Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, continuous
Main Street
Sponsor: N.C. Apple Festival
Info: 828-697-4557

Apple Recipe Contest
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, First Citizens Bank Plaza
Main Street and Sixth Avenue
Sponsors: N.C. Cooperative Extension and the North Carolina Apple Festival
Info: 828-697-491

WNC Air Museum Open House and Aircraft Rides
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday-Monday, Sept. 1-3
Corner of Gilbert Street and Brooklyn Avenue, near the Hendersonville Airport
Free admission
Sponsor: WNC Air Museum Inc.
Info: 828-290-8230

Historic Downtown Hendersonville Sidewalk Sales
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2; 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 3
Sponsor: City of Hendersonville Main Street Program
Info: 828-233-3216

Henderson County Heritage Museum
10 a.m.5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3
One Historic Courthouse Square
Exhibit saluting the history of Henderson County's apple industry
Free admission
Sponsor: The Heritage Museum
Mineral and Lapidary Museum Open House and Special Exhibit
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3
400 N. Main St., Historic Downtown
Free admission
Sponsor: Mineral and Lapidary Museum
Info: 828-698-1977

31st annual Gem and Mineral Spectacular
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3
Whitmire Activity Center, Lily Pond Road
Admission: $4; children 12 and younger free when accompanied by an adult
Sponsor: Henderson County Gem and Mineral Society
Info: 828-877-4073

50th Opportunity House Arts and Crafts Fair
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1
1411 Asheville Highway (US 25N)
Free admission and free parking
Sponsor: Opportunity House
Info: 828-692-0575

Wells Fargo Family Fun Zone
10 a.m. to 9 pm. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3
Well Fargo Parking Lot
Tickets: $1-$3 per activity
Sponsor: Wells Fargo Bank

US Marine Corps Chin-Up Challenge
Friday-Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, continuous
Main Street
Sponsor: U.S. Marine Corps
Info: 828-697-4557

Kimberly Clark Baby Changing Station
Friday-Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, continuous
400 Block Main Street
Sponsor: Kimberly Clark
Info: 828-697-4557

Laurel Park Village Shopping Center Sidewalk Sales, Car Show and Music Venue
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1
Laurel Park Village, U.S. Highway 64W
Blue Ridge T-Riders Antique Model T-Ford Car Show and Music Venue featuring Quarterhouse
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1; Music, 1 to 3 p.m.
Sponsor: Laurel Park Merchants Association
Info: 828-697-7781

Lions Club Big Apple Country Breakfast
7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1
Hendersonville First Baptist Church, Fourth Avenue and Washington Street
Ticket: $7; children 6 and younger, free
Sponsor: Hendersonville Lions Club
Info: www.hendersonvillelions.org

Pardee Apple Festival 8-K and Chick-fil-A Mini Moo Mile
8 a.m. start; 11 a.m. finish; Saturday, Sept. 1; registration begins at 6:30 a.m.
Race starts and finishes at Pardee Medical Office Building, 709 N. Justice St., and follows parts of scenic Hendersonville and Laurel Park
Sponsor: Henderson County Chamber of Commerce
Info: 828-692-1413

Mountain Shag Club Exhibitions and Lessons
Saturday, Sept. 1 — throughout the day
First Citizens Bank Plaza, Main Street and Sixth Avenue
Sponsor: Mountain Shag Club
Info: 828-697-4557

Breakfast with the Elks
7 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 2
Elks Lodge, 546 N. Justice St.
Tickets: $7; children 6 and younger eat free
Sponsor: Hendersonville Elks Lodge 1616
Info: 828-693-3424

Apple Festival Bicycle ECOTOUR
10 a.m Sunday, Sept. 2
Registration required
$20 fee — limited to 40 participants
Sponsor: NC Cooperative Extension Service
Info: 828-697-4891

7th Avenue Local Farmers Market
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2
Historic Depot, Seventh Avenue at Maple Street
Free admission
Sponsor: Historic Seventh Avenue District
Info: 828-674-3067

Antique Aircraft Flyby (Kickoff for Parade)
Monday, Sept. 3, Parade start
Sponsor: WNC Air Museum

Hunter Subaru King Apple Parade
2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3
N. Main Street at Five Points to Casweel Street
Info: 828-697-4557