Schedule:
9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Apple Pie Baking Contest Drop Off -Sparta Chamber Office
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Market on the Ridge Artisan Vendors -Division Street (Union-Maple)
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Harvest Chance Raffle - Town Square; Enter for the chance to win awesomeprizes! Tickets are drawn Saturday at 7pm. No need to be present to win
11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: Apple Sling Shot hosted by Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy - Town Square by Balyeat Bridge
11:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Rin Tarsey Band - Town Square
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Kid's Crafts and Games hosted by Edward Jones: Kim Hensley, Granger, Sparta NHS
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Inflatable Fun - Balyeat Field; $5/Person- 15 mins or $10/Person- unlimited
11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Kid's Harvest Events: Kid's Apple Box Tractor Rides, Pony Rides, and Petting Zoo hosted by Ridgetown Investments, Sparta Animal Clinic, Sparta Chevy, Sparta Tire - Ballyeat Field
11:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Food Trucks - Town Square
12:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: Michigan Apple Queen hosted by Michigan Apple - Town Square
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Family Friendly Hayride to Haybales - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to see and take pictures at a few of the decorated haybales!
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Adult Harvest Hayride - Balyeat Field; This hayride will take you to a few local stops for specialty drink tastings! $25/Person, 21+ only
1:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Hard Cider Tasting Tent hosted by Michigan Cider Association - Tow Square; Hard cider can be sweet, dry, hoppy, fruity, or a variety of other styles! Check out the Hard Cider Tent for samples or full glasses of Hard Cider.
2:00 p.m: Crowning of Johnny Appleseed and Miss Apple Blossom hosted by Riveridge Produce - Town Square
2:30 p.m: Apple Peeling Contest hosted by Ace Hardware - Town Square
3:30 p.m: Kid's Apple Pie Eating Contest hosted by Lassonde/Old Orchard - Town Square
4:30 p.m: Adult Apple Pie Eating Contest hosted by Spartan Nash
5:30 p.m: Winners of the Apple Pie Baking Contest Announced hosted by Applewood Fresh, Elite Apple, Helena Agri Enterprises - Town Square
4:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Scott Carpenter Trio Band - Town Square