Four Flags Area Apple Festival in Niles, MI 2024, Michigan

Indulge in apple pastries, cookies, pies, and cider and have fun at Niles Apple Festival Fairgrounds

Dates: September 26-29, 2024

Everybody in Niles, Michigan, knows that late September is apple time. The Apple Festival Fairgrounds on 17th Street celebrates the season with a swing through Four Flags Area Apple Festival spanning a long weekend, Thursday through Sunday. This established tradition has been pampering the crowds with apple treats since 1972. Beyond apple specialties, the program always showcases a host of activities.

Competitions

The top draws at the Four Flags Area Apple Festival include disparate competitions, such as apple peeling, log cutting, biggest apple, and scarecrow contests. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, carnival rides, games, food, a car show, king and queen, Miss and Jr. Miss crowning have long become an integral part of the fun-packed festivities.

Grand Parade (September 28th, 2024)

The Apple Festival Grand Parade is one of the greatest crowd-pleasers at the festival. The Parade kicks off down Main Street at 1:30 pm on Saturday. The 5-mile route ends at the Niles High School at 3:30 pm.

Youth Parade (September 21, 2024)

As a bonus, you can also witness another parade, which takes place on a Saturday preceding the festival weekend. The Youth Parade kicks off at 12:30, following the route from Eastside Park to the Apple Festival Fairgrounds. These pre-festival celebrations offer free treats, like hot dogs, chips, cotton candy, and snow cones, which kids especially appreciate.

Entertainment

Live music will be available on Friday and Saturday, no admission fee is required. The public can also enjoy a spectacular fireworks display and an Arts & Crafts Fair, sponsored by Psi Iota XI Sorority. The car show is held at 17th and Sheffield, with a diverse display of vehicles, from classics to modern marvels. Registration for the car show is $15. The public can also take part in a 50/50 raffle and enjoy live music.

Hours

Four Flags Area Apple Festival operates from 3 pm to 10 pm on Thursday, 3 pm–11 pm on Friday, 8 am–11 pm on Saturday, and 8 am–6 pm on Sunday. The festival is free for the public to attend.