🍎🌳 Mount Vernon’s Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival 🌳🍎🎉 Mark your calendars for Friday, October 4th—it’s time to celebrate the legacy of Johnny Appleseed right here in Mount Vernon, Ohio! 🌾🌟
Did you know… 🤔✨ Johnny Appleseed wasn’t just about apples! He was a skilled botanist, spreading apple seeds and knowledge of sustainable planting across Ohio and beyond! 🌱🍏
✨ His real name was John Chapman, and he wasn’t just a barefoot wanderer—he planted orchards in strategic spots for settlers heading west! 🌿🚶♂️✨ Johnny Appleseed didn’t plant apples for eating—they were mostly for making hard cider! 🍻🍎
Come out and celebrate our hometown hero with food, music, crafts, and more! 🥳 #JohnnyAppleseedFestival #MountVernonOH #OhioPride #AppleSeason #HistoryFun
Experience Mount Vernon and The Peoples Bank of Gambier invite you to
THE 4th ANNUAL JOHNNY APPLESEED APPLE FESTIVAL
Date: Friday, October 4
Time: 5:00-8:00pm
Location: East Ohio Avenue between S. Gay and S. Main Streets
Schedule
(subject to change)
Open Road Renewables Stage Activities
5:10-5:40 pm: Wiggin Street Elementary & Pleasant Street Elementary performances
5:40-6:00pm: Jim Stoner, MV Players, as Johnny Appleseed
6:00-7:30 pm: Live Music by The Serra Austin Band
Activities
5-7:45pm: Burrata Woodfired Actvity Zone hosted by The Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland and Boy Scout Troop 328
5-7:45pm: MTVarts Warehouse 14 Open House
5-7:45pm: Fall Photo Booth hosted by Meghan Decker Photography
Knox Foodies Food Truck Trail, sponsored by Glen Hill Orchards
Located in the COTC Parking Lot next to Happy Street Brü Werks
Schmidt’s
Truckin’ Trav
This & That
Funnel Cake Station
Kona Pizza
Vendors
(Subject to change)
Kokosing Valley Model Trains
Moody Hives
Community Roots
Amanda’s Creations
Angry Acres Farm
Knox County Beekeepers Association
Knox County Beekeepers Association Kids Club
Kenyon College Departments
Whispers of Elders
Mim & Nyna’s Baked Goods
Healing Crystals by Jen
Miller’s Farm Market
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