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Johnny Appleseed Festival FRIDAY!!

🍎🌳 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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