Apple Festival in Newark Valley
October 7 & 8 at Bement-Billings Farmstead

 The Newark Valley Historical Society will host our 27th annual of the Apple Festival, October 7 and 8 at the Bement-Billings Farmstead, Route 38N, Newark Valley. Hours are from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm both days.  Daily admission is $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for members, and $4.00 for students and seniors.  Parking is free.

 Features include demonstrations of 1800s crafts such as weaving, blacksmithing, open hearth cooking, woodworking, black powder guns; and guided tours through 1800 Bement-Billings farmhouse.

 The Civil War with the original cast will return, with re-enactors portraying real historical figures of the North and the South.  Skirmishes will occupy the north meadow both days, and between cannonades, Civil War historians will describe the activities.  The candlelight tour at 7:00 pm on Saturday  will bring history alive with first person portrayals of Civil War period events. Listen to young soldiers as they discuss going off to war, look into a surgeon's tent as he prepares to operate, observe as the Gettysburg address is being written, and be a witness to Lee and Grant signing the surrender at Appomattox.  These and many more scenarios of the Civil War era are depicted, and ending with a Blue and Gray Ball in the Herrick Barn.  Admission to the tour and ball to follow in the Herrick Barn are $4.00.

 All of New York's favorite apples will be available-Macintosh, Cortland, Northern Spies, Ida Reds, by the by the bushel or bag.

 For the kids there will be pumpkin painting, corn husk doll making, candle making and much more.  The kids will also enjoy the animals, our apple butter and cider making.

 Period music will be provided by Susquehanna River Basin Band, String Band Central, North Hollow String Band, Lost Mountain Ramblers and Trish and Fiddelin Friends.

 An open Apple Dessert contest will challenge your culinary skills.  You may be a blue ribbon winner.  There is a youth and adult division.

 What would a festival be without great food? There will be barbequed beef, turkey and pork by "Bob's Barbeque" of Cortland; homemade vegetable soup and salt potatoes cooked in our cast iron kettle; apple pie or apple crisp and a candy apple.

 Enjoy all this and much more when you come to the 27th annual Apple Festival at Bement-Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley sponsored by the Newark Valley Historical Society.