Come see Fox Fudge at the Apple Butter Festival Kimmswick this last weekend of October. This year, it is the weekend of October 26-27, 2024, from 10 am to 5 pm on both days!

The Apple Butter Festival Kimmswick is the largest celebration Kimmswick has annually, drawing over 100,000 visitors. Come enjoy the small town ambiance, stroll through our streets lined with 500 – 600 food, drink, and craft vendors, and enjoy lots of live entertainment throughout the town, including bluegrass, country rock, and dulcimer music.

The Kimmswick Historical Society will gather on Friday to peel and prepare the apples. Early, before dawn, on each day of the festival, the wood-burning fire is lighted, the kettle is filled with apples, and cooking and stirring continue for seven to eight hours until the fragrant spread is thick enough to be sealed in jars.

The Apple Butter Festival Kimmswick st10 am 10 am each day and wraps up at 5 pm. The Town streets will be closed to vehicle traffic during these hours. Visitors may park at the Windsor School and catch a bus into town. The buses will run throughout the day, shuttling visitors to and from the Windsor School parking area. Limited parking will also be available off of Highway K, which is just a short walking distance into town.

For the children, there is a miniature train, petting zoo, and pony rides that will delight kids of any age. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to come visit, help stir, and enjoy the ambiance at the pavilion. Apple butter is for sale daily or until the last jar is sold.

Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival FAQs

SHUTTLE BUS ROUTES – Shuttle buses will run between Windsor School Campus and town on Saturday and Sunday.

DROP OFF POINT: 5TH AND VINE

BUS RETURN PICK-UP POINTS: 5TH AND VINE and FRONT AND MILL

Note: The festival is from 5:00 pm,5:00 pmm on Satur4:00 pm4:00 pmm on Sunday, and the buses will continue to run until all cars are gone from the parking lots

VISITOR PARKING – All fields along Highway K (weather permitting), Windsor School Campus (with bus shuttle service), Windsor Harbor Road, and the Anheuser Estate.

VENDOR PARKING—Only vendors renting space from the City of Kimmswick will park on the Anheuser Estate. Parking for private space rentals should be handled by the person renting the space. The Visitor Center will offer some limited parking to vendors with cargo trailers. Contact the visitor Center for further information and fees.

ATM MACHINES – Available at the Kimmswick Visitor Center, City Hall, in the park, and along Market Street.

HANDICAPPED RESTROOMS – Some of the “Johnny-on-the-Spot” facilities will be handicapped accessible; however, for this weekend only, the restroom at the Visitor Center will be handicapped.

MEDICAL SERVICES—EMTs and medical services will be at City Hall. Paramedics/EMTs are on site for medical call response/stabilization measures only.

CHILDREN ACTIVITIES – Train rides, petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, climbing wall, face painters

TOTAL BOOTHS – City, The Blue Owl, and private space rentals, 500 – 600 booths (including food booths)

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS

City Hall                  636-464-7407

Kimmswick Visitor Center    636-464-6464

BUSINESS PARKING PASSES – Every vehicle in town MUST have a parking pass on their rearview mirror. Obtain the passes you need from City Hall the week before the festival for your business. Their hours that week are10 amay 2 pmm – 2 pm, We10 amay 2 pmm – 2 pm, T1 pmday6 pmm – 6 pm,8 amday7 pmm – 7 pm and S6 amday6:30 pm 6:30 pm. Police will close the streets to incoming 8:308:30 am 8:30 am on Saturday, so be sure you are in town by then if you want to drive to your business.