Van Wert, OH (WLIO) - Hundreds of people are heading over to the Van Wert County Fairgrounds to take part in not one but three events going on at the same time. Harvest Happenings, the Dairy Barn Emporium, and the Apple Festival have taken over the fairgrounds Friday and Saturday. If you like to shop or looking to get a jump on your holiday shopping, there are crafts, clothing, and other items available in many different building. But it is the Apple Festival that started it all. It is celebrating it is 35th year in 2022. It began as way for three orchards to get rid of their apple supplies in the fall, but it has grown too so much more.
“It is a good experience,” says George Adam, of Adam’s Apples and co-organizer of the Van Wert Apple Festival. “Everybody is friendly, everybody is looking to see people they haven’t seen for a long time. It is just a nice event. It is pretty amazing, it is fun to watch.”
The three events will continue on Saturday, October 15th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
