About the Festival

The Nappanee Apple Festival is located in Nappanee, Indiana (Elkhart County) and held on the third weekend of September each year. During the 3½ day festival there are many attractions for all ages to enjoy. There will be live entertainment on two stages, carnival rides, over 100 craft and 50 commercial booths, 15 different food vendors, and a huge parade with an airplane flyover on Saturday morning.

Other events include an apple peeling contest, 5K road run, a 25K, 50K and 100K bike rides, apple pie eating contest, wings & wheels show (cars and airplanes), farm tractor and antique farm equipment show, a lip smackin' BBQ challenge, napple baking contest, kids & adult pedal pull contests, pets & pals on parade contest, talent contest, and many more events for the entire family to enjoy! Of course you won't want to miss the popular Napple Store with fresh baked apple dumplings, apple pie, apple butter, apple fritter bread, apple turnovers, homemade applesauce and much more!

Be sure to check out our full schedule of events.

A Little History

The Nappanee Apple Festival began in 1975 and has continued every year since its inception; including the annual baking of the famous 7' apple pie weighing in at 600 lbs. The Festival has become an important part of the heritage of Nappanee and we thank the many sponsors, committee members, volunteers and community for their continued support.

With over 72,000 visitors in 2009, we have grown to become one of the largest festivals in the State of Indiana! We hope you will visit the Nappanee Apple Festival and enjoy all that the festival has to offer!