Pony rides, donut-eating contest amongst enjoyable at Apple Days competition in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — It’s an opportunity to bid farewell to summer season and welcome the autumn season.

Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites introduced its upcoming Apple Days occasion set for 10 a.m. to five p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 20-21.

It marks 12 months 12 for the family-friendly competition crammed with treats, stay music, 18th and nineteenth century trades demonstrations and extra at Burnside Plantation, 1461 Schoenersville Road, with “a chance to discover what life was like in Bethlehem in years gone by.”

New for this 12 months, a Family Hour every day from 10-11 a.m. will provide storytelling, pony rides and goats on web site and probabilities to create souvenirs.

‘A bounty of apple desserts’

Last 12 months’s competition bought out of desserts. HBMS stated it’s hoping for a similar success with one other assortment of seasonal sweets this time round.

“It wouldn’t be Apple Days without a bounty of apple desserts, and this year’s lineup is filled with treats for any sweet tooth including apple pie, apple crumb cake, apple strudel, apple cider donut holes and fresh cider,” an HBMS information launch reads.

Pick up for the treats might be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, or any time in the course of the competition with correct admission.

Visit historicbethlehem.org for early-bird tickets or to pre-order desserts, or name 610-691-6055.

Advance tickets are $5 for ages 17 and below, and $10 for adults. Ages 3 and below get in at no cost.

Something for everyone

Apple Days additionally may have:

• Food on web site from Couchpotata-doh, Pasta Eve from Philadelphia and a Moravian Love Feast with complimentary refreshments alongside Nazareth Moravian Church;
• Competitions in donut-eating and dessert baking, with prizes to the winners of each
• Live music from Big Squeeze Zydeco and The Masons on Saturday; and Andrea Carlson & the Love Police, Lockman & Purcell and Dr. Doctor on Sunday;
• Local brews, ciders and different seasonal drinks on the Apple Barrel Tavern (Tavern tickets are $25 and embrace admission to the competition);
• Farmhouse excursions at 11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Apple Days proceeds assist Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites — the native nonprofit preserving and working beloved native landmarks of the times outdated within the Christmas City, equivalent to 1741 Gemeinhaus and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem on web site.

HBMS stated these inquisitive about volunteering, sponsoring or merchandising at Apple Days ought to contact Events Manager Beth Beatty at bbeatty@historicbehlehem.org or apply on-line athistoricbethlehem.org.