Glastonbury Apple Harvest Festival marks 50 years with large turnout

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WFSB) – It was all concerning the meals and the enjoyable at this weekend’s fiftieth Annual Apple Harvest and Musical Festival in Glastonbury.

This 12 months’s pageant happened at Riverfront Park from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19.

There have been rides for the youngsters, dozens of handmade craft distributors, and musical performances. They additionally had 50 bands scheduled to play all through the weekend.

“The food, the fun, the excitement. We just love coming down,” mentioned Andre Vazquez from East Hartford.

The pageant brings again necessary reminiscences for Nick Palumbo and his household.

“I met her mom 2 years ago at this festival and we kissed for the first time,” Palumbo mentioned.

Now he’s passing on the custom to the most recent member of their household.

Another huge focus was on the meals. There have been basic fall favorites from apple pies to ice cream to fried dough.

Dude’s Donuts was flooded with clients all day on Saturday.

“It’s just phenomenal. Everyone knows us around here. They know who we are so it’s just wonderful that they all come,” mentioned Ann Christiansen, from Dude’s Donuts.

They bought over 1,400 of their well-known apple cider donuts.

“I come here for the donuts, get it for my kids. Literally they fight over it. They’re in their 30’s. Now their husbands fight over it. Their fiancés fight over it. One of them is visiting and I said come get your own donuts, I’m not shipping,” mentioned Rachna Khanna from Glastonbury.

The pageant was anticipated to shut at 10 p.m. on Saturday earlier than reopening on Sunday with a 5k highway race at 9 a.m.

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