The Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival is fun for the entire family! It is held each year on the last full weekend of October. It goes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival is the largest celebration Kimmswick has each year, hosting over 500 vendors, multiple live entertainment performers, and attracting over 100,00 visitors over the course of 2 days! In addition to the vendors and live entertainment, the City of Kimmswick park will be open to children. There will also be a miniature train, face painting, and jump houses for the kiddos to enjoy!

To kick off the weekend, the Kimmswick Historical Society begins preparing their apples on Friday. On the morning of the festival, they fill their kettles with apples, light the wood burning fire, and began cooking the apples by stirring continuously for up to 8 hours until the apple butter spread is thick and fragrant. The apple butter is then placed in jars for sale.

Currency Options:

Most vendors accept card payments; however, ATMS will be provided within the festival grounds, to include at City Hall, the Visitor Center, in the Park, and along Market St. Some vendors also offer VENMO, PAYPAL, & CASHAPP options.

Visitor Parking: The field located on the NORTH side of HWY K (weather permitting), Windsor School Campuses with bus shuttle services, Windsor Harbor Rd., and the Anheuser Estate.

Vendor Parking:  ONLY vendors renting booth spaces from the City of Kimmswick will be permitted to park in the field located on the SOUTH side of HWY K (When entering the town from 61/67). Vendors will be required to place parking placard in visible location for event staff. This placard will be provided when you pick up your packet at City Hall (6041 Third St. ) The visitor center will offer some limited parking to vendors with cargo trailers. Contact the Visitor Center for more information. Private space rentals should be handled with owner renting the spaces.

Shuttle Buses:

Shuttle Bus Routes run between Windsor Intermediate/High School Campuses  and town.

Drop Off Location: 5th & Vine St.

Bus Return Pick Up Locations: 5th at Vine St., AND Front St at Mill St.

*** Buses will continue to run until all cars are gone from the parking lots***

Business Parking Placards:

Every vehicle in town must have a parking placard attached to their rear view mirror or in a visible place in front windsheild. The Kimmswick Police Department will be closing the streets to incoming cars at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday so be sure you are in town by then if you want to drive to your business that is providing parking to you over the course of the weekend. You can obtain your parking placards from City Hall, located at 6041 Third St. the week prior to the festival.

Restrooms:

Portable restrooms will be located in several places within the festival. Handicap restrooms will also be available, to include the restrooms inside the Visitor Center.

Emergency Services:

Emergency staff will be on site for medical and incident response . They will be stationed at City Hall during the festival, located at 6041 Third St.