Brighton Mayor Brian Ostrander says he is very excited to welcome everyone to the community for their premier event.
Applefest begins on Thursday with an ecumenical service at the Owen Gibb Community Hall (inside the King Edward Park Community Centre on Elizabeth Street) at 7 pm.
There will then be three full days of activities from Friday to Sunday with the official opening ceremony on Saturday at 11 am at Memorial Park, with (weather permitting) a fly-past by an aircrew from CFB Trenton.
The weekend’s events include the Brighton Kinsmen Pancake Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning on Main Street from 8 to 11 am, special events at Brighton Speedway on Friday (Apple’s Eve) and Saturday (Applefest Shootout), Music in the Park and the Applefest Street Fair on Saturday and helicopter rides on the weekend.
Ostrander says the event is not only free and family-friendly, but an amazing showcase for the entire community.
He says he has heard many times from people that they came to Brighton to see Applefest and then came back the very next month to buy a house.
Ostrander says “Applefest showcases the friendliness of the folks who live here, it showcases the want to be in Brighton (for those who leave to find work elsewhere), and we look forward to welcoming everyone.”
He says the weekend also serves as a kind of “Homecoming” event for those who have left and want to reconnect.
For more information about Applefest, please click here.
Here’s what to know before you go to Applefest this year.
Please use designated parking zones. Additional parking is available with free shuttle buses to transport you to festival events.
For a full list of parking and accessible parking locations, visit this link.
Free shuttle services offering hop-on/hop-off services to downtown events are available from 9am to 4:30pm.
Accessible rides are available by request and will service all parking lots and event areas. Please contact Quinte Transit at 613.899.8287 to make arrangements. For a full list of shuttle shops, click here.
Medical assistance will be available at the following locations:
Street Fair, corner of Main St and Kingsley Ave (south-west corner of Memorial Park).
Children’s Village, 75 Elizabeth St.
Brighton Fire & Rescue will also operate a mobile First Aid UTV across all three event locations.
Members of the OPP, Commissionaires, and Municipal By-Law staff will also be on site.
In case of an emergency, please call 9-1-1 and provide your location: Car Show – 24 Elizabeth St, Children’s Village – 75 Elizabeth St, Street Fair – Main St, please provide the closest civic address.
If you come across a lost item, please return them to volunteers wearing reflective vests. If you have lost an item, please visit the Festival Information Tents located at each of the festival locations (Street Fair, Car Show, and Children’s Village) under the Municipality of Brighton tent.
Washrooms and accessible washrooms are available at locations across the festival. For a list of washroom locations, visit the festival event map.
To ensure Applefest is safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please keep in mind that the following items are not permitted:
Smoking/vaping
Pets (Service animals are welcome with appropriate documentation)
Outside alcohol
Bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, scooters, rollderblades, skateboards, and hoverboards
Peddling or solicing
Flying of drones
(HAILEY MACDONALD)
