Festivals

Wassailing the Apple Trees
Sunday,January 23, 2011
1:00pm – 4:00pm

FULL DETAILS - Terhune Orchards will host the Wassailing party with activities, which include singing and dancing and playing of primitive instruments, toasts of hot cider and placing gifts of cider-soaked bread in the tree branches while chanting the lively words of praise and New Year. Wassailing is an old English tradition where people would gather in the apple orchard and perform rituals to drive away the evil spirits and ensure a successful apple crop next year. Warm yourself next to our bonfire (marshmallows included) or in our store. Farm wagon rides, weather permitting. Live music will be performed all afternoon in the farm market. The festivities are free and open to the public, young and old.

Kite Day
Saturday, May 7 & Sunday, May 8, 2011
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Kite Day is a perfect time to explore the farm during our FREE spring festival. Spring on the farm is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons. All is ready for the bountiful growing season. Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store. Or better yet, make a "guaranteed to fly" kite. Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on.

The farm will ring with country music and entertainment all weekend. The whole family can tour the orchards and fields while riding in a tractor-drawn farm wagon. The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and the children can take home a piece of real fleece. There will be special activities and games for children in the barnyard. For all those hungry kite fliers, we'll have lots of good country food. The whole family will enjoy Terhune Orchards' famous apples, cider, donuts, pies, country chili, hot dogs, our own fresh and grilled asparagus, salads, soup and all kinds of cookies and goodies.

Parking at the farm. No admission charge.

Firefly Festival
Sunday, June 19, 2011
4:00 pm – 9:00pm

FULL DETAILS - Fireflies are an “electrifying” part of summer.  To celebrate this exciting event, enjoy an evening of nature, music, wagon rides, outdoor fun and, or course, the whole farm for firefly hunting!. 
Our naturalist Elaine Madigan and other staff will talk about fireflies, using hands on materials, crafts activities, and games.  There will be a $5.00 charge for the crafts activities. Schafer's Gymnastics -the "Art of Flying" techniques will be here to show children some moves through a mini-obstacle course. Enjoy live music by Miss Amy and her Big Kids Band while you wait for the fireflies to come out.
Hungry?  You’ll find lots of goodies available at Pam’s Firefly Tent: grilled chicken, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pie, apple cider, donuts, cookies, apples and more!  Pony rides and wagon rides through the farm and orchards will be available all evening.  Everyone should wear their wings!  Come and enjoy a flickering, flying, fun evening on the farm. Admission is FREE

Blueberry Bash
Saturday & Sunday, July 9 & 10, 2011
10:00 am – 5:00pm

FULL DETAILS - Join Terhune Orchards as we celebrate "everything blueberry". Wander through our Pick-Your-Own blueberry bushes; relax on a wagon ride around the farm. Pony rides, music and lots of tasty blueberry treats - blueberry muffins, blueberry cobbler, blueberry tea and blueberry salsa!

Get in the spirit by entering your favorite recipe in the juried Blueberry Bash Bake-off, with categories for children and adults. Contest rules are available at the farm store. The prize winners will receive Terhune Orchards Gift Certificate good for any purchase in the Farm Store!

Parking is available at Terhune Orchards. Admission is FREE.

Apple Day
Saturday & Sunday September 17 & 18, 2011
10:00 am – 5:00 pm

FULL DETAILS - Celebrate fall at the 33rd Annual Apple Day at Terhune Orchards. Join your friends and neighbors for town days of fun, activities, and music for the harvest season at Terhune Orchards.

Dance to the Daisy Jug Band, playing both Saturday and Sunday. Bring your appetite! Fresh apple pies, juicy roast pork, fresh apple cider and apple cider donuts are among the favorite treats.

Fill your day at Terhune Orchards with your favorite farm activities - wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, make your own scarecrow and more. Terhune Orchards grows the best apples and pumpkins, so Pick-Your-Own this weekend. Our own Corn Stalk Maze and the "Johnny Appleseed " Adventure Barn make the visit fun for the whole family.

Parking is at Bristol-Meyers Squibb (Route 206 & Carter Rd) We provide free shuttle buses. Admission is $5.00 (children 3 and under free).

Fall Family Fun Weekends
September 24 & 25 through
October 30 & 31, 2011

FULL DETAILS - Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm! What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins! Enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze and our barnyard of farm animals. Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm).

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.