The JCC-Federation announces its Third Annual Apples and Honey Festival at Mitchell Park in downtown SLO on Sunday, September 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free.

The Apples and Honey Festival is a great way for the community to celebrate the fall season! Over 50 Apples and Honey Festivallocal artisans and food vendors will be at the park, along with apple games and crafting for the kids. We have special presentations, including a Zoo to You from Atascadero’s Charles Paddock Zoo, as well as story time from local children’s author and festival sponsor, Bonnie Lady Lee.

The Apples and Honey Festival is a fun, special way to learn about and bring in the Jewish new year with community. There’s a horn blowing contest to teach about the tradition of sounding a shofar, also an apple sauce eating contest! Plus, apple peeling, apple critters, and apple-stacking, as well as a honeycomb hunt. Apple games and crafting are generously made possible by our festival apple vendors, Gopher Glen Apple Farm and SLO Creek Farms.

New to this year is festival goers can park for free at the SLO Railroad Station and take part in a “Walk for the Bees.” The first 100 attendees receive a special gift from the JCC-Federation too!

This is family friendly activity, with something for each member of the family. It is a place where you can celebrate autumn as a family.  The festival hosts over 50 craft and food vendors including:

  • Food vendors: Daniels & Daniels, Bieda’s Biergarten, Heavenly Hotdogs, Slice of Templeton, Papa Joe’s Spicy Products, Paradise Shaved Ice, California Spun
  • Charles Paddock Zoo Show and Tell
  • Story Time with Author Bonnie Lady Lee and event sponsor to Bonnie Lee Books.
  • Artists and Craftsmen
  • Arts and Crafts Activities for the Children
  • Live Music and Dance Performances

The event is in part sponsored by our apples and honey vendors: Gopher Glen Apple Farm, SLO Creek Farms, Oliveto, Beelieve, and Bonnie Lee Books.

For more information visit the JCC-Federation website at www.jccslo.com or call (805)426-5465.