Join the Jersey County Historical Society at their 34th annual Apple Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
This annual festival features something for everyone to enjoy, including live music beginning at 9:30 a.m., over 30 crafters and vendors, activities for kids, historical tours, and more!
Activities for Kids
From 10 a.m to 4 p.m., for $5 per child, kids can complete pioneer crafts and chores like churning butter, gathering eggs, shelling and grinding corn, milking a cow, etc. in order to earn “money,” which can be used to buy candy at the Mercantile.
Historical Tours of the Grounds
Historical tours of Cheney Mansion, Lone Star School, Union Forest Church, the Log Cabins, and Museum will be held throughout the day with tickets being sold until 3 p.m. and all tours finishing by 4:30 p.m. Tour tickets will be sold for $5 per person. Children under 5 are admitted free-of-charge. All children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Live Entertainment
- 9:30 – 11:30: JCHS choir students
- Noon – 1: The Gibson Sisters
- 1 – 3: The Hetzel Family
- 3-5: Back in the Saddle
Food & Drink
The Jersey County Historical Society will be serving fish and chicken strips, fries, hot dogs, fries, soup, ham and beans with cornbread, walking tacos, homemade pies and desserts, and kettle corn throughout the day.
For information about this event, please call (618) 946-4240 or (618) 498-3514.