69th Annual North Carolina Apple Festival

From 69th Annual North Carolina Apple Festival Website:

Hendersonville is the official home of the 69th Annual North Carolina Apple Festival, a four-day celebration in honor of the North Carolina Apple. The NC Apple Festival features a street fair on Historic Main Street including continuous live musical entertainment, arts & crafts, apple growers selling apple products, childrens & youth activities, special exhibits & open houses, food, and, to top it all off, on Labor Day, the King Apple Parade. Capture the spirit of a hometown celebration that has something for the whole family, with many individual events and entertainers throughout the festival. The festival is held annually, during the Labor Day weekend.

The Apple Festivals Street Fair covers 9 blocks of Main Street with more than 150 vendors. Main Street is closed to traffic from 6th Avenue to Caswell Street. The highlight of Labor Day is King Apple Parade filled with floats, bands, clowns, antique cars, fire engines and more traveling down Main Street from 5 Points to Caswell Street.

Handicapped Parking is based on availability in the City Hall parking lot on Saturday and Sunday. Enter the lot off of 6th Avenue East or from King Street. Handicapped parking spaces are available in all of the Citys parking lots on Friday and Monday.

Wheelchairs are available at the Visitors Center, 201 South Main Street, at no charge for a two-hour use during the festival on a first come, first serve basis.

For directions and parking information visit the NC Apple Festival web site.