Salem Apple Butter Festival 29th Annual
The Festival Committee works year round to bring you the best experience possible. Thanks to all our visitors. We look forward to seeing you this fall! We are currently updating our site and appreciate your patience.
The Salem Apple Butter Festival provides live demonstrations of old fashion apple butter making. You will see the process done outdoors using copper kettles suspended over wood fire with the tasty product and canned on the spot for visitors to purchase. Other attractions include live entertainment daily, grand parade, Saturday night fireworks, food, crafts, celebrity auction and many contests including apple pie baking, quilt show, the Sam Warner Memorial 5k Run, bicycle poker ride, pet show-off, talent show, car show, and horseshoe pitching and corn hole tournaments. The festival is a drug and alcohol free event providing family fun for all ages. There is no admission charge and all entertainment is free, as well. Parking is on-street or lots. The festival is handicap accessible.
Our vendor application can be found on the right side menu (Downloads). The application is in two parts so be sure to download both sides.
Vendors must obtain telephone approval from the Booth Chairman prior to submitting application and appropriate fee for all space rentals.
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SALEM APPLE BUTTER CELEBRITY AUCTION
Every year in early October, the Salem Apple Butter Festival is held at Depot Park in downtown Salem, drawing young and old alike to watch apple butter being made in open copper kettles over slow burning wood fires. Our rapidly growing festival has become one of the area's most exciting and anticipated events. Each year, new activities are added as the festival draws larger and larger crowds.
In addition to the great selection of arts, crafts and foods, festival patrons can enjoy quilt and apple butter judging, talent contest finals, celebrity auction, auto show, bingo, and much more!
Coming Soon - Sponsors list
Founded in 1988, the annual Sam Warner 5K Run is a highly popular race with its flat terrain and crushed limestone surface through the country along the North Bend Trail. Its a 5 kilometer (3.2 mile) course that starts on the rail-trail across from East Resources Building on Flinderation Road, east of Salem. The race enters into downtown Salem and ends at Railroad Street across from Salem Post Office.
In 1999, the Salem Apple Butter Festival 5 K Race was renamed the SAM WARNER 5 K RUN in honor of the late Sam Warner. Mr. Warner, a racing and fitness advocate, served as chairman of the 5 K race from 1990 until his death in the summer of 1999.
The 1999 Race featured the largest field (173 runners) and a new course record.