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October 1-4, 2025

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 Salem Apple Butter Queen Pageant wins a full scholarship to Salem University. Click here for details. We thank Salem University for their ongoing support!
NEW EVENT ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 - APPLE PIE EATING CONTEST

We are honored to be the 2025 recipient of the BEST IN HARRISON COUNTY for Annual Festival & Thrift Store Awards!

We are making the month before the festival a "September to Remember" with special activities weekly.

This is your source for the latest announcements and developments about our festival.Check back throughout the year to learn the great things happening at the Salem Apple Butter Festival.

Our ABOUT US area and includes the new site for the committee directory, our recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award and (coming soon) the history of our festival through a digitalized collection of our yearly program.

A Quilt of Valor has been made and donated to the Apple Butter Festival Committee. We will present this quilt to a veteran during the Festival this October 2025. We will be taking nominations for the recipient until September 1st, 2025. The recipient will be chosen by a committee of three consisting of the Mayor of Salem, the chairperson of the Apple Butter Festival, and a member of the local VFW. Veteran is to be from Salem or the immediate surrounding area. Applications (Shown is Oscar Cain, 2024 recipient, presented by Sherry Flanigan and Dr. Paul Davis)