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!
We are honored to be the 2025 recipient of the BEST IN HARRISON COUNTY Thrift Store Award!
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.
41st Annual Apple Butter Festival
The Salem Apple Butter Festival, founded in 1984, 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 entertainment daily, grand parade, food, crafts and many contests including a quilt show, a golf scramble. the Sam Warner Memorial 5k Run, bicycle poker ride, pet show-off, talent show, car show, and corn hole tournament. 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 in area lots. The festival is handicap accessible.
Featured Activities
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Apple Butter Making
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Family Entertainment Nightly
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Bicycle Poker Ride
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Auto & Truck Show
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Parade
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5-k Run
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Greased Pig Contest
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Coronation Ceremony
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Quilt Show
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Cooking with Apples Contest
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Pet Show Off
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Talent Contest
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Poster Contest
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Children's Games
And Much More!
© 2025 Salem Apple Butter Festival. Webmaster Dr. Joseph Audia