Maine Apple Sunday Returns This Weekend: 15+ Orchards to Visit

🍎 Ready to get your apple on?

Apple season is officially getting started, and Maine orchards are celebrating with the 26th annual Maine Apple Sunday on September 13th!

Organized by the Maine State Pomological Society, the event marks the start of peak apple season, when some summer apples are still hanging around and the main crop is ready for picking.

From Wells to Caribou, orchards around the state are opening their doors with fresh-picked apples, cider donuts, wagon rides, pick-your-own fun, special treats, and plenty of reasons to spend the day outside.

Here are a few of the participating orchards:

Bailey’s Orchard, Whitefield—Pick your own apples, shop for baked goods, pumpkins, honey and flowers, and enjoy free apple squares and prize drawings. Open 9am–6pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Boothby’s Orchard, Livermore—Take a free wagon ride, sample cider and cheese, enjoy an outdoor wine tasting, pick apples, and say hello to the farm animals.

Hansel’s Orchard, North Yarmouth—Pick apples from 10am–5pm, sample some favorite recipes, and enter to win a peck of pick-your-own apples.

Hazel Hill Orchard, Wayne—Pick apples, take advantage of special pricing, enter prize drawings, and even get a chance to win your very own apple tree.

McDougal Orchards, Springvale—Pick apples and raspberries, hop on a wagon ride, grab some cider donuts, and explore Fairy Village. Plus, 10% of Sunday’s pick-your-own apple sales will benefit the Sanford Backpack Program.

And that’s just the beginning! Ricker Hill, Romac Orchard, Sparrowhawk Orchard, Spiller Farm, The Apple Farm, and Willow Pond Farm are also participating.

Basically, if you’ve been waiting for an excuse to go apple picking, this is it.

For the full list of participating orchards and event details, visit MaineApples.org.