What’s the forecast for the Bayfield Apple Festival this weekend?

By WDIO

The 62nd annual Bayfield Apple Festival is a perfect way to celebrate fall. All the fun happens this weekend in Bayfield, Wisconsin.

No matter what the weather, the Bayfield Apple Festival is a ‘must-do’ to put on your calendar. Just remember to be prepared for any kind of weather.

The Storm Track Weather team is forecasting mostly dry conditions this weekend. There is a chance of light rain on Saturday afternoon to early evening with under a tenth of an inch of accumulation. It will be windy all weekend with gusts up to 25 mph expected. Temperatures will reach the low to mid-60s on Friday and the low 70s on Saturday. A cold front moving through Saturday night will result in temperatures only reaching the upper 50s on Sunday.

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There will be live music from Big Top Chautauqua’s Blue Canvas Orchestra and other area musicians at Memorial Park Gazebo for Concerts by the Lake. Plus you can wrap up the weekend with the Grand Parade down historic Rittenhouse Avenue on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

Schedule of Events

Friday, October 4

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Food and Craft Vendors line the streets of Downtown Bayfield
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Bayfield Farmer’s Market featuring all local producers along South 1st Street
10:30 a.m. – Noon – Warren Nelson: Memorial Park Gazebo
Noon – 12:10 p.m. – Mayor Proclamation: Memorial Park Gazebo
Noon – 2 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua at the Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Sonofmel: Memorial Park Gazebo
1-9 p.m. – Carnival
3-5 p.m. – Old Country Boys: Memorial Park Gazebo
3-5 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua at the Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)

Saturday, October 5

10:00 a.m. – Pipes and Drums of Thunder Bay Wake-Up Concert, Port Superior Marina
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Food and Craft Vendors line the streets of Downtown Bayfield.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Bayfield Farmer’s Market featuring all local producers along South 1st Street
10:30 a.m. – Noon – Live Music by Warren Nelson, Memorial Park Gazebo
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua: Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)
11 a.m. – Bayfield Firemen’s Fish Fry, Beer Garden and Live Music, Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion
Noon – 9 p.m. – Carnival
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Live Music by David Blong, Memorial Park Gazebo
Noon – 2 p.m. – Apple Peeling Contest: Grandstand Stage
2:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua: Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)
3 – 5 p.m. – Live Music by Michael Vasquez, Memorial Park Gazebo
6:45 p.m. – Queen Procession – Begins in front of Old Rittenhouse Inn
7:00 p.m. – Queen Coronation – Memorial Park Gazebo (Rain Location: Lakeside Pavilion)

Sunday, October 6

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Food and Craft Vendors line the streets of Downtown Bayfield.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Live Music by Warren Nelson Memorial Park Gazebo
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua: Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)
Noon – 6 p.m. – Carnival
2 p.m. – Grand Parade, followed by the Mass Band – Sponsored by Bill and Marilyn Van Sant
3 – 5 p.m. – Live Music by Sean and Ian Okamoto Memorial Park Gazebo
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Big Top Chautauqua: Grandstand Stage (North 2nd Street)
5 p.m. – Firemen’s Raffle Drawing, Grandstand Stage