59th NORTH CAROLINA APPLE FESTIVAL
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September 2 - 5, 2005 - Downtown Hendersonville  &  Surrounding Area

Historic Hendersonville is the official home of the North Carolina Apple Festival, a four-day celebration in honor of the North Carolina Apple.  The Apple Festival features a street fair on Historic Main Street including:  entertainment, arts & crafts, apple products, children‚s & youth activities, special exhibits & open  houses, fun, food, and, to top it all off, the King Apple Parade. Capture the spirit of a hometown celebration that has something for the whole family, with many individual events and entertainers throughout the festival.

The Apple Festival's Street Fair cover 9 blocks of Main Street with more than 150 vendors .

Please leave your pets comfortably at home, Hendersonville City ordinance prohibits animals in the event area.    North Carolina is the 7th largest apple-producing state in the nation and  Henderson County is the largest apple-producing county in North Carolina.   The most widely-grown apples are Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Rome Beauty and Galas.  In addition, many orchards grow a number of other varieties.

For tickets, applications and further information write the NC Apple Festival Headquarters, P.O. Box 886, Hendersonville, NC  28793 or call (828) 697-4557.  For times and locations visit www.ncapplefestival.org. or www.historichendersonville.org. 
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