Schedule of events
2025 DEERFIELD APPLE FESTIVAL:
7:00 Gates open for VIP ticket holders
8:00 Gates open for general admission
WI Apple pie contest registration and pie drop off opens
pony & camel rides open
Free petting zoo opens
Free Face Painting begins (booths 39 & 55)
Fun Time Bounces open
Live blacksmithing demos begin
Apple Cider pressing demos begin (Free samples) booths 122, 123, 124
Hard Apple Cider goes on sale: in beer garden
Apple Pie eating contest registration sign up opens (at information tent)
'All Right Entertainment' begins playing music
8:30 'Deliberate Vibration' takes the stage for A Capella performance
9:00 Free Caricatures begin (booth 272)
Free Air Brush Tattoos begin (booth 104)
10:00 WI Apple Pie Championship registration closes
James the Magician performs strolling magic throughout festival grounds
WI Apple Pie Championship judging begins
'All Right Entertainment' is back as emcee & spinning more tunes (& taking requests)
11:00 Free Adult Apple Pie eating contest (cash prize)
Free temporary stick-on tattoos open
11:15 James the Magician; magic show on stage
11:30 Free Youth Apple Pie eating contest (cash prize)
11:45 James the Magician; magic show on stage
12:00 'Lights out Band of WI' takes the stage to perform Country, Classic rock & pop music
1:00 WI Apple Pie Championship awards presentation, by MISS TEEN WISCONSIN USA
Free stick-on tattoos end
Free caricatures end
1:30 live auction of award-winning pies conducted by Professional Auctioneer Marv Dorshorst on the main stage. ALL proceeds from auction go to the Deerfield Food Pantry!
2:00 Lights out Band is back on the stage to continue their amazing set for your enjoyment.
Free Face Painting ends
Free Air Brush Tattoos end
4:00 2025 Deerfield APPLE FESTIVAL ends 🙁
**all times are approximate
About Our Orchard
Bittersweet Blessings Farm is home to an heirloom apple orchard. Established nearly 90 years ago, the fruits from these trees are firmer, juicier, and tastier than those in most grocery stores.
Still talked about as a local fall destination when the apples, pears, and cherries ripen, the farm has a long history of providing fresh fruit to shoppers in southern WI.
Unique Farm Experiences
At the Apple Fest, the majority of activities of the day will be centered around the apple. Some things include:
- Tasting and sale of fresh-pressed apple cider made on site
- Experience fresh apple butter being cooked on an open fire
- Enjoy fresh apple pie, apple cider doughnuts, jams, jellies, etc
- Live entertainment shows
You can also take advantage of photo opportunities amongst the numerous fall/harvest decorations throughout the farm. Maybe even grab some $3 pumpkins for your fall décor.
right from the orchard:
Apple Cider Donuts
Fresh Picked Apples
Fresh Picked Apples
Our famous Apple Cider Donuts made fresh on our farm with apple cider pressed on site from our very own apples.
Fresh Picked Apples
Fresh Picked Apples
Fresh Picked Apples
Our orchard contains over 20 heirloom varieties of organically grown apples ready for you to handpick and take home. These apples are used in our apple butter available for purchase as well!
Apple Cider
Fresh Picked Apples
Apple Cider
Our single ingredient fresh pressed apple cider is made on site using apples grown on our farm. Demonstrations and free samples available during the event. Purchase some while it's available!
WI Apple Pie Championship
So, you make pretty good apple pie, do you?
If so, bring it on out to the Wisconsin Apple Pie Championship, featured at Bittersweet Blessings Farm's Apple Fest! Open to all Wisconsin residents and businesses, the top five pies will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Deerfield Food Pantry. Stop out to enter your best apple pie, or if you're more interested in eating some, remaining pies will be sliced up and sold off to enjoy too!
The top five pies are auctioned off with all proceeds benefitting the Deerfield Food Pantry.
Entertainment for the Day
Throughout the Day - All Right Entertainment
All Right Entertainment takes the stage playing all of your favorites (and requests)
8:00-4:00 New Beginnings Ranch
Ever wanted to ride a camel? New Beginnings Ranch out of South East Wisconsin will be bringing a petting zoo, camel rides, and pony rides to the farm!
Plus a FREE PETTING ZOO!
Most of their animals are given a second chance at life and give kids a great opportunity to experience these beautiful creatures up close!
8:00-4:00 Blacksmith-Clint Danke
8:00-4:00 Blacksmith-Clint Danke
Stop out to see a live blacksmith in action!
8:00-4:00 Fun Time Bounces
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
8:00-4:00 Blacksmith-Clint Danke
Get your bounce on with Fun Time Bounces! Tickets for individual bounce houses or wristbands will be available for purchase.
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
For any little one looking to transform into a tiger or unicorn or anything in between for the day, stop out to Painted Face's booth!
8:00-2:00 Free Airbrush Tattoos - Booth 104
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
8:00-12:00 FREE Face Painting - Painted Faces
Add some art to your look with free airbrush tattoos
8:30 Deliberate Vibration Acapella - On Stage
If you've been seeking music free from terrifying trumpets, pernicious piccolos, and snarling saxophones, look no further than Madison Wisconsin's Deliberate Vibration! Formed in 2012, the members of D.V. will be happy to share instrument-free music, from oldies to modern music!
9:00-1:00 Free Caricatures - Biddle Art - Booth 272
Take home a free caricature drawing, done right here on the Farm!
10:00-11:00 Strolling Magic of James Ember
10:00-11:00 Strolling Magic of James Ember
11:15 & 11:45 James Ember Stage Show
10:00-11:00 Strolling Magic of James Ember
2:00-4:00 Lights Out Band
2:00-4:00 Lights Out Band
Lights Out! is Wisconsin's #1 Party Band. Playing classic rock, country & pop hits from the 70's though today. Lights Out! brings high energy with dueling male & female lead singers. You will sing, you will dance, you will call out for MORE!
right from the pumpkin patch:
Pumpkins
Gourds & Squash
Gourds & Squash
All pumpkins are grown right here on the farm, in all shapes sizes, and colors, most selling for just $3.00 perfect for all of your fall needs!
Gourds & Squash
Gourds & Squash
Gourds & Squash
We have gourds and squash available too for decorating and cooking, offering acorn squash, spaghetti squash, and butternut squash to name a few!
Other Goodies
Gourds & Squash
Other Goodies
Various sizes of hay bales will also be available along with some other goodies to create the perfect fall look!