Apples
Smyth County Apples

Parade
Main Street Parade

Orchard
Smyth County Orchards

Queens
Festival Beauty Queens

Pet Show


A Little History

Theme Contest
September 26th - 28th, 2008
Each year in the early golden days of autumn, folks from all over gather in Chilhowie, Virginia, to celebrate. It is Apple Festival time a time to greet old friends and meet new ones, a time for the splendor of marching bands, beauty queens, and spicy sweet apples. It is a time to enjoy the goodness of life and to give thanks for the bounty of our families, friends, homes, businesses, and farms.
The seed from which the celebration has grown was planted on a dreary, rainy night in March of 1953. A group of young men got together and suggestion that Chilhowie stage a festival paying tribute to the apple. At the time Chilhowie was the second largest apple-producing center in Virginia. Thus, plans and ideas were developed for the beginning of the Chilhowie Apple Festival.
The first Apple Festival was held on October 2 and 3, 1953 on the grounds of the old Chilhowie High School. Crowds, far larger than anticipated, attended that year’s events, and it was estimated that over 10,000 persons viewed the first parade.

  • 2008 Schedule of Events - Dates and Times Details
  • Entertainment Schedule - Talent and Performers
  • 56th Annual Chilhowie Apple Festival Theme Contest

2008 Apple Festival Events

Entertainment for everyone in the family. For dates and times, see the current Schedule of Events update.

  • Apple Festival Beauty Pageant (Ages 0 - 10 years) (Ages 11 - 18 years)
  • Pet Show -- at the Library
  • Apple Butter Making -- in front of Library
  • Apple Festival Parade -- on Main Street
  • Arts & Crafts and Food Vendors -- in front of Library
  • Live Entertainment -- throughout the weekend

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(276) 646-2312

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