October 10-11, 2026: The annual LaFayette Apple Festival will be held at Apple Valley Park, an apple orchard in the Central New York town of LaFayette, south of Syracuse on Columbus Day weekend.


The event celebrates the fall season with fresh apples, donuts, cider, pies and other treats and meal options, as well as a craft fair with more than 400 artisan vendors in attendance, live music, a carnival midway, pony rides, a petting zoo, farming and agriculture exhibits, an apple pancake breakfast, and more.


The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with the apple pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. on both days. More details can be found at www.lafayetteapplefest.org.