Applefest returns November 2026
NOVEMBER 14 & 15 and 21 &22
Every harvest season, we bring the orchard to the city for our 2-weekend long Applefest Fall Festival. Both weekends are filled with apple treats, live music, cozy new merch, autumnal activities, hot mulled cider, new holiday bevvie releases, and our annual Community Crush — when you can roll up your sleeves, and help us sort, wash, and press apples on our old-fashioned rack-and-cloth press that Benny made himself!
Applefest Community Crush 2026
Our free, public Community Crush apple pressing is held 12-5pm each day, with 30 minute time slots for volunteers. We encourage you to sign up online to guarantee your spot as walk-ups are first come, first served. Once the cider is ready after a few months, we'll invite you back to get a "Thank You" pint on the house of the cider YOU helped make!
Full Fest Schedule Below!
APPLEFEST 2026
2-WEEKEND SCHEDULE
ALL FESTIVAL LONG: Hot Spiced Mulled CiderCraft Cider Flights (dry to fruity)Pippin Pommeau Batch 4 (apple brandy)New Cozy Fall Merch (new cat stuff)FREE ENTRY21+ OnlyValet ParkingPet Friendly
WEEKEND 1: November 14-15
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14Community Crush Public Apple Pressing:
12-5PM (30 min time slots). Sign up to volunteer: click hereLive music in the garden 2-6pmLatinx with Plants Floral Arrangement Workshop 12-4pm: sign up here!Cider scented candles by PR.M.RY 12-7pmFood by Gochu Gang 12-6pm & Cali Crizp 4-11pm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15Community Crush Public Apple Pressing:
12-5PM (30 min time slots). Sign up to volunteer: click hereLive music in the garden 2-6pmCider scented candles by PR.M.RY 12-7pmFood by Xijuana Tacos 12-6pm & Il Piacere 3-9pmFrench crullers by Nyletta 12-7pm
WEEKEND 2: November 21-22
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21Community Crush Public Apple Pressing:
12-5PM (30 min time slots). Sign up to volunteer: click hereLive music in the garden 2-6pmLatinx with Plants Succulent Arrangement Workshop 12-4pm: sign up here!Food by Eat Your Wave 12-6pm & Pizza Daughter 4-11pm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22Community Crush Public Apple Pressing:
12-5PM (30 min time slots). Sign up to volunteer: click hereLive music in the garden 2-6pmCider scented candles by PR.M.RY 12-7pmFood by Shourai BBQ 12-6pm & La Quinta Tacos 3-9pm
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Pippin Pommeau: Batch 4
Apple Brandy + Apple Juice Blended & Barrel-Aged 3 Years
Collaboration with local craft distillers Loft & Bear Distillery
18.9% ABV / 375 ml bottle / Price: $40 Pommeau is a 1-year-old apple brandy blended with apple juice, then barrel-aged for another 2 years. The result is a glorious, boozy apple elixir at 18.9% ABV. Inspired by the traditional French style hailing from Normandy, France, our California take is made with 100% California Newtown Pippin apples and distilled locally at craft distillery Loft & Bear. Batch 4 is as Golden State as it gets. Serve slightly chilled in a cute glass for sipping before, during or after dinner…or really whenever you desire."Benny Boy Brewing Pippin Pommeau for the beer lover" - LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Pippin Pommeau Is the Perfect Holiday Gift to Stock the Bar” —SUNSET MAGAZINE
“Drink of the Week: Benny Boy Brewing Pippin Pommeau” — IMBIBE MAGAZINE
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