Apple Fest is a yearly event in downtown Long Grove. There are hundreds of apple-inspired treats and dozens of local merchants. There is also live music playing on 3 stages throughout the fest. There is a Kid Zone with activities for smaller children and a carnival for all ages. This was our first time here. Parking was difficult but we got lucky and didn’t have to walk too far. There was a $5 admission and kids under 12 were free.
There were lots of people here the day we went and it was super hot. It’s an apple fest, yet when I remember it, all I really think of is chocolate. There were lots of booths with different chocolate covered foods. It would’ve been nice if these booths had more “taster samples” available but they didn’t and food wasn’t exactly cheap. We did however get to try a sample of Belgian chocolate covered grapes, which we all liked.
We saw the Kid Zone area when we first walked into the fest. I don’t know what different kinds of activities were taking place, besides blowing bubbles, but we could clearly see that it was an area for much younger children so we did not take Aiden there.
The streets were lined with vendor booths of food and other products and all the little specialty shops were open. There was one store there that I really liked called Creative Hands. We ended our day at Morkes Chocolates for some really good taffy apples and chocolate treats. We actually never saw the carnival area until we were in the car leaving. That’s ok though. It was just way too hot to continue.
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