Sun, Sep 24
|Sunriver Community Orchard
Apple Festival 2023 - Sooke Food CHI
A celebration of harvests, local foods and community. A family fun event.
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunriver Community Orchard, 2380 Phillips Rd, Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y3, Canada
About the Event
Sooke’s 7th Apple Festival, a day celebrating the town’s agricultural heritage and distinctive apple varieties.
This is a FREE family friendly event. Donations are accepted at the Food CHI table and will benefit the operation of the Sunriver Community Orchard
- Apple Sales - heritage and local Apples! some plums and pears too - please bring your own shopping bag and CASH
- Apple Pie Auction!!! begins at 1:30
- Apple Identification - bring some apples from your unknown apple tree and find out what variety it is - at the Apple Shack
- Apple Pie for sale by-the-slice
- Apple, Pear, Plum and Quince Trees from Denman Island Heritage Apples
- Coffee Bar and treats
- Candied Apples
- Fresh local Vegetables
- Fresh Maple Syrup
- Japanese Maple Trees and Ornamental Shrubs
- Kid Play Zone
- Live Music - performed by Gord Philips
Important Note: Pets are not permitted at the event. The same is true for the Sunriver Community Gardens. Please leave your pets at home.
Want to volunteer? please contact us using the Apple Festival Volunteer Signup Form. Thanks!
See a flyover of the 2015 Apple Festival, here!
Please be kind to our neighbours: The Sunriver Community Garden
- Do not touch or sample any of the plants or veggies growing in the gardens
- Keep children out of the garden plots
- Keep a safe distance (2m) from gardeners working on their plots or moving around the garden
- No Pets allowed past the garden gates, or within the Orchard.