Upcoming Events
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Heirloom Tomato Tasting
Stop by to try our homegrown heirloom tomatoes! So much richer and flavorful than regular tomatoes and we have several varieties. If you like tomatoes, you will love this event!
Democratic Fundraiser and Fellowship
Join us for an evening discussing the future of Ohio when we host statewide Democratic candidates on the farm. We know this may be polarizing as we don’t normally talk politics but we are worried about people, education, and the environment so we are doing our little part to help elect new leadership and fresh voices. RSVP to nick@allisonrusso.com or call 740-817-4631.
September Kid Craft Time
Join Mrs. McCutcheon in the new Flex Space for guided crafts for kids of all ages. Craft time will start at 10am on the second Wednesday of June through September.
No supplies are needed.
After crafting, each child will receive a donut and a cup of sparkling apple cider. The play area is open and free for fun after crafting.
Fee is $12 per child. Registration is required. Go here to register.
Applepalooza Apple Celebration
Join us on the one day a year where we cut samples of all ripe apple varieties for you to sample and compare! Not all of our varieties will be ripe by then but many will be! Apple bobbin, apple crafts, apple eating contest, apple cider samples, and so much more! Apple picking will be available and cider donuts, ice cream, cobbler parfaits, smash burgers, fresh cut fries, and a variety of foods at the Happy Apple Eatery! Stay tuned for more details!
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides to the Pumpkin Patch
Join us on the farm when our friend Dan brings his draft horses for wagon rides through the beautiful orchard to our new pumpkin patch! Tickets are $15 and include a pumpkin of any size of your choice. Children 2 and under are free. Purchase tickets online to secure your time slot now as there may not be slots the day of the event.
Dates for wagon rides are:
Saturday, September 19 10am-3pm (during Applepalooza!)
Saturday, October 3 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 10 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 17 10am-3pm
Opportunities for photos and feeding the horses will also be available.
Apple picking will be available each day as well. Varieties to be announced each week.
Apple cider will be pressed each week and available in the market for purchase or get a cider slushy and cider donuts at the Donut Hut open 10-4.
Apple salads and hot honey apple smash burgers at the Eatery 10-4.
Lots of pumpkins, mums, and fall decor at the market 10-5.
Live Music w/ Jenny and The Streetwalkers
Join us for an evening of live music when the super fun, progressive bluegrass band Jenny and The Streetwalkers take the farm stage at Branstool Orchards. Bring a chair and a friend and relax with us on Saturday evening, September 19. Tickets are $20 and you can add dinner from our new food trailer, Happy Apple Eatery, for an additional $15. Dinner will be buffet style. Options announced soon!
Gates open at 5:15pm. Music starts at 6pm and ends at 8pm. Gates close at 9pm.
Full bar with all profit benefiting Center of Hope in Bladensburg, Ohio, will be open 5:15-8pm. Our open-air farm market and cut your own flowers will also be open until 8pm.
This event is weather dependent. Please check our website at branstoolorchards.com if there is inclement weather to see if the show will go on.
Can't wait to hang out with you on the farm on Saturday, September 19.
Sip and Stamp an Apple Canvas Bag
Join Autumn for a fun crafty session with a glass of wine or hard cider and apple charcuterie on Sunday, September 20 from 2pm-4pm beside the market. Canvas bag and all supplies are provided. Autumn will have several options for how to decorate your canvas bag using apples from our farm. This event is rain or shine and limited to 20 people. We can't wait to Sip and Stamp with you on September 20!
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides to the Pumpkin Patch
Join us on the farm when our friend Dan brings his draft horses for wagon rides through the beautiful orchard to our new pumpkin patch! Tickets are $15 and include a pumpkin of any size of your choice. Children 2 and under are free. Purchase tickets online to secure your time slot now as there may not be slots the day of the event.
Dates for wagon rides are:
Saturday, September 19 10am-3pm (during Applepalooza!)
Saturday, October 3 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 10 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 17 10am-3pm
Opportunities for photos and feeding the horses will also be available.
Apple picking will be available each day as well. Varieties to be announced each week.
Apple cider will be pressed each week and available in the market for purchase or get a cider slushy and cider donuts at the Donut Hut open 10-4.
Apple salads and hot honey apple smash burgers at the Eatery 10-4.
Lots of pumpkins, mums, and fall decor at the market 10-5.
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides to the Pumpkin Patch
Join us on the farm when our friend Dan brings his draft horses for wagon rides through the beautiful orchard to our new pumpkin patch! Tickets are $15 and include a pumpkin of any size of your choice. Children 2 and under are free. Purchase tickets online to secure your time slot now as there may not be slots the day of the event.
Dates for wagon rides are:
Saturday, September 19 10am-3pm (during Applepalooza!)
Saturday, October 3 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 10 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 17 10am-3pm
Opportunities for photos and feeding the horses will also be available.
Apple picking will be available each day as well. Varieties to be announced each week.
Apple cider will be pressed each week and available in the market for purchase or get a cider slushy and cider donuts at the Donut Hut open 10-4.
Apple salads and hot honey apple smash burgers at the Eatery 10-4.
Lots of pumpkins, mums, and fall decor at the market 10-5.
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides to the Pumpkin Patch
Join us on the farm when our friend Dan brings his draft horses for wagon rides through the beautiful orchard to our new pumpkin patch! Tickets are $15 and include a pumpkin of any size of your choice. Children 2 and under are free. Purchase tickets online to secure your time slot now as there may not be slots the day of the event.
Dates for wagon rides are:
Saturday, September 19 10am-3pm (during Applepalooza!)
Saturday, October 3 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 10 10am-3pm
Saturday, October 17 10am-3pm
Opportunities for photos and feeding the horses will also be available.
Apple picking will be available each day as well. Varieties to be announced each week.
Apple cider will be pressed each week and available in the market for purchase or get a cider slushy and cider donuts at the Donut Hut open 10-4.
Apple salads and hot honey apple smash burgers at the Eatery 10-4.
Lots of pumpkins, mums, and fall decor at the market 10-5.
Pups, Pints, & Pumpkins
Join us on the farm for Pups, Pints, & Pumpkins when we celebrate our four legged friends, local brews, and pumpkins grown here on the farm. Bring your pup for photo contest where we post all dogs and have a voting competition on our website Oct 26-31 with the winning dog receiving a $25 gift card for their human.
Photo opps, paw pumpkin painting, free bandanas and treats, too. More details to come!
Farm Animal Day at Branstool Orchards
Join us on the playground to visit with gentle animals from For Them Farms in Granville, Ohio. Expect goats, mini horses, a pig, and mini donkey. Our own three goats and chickens will be there, too!
Book Truck Pop Up
The Village Book Peddler is a mobile bookstore offering a curated collection of high-quality secondhand books for kids and adults. Come meet Betty the Book Truck, and browse the collection of popular fiction, non-fiction, picture books and children’s novels.
Apple Painting Class with Charcuterie
Join us on the evening of August 27 for a guided apple orchard painting class. The 11×17 canvas and all suppliers are provided and no experience is needed. Apple themed charcuterie and drinks for before and during the class is also provided. The space is intimate and air conditioned! Spots are limited. Sign up for this creative, yet relaxing evening on the farm! Register HERE.
Melon Mania
Join us to celebrate all things MELONS on Saturday and Sunday, August 15 & 16 from 10am-3pm. Sample various types of watermelon on the porch, get a watermelon soft serve ice cream cone or watermelon slushy at the Donut Hut, try the watermelon salad or melon a stick at Happy Apple Eatery.
Apple and flower picking will be open 10-4 and the market 10-5. Free playground and chicken and goat viewing open 10-5. Come spend an afternoon celebrating MELONS with us on the farm!
August Kid Craft Time
Join Mrs. McCutcheon in the new Flex Space for guided crafts for kids of all ages. Craft time will start at 10am on the second Wednesday of June through September.
No supplies are needed.
After crafting, each child will receive a donut and a cup of sparkling apple cider. The play area is open and free for fun after crafting.
Fee is $12 per child. Registration is required. Go here to register.
Taste of Branstool Orchards
Join us when we sample all of our jarred goods including peach salsas, apple salsas, butters, pickles, salad dressings, jams, jellies, ciders, etc. More than 50 items to taste! Come hungry!
Peach Party
Join us for an annual peach celebration! We will have a bar with peach mimosas and cocktails. The Donut Hut will have peach cobbler parfaits, peach sundaes, peach soft serve cones, peach slushies, and more. Grilled peaches, peach salads, and peach smash burgers at Happy Apple Eatery. Sample ripe peaches and peach salsas. Photo ops.
Christmas in July
The Utica Merchants Association is sponsoring a community wide event, Christmas in July, on Saturday, July 25. We will be participating with fun Christmas ornaments, cards, etc. Frasier fir baby Christmas trees will be for sale and every customer who spends $50 can get a free tree to take home to plant! Mrs. Claus will be here greeting folks and painting faces. Summer Santa will be walking around for photos and to discuss if you’re being naughty or nice. Snowman sundaes at the Donut Hut 10-4 and letter writing to Santa all day. Enter a free raffle for a $25 gift card or a peck of peaches. Many other Utica businesses will also have specials.
Farm Animal Day
Join us on Saturday, May 30, from 10am-2pm to visit with bunnies, chickens, goats, mini pigs, donkeys, and horses from For Them Farm behind the market at Branstool Orchards in Utica.
Free to attend and all ages are welcome.
Market will be open 10am-5pm. Donut Hut and Happy Apple Eatery food truck will be open 10am-3pm.
Free play area for kids.
Taste of Branstool Orchards Free Tasting Event
Join us from 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, June 13 & 14, to sample more than 40 Branstool Orchards jarred goods. Try our new garden fresh peach salsa that includes tomatoes unlike our normal peach salsa which does not. Lots of salsas, jams, butters, pickles, sugar free jams, sauces, dressings, etc. So much to try and explore!
CANCELLED! Junk in the Trunk Vintage Sale
Join us for vintage shopping behind the market from 10am-4pm on the second Saturday in July. Clothing, pottery, household decor, and so much more! Come chill, shop, eat, and be with us on the farm!
July Kid Craft Time
Join Mrs. McCutcheon in the new Flex Space for guided crafts for kids of all ages. Craft time will start at 10am on the second Wednesday of June through September.
No supplies are needed.
After crafting, each child will receive a donut and a cup of sparkling apple cider. The play area is open and free for fun after crafting.
Fee is $12 per child. Registration is required. Go here to register.
CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT: Independence Party
CANCELLED! SO SORRY! Due to excessive heat, we will not be open on the evening of July 1. We have to keep our staff safe so we are making the hard decision to not host this event this year. Due to extreme heat, we do not feel safe opening the Donut Hut or Eatery. Our market staff was going to do a 13 hour day but we feel that's too much with temps over 90 degrees so we will close the market at our normal 5pm on Wednesday. We hope we are not spoiling anyone's plans. We hate to let people down! If you still need a place to park to watch the fireworks, you are welcome to come park in our front lot. Thanks for your understanding. Stay safe! Stay hydrated!
We're opening up the farm in the evening for the first time ever to celebrate America's Independence! You can see most of Utica's firework display from our parking lot and we will have our market, the Donut Hut, and Happy Apple Eatery open! Yard games, bubble stations, and free 3-D glasses for the fireworks.
Prizes for best USA attire. Red, white, and blue sprinkle cones and waffle nachos at the Hut. Smash burgers and more at the Eatery.
Free play area and Free fishing on our pond - no license needed but please bring your own pole and bait.
Come hang out and celebrate our country with us on Wednesday, July 1st from 5pm until fireworks end.
4th Annual Pickle Fest
Join us on the farm when we celebrate all things pickled for the 4th year in a row! Event is free to attend but an online $20 Pickle Tasting Ticket is required to visit the new and improved pickle sampling tents where you can sample more than 50 pickled foods! The Crazy Cucumber will be here selling their amazing pickles and they are bringing their deep fried pickle chip truck, The Crispy Cucumber. The bar will feature pickle margs and pickle martinis plus more briny drinks! The pickle gift shop will be stocked for all your pickle loving merch! BUY TASTING TICKETS HERE.
Painting Party w Charcuterie
Join us for a painting party in the new flex space by the market. It’s heated and has AC so let’s put it to a creative use! No experience needed. No supplies needed. Mrs. McCutcheon will lead you step by step. June's 11x17 painting will be a strawberry still life.
Charcuterie and sparkling apple cider will be provided. Class is approximately 2 hours long.
Classes are capped at 10 people so register early to save your spot. REGISTER HERE
Taste of Branstool Orchards Free Tasting Event
Join us from 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, June 13 & 14, to sample more than 40 Branstool Orchards jarred goods. Try our new garden fresh peach salsa that includes tomatoes unlike our normal peach salsa which does not. Lots of salsas, jams, butters, pickles, sugar free jams, sauces, dressings, etc. So much to try and explore!
June Kid Craft Time
Join Mrs. McCutcheon in the new Flex Space for guided crafts for kids of all ages. Craft time will start at 10am on the second Wednesday of June through September.
No supplies are needed.
After crafting, each child will receive a donut and a cup of sparkling apple cider. The play area is open and free for fun after crafting.
Fee is $12 per child. Registration is required. Go here to register.
Farm Animal Day
Join us on Saturday, May 30, from 10am-2pm to visit with bunnies, chickens, goats, mini pigs, donkeys, and horses from For Them Farm behind the market at Branstool Orchards in Utica.
Free to attend and all ages are welcome.
Market will be open 10am-5pm. Donut Hut and Happy Apple Eatery food truck will be open 10am-3pm.
Free play area for kids.
Walking Club
Join one of our amazing staff members beside the market at our new Flex Space by 10am each Friday to go on a walk through the orchard. This free event is open to all ages but please be aware that strollers do not do well in the field and especially the rolling hills. Come soak in the beauty of the farm!
Walking Club
Join one of our amazing staff members beside the market at our new Flex Space by 10am each Friday to go on a walk through the orchard. This free event is open to all ages but please be aware that strollers do not do well in the field and especially the rolling hills. Come soak in the beauty of the farm!
Walking Club
Join one of our amazing staff members beside the market at our new Flex Space by 10am each Friday to go on a walk through the orchard. This free event is open to all ages but please be aware that strollers do not do well in the field and especially the rolling hills. Come soak in the beauty of the farm!
Taste of Branstool Orchards Free Tasting Event
Join us from 10am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, to sample more than 40 Branstool Orchards jarred goods. Try our new garden fresh peach salsa that includes tomatoes unlike our normal peach salsa which does not. Lots of salsas, jams, butters, pickles, sugar free jams, sauces, dressings, etc. So much to try and explore!
Junk in the Trunk Vintage Sale
Join us for vintage shopping behind the market from 10am-4pm on the second Saturdays of May, June, and July. Clothing, pottery, household decor, and so much more! More than 10 vendors in May!
Opening Day for 2026
Join us for Opening Day of our Farm Market for the 2026 season! We plan to be open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in May from 10am-5pm.
The Donut Hut and our new food truck, Happy Apple Eatery, will be open from 10am-3pm.
Spring plants, houseplants, and gifts for mom will be stocked and ready!