Edmonton Apple Cider Celebration 🍎 3 Free Family Weekends!
Schedule
Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am
UTC-06:00Location
Riverdale Community League | Edmonton, AB
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Fall’s best flavours. Kids at the cider press. Apples from your yard turned into community joy.This isn’t just one event—it’s a city-wide celebration of food, family, and fruit rescue.
Join Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton for 2 more unforgettable Saturdays of apple pressing, youth-friendly workshops, and good old-fashioned orchard magic.
📍 Riverdale – Sept 13
In the heart of Edmonton’s river valley at Riverdale Community League
🍎 Bike-powered apple crushing, preservation demos, kids at the press, orchard blessing, garden tours. Orchard blessing, food forest tours, cider tasting, apple pressing fun for all ages
❤️ URGENT: Volunteers Needed - We’re looking for 10 volunteers per event—help with setup, cider stations, or welcoming guests. Great for families, teens, or anyone who loves fall festivals. Reach out if you’d like to help make this celebration shine.
📍 Avonmore – Oct 4
Hosted at Avonmore Community League Hall in southeast Edmonton
🍎 Apple butter demos, fruit leather making, hands-on skills for kids, cider pressing, orchard blessing
Our first event at Sakaw Gardens was a great success, with hundreds of pounds of apples picked and delivered for pressing. Kids had a blast peddling the apple crusher, sampling fresh made fruit leather and learning about apples, juice and cider!
âžś Why We Celebrate the Apple
Each fall, Edmontonians gather not just to press apples—but to honour them. We bless the trees that feed us, give thanks for what the season brings, and teach kids that food isn’t just something you buy—it’s something you care for.
Our orchard blessing ceremony revives an ancient tradition called wassailing—where songs are sung to the trees, cider is poured at their roots, and joy is shared to call forth next year’s harvest. It’s silly. It’s soulful. And your kids will never forget it.
âžś Why Families Keep Coming Back
This may be the first official month-long Apple Cider Celebration, but our family pressing events have been a hit for years.
Children pedal the Apple Annihilator (our bike-powered fruit crusher), press juice, and sip the results right there. Families learn to preserve fruit, reduce waste, and discover how something as simple as an apple can create community.
The smell of warm cider fills the air. Spiced fruit leather cooks nearby. Minstrels strum medieval tunes on guitar and harp. You won’t just attend—you’ll feel immersed in the season.
🍎 What to Bring
âžś Picked apples (if you have them)
âžś A reusable mug for hot cider
âžś A tote or bucket of fruit to donate
Curiosity, cozy layers, and maybe a picnic blanket!
❤️ Volunteers Needed
We’re looking for 10 volunteers per event—help with setup, cider stations, or welcoming guests. Great for families, teens, or anyone who loves fall festivals. Reach out if you’d like to help make this celebration shine.
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Where is it happening?
Riverdale Community League, 9249 100 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0A3, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
