Johnny Appleseed Festival, Tractor Show/Pulls & Flea Market October 2-4, 2026. Celebrate America250 at AuGlaize Village!

Festival Highlights🍎

Fall Flavors & Demonstrations

Fresh apple cider, sorghum molasses, kettle corn, and more

Demonstrators throughout the Village sharing pioneer crafts and old-time skills. Watch the volunteers press apples to make apple cider, pressing sorghum then cooking it to make sorghum molasses, cooking up a batch of apple butter, sawing logs into lumber, the Fiber Group demonstrating weaving, spinning, and sewing.🚂

Tractor Show/Pulls

Bring your antique tractor to see what it can do or just show it off. If you have never did a tractor pull but would like to try, stop over at the pulls to use one of the tractors for $5.

Flea Market

Find that item that you have been looking for or just get a great deal on an item(s) that you have wanted.

Ride the Train

Purchase a $2 ticket at the Train Depot

Board at the platform, have your ticket punched, and enjoy a ride around the Village🍲

Food & Concessions

Hot sandwiches, soup, and desserts at the Red Barn concession stand Indoor and outdoor seating available Take home kettle corn, mums, and pumpkins🎭

Johnny Appleseed Performances

Live performances near the Kinner Log Home Show times posted at his tent

Enjoy a magic show Saturday afternoon.

Explore the Village

Sherry Schoolhouse, Doc Cameron’s Office, Mark Center Post Office, Minsel Barbershop, Ayersville Telephone Office, General Store souvenirs and hands-on corn grinding for kids, CCC/POW buildings housing Military and Natural Science collections, Hale Logging Shanty, sawmill, woodshop, and two-story Kinner Log Home, Farm exhibits, Diehl Brewery’s Corliss Engine, and model railroad museum.

Tech Meets History Thanks to Metalink, the entire Village is covered with free public Wi-Fi. Use your smartphone to interact with displays, look up history, and enrich your visit!

Before You Leave

Grab dinner at the concession stand to take home. Pick up mums and pumpkins for fall décor.

Wave goodbye to the Village — we’ll see you in the spring when the fun starts again!✨

A weekend of history, flavor, and family fun awaits at the Johnny Appleseed Festival!