Darlington Apple Festival 2016: Hours, Entertainment, Map, Parking

DARLINGTON, MD — This weekend marks the annual Darlington Apple Festival, which occurs the first Saturday of October. Started in 1986 as a way to bring together the community for a fall festival, the event draws thousands each year to Darlington for live music, family activities, festival food, local vendors and of course, apples. In 2015, the festival was canceled due to the forecast, which organizers said was "one of the toughest decisions the Darlington Apple Festival Committee has ever made; here's to wishing that decision will never have to be made again!"

The 2016 Darlington Apple Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Entertainment Lineup

• 10 a.m. One-Eyed Jacks
• 11:15 a.m. Across the Tracks
• 12:15 p.m. Gospel Travelers
• 12:30 p.m. Bel Air Community Chorus
• 1:15 p.m. Clock Work Band
• 2:45 p.m. No Love Lost

Farmers at the festival: Sweet Aire Farm selling apples; Sunny Hill Farms selling produce, baked goods and mums; Castle Creek Farms selling honey, soap, herbs and dried fruit; and Keyes Creamery selling ice cream and cheese.

Craft and food vendors will be aplenty, selling everything from pottery to flip-flop wreaths to funnel cakes and candy apples. There are way too many to name — check out the full list of vendors (it's alphabetized!).

Hours and location: The Darlington Apple Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, on Shuresville Road between MD 161 and Old Quaker Road.

Parking: The majority of parking is on US 1 at the intersection of MD 161, according to organizers. Traffic controls/road closures will be in place from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Shuresville Road and School Road.

File photo of apples by Patch Editor Wendy Mitchell. Map from the Darlington Apple Festival/Facebook.