Darlington Apple Festival 2018: Hours, Events, Parking

DARLINGTON, MD — It's fall, and that means it's time for the Darlington Apple Festival. The festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 6.

The Darlington Apple Festival happens every year the first Saturday in October. It is a rain-or-shine event.

Here are all the things you need to know.

When: The Darlington Apple Festival is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

What: Enjoy a day in the small town featuring vendors, crafters, apples and other produce, family activities, live music and food, from apple dumplings to pulled pork. Hay rides will be available behind Darlington United Methodist Church, 2118 Shuresville Road, Darlington, and so will pony rides. A cornhole tournament is also planned. And don't forget to enter the apple pie contest.

Live music will be provided by the following:

• Simple Pleasures at 10 a.m.
• Pickled Biscuit at 11:15 a.m.
• Gospel Travelers at 12:15 p.m.
• No Love Lost at 1:15 p.m.
• Clockwork at 2:45 p.m.

How Big: About 50,000 people attend the Darlington Apple Festival each year. The festival started in 1986.
What Not To Bring: Neither pets nor alcohol is permitted.

How To Get There

The Darlington Apple Festival is at 2120 Shuresville Road in Darlington.

Shuresville Road will be closed at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6.

Shuttle service to the festival will be available at Chesapeake Harley-Davidson (4600 Thunder Court), the Darlington firehouse (2600 Castleton Road) and the field across from the High's gas station (4585 Conowingo Road).

Handicapped parking is on the grounds of Darlington Elementary School. To get there from MD Route 161/Darlington Road, take a right onto Old Quaker Road and then proceed on School Road. Signs for handicapped parking will be posted.

See pictures from last year's Darlington Apple Festival.

Photo from the 2017 festival by Elizabeth Janney.