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Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival 2020

AppleFest Map

* = Apples & Fall Menus, * = NY Craft Ciders, * = Fall Gifts & Experiences

1. Coltivare * *

235 N. Cayuga St. | coltivareithaca.com

Enjoy special apple festive menu features for the week:

Smoked Gouda Apple Mac N' Cheese

Stuffed Apple - an apple with an apple cider glaze, hollowed out and filled with Coltivare's fall hash, served on a bed of arugula.

Spiced Apple Cake

2. Lucky Hare Brewing Company *

118 W. Green St. | luckyharebrewing.com

3 different ciders available: FLX Cider House's Rose, Honeoye, South Hill's Phonograph. All 3 are available by the glass ($6) or half-glass ($3.50). While at Lucky Hare, enter to win the FLX Cider House giveaway for their special unreleased cider!

3. Sparks & Embers *

118 W. Green St. | @sparks_embers

Opening October 1st in Press Bay Alley. Sparks & Embers will have an array of scrumptious autumnal candles with scents like pumpkin, fireside, and blackberry amber, lots of cute fall weather accessories & delicious beer bread mixes from Soberdough including Apple Fritter! We are super obssessed with this all-natural Mom and Son brand from Nashville, TN and can't wait to introduce it to Ithaca! Mix in a favorite local beer or cider and get baking!

4. Mama Said Hand Pies *

118 W. Green St. | @mamasaidhandpies

Enjoy the flavors of fall with Apple hand pies as well as cozy fall favorites like the Swiss Pantry made with apple, leek, potato and raclette filling, and the Raclette Galette

5. Press Bay Food Hub * *

118 W. Green St. | pressbay.com/pressbay-food-transfer-hub

THURSDAYS ONLY: Eve's Cidery & Redbyrd Orchard Cider tastings PLUS a curated local apple bundle from the FLX Fruit Bowl. Drop by the Food Hub on Thursday, Oct. 1 and Oct 8 between 4-7pm to taste (well distanced in our garden) and purchase cider and apples!

6. Adrina Dietra *

112 W. Green St. #5 | adrinadietra.com

15% discount on purchases in store automatically. Online ordering - use code AppleHarvest2020 Extra 10% off if people post their purchase on social media and tag the business page.

7. One Ring Donuts *

114 W. Green St. | oneringdonuts.com

Join One Ring Donut's Monthly Donut Club for October! Donut Club is a community supported model where you sign up for a weekly contactless donut pickup for 4 weeks in Press Bay Court.

8. Odyssey Books *

115 W. Green St. | odysseybookstore.com

Stop in to check out our selection of Apple and Cider themed books. Enjoy a 15% discount on these select books during the week of AppleFest.

9. Shortstop Deli *

200 W. Seneca St. | shortstopdeli.com

Creamy mac and cheese? Check. Meaty chili? Check. The PERFECT cool weather sides to a sub or a whole meal on their own? Check. We've got them both, stop in today and get yours!

10. Gorgers *

116 W. M.L.K. Jr. St. | gorgers.com

Come and enjoy new seasonal favorites: Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Ginger Apple Coleslaw and Apple Cider Donuts. Also featuring a rotation of Roasted Squash Bisques and Apple Themed Soups!

11. Buffalo Street Books *

215 N. Cayuga St. | buffalostreetbooks.com

A few fall favorites to start your season off right! Handmade candles from Oneonta maker Northeast Glass. Wayfaring Goods handmade leather journals. Book Choice: Intimidations by Zadie Smith - essays during a pandemic to help us reflect on what has happened and imagine what we will create in response. Book Choice: My Life in Plants by Katie Marie Vaz - heartfelt mini memoir from Endicott, NY author.

12. Greenstar Oasis * *

215 N. Cayuga St. | @greenstar_coop

Lots of local Apples & Apple goods to select from! Apples from Fall Creek Produce and Black Diamond Farm. Cider from Little Tree Apple Orchards and Red Jacket Orchards. Hard Cider from Kite & String, South Hill Cider, and Awestruck. Fall Beers from Upstate Brewing Company, Brooklyn Oktoberfest, and Southern Tier Pumking. In the bakery: Pumpkin Whoopie Cookies, Apple Crumb Bars, and Oatmeal Cookies.

13. The Cornell Store * *

102 The Commons | cornellstore.com

From Sept. 27-Oct. 4, enjoy 20% off Cornell applesauce, maple syrup, peanut butter, chocolates, and selected other festive market items.

14. Ithaca Sheepskin *

134 The Commons | ithacasheepskin.com

Sale on slippers and a fleece for a cozy home - Slippers & a natural (undyed) fleece for $199 (regularly $119 each)

15. Cellar d'Or Wine & Cider Shop *

136 The Commons | thecellardor.com

Offering an extensive selection of NY State Ciders.

16. F. Olivers * *

154 The Commons | folivers.com | @f_olivers

Cider inflused with fal flavorited balsamics upon request. Flavors listed on our chalkboard to try. Enjoy 15% discount on the following flavors: Balsamics - Orchard Ripe Apple, Autumn Cinammon Pear, Sunday Morning Maple, or our Fall Sampler Packs featuring - Orchard Ripe Apple, Ripe Fig, Sage Wild Harvest Mushroom EVOO, and Heady Garlic EVOO.

17. Alphabet Soup *

171 The Commons | @alphabestsoupithaca

Pumpkin pets! Get fall festive and stop by Alphabet Soup to decorate a little pumpkin to take home!

18. American Crafts by Robbie Dein *

158 The Commons | myamericancrafts.com

Glass Pumpkins by artist Jack Pine: Over 20 years of glass blowing, Pine has distinguished himself for his unique layering of colored glass, strong saturation of colors, and unique finishing techinques.

19. Sunny Days * *

215 The Commons | sunnydaysny.com

Dave's Art Den will be showing one day only Saturday Oct. 3 11am-5pm in front of Sunny Days for a special pop-up. You can still come get your minis, staves, and paintings, even though the festival is cancelled this year! Enjoy 20% off a selection of apple-related products including snacks and foods and gifts.

20. Monks on the Commons * *

120 S. Aurora St. | monksonthecommons.com

Special Harvest Menu: 12oz Pork Chop with Indian Creek Honeycrisp Apple, Coriander and Jalapeno jam served with Rosemary Salt, Garlic Potatoes, and Sauteed Carrots.

Dessert: Indian Creek Farm Dutch Apple Pie a La Mode.

Festive Cocktail: Harvest Bourbon Crisp - Salted Little Tree Cider Rocks, Regional Bourbon, Harvest Demerara, and Angostura Bitters.

21. Bar Argos * *

408 E. M.L.K. Jr. St. | argsinn.com/bar-argos | @barargos

Featuring local Blackduck Cidery from Ovid, NY. Also check out the Fall drink menu, including mulled cider options served both non-alcoholic or with bourbon. Experience Bar Argos' expanded outdoor seating and outdoor bar along with the rotating schedule of local food trucks!

Map and legend adapted from DowntownIthaca