Tehachapi Apple Festival

October 10, 2026, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Downtown Tehachapi, Centennial Plaza & The Rodeo Grounds
Green Street & Tehachapi Blvd.
Tehachapi, CA
Free admission,  facebook.com/ tehachapiapplefest/

Tehachapi Apple Festival is paired down to 1 day of Apple Goodness with fun for everyone in the family including a great Kidzone,with inflatables.

Kid related activities include balloon car races, carnival games, corn hole contest, golf putting, face painting, and the carnival will be in town as well. Shoppers will love the hand crafted local artisan gifts and apple related items.

Local apple farmers will be selling apples and lots of other locally produced food products including apple pie, apple turnovers, apple nachos, and many other apple treats. We have clothing, candles, home decor, baked goodies, kids toys, crocs, jewelry, candles, wreaths and so much more.

Live music  in Centennial Plaza where you can sit and enjoy your food and the music. Just outside of Centennial Plaza in the middle of Green Street

Apple Pie Eating Contest  and Apple Pie Baking Contest

Apples sold by Lions Club and Rotary Members. A portion of the proceeds will also go to benefit several local charities including the Tehachapi Lions & Rotary Club of Tehachapi, Warrior Football Boosters, Tehachapi Wrestling Club, THS Cheerleaders, Ladies Aux of American Legion, Salvation Army Youth Group, Tehachapi Cancer Foundation, Honor Flight, United Pegasus Foundation and others.

Tehachapi at an elevation of 3,970 feet is located in the Tehachapi Mountains 35 miles southeast of Bakersfield in Kern County. When autumn comes to the region, it's a wonderful time to visit and taste local apples. Daytime temps average 65-70 degrees with less than half an inch of rain expected for the entire month.  While you can visit Tehachapi and pick apples at farms & orchards such as Knaus Apple Ranch (knausappleranch.wordpress.com), the apple fest puts the celebrating in one place for all to enjoy for two day only.

APPLES

• Tehachapi Apple Festival features Apple Pie Eating Contest on Saturday and Apple Pie Baking Contest on Sunday.
• Local apple farmers sell apples and apple pie, apple turnovers, apple nachos, and many other apple treats.
• Apples sold by Lions and Rotary Members.
• Hand crafted local artisan gifts and apple related items.

As for us, we're going for the apples - apple pie, apple drinks and apples sold everywhere. There's likely even vendors selling apple scented candles and oils among the many arts, crafts and gift merchants.

Have you ever noticed it's a favorite trick of Realtors holding open house to heat some apple cider in the kitchen, providing a wonderful  aroma to attract potential buyers?

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.