Apple Activities and Products for Purchase

Enjoy over 50 different apple-themed foods, drinks and activities! Here's what was on the menu this year: 

Event Attractions: 

• Hot and cold organic cider
• Hard cider by Colorado Cider Company & Locust Cider in The Beer Garden
• Cider pressing - BYO apples & jugs (free!)
• Free apple designs at all face painting booths
• Freshly baked apple crisp samples in our 1930s house
• Apple pie eating competition each day at 3 p.m.

2024 Apple themed menu items for sale: 

• Caramel apple dippers, caramel apple kettle corn and sour apple lemonade by Buckaroo Enterprises
• Caramel apple cheesecake by Capones Concessions
• Granny Smith grilled cheese by Cheese Love Grill
• Caramelized apples and onions atop all BBQ items at Cuisine Catering
• Chicken and waffles with whipped cinnamon apple butter by Downtown Fingers
• Apple cider braised pork tacos by Dude Bro Tacos
• Organic apples, apple sauce, apple butter and apple chips by Ela Family Farms
• Apple pie churros by Fanwich Food Truck
• Caramel, Dutch and gluten free apple pies by Granny Scott's Pie Shop 
• Apple sausage & apple sauerkraut by The Goods Smoke & Grill
• Apple pie funnel cake, fried apple rings, apple pie churro tots, apple pie milk shakes, apple cider floats by Lucky Mary's Baking Company
• Apple turnovers by Mac 'N Noodles
• Peanut butter apple jam cheesesteak by Mile High Cheesesteaks
• Granny Smith apple salad & gyro by Original by Greeks
• Caramel apple crisp cookie (or make it a sundae!) & Apple Carrot Cake Dog Cookies by Rebel Cookie Dough
• Apple sauce & apple slaw served with all BBQ plates by Smokin Zo
• Apple & apple pie flavored shaved ice by Snowie Denver
• Smash burgers with apple bacon jam by Super Smash Burgers
• Caramel apples, caramel apple cinnamon rolls, caramel apple cake pops, caramel apple cookies, apple spice cupcake Suz Cookie Jar Rescue
• Apple pie by Turkish Chef on Wheels
• Caramel apple lemonade with freeze dried caramel apple puff topper by Vibe Refreshments
• Cinnamon apple churros by We Chef Kitchen
• Forbidden fig & apple grilled cheese, forsaken bacon with apple butter grilled cheese & apple carrot dog cookies by What Would Cheesus Do
• Apple cider donuts by Yummy's Donut House

Cider Pressing 

Bring your own apples from home or buy them from the Ela Family Farm stand on site! Either way, don't forget a jug so you can take your freshly pressed cider home with you! Parties will be limited to one 5-gallon bucket of apples each. For pressing larger quantities, join us to press on September 20 and October 19. More info at Lakewood.org/CiderPressing.

Apple Pie Eating Competition | 3 p.m.

Join us for the annual Apple Pie Eating Competition! Drop your name in the entry bowl anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the gazebo for a chance to participate.

Separate contests for children and adults (12 ) feature exciting apple themed prizes. Contest begins at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday!

2024 Kids Amusements

Enjoy amusements including the following all around the festival (all amusements are INCLUDED in admission ticket price):

• Burro Rides.
• Cider Pressing.
• Educational Livestock Experience.
• Face Painting (Apples are FREE, all others are for purchase).
• Goat Walkabouts.
• Horse-Drawn Wagon.
• Kids Craft Zone.
• Line Dancing.
• Magician & Balloon Artist.
• Pie Eating Contest.
• Straw Bale Maze.
• Train Rides.
• Trick Pig Show.

2024 Gala Gazebo 

Both Saturday & Sunday

11 a.m. | Storytime with Belmar Library
Noon | Magic Show
1 p.m. | Square Dancing with Rollin' Wheels Square Dance Club
2 p.m. (Sat) | Intergenerational Dance Performance by Lakewood Cultural Center Students
2 p.m. (Sun) | Lakewood Police K9 Demonstration
3 p.m. | Apple Pie Eating Competition
4 p.m. | Best Dressed Dog Contest - All furry friends are welcome to compete!

2024 Empire Amphitheater

Both Saturday & Sunday

11 a.m. | Top Hogs (trick pigs)
Noon. | Line Dancing with Two Left Boots
1 p.m. | Top Hogs
2 p.m. | Line Dancing with Two Left Boots
3 p.m. | Top Hogs
4 p.m. (Sun) | The Original Cow Boy Band musical performance

2024 ACBID Music Stage

Saturday:
10-10:40 a.m. | Dennis Valasquez, Native American Flutist
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Las Dahlias Mariachi Band
1-2:30 p.m. | Orchard Creek (Bluegrass)
3-4:30 p.m. | Meghan Clarisse and Her Cavemen (Country/Americana)

Sunday: 
10-10:40 a.m. | Dennis Valasquez, Native American Flutist
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Scott & Haven Slay (Bluegrass/Americana)
1-2:30 p.m. | Meghan Clarisse and Her Cavemen (Country/Americana)
3-4:30 p.m. | High Lonesome (Bluegrass)

Click here to learn about the musicians

2024 Historical Demonstrations

Enjoy unique and timeless historical demonstrations including (but not limited to):

• Antique Tractor Races! Don't miss the world's slowest race. (Noon & 2 p.m.)
• Antique Tractors, Vehicles & Farm Equipment.
• Beekeeping (demos 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.).
• Blacksmithing.
• Butter making (do it yourself!)
• Crocheting.
• Embroidery.
• Homemaking.
• Knitting.
• Lace making.
• Printmaking
• Quilting.
• Rug hooking.
• Native American Beadwork.
• Vintage sewing machine.
• Weaving and spinning wheels.
• Woodcarving.
• WWI Sock Knitting Machine.

Our demonstrators will be scattered throughout the site.

If you are the master of a lost craft, we invite you to join us at Cider Days!

Apply to be a Demonstrator

Colorado's Largest Tractor Pull

Join the Rocky Mountain Tractor Pullers Association in Colorado’s largest tractor pull. The tractor pull takes place throughout the festival (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) both Saturday and Sunday. 

The Beer Garden

Don’t miss the beer garden (presented by Foothills Credit Union), featuring Lakewood-brewed craft beer, hard cider, lawn games and more.

Enjoy beer and hard cider from local favorites, including: 

• 6 and 40 Brewery
• Green Mountain Beer Company
• Landlocked Ales
• Old 121 Brewhouse
• Snow Capped Cider
• WestFax Brewing Company

Buy online & in advance starting August 7 at 10 a.m.

TICKET PRICING

• Advanced Adult Admission: $10
• Day-of Adult Admission: $15
• Child Admission: $8 (infants under 1 are free)
  (Fees may apply when purchasing over the phone.) 

PURCHASE ONLINE, BY PHONE OR IN PERSON: 

Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park

801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood, CO 80226.
Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday from noon-4 p.m.
303-987-7850

Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office 

470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80226.
Open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 
303-987-7845 

We’ll store your bike for free while you enjoy the festival. Drop your bike at the Bike Valet located in front of Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park (at 801 S. Yarrow St.), and we’ll check it for safe keeping until 5 p.m. both days. See map for exact location.

All riders will receive a coupon for $1 off their first cup of hot or cold Cider (offer not valid for hard cider.)

Recommended bike routes to the festival: 
From the North by way of Garrison Street
From the South, by way of Florida Avenue
From the East, Martindale area & Sheridan Boulevard
From the West, Glennon Heights area

Cider Days Bike Valet is presented to you in partnership with Lakewood Bicycle Advisory Team.

From East/Denver/Aurora:

• 1 - Downtown Denver
• 3 - Alameda Station
• 11 - Aurora Metro Center via Mississippi Ave.
• 14 - I-25 & Broadway Station
• 87L - Civic Center Station

From North/Arvada:

• 76 - Old Town Arvada

From South/Littleton:

• 76 - Southwest Station
• 87L - Wadsworth/Hampton

From West:

• 3 - Federal Center Station