South Carolina Apple Festival
Each year the City of Westminster shines when Main Street comes alive with people celebrating all things apple!
Oconee County is the largest apple producing region in South Carolina. The SC Apple Festival began in 1961, and continues to this day, as a way to showcase and honor local apple growers. The festival is held the week after Labor Day and kicks off the beginning of the apple harvest season.
September 5th and 6th, 2025
Head over to Westminster, SC and enjoy live music, carnival rides, local crafts and food vendors. Whet your appetite and sample homemade apple treats while you shop booths offering hand crafted items.
This event is put on by the Apple Festival Committee.
For more information, or to be a vendor, click HERE for the South Carolina Apple Festival website.
South Carolina Apple Festival
2025 Schedule
Wednesday, September 3rd
Chattooga River Float 10:15am
Call Wildwater Ltd. for details and reservations (864) 647-9587
Thursday, September 4th
Apple Baking Contest Drop off 9:00 – 10:00am
Mr. & Mr. Apple Festival Pageant 5:45pm
Blue Ridge Mountain Cloggers 6:45pm
Miss South Carolina Apple Festival Pageant 7:oopm
Blue Ridge Mountain Cloggers 7:30pm
Friday, September 5th
Arts & Crafts on Main Street 11:00am – 8:00pm
Quilt Show 11:00am – 4:30pm
Rotary Luncheon 1:00pm
Live Broadcast with Jazzy Jeff 12:30 – 5:00pm
Apple Festival Parade 5:00pm
Street Dance Featuring The War Cry Band 6:00 – 8:00pm
Westminster Championship Rodeo at the Michael Hare Memorial Arena 8pm
Saturday, September 6th
Pancake Breakfast hosted by Westminster First Baptist Church 8:00 – 11:00am
Arts & Crafts on Main Street 10:00am – 5:00pm
Quilt Show 11:00am – 4:00pm
Story Time with Miss Apple 10:15am
Music: Blackwell Tradition 10:00am – 11:00am
Music: The Promised Land Singers 11:15am – 12:15pm
Music: Jack Roper 12:30 – 2:30pm
Music: Second Time Around 3:00 – 5:00pm
Westminster Championship Rodeo at the Michael Hare Memorial Arena 8:00pm
Sunday, September 7th
Elevate Oconee presented by the F.A.R.M. Center 5:00 – 8:00pm
Why We Celebrate?
The South Carolina Apple Festival is fun-filled way for the community to showcase an industry with deep roots in Oconee County!
The Oconee History Museum has compiled a digital exhibit that you may find interesting.
View the digital exhibit WHY WE CELEBRATE: SC Apple Festival.
