Join us for the annual Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple and BBQ Festival!

BBQ and Apple Pie, Silver Lake Style

Bring your appetite – and your bib to the smokin’ hot Apple BBQ Festival in Silver Lake. Kick off fall with two days of live music, a beer tent, a huge selection of food vendors, kids’ activities, over 100 arts and crafts vendors, a classic car show, and more! Don’t leave without a freshly baked apple pie, or locally grown apples!

Classic Auto and ORV Show
Apple Pie Contest
Fresh Apple Market and Craft Show
Apple A Day 5k Run
Festival Food
Beer Tent
Live Entertainment
Children’s Activities

Schedule of Events:

September 5, 2025:

2:00pm - 9:00pm: Food Vendors on Festival Grounds

2:00pm - 6:00pm: Live Forge Demonstration from DeWall’s Forge LLC

3:00 pm - 7:00pm: Axe Throwing with Muskegon Axe Throwing

2:00pm - 7:00pm: Kids Activities

Gellyball with West Michigan Gellyball
Giant Jenga and Giant Connect 4
Blow-up Bounce House & Slide
Face Paint next to DeWalls Forge Demonstration

2:00pm - 9:00pm: Beer & Wine Tent Open Near Festival Stage with Sullivan Sips

2:00pm - 9:00pm: John Merchant Live Music on Festival Stage

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Photos with Zoie Rain Photography

September 6, 2025:

9:00am: Apple A Day 5k Run/Walk at Mac Woods Dune Ride
Registration begins at 8:00 am & Race starts at 9:00 am

10:00am - 9:00pm: Food Vendors Open on Festival Grounds

10:00am - 5:00pm: Arts & Crafts Show on West Silver Lake Road

10:00am - 5:00pm: Kids Activities

Gellyball with West MI Gellyball
Giant Jenga & Giant Connect 4
Blow-up Bounce House & Slide
Petting Zoo
Pony Rides

10:00am: National Anthem in Front of the Pavilion at Golden Twp. Park

10:00am–2:00pm: Chicken Shack Classic Vehicle & ORV Show at Dunetown Mall.
8 - 10:00am: Registration
2pm: Classic Vehicle & ORV Show Awards

10:00am - 4:00pm: DJ Chris Bose Live on Festival Stage

10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Photos with Zoie Rain Photography

10:00am - 5:00pm: Live Wood Carving Demonstrations

11:00am - 11:30am: Apple Pie Contest Check-In at Wild Bills

12:00 - 2:00 pm: Balloon Animals & Caricatures with John Marek

12:00 - 2:00 pm: Storytelling with Storybook Village

12:00am - 6:00pm: Axe Throwing with Muskegon Axe Throwing

12:00pm - 8:00pm: Live Forge Demonstration with DeWall’s Forge LLC

12:00 - 8:00 pm: Face Painting Next to DeWall’s Forge Demonstration

12:00 pm - 9:00pm: Beer & Wine Open in Pavilion by festival stage with Sullivan Sips

12:30pm: Apple Pie Awards at the Festival Stage

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Flower Demonstration with Birch & Blossom

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Gina & Jordan Live Music on Festival Stage

Dates: September 5 - 6, 2025

Location:

Golden Township Park,
8711 West Silver Lake Road,
Mears, MI 49436.

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