Celebrate the heritage of Seymour with our annual Apple Festival! Come and commemorate the apple orchards that helped us grow our town to what we are today. Enjoy free live music, food and crafts from dozens of vendors, and events and contests open for all ages!

Schedule of Events:

September 11, 2025

11:00 am - Corndog Booth Opens On The Square
Noon - Booths Open Around Square
4:00–6:15 pm - Country Music With "The ABLeS" – Main Stage
6:20 pm - Our Annual Corndog-Eating Contest With Prize Money – Gazebo On Square
7:00 pm - Music From "Eastern Heights" – Main Stage, West Side Of Square
8:15 pm - Introduction Of Little Miss Candidates & Crowning Of Little Miss – Main Stage
8:30–9:30 pm - Music From "Eastern Heights" Continues – Main Stage
9:45 pm - Introduction Of Apple Princess Contestants – Main Stage

September 12, 2025

9:30 am - Booths Open Around Square
10:00 am - Corndog Booth Opens On The Square
1:00–3:00 pm - Country Music Featuring "The Isaac Kenneth Band" – Main Stage
4:00–7:00 pm - Classic Rock Music Featuring "The Wise Guys" – Gazebo
7:30 pm - Music On The Main Stage – Street Dance, Featuring "The SoulRoot Band"
9:00 pm - Coronation Of The Seymour Apple Princess – Main Stage
9:30–10:30 pm - Street Dance With "The SoulRoot Band" Continues – Main Stage

September 13, 2025

7:30 am - Seymour Apple Festival's "5K Fun Run" Registration: 6:45 Until 7:20 a.m. For All Races At The Price Cutter Parking Lot
8:00 am - Corndog Booth Opens On The Square
9:00 am - Booths Open Around The Square
9:00 am - Decorated-Bike Contest – Gazebo; With The Johnny Appleseed Contest Immediately Following This Event
9:00–10:30 am - Enter Apple Pies, Cakes, Cookies, Cheesecakes & Breads For Judging – Seymour Methodist Church (Business 60/Clinton Avenue & Main Street)
9:15 am - Parade Lineup – Junction Of Main Street & East Market Streets Beginning Near Northeast Corner Of The Square
10:00 am - Seymour Apple festival parade
11:00 am - Events after the Parade:
Seymour School Music Department Concert – Main Stage
Turtle Races – Gazebo At Center Of Square
Apple entries judging begins at the Seymour Methodist Church
Pulled-Pork & Chicken Dinners Served At The BBQ
Booth (Served All afternoon Until Sold Out)
11:15 am - Flag-Raising Ceremony To Honor Veterans – Main Stage & Northwest Corner Of Square
Noon - Apple-Peeling Contest – Gazebo (Youth & Adult Contests; Youth First, Followed By Adults)
1:00–3:00 pm - Classic Country & Rock Music With "White Oak Revival" – Main Stage
3:15 pm - Contest Awards For Apple Pies & Apple Entries – Gazebo
3:15–4:30 pm - Silent Auction Of Non-Winning Apple Entries, Seymour Apple Festival Stand – Northwest Corner Of Square
3:30 pm - Benefit Auction Of The Winning Apple Pie & Apple Entries- Gazebo
4:00–7:00 pm - Classic Country & Rock Music Featuring "Johnny Mace & The County Line Band" – Gazebo
7:30 pm - Music On The Main Stage – Street Dance Featuring Classic Rock-&-Roll Music From "Members Only"
9:00 pm - Organizations' Drawings – Main Stage
9:30–10:30 pm - Music & Street Dance Continues With "Members Only"

Date: September 11 - 13, 2025

Location: Various Venues in Seymour, MO

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