Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival

06/08/2026

Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival
Saturday September 26, 2026

Since 1975, our community has been coming together each fall to celebrate this annual family festival.

Strolling down ABC Main Street, you’ll find our pancake & sausage breakfast, our apple fritters booth, and our famous ABC burgers.

Our craft market showcases the talents of small local businesses, offering a wide variety of unique items to browse. Entertainment fills the main stage all day long, while festival favourites like the dairy farm tour, antique car show, tractor display, and horseshoe tournament add to the fun. If you’d like to sit back and relax, our craft cider garden is the perfect spot.

For families, there’s even more to enjoy: a petting zoo, midway rides, cotton candy, henna designs, and tractor rides through town. We have entertainment and activities for children of all ages.

We’re proud to keep so many traditions alive year after year, while always adding new features to ensure there’s truly something for everyone at the Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival.

05/19/2026

Remember to register for the Wellesley ABC Idol Competition by May 24th and we may see you on stage at the Finals during the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival on September 26, 2026!

04/22/2026

Volunteer Week Spotlight: Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival🍎🧀

The Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival has been an annual tradition in the village of Wellesley since 1975. For the past 50+ years, we have put thousands of dollars back into the community. The festival is organized by a hard working, dedicated group of volunteer committee members, who work all year long to prepare for our one day event. On top of the Festival organizing committee, we rely on hundreds of volunteers to help make the event go off without a hitch. Whether it be set up on the Friday before the event, working on festival day, or cleaning up the day after, we could not make this all happen if it weren't for the many volunteers. For that, we are extremely thankful. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our website www.wellesleyabcfestival.ca and look for the volunteer portal.

04/16/2026

Volunteering is one of the best ways to feel more connected, you get to know your neighbours, meet new people, and become part of something bigger than yourself. In a rural community, those connections matter, they turn acquaintances into friendships and communities into support systems.

If you’ve ever thought about getting involved, drop by on April 21st to find out about the opportunities to make a difference in our community.

02/22/2026

The Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival is excited to announce that we are now accepting Vendor Applications for our 2026 Festival on Saturday, September 26, 2026!

Join us for a vibrant fall celebration filled with:
✨ Handmade goods & artisan products
✨ Delicious food & local treats
✨ Thousands of festival visitors
✨ Beautiful autumn atmosphere

https://www.wellesleyabcfestival.ca/vendor-info/

Our festival brings the community together for a full day of shopping, food, music, and family fun — and we would love for you to be part of it!

01/01/2026

Happy New Year!

If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to volunteer or get more involved with your community, then we would like to invite you to attend our first ABC meeting of 2026 to find out more about our festival planning committee and how we are involved in our community.

ABC Annual General Meeting
Monday, January 12th at 7:30 pm
Wellesley Recreation Complex

For more information you can email [email protected] or call 519-656-9346

11/14/2025

NEW Wellesley Village Entrance Signs! 🎉

We have new gateway entrance signs on Nafziger Road and Queens Bush Road, entering the village of Wellesley. The signs were installed in early September, replacing the old ones, which were originally installed many years ago by The Wellesley & District Lions Club, and have been maintained throughout the years by Lions members. The project was completed and funded wholly by the The Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival Committee, using funds raised from the 2024 festival. The cost of the new signs exceeded $23,000 and all costs were paid for by the ABC festival, with no burden to local taxpayers. The project was spearheaded by Michael Fritz, a member of The Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival Committee and a local resident since 1992. After much discussion, committee members chose the colour palette and sign content to reflect a rural themed sign design. Upon obtaining sign permits from Wilmot and Wellesley Townships and getting authorization from landowners, the signs were manufactured and installed by Signs Galore Inc. A GREAT addition to our village, thank you ABC Festival!

Swipe to compare the old and new sign! ↔

10/28/2025

The Apple Butter and Cheese Festival donated $1500 to support the Wellesley Fire Department's community fruit orchard.

"This project is a great example of the community coming together to create something that we can watch grow and eventually enjoy. Seeing the ABC Festival funds grow into a productive orchard is going to be a great opportunity for the community to watch (the trees grow and produce fruit) right next door to our great recreation complex.”

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10/28/2025

The Festival donated $1500 to help the Wellesley Fire Department plant a community orchard.

A recent challenge posed to Township of Wellesley Fire Rescue by the Perth East Fire Department’s Milverton station has led the Wellesley fire department to plant a 12-tree urban fruit orchard beside its station in the Village of Wellesley, next to the Wellesley Recreation Complex.

10/27/2025

The ABC Festival donated $1500 to help the Wellesley Fire Department plant a community orchard.

A recent challenge posed to Township of Wellesley Fire Rescue by the Perth East Fire Department’s Milverton station has led the Wellesley fire department to plant a 12-tree urban fruit orchard beside its station in the Village of Wellesley, next to the Wellesley Recreation Complex.