Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival

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The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival celebrates the apple industry- a valued part of the heritage of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

Held every third weekend in October, it is a treasured homecoming with festivities spanning multiple days.

10/20/2026

Congratulations to the 310 who ran or walked in this year’s WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center Bob Baronner Apple Trample 5K! What a huge success! 🍎🍏👏

10/19/2026

✨ A night fit for royalty! 👑🍎

Thursday evening, we gathered for the 2026 Royal Gala, celebrating the traditions, the legacy, and the incredible people who make the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival so special. It was a night filled with beautiful memories, well-deserved recognition, and excitement for another Apple Harvest season!

🍎 A Special Night of Recognition

The evening included special honors celebrating the people whose service, dedication, and contributions have helped shape our festival and community.

🏆 Apple Legacy Award: Susan Snowden, MSAHF Board Member & Immediate Past President, recognizing more than four decades of service to the festival.

🌟 Honored West Virginian: John M. Miller, III, a West Virginian whose family helped put apples on the map and whose life is forever connected to the story of our orchards.

🇺🇸 Grand Marshal Recognition: Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing, honored as our 2026 All-American Feature Parade Grand Marshal and hometown hero.

👑 We also celebrated outgoing Queen Pomona Syrah George and recognized her reign with the Snowden Family Scholarship and MSAHF Service Honorarium, honoring her service as an ambassador for the festival.

An evening like this wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of our sponsors and partners. A heartfelt thank-you to our 2026 Royal Gala sponsors and event partners for helping make this celebration possible!

✨ Title Sponsor: WVU Medicine
✨ Gift Sponsor: Jackson Kelly PLLC
✨ United Bank
✨ Patriot Federal Credit Union
✨ Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
✨ Farmers & Mechanics Insurance
✨ Skinner Law Firm

💐 Flowers: Jordan & Hess
📸 Photography: McKayla Ann Photography
🎈 Photo Backdrop: NovaMae Decor

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2026 Royal Gala a wonderful celebration of our festival, our royalty, and the people who make the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival a tradition worth celebrating! 🍎❤️

10/19/2026

Some Apple Harvest stories are woven together with a little extra love, and this year’s MSAHF Quilt Raffle is one we won’t soon forget. 🍎🪡

After winning the raffle, Dianna Gantt chose to donate the quilt to the mother of Brinkley Miller, Queen Pomona XLVII. 👑 What began as a raffle prize became a gift rooted in commemorating a weekend for their daughter that they can look back on for years to come.

This weekend has never been just about what we take home. It’s about the people we meet, the traditions we share, and the relationships that stay with us long after the festival ends.

Thank you to everyone who makes the third weekend of October part of their family’s traditions. You are what makes Apple Harvest more than a festival. You make it a community. ❤️💚

10/18/2026

🍎👑 Meet Our 2026 Baby Appleseed Royalty! 👑🍎

We crowned our 2026 Baby Appleseed winners tonight, and these four little stars are ready to reign! ❤️

👑 Tiny Miss Baby Appleseed: Maizlee Butts
👑 Tiny Mister Baby Appleseed: Jesse Isaiah Blackford
👑 Little Miss Baby Appleseed: Evelynn Alger
👑 Little Mister Baby Appleseed: Ari Salmiery

With 22 contestants and four winners, this year’s contest was full of adorable competition for a great cause!

The Baby Appleseed Contest is a favorite festival fundraiser, with every dollar donated counting as one vote for a contestant. Thank you to everyone who voted and helped support the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival! 🍎

Congratulations to our newest royalty! We can’t wait to see them riding in the 2027 Grand Feature Parade! 🎉👑

10/18/2026

What a beautiful day for the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival All-American Grand Feature Parade! ❤️🤍💙

With American flags lining the parade route and patriotism filling the streets, our community came together to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the apple harvest, and our very own hometown hero, Grand Marshal WV Air National Guard, Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe!

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 Parade winners! We were proud to recognize our winners at the fairgrounds, where those present received their trophies. If you were unable to attend the award ceremony, please reach out to Parade Chair Belinda Hite at 304-283-4466

Jr High/Middle School Band
🥇 1st Place: South Middle School ($500 cash award)

Professional Float
🥇 1st Place: Jordan & Hess Co. ($500 cash award)
🏆 Float Designer Trophy: Ron Hoffman

Non-Professional Float
🥇 1st Place: Novella Women's Health
🥈 2nd Place: LovnLight Yoga and Dance
🥉 3rd Place: Relay for Life
🏅 4th Place: Mountaineer Kitchen & Bath
🏅 5th Place: Snyder's Baptist Church

Majorette Drum Corps
🥇 1st Place: Protege Twirling Team

Specialty Unit
🥇 1st Place: Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Bearcat
🥈 2nd Place: USSVI Tri State Base

Organized Specialty Unit
🥇 1st Place: Velocity Dance Team
🥈 2nd Place: Inspirations Dance
🥉 3rd Place: Spring Mills Middle School Cheer

Antique Cars
🥇 1st Place: Brian Rudy, 1973 Opel GT
🥈 2nd Place: Cindy Manor Green, 1967 Pontiac
🥉 3rd Place: John Bigiarelli, 1966 Chevy Nova

Fire Truck Divisions
🚒 Brush Unit
🥇 1st Place: Engine 21 Brush Truck 20, South Berkeley

🚒 Best Engine/Pumper
🥇 1st Place: Baker Heights Volunteer Fire Department
🥈 2nd Place: South Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department
📍 Traveled the Longest Distance: Boca Raton Engine (Retired)

🚒 Best Antique Fire Unit
🥇 1st Place: 1937 Chevy Fire Truck, Eddie Gochenour
🥈 2nd Place: 1944 Chevy Oren Fire Truck, Westphal

🚑 Best Ambulance
🥇 1st Place: Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority
🥈 2nd Place: Lynx EMS

Color Guard
🥇 1st Place: Berkeley County Professional Fire Fighters Local 5045 Honor Guard
🥈 2nd Place: 167th Airlift Wing Honor Guard
🥉 3rd Place: Berkeley County Sheriff's Office Color Guard

Marching Unit
🥇 1st Place: Berkeley County Schools Air Force ROTC

Girl Scout or Boy Scout Group
🥇 1st Place: Girl Scouts Council
🥈 2nd Place: Potomac District Council, Scouting America

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 All-American Feature Parade winners!

Thank you to everyone who participated, cheered from the sidelines, and helped make this year's parade such a memorable celebration.

Address

Martinsburg, WV
25402

Website

http://msahf.com/

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