Applefest is a three day festival that celebrates everything fall. There is a 5k race, antique and…read moreclassic car show, live music, hundreds of food and craft vendors, pie baking contest, children's activities and more. Franklin is a beautiful little town with lots to offer the 100,000 plus visitors that come out each year for Applefest. My grandson's enjoyed eating fresh apples and celebrating fall in the cool weather.

We went there on a Friday and a Sunday and had a terrific time. Lots of vendors plenty of food,…read moremusic singing we had a great time.

The reviews here are spot on. This is a really fun festival with lots to see and plenty of…read moreshopping and eating options. I've been coming for years and has been one of our highlights each fall. The only reason I'm not giving this a 5-star is because the local eating establishments have gone straight downhill. They really do make you feel like they are doing YOU the favor by serving you. We stopped at lunch at the Tavern only to have a young waitress who was very snippy and a menu indicating no substitutions for this event. Understanding that they were busy (even though there were tons of people working and not all that many people in the place yet as it just opened) we picked something from the menu and waited a very long time for our drinks and food. Once we were done, I thought she was going to blow her top when we asked for separate checks and were abruptly told we were not allowed to have the check broken out. We paid a lot of money for food that wasn't that great to be treated like crap. We then went for dessert at the food vendor area at market square. What a difference in kindness, service, and the raspberry cheesecake was delicious! We did a little shopping then went over to the bowling alley to grab a drink and have a seat. When we walked in, there were people at the bar area and a lot of empty tables so we had a seat. My friend grabbed her dessert while we were waiting to be waitied on and proceeded to take a few bites when a young girl came running over to tell us we were not permitted to bring in outside food then turned around in the same breath and stormed away. Fair enough, although taken aback by such rude aggressive behavior, we put ours away, but my friend proceeded to finish her 3 bites of ice cream before doing so. I'm sitting there scratching my head asking why the little witch didn't bother taking our orders when she came over while another young lady proceeds to come over and throw us out while the whole "busy" waitstaff was standing behind the bar smiling. We understood why no one was in the bowling alley as we left that place with a pretty overall bad feeling about the event. Next year we plan to stick with the vendors and stay out of the "regular" eating establishments. "They don't seem to care for outsiders" was our overall feeling for the day. They can do without our money too.

Nice festival in Houston Pa! Lots of vendors, food trucks , entertainment, and a few alcohol…read morechoices!

A apple fest with no apple cider doughnuts is pretty disappointing. Also wasn't a big fan of swopes…read morefarm apple cider. It was smaller than I had expected

This was my first time ever stop being here in the winter. I was hoping they would've had more…read moresoups, but since it has been bitterly cold and it is winter, I'm guessing there's soups sell out quickly. In the summer, they usually have up to six different kinds of soup. Anyway, I did get some sourdough scones, and they do have great different varieties of sourdough bread here. There's always fresh vegetables and fruits that are in season. You can get lots of different types of frozen meats. Their pies are outstanding. There's all kinds of jellies and jams and jarred types of things. This farmers market is definitely worth a stop if you are in the area. You can walk down the hill their parking lot and then eat at their farm to fork take-out kitchen located inside the Grist House Beer Crib.

After living in the desert for a decade, it was cool to visit an actual Farmers Market - I'll admit…read moreI expected to see a bit more fresh produce but there was a good variety of products here overall, and note that some produce is kept in the back refrigerators. Cute setup, lots of flowers on display outside - I wish I could have taken advantage of a BOGO deal. Local goodies available from a bakery, plus various popcorns, soaps and natural products in the back. The canned/pickled area was my favorite area, with a locally made chili crisp, chai maple syrup and creative sauces and salsas - including a dill pickle salsa! Will be looking up some of the brands to see if they do online ordering and shipping. Due to our travel limitations, our actual purchases were scant - but their blueberries were fresh and a good size for the $5 price, my daughter devoured them for the rest of the weekend. Local jerky was a protein packed snack option for the adults. Also snagged some cookies for dessert that really hit the spot. If your schedule allows, check out the restaurant next door - it's their affiliated "farm to fork" concept. Also note the grassy play area and swings if you have a toddler with excess energy to burn off.

It's the first time I've been there in 18 years since I moved out of town. It's a little smaller…read morethan it was but still had a lot of Booths. I liked all the vendors artwork it's hard to find that many artists at one place. Everyday and night they have bands playing and there really good. Actually I go for the food and it was just as good as it was 18 years ago plus the prices were reasonable plus the profits help a lot of organizations. If your in the area when it's going on it's worth stopping to walk around.

I've been on the board of directors for the festival and I can tell you that from the inner…read moreworkings of a great board, and the volunteers and sponsors, this is a 'must go to' event! ALL of the rest of the board of directors are super people and totally dedicated to providing the community with a top notch craft festival with superb FREE entertainment, great food choices, and a wonderful atmosphere! See www.armstrongfestival.com Dr. Ray Voller

I've been to Triple B a few times over the years, but most recently had been here for their couples…read moredate night. It was the perfect evening - good price for what you got. It included picking a bouquet of flowers, a vase, two glasses of wine and a cheese box. When you arrived everyone was very friendly and check-in was easy. You started with a hay ride and then off to pick flowers. They do events like this often, so definitely check them out! We also got to see and feed the goats. Their farm store is super great and lots of great products and produce!

I live in the South Hills of Pittsburgh which puts me not at all far from this spot, and I don't…read moreunderstand how I haven't been here previously. A friend asked me if I would like to go out to get some berries. We got there after berry picking time for the day, which closed around 2 PM, but there was still plenty of time to buy berries in their market, freshly picked by their workers, and enjoy other fun things at the farm! We fed the goats, who were the sweetest, tamest goats I have ever met. (Frankly, they completely changed my opinion about goats, with which I have had some unpleasant memories in the past.) You can pay a quarter for some food and feed it to them by hand, and not a single one took it from me anything less than gently. There is also a super cute feature where you can send some food up to goats standing at the top of the pen via a pulley system. There were several baby goats here when we visited and they were ridiculously adorable. From there it was a stop at the café window where we ordered strawberry lemonade slushies that were an absolute delight. It was late in the day and they were out of several of the food offerings; I was told by my friend that the hot pretzel is fantastic, but didn't get to find out. So I went with some freshly made donuts, and it was only a few dollars for half a dozen blueberry donuts. They are wonderful eaten fresh just like this, but when you take them home you can heat them up for 10 seconds to get that just-out-of-the-oven taste. Finally we stopped in the shop which is full of all kinds of home, pantry and fresh food items. I came home with a pint of raspberries, a big bunch of strawberries (last of the season!), jars of pickled beets and bread and butter pickles, and a block of baby Swiss cheese. Everything has been absolutely fantastic and it would be easy to go absolutely wild in this store. Lots of events here during different seasons, especially apple and pumpkin season in fall which is their busiest time. After that they close for the year at Halloween. Come out and pick some berries or fresh lavender here this summer! It's a local gem.