Retzer Nature Center Apple Harvest Festival
September 20 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$10ENTER TO WIN A FREE CARLOAD PASS TO THE RETZER NATURE CENTER APPLE HARVEST FESTIVAL BELOW. Find more DEALS and GIVEAWAYS.
Bring your family to Retzer Nature Center Apple Harvest Festival. It’s a fan favorite event!! We had an absolute blast at the event in 2024.
DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 20, 2025 • 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Retzer Nature Center (S14W28167 Madison St, Waukesha, WI)
COST: $10 per vehicle; CASH ONLY
NOTE: Cash needed for entry; ATM is beyond the entrance.
REGISTRATION: No registration; walk-ins welcome.
*Friends of Retzer Nature Center members receive FREE entrance into Festival.
Celebrate autumn at a family-friendly Apple Harvest Festival! Purchase fresh apples and enjoy delicious apple treats like pies, crisps, and cider at the Apple Market. Visit the Delafield Brewhaus Beer Garden for food, creamy root beer, and beer (21+) – try the Retzer Apple Ale!
Don’t miss this festive celebration, sponsored by the Friends of Retzer Nature Center in cooperation with Waukesha County Parks, Waukesha County Technical College, and more!
APPLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Fresh apples from Brightonwoods Orchard and Patterson Orchard
Apples treats prepared by WCTC Baking & Culinary students
LIVE MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Generac
Retzer Nature Center Apple Harvest Festival featured attractions:
- The Apple Market
- Sweet Treats – Apple Pies, Apple Crisp, Apple Cider and more!
- Delafield Brewhaus Beer Garden – Food, Creamy Root Beer, and Beer (21+). Try the Retzer Apple Ale!
- Arts & Crafts Vendors
- Browse eco-friendly arts & crafts vendors and explore fun kids’ activities in “The Pines.”
- Silent auction
- Cards accepted at select locations, and an ATM is on site.
- Passport Expedition on the accessible Discovery Trail
- Friends of Retzer Nature Center Silent Auction
- Scarecrow Lane with Scavenger Hunt
- Story Hike sponsored by Bridges Library System
- Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium Shows
- Live Music by JC Ayer
- Waukesha Reads Book Giveaway
*Cards accepted at The Apple Market, Delafield Brewhaus, Planetarium, and more • ATM on site
In cooperation with Waukesha County Parks, Waukesha County Technical College, Waukesha Reads, and more!
VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP: Make Apple Harvest Festival extra sweet! Sign up to enjoy free entry, volunteer for a bit, and have fun all day long. Volunteer opportunities aren’t available yet, but will be posted in August!
ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITORS: Apple Harvest Festival’s Arts & Crafts Fair features a nature-inspired, eco-friendly theme, with a focus on upcycling, sustainability, and original, non-commercialized work. Vendor spaces for the 2025 festival are now open. Click here to apply; you will need to create an account in our system. Register by September 14, as space allows.
To participate, exhibitors must meet at least two of the following criteria:
• Artwork or craft theme is nature or wildlife related
• Materials used are natural (e.g., wood, clay, natural dyes)
• Items incorporate upcycled or repurposed materials (e.g., sweater mittens)
Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to Stephanie H. who won the 2024 pass!!
Enter by September 19 at 11:59 pm. To be fully entered, comment on this Facebook Post.
GIVEAWAY DISCLOSURE:
Other: Entrants must be 18 years or older at the time of entering the giveaway. Entrants must be located in the U.S. The winner will be selected at random and notified via the email that was submitted. Winner must respond within 48 hours to claim their prize, or another winner will be chosen. Only one entry person. Duplicates will be deleted.
Disclosure: Many thanks to the many local sponsors for providing the giveaways (see individual giveaway for sponsorship details). See DISCLOSURE AND PRIVACY POLICY here. The winner may be congratulated on Facebook (with the official prize notification going through email). For giveaways that are announced or promoted on Facebook, please note that these promotions are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
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