Fall has arrived, which also means fall festival season has arrived as well. This year, instead of going apple picking, we decided to head out to the Long Grove Apple Festival two weeks ago to check it out and enjoy the fall weather. Long Grove Apple Festival is a huge festival taking over the streets and shops of Long Grove with a lot to do and see.
We spent a lot of time in the kids area. They had pony rides which were a lot of fun for Reese along with several other rides like a train and a carousal. They also had 3 of the big blow-up jump tents. One of them was a huge slide which was a big hit. The kids ran around and seemed to get a lot of their energy out which was great for us! In the kids area there were also a lot of booths set-up selling kids items like hand-knit sweaters, jewelry, hair accessories, t-shirts, games, etc.
Long Grove has the best selection of food during their festivals. This one had Chinese food, BBQ, hot dogs, burgers and sandwiches. They also had booths with smoothies, lemonades and sweets. We settled on eating BBQ pork sandwiches which were delicious.
While we were there we also wanted to check out some of the shops. I've shopped in Long Grove before, however, the festival makes things more exciting and busy which I actually enjoy. There were some good sales and I was able to check out some stores I hadn't been into previously. They have great stores for even just browsing because a lot of the stores have fun little knick knacks and great gift ideas.
My favorite part of the day was dessert. I've heard about these apple donuts from some of my friends but had never tried one. Apparently they have apple donuts year round so I will definitely be back for more. The donuts were so good that we got a batch to take home too!
After spending several hours at the festival we called it a day. We had a great time and are still enjoying the bag of apples we bought before leaving. Picking apples is a lot of fun, however, this festival is definitely a great way to celebrate fall with the whole family and we plan to return next year as well!
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We spent a lot of time in the kids area. They had pony rides which were a lot of fun for Reese along with several other rides like a train and a carousal. They also had 3 of the big blow-up jump tents. One of them was a huge slide which was a big hit. The kids ran around and seemed to get a lot of their energy out which was great for us! In the kids area there were also a lot of booths set-up selling kids items like hand-knit sweaters, jewelry, hair accessories, t-shirts, games, etc.
Long Grove has the best selection of food during their festivals. This one had Chinese food, BBQ, hot dogs, burgers and sandwiches. They also had booths with smoothies, lemonades and sweets. We settled on eating BBQ pork sandwiches which were delicious.
While we were there we also wanted to check out some of the shops. I've shopped in Long Grove before, however, the festival makes things more exciting and busy which I actually enjoy. There were some good sales and I was able to check out some stores I hadn't been into previously. They have great stores for even just browsing because a lot of the stores have fun little knick knacks and great gift ideas.
My favorite part of the day was dessert. I've heard about these apple donuts from some of my friends but had never tried one. Apparently they have apple donuts year round so I will definitely be back for more. The donuts were so good that we got a batch to take home too!
After spending several hours at the festival we called it a day. We had a great time and are still enjoying the bag of apples we bought before leaving. Picking apples is a lot of fun, however, this festival is definitely a great way to celebrate fall with the whole family and we plan to return next year as well!
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