🍎🎶 APPLE FEST 2026: Fall Flavors, Music & Fun in Lincoln Square! 🍏🍂

About this event

🍎🎶 **APPLE FEST 2026: Fall Flavors, Music & Fun in Lincoln Square!** 🍏🍂 We’re trying something different this year! Instead of battling the **crazy weekend crowds**, we’re checking out Apple Fest on **Friday afternoon/evening**. 🙌🍎 The **39th Annual Lincoln Square Ravenswood Apple Fest** brings apples, cider, beer, live music, vendors, fall treats, and plenty of neighborhood fun to Lincoln Avenue. 🍻🎶 📅 **Friday, October 2, 2026** ⏰ **3:00–7:00 PM** 📍 **Meet at 3:00 PM — Corner of Lawrence & Lincoln, in front of Smoke Square, 4774 N. Lincoln Ave.** 💵 **$5 suggested donation** ✨ **WHAT WE’LL DO:** * Wander the festival and check out vendors * Grab apple-inspired food, cider & drinks 🍎🍻 * Listen to live music * Enjoy the fall atmosphere without the weekend madness! * **If you can’t make it at 3:00, come when you can!** We’ll be there until at least 7:00 PM. * Most likely, we’ll grab a bite at one of the many restaurants nearby afterward. 🍔🍺 🔗 **Full Fest Details:** [https://www.lincolnsquare.org/apple-fest](https://www.lincolnsquare.org/apple-fest) 🎵 **FRIDAY MUSIC:** **5:00–7:00 PM — Would You Kindly?** Powerful, female-fronted alternative rock 🎸 🎧 **Apple Jams DJ Booth:** 3:00–7:00 PM 🌟 **GOOD TO KNOW:** * Friday is **3–7 PM**; Saturday & Sunday are 9 AM–6 PM. * Festival runs along Lincoln Ave. between Lawrence & Sunnyside. * $5 is a **suggested donation**. * Expect vendors, food, drinks, music, and lots of fall fun! 🍂 * Bring cash & card—some vendors may be cash only. * Friday is our attempt to enjoy Apple Fest **before the weekend crowds go completely bonkers!** 😂 * 📲 **RSVP / NO-SHOW POLICY** * Update RSVP if you can’t attend. * RSVP cutoff = event start time. * 3 no-shows without notice = 3-month freeze. * Check in with Giovina when you arrive. 🍏✨ Come for the apples, stay for the music, and maybe stick around for dinner! 🍂🎶