Roxbury Russet Festival

One of Roxbury’s greatest treasures is… an apple!

On Saturday, October 21 from 11am – 3pm, make your way over to our friends at the Dillaway-Thomas House at Roxbury Heritage State Park for a family-friendly day of fall themed snacks, crafts, vendors, and historical activities. Shirley-Eustis House staff and representatives will be co-hosting the event. The festival will include crafts, an apple mini-exhibit, cider and snacks, a fall themed scavenger hunt, resource tables from UMass Extension and the Boston Farms Community Land Trust, apple tree identification tutorials, demonstrations on a historic apple press, music by City Strings United, and more! The entire festival is free to all attendees and will take place rain or shine.

At 6pm, orchardist and pomologist John Bunker will give an hour-long lecture on the history of the Roxbury Russet, and answer attendee questions on the breed. This portion of the event is sponsored by Roxbury Historical Society, and will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM), just across the street.