Thousands took a bite out of this year’s Apple Festival in Johnston

UNICORN HORN: Geneva Breault, 3 years old, makes sand art while her mother Carol looks on at this year’s Apple Fest at Memorial Park in Johnston last Saturday.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

APPLE HEADS: Boston Wood posed with Katelin Fasciano, poking their heads through a cutout for photos at the Apple Festival last Saturday.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

APPLE HEADS: Boston Wood refused to poke his head out the apple basket, while Katelin and Lincoln Fasciano posed for a photo while poking their heads through a cutout for photos at the Apple Festival last Saturday.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

PUMPKIN SPICE: Pumpkins outnumbered apples at this year’s festival. Fall was certainly in the air.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

SCARY COMMITMENT: Franki Arcuri makes Halloween masks and decorations, and had his work on display at the Apple Festival last Saturday.

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GNOME SWEET GNOME: Nancy Howlett designs “Fashion Wraps” and sold a variety of gnomes just inside the entrance to the Apple Festival.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

Posted Friday, September 17, 2021 9:46 am

By RORY SCHULER

The 33rd annual Apple Festival returned to Johnston.

The Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce and The Washington Trust Company sponsored the event on Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12 at Johnston Memorial Park.

The time-honored community tradition was free and open to the public. Thousands stopped by throughout the weekend. Parking lots were packed, and cars lined the street.

Vendors sold crafts and fall-themed items. The men and women at booths throughout the park hailed from Johnston and well beyond the town’s and state’s borders.