The 2007 Apple Butter Festival will be held on October 6 and 7 in Berkeley Springs, WV. This year's festival marks the 34th year of Apple Butter in the county seat of Morgan County.

Schedule for Saturday, October 6:
- 9am- PARADE
- 10:30 am- FESTIVAL BEGINS
Voice of the Apple Butter Festival from the Bandstand: Jeanne Mozier.
- ALL DAY Apple Butter Making, Gallery Show and Sale @ the Ice House, Apple Butter Festival and old community band Exhibits- Museum of the Berkeley Springs above the Roman Bath House
- 11:00 am- TURTLE RACE
sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club, assemble at Courthouse
- 11:00 am- ANNOUNCE PARADE WINNERS
at the bandstand. Hall of Fame sponsored by U.S. Silica Company & the turtle race winners
- 11:30 am- 12:15 pm - THE PROFESSORS
playing Dixieland Jazz at the bandstand. Sponsored by BB&T Bank.
- 12:45-1:30 pm- THE PROFESSORS
playing Dixieland Jazz at the bandstand. Sponsored by BB&T Bank.
- 1:45 pm- ANNOUNCE WINNERSat the bandstand. Apple Butter and Bake Contests,sponsored by the Morgan County Extension Homemakers.
- 2:00-2:45pm- CRITTON HOLLOW STRING BAND
performing old timey music in concert at the bandstand. Sponsored by Tom Seely Furniture.
- 2:50 pm- BEARD AND MUSTACHE CONTEST
at the bandstand,sponsored by Morgan County War Memorial Hospital.
- 3:15-4:00 pm- CRITTON HOLLOW STRING BAND
in concert at the bandstand. Sponsored by Tom Seely Furniture.
- 5:00 pm- FESTIVAL CLOSES

Schedule for Sunday, October 7:
- 12 noon FESTIVAL OPENS
Voice of the Apple Butter Festival from the bandstand: Jeanne Mozier.
- ALL AFTERNOON
Apple Butter Making in the square. Gallery Show and Sale@ the Ice House. Apple Butter Festival and old community band Exhibits- Museum of the Berkeley Springs above the Roman Bath House
- 1:00-2:00pm- 2:45-4:00pm- RED MOON, One of the region's liveliest bluegrass bands in concert. An evolution of longtime festival favorite, New Liberty, Red Moon first appeared in 2001. Sponsored by CNB, Bank Inc.
- 1:15 pm- EGG TOSS, bring a partner & assemble at the bandstand. Sponsored by Helsley-Johnson Funeral Home.
- 2:15pm- Hog Calling Contest, Contestants assemble at the bandstand. Junior and senior divisions. Beginners welcome. Event sponsored by the Morgan Messenger.
- 4:15pm- APPLE BUTTER QUILT DRAWING, Stitched by Rika Bennett. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce booth in the Park. Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Premier Homes.
- 5:00pm- FESTIVAL CLOSES

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