It’s apple harvest season!
And what better way to celebrate that than with the Greytown Apple Harvest Festival, taking place on Saturday 4 April (Easter Saturday). This event was such a hit last year. A great day out for the whole family!
Over the weekend, you’ll also find some apple-themed window displays in Greytown Village, apple-inspired food and beverage menus at Aperitif, SchocChocolates, Kokodeli and The Offering, plus a colouring competition.
All the details are below.
Greytown Apple Harvest Festival at Molewood Orchard · Saturday 4 April
The Cooke family of Molewood Orchard are getting ready for the 2026 Apple Harvest Festival after such a successful event last year!
Bring your family and come along for a good old-fashioned fun day out, celebrating all things apple!
Entry to the Orchard is free. The festival will be held in the orchard's idyllic picnic area, Molewood Meadows.
Not only can you pick your own apples for just $3 per kg, there will be food trucks, stalls, apple baking, cider and fruit wine samples, horse and carriage rides, puppy cuddles, games and face painting. A fun day out for the whole family! Come to Greytown and make a day of it.
More details here: Molewood Orchard
Apple-licious food & beverages
Some of our favourite cafés and restaurants are serving up some apple-inspired goodies from 20 March to 19 April. Wrap your sweet wee taste buds around these:
Aperitif - Warm your heart with an Apple Pie Cocktail - vanilla vodka, Fireball Whiskey, apple juice, cinnamon.
Schoc Chocolate - Kickstart your taste buds with a sour apple bonbon and enjoy traditional toffee apples. Limited availability.
The Offering - Beef & Apple Sausage Roll for lunch, followed by Apple Tart with Kapiti Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
Kokodeli's delicious options include Roast pork with apple sauce, followed by a golden apple and walnut crackle. Hot pork sandwiches loaded with apple sauce — perfect for festival fare. Crisp apple and cabbage slaw — enjoy it as a side or all on its own. And for dessert, their baked apples stuffed with dates, served warm with custard and cream.
A colouring competition for the kids
Pick up a colouring competition from The White Swan, The Offering, Meeneez, Main Street Deli, Molewood Orchard, Aperitif and Cuckoo, colour in the Molewood Mole, and go in the draw for some great prizes.
Collect and drop off at The White Swan, The Offering, Aperitif, Main Street Deli, Cuckoo Pizza, Kokodeli, Meeneez and Molewood Orchard (during PYO weekends).
PRIZES UP FOR GRABS:
The White Swan - $10 voucher
The Offering - $10 voucher
Aperitif - $10 voucher
Main Street Deli - $10 voucher
Cuckoo Pizza - 1 kids’ pizza
Kokodeli - Small Kokodeli hamper
Meeneez - First place $20 voucher, second place $10 voucher, third place free Gelato.
Molewood - 5kg Pick-your-own apples.