The third annual Collegedale Apple Festival is set to take place on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Collegedale Commons. There will be a total of 180 vendors at the event, including food, crafts, entertainment, games and commercial vendors from the larger Hamilton area. This event also comes with free admission and parking.
The Apple Festival is being organized by Touch The Sky Events & Promotions, LLC, which was founded by Shannon Wright.
According to Wright, this will be about the 65th event her company has held since the start of her faith-based, family-friendly event business in 2016.
“People love these types of fall festivals [when] the fall season is upon us,” said Wright about the inspiration behind the event. “[There are] apples, cider, décor, food trucks, handmade craft items and much more. What’s not to love?”
Many of the aspects of fall Wright mentioned will be featured at booths located at the Apple Festival. Other attractions will include pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, face painting and more.
Wright encourages college students to come out and enjoy the variety of over 20 food trucks that will be at the festival.
The Apple Festival is not the only event that Wright organizes annually. She coordinates about 10 events throughout the year, usually in the spring, fall and winter.
“I don’t promote much during the summer,”she said, “as those months are very hot.”
According to Wright’s website, the proceeds made from the events she coordinates go towards supporting her ministry of offering mentoring services free of charge to people who struggle with addiction, abuse, adultery, depression and self-mutilation.
She stated in an email to the Accent that the proceeds from the Apple Festival will go to support Surrender Ministries for Women & Resurrected Marriages, as well as the North Cleveland Church of God Middle School Ministry and Elevation High School Ministry.
More information about all upcoming Touch The Sky events this and next year can be found on the company’s website TouchTheSkyEvents.com or on its Facebook page @Touch The Sky Events & Promotions, LLC.
