Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival wraps up with concerts, parade this weekend

A celebration of the birth of a tasty product is underway in Winchester Virginia It s the th annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and it wraps up this weekend with concerts and a parade which is one of the majority popular events The Grand Feature Parade is Saturday afternoon at p m It s a mile and a half long through the downtown streets in Old Town Winchester It s one of our traditions disclosed Brad Veach executive director of the festival The festival started back in the s as a way to celebrate the strength of the local market system which was in the apples the orchards and the growers The apple blossoms were the harbinger of the fruit season to come It s an agricultural celebration that has grown into something much much bigger It s a homecoming of sorts for a multitude of We see people that come from all over the country Veach commented And even though this festival is about the blossom he commented there will be chosen tasty apple goodies to try a teaser if you will of what the area s apple harvest will offer later this year We have specific branded apple goodies Veach noted You can get your apple salsa and apple butter and all sorts of different things apple The festival runs through Sunday Source