Markham Museum

Visit us this Thursday, September 24th for a beekeeper visit at 2:30pm! 🐝

Stop by and ask any buzzing questions you may have while learning and watching the hive hard at work!

📍Honey Bee Hive located behind Maxwell Cabin

*Note: Our beekeeper tends to many hives in the surrounding area and do their best to arrive at their scheduled time but may be delayed for various reasons. We ask all visitors to please bee respectful and kind while they are on-site maintaining our hive. 💛

Follow and check for scheduled visits at https://myhive.alveole.buzz/e23c2f47-97f5-45d1-8eac-5c287624d577

🍎 Ready for AppleFest?

Here’s your ultimate guide to a day packed with fun, flavour, and family memories at Markham Museum! ✨

🍽️ Brews 'n Bites - keeping the food, drinks, desserts, and apple treats flowing with live music and a demo at the School of Rock Music Stage 🎶
🎨 Collections & Creations - pottery workshops, little farm play area, and an apple magnet craft
🧩 Exhibitions - 3 hands-on interactive exhibits exploring community, creation, and the history of Markham located in the John Lunau Centre
🍎 Cider Mill - see the process of making cider first-hand, grab a sample, check out the orchard,
🏰 Fun Zone & Marketplace - inflatables, free glitter tattoos, community booths, artisan vendors, and more! 🛍️
🛤️ Locust Hill Train Station - Pump Cart Rides
🏛️ Heritage Buildings - demonstrations, workshops, and activities
🐕 The Ultimutts Show 🐈
🪵 The Tim Burr Circus Show 🪓

See you soon at AppleFest!

Explore our digital festival map and plan your adventure: MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest

Experience the excitement of our Dog Zone with a Barn Hunt and Vendors at AppleFest, only at Markham Museum!

🐾 Barn Hunt 🐾
Let your pup sniff, search, and play in a space designed just for them plus, discover tasty treats, fun activities, and more.

🐾 Our Paw-some Vendors 🐾
Community Treats - Quality natural tasty snacks and treats inspired by real food and everyday meals.
Cubed Style Inc. - Hydrate yourself and your pet with a routine for hands and paws.
Global Pet Foods - Trusted Canadian-made products dedicated to maintaining the health and well-being of your dog.
RexyWear - Thoughtfully created fun, fresh, and cool collars, leashes and accessories.
Walto - Handmade gourmet treats and desserts your dog because good dogs deserve good things.

Don’t miss out on a tail-wagging good time and get your tickets at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest!

Get ready to feel the energy tomorrow at our AppleFest Music Stage powered by School of Rock Markham!

Meet our final talented School of Rock performer, Raquel!

Toronto artist, Raquel, is a classically-trained, vocalist and songwriter with an affinity for storytelling and emotional performances. Her musical interests and performances range in genre from Rock, Pop, R&B, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip-Hop and everything in between and this mosaic of influences is evident in her unique voice. Raquel has had the great fortune of working with incredible artists and musicians such as LOONY, Chris LaRocca and Wing Night The Band to sold out, iconic venues across the GTA including the Opera House, the Mod Club and Danforth Music Hall. She feels blessed to constantly explore, test and push her artistic and musical boundaries through exciting and engaging performances.

Catch Raquel live from 3:00 to 4:00 PM on the Music Stage in our Brews n' Bites area.

See you there at AppleFest tomorrow!

🔗 Tickets link in bio or at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest!

Get ready for an unforgettable day at AppleFest! 🍎✨

Step into history and witness must-see demos that bring Markham’s heritage to life:

🍎 Cider Making
📌 Cider Mill
✨ Witness apples being moved, crushed, pressed, and pushed through a variety of gears and pulley systems to make freshly squeezed apple cider.

🧶 Weaving with Rebel Textile Collective
📌 Burkholder House
✨ Watch how weaving is done on a loom, try it yourself on a table loom, learn about weaving techniques, patterns, materials, and upcoming workshops in October.

🔥 Blacksmith forging
📌 Blacksmith Shop
✨ See how metal is forged and shaped with fire from a skilled Blacksmith.

📰 Printing Press
📌 Print Shop
✨ Discover traditional print shop techniques and take home a recipe card keepsake.

🐝 Alvéole
📌 Brews 'n Bites - Bandstand
✨ Meet bee experts and learn about the role bees play in the environment, urban beekeeping, and all that goes on inside a honey bee hive.

🌀 Wheel Throwing
📌 Studio
✨ Mavel at a master potter in action shaping, turning, and throwing on a wheel

🍏 Apple Schnitzing
📌 Maxwell Cabin
✨ Experience how apples were prepared the old-fashioned way

🪚 Saw Mill Viewing
📌 Saw Mill
✨ Explore a historic Saw Mill and learn how logs were transformed into lumber

Experience the impact of agriculture and heritage while discovering the craftsmanship that shaped our community!

All experiences and demos are included with admission 🎟️

Purchase tickets through the link in bio or at MarkhamMuseum.ca!

🍎 Exciting News! 🍎 The AppleFest vendor lineup is officially here!

Get ready to explore a fantastic selection of local artisans, delicious treats, unique finds, community groups, local businesses and services, and more all in one place!

Artisan Vendors 📌 Fun Zone & Marketplace
Albion Hills Farm
Blossom Herbal and Natural Senses
Bonbon Bath
Buckle N' Shackle 3D Shop
Cecilia in the Summer
Cotton's Crooked Stack Sugar Shack
Fern Fibre Arts
Florantha
Inspirely Education
James Robert Paige Books
Litto Lichi
LOA Essence Studio
Mahtabdesign
Nerpy's Inc.
Olive That
Phoenix Soap Company
Second Love Harvest
Second Nature Apiary (Location: Honey House)
Tej Essentials
Toby's Tales
Zephyr Bee Honey

Non-Profits, Community, and Services 📌
ALH Dental Hygiene Clinic
Caution Tape Robotics
The Centre for Dreams
Costco Wholesale
Desjardins Financial Security Independent Network
EYRND Ontario Health Team
Learning Disabilities Association of York-Simcoe (LDAYS)
Lingo Ace
School of Rock Markham (Location: Brews 'n Bites)
Scouts Canada
York Region Amateur Radio Club (YRARC)

City and Government 📌 Cider Mill
City of Markham By-Law
City of Markham Environmental Services
Elections Markham
Markham Environmental Advisory Committee (MEAC)
Markham Fire and Emergency Services & Fire Truck
Markham Public Library (Location: Church)
Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)

Sponsors & Partners 📌 Fun Zone & Marketplace
Brain Power
Pumpkins After Dark (Location: Sundial)
The STEAM Project
Vaultra Storage

Check out our amazing vendors and get your tickets today at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest!

AppleFest is almost here! Get ready to dive into All Things Apples! 🍏🍎

📌 Cider Mill
🍎 Markham Museum - Apple Cider and Apple Butter

📌Brews 'n Bites
🍏 Juicy Empanadas - Small Apple Empanadas with Caramel Sauce
🍎 Whisk Bake Shop - Apple Crumble Scones
🍏 Temptations Food Truck - Apple Butter Tarts
🍎 Heavenly Pop't Kettle Corn - Caramel Apple Kettle Corn
🍏 COBS Bread - Applicious, Apple Danish, Apple Scones
🍎 La Fruiterie - French Beignets filled with Apple Jelly, Homemade Apply Jelly
🍏 La Dough.ce Vita - Fritter Me This Cookie, Apple Crumble Bliss Cookie
🍎 True Delite - Handcrafted Bubble Waffles with Popping Sprinkles in Flavours Maple Spiced Apple and Tropical Apple Crush
🍏Joy Boy Desserts - Autumn Glow Mocktail
🍎Tea Dot - Apple Green Tea, Apple Butter Milk Tea, Apple Guava Tea

📌Marketplace
🍏 Litto Lichi - What the Fruit Tote Bag, Free Mini Apple Vinyl Stickers with purchase while supplies last, Live Portrait Drawings on Apple-Themed Frames
🍎 Mahtabdesign - Apple Earrings
🍏 Centre for Dreams - Apple-Themed Handcrafted Bracelets
🍎 Bonbon bath - Apple Soap
🍏 Cubed Style Inc. - Charisma Body Butter (Strawberry & Green Apple)
🍎 Blossom Herbal and Natural Senses - Spiced Apple & Rose Infusion
🍏 Second Love Harvest - Savoury Apple Chutney

📌Dog Zone
🍎 Community Treats - Salmon Crisps with Apple, Beef Crisps with Pumpkin & Apple, Apple Chips with Cottage Cheese, and more!
🍏 Walto - All-Apple Dog Treats
🍎 RexyWear - Green Apple and Honey Crisp Collars and Leashes
..and more announcing through stories!

Don't miss out on these exclusive apple goodies and get your tickets at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest or click the link in bio!

🎉Get ready for an unforgettable day of LIVELY entertainment at AppleFest! 🎤

Here's what’s happening this Saturday at Markham Museum:

🎵 Music Stage 🎶
📌 Location: Bandstand
✨Enjoy local and upcoming musicians, and a honey bee demonstration
🕛12:00 PM-1:00 PM (ELIA), 1:30 PM-2:30 PM (Alvéole), 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (School of Rock Teacher Band), 4:30 PM-5:30 PM (STEPH)

🪵Tim Burr Circus Lumberjack Show 🪓
📌Location: Apple Shed
✨Get your Canadian on and witness tricks with fire, balance log rolling, and chainsaw juggling
🕛 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM, and 4:15 PM

🐕 The Ultimutts Show 🐈
📌 Location: Behind Stricker Barn
✨Watch famous animals do acting skits, a skateboarding course, jumping rope, handstands, driving mini cars, tightrope walking and backflips
🕛 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM

🎟️ All live shows and music performances are included with admission!

Secure your tickets today at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest or through the link in bio!

UPDATE: Markham Museum will be closed on Wednesday, August 16th for a private event.

Pottery pick-ups and tours will not be available on this day.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we resume our regular hours on August 17th.

Thank you for your understanding!

🍎 AppleFest Brews & Bites area returns with more delicious eats! 🍽️

This is your invitation to indulge and savour the flavours of fall with our incredible lineup of vendors:

🍻 Muddy York Brewing Co.
🍦 Dairy Best
🍕 Chef Greedy Bites
🍞 COBS Bread
🍿 Heavenly Pop't Kettle Corn
🥪 Heavenly Sandwiches
🌮 HK Food Station
🍰 Joy Boy Desserts
🍧 Island Icee
🥟 Juicy Empanadas
🍪 La Dough.ce Vita
🥭 La Fruiterie
🍩 Marry Me Mochi
🍎 Markham Museum Cider
🌯 Shawafel Mediterranean Cuisine
🧋 Tea Dot
🧇 True Delite
🍔 Temptations Food Truck
🌽 Ontario Corn Roasters
🥣 Whisk Bake Shop

Bring your friends, family, and an appetite for delicious eats, refreshing brews, and sweet treats at Markham Museum!

Don't miss out and secure your tickets at MarkhamMuseum.ca/AppleFest!



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