Apple season opens September 8 2023
Apple Picking
Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for apple picking from 10am to 5:00pmIf you are from the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or Guelph area and are planning on apple picking – We make it easy to pick your own, so you can have the maximum amount of fun. Here’s how it works:
Bags: Complimentary bags will be provided upon arrival. All fruit is paid for at the entrance to the orchard. Participants have the choice of a 10lb bag for $20 (max 4 people per bag) or a 20lb bag for $35 (max 7 people per bag). Bags/backpacks from home will not be permitted in the orchard.
Entrance Fee: There is a $3 entrance fee on weekends only which includes wagon rides, corn maze, and pumpkin patch.
Ready Pick Apples: Are available from mid-September until closing.
Apple Picking Harvest Calendar:
VARIETY | START DATE | DESCRIPTION |
McIntosh | Tender, juicy, aromatic, tart-sweet | |
Gala | Crisp, firm, juicy, mild and sweet | |
Honey Crisp | Crisp, juicy, mild, honeyed flavour | |
Empire | Sweet-tart, juicy cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh | |
Ambrosia | Juicy, Honeyed Flavour | |
Golden Delicious | Crisp, mild, sweet | |
Jonagold | Crisp, juicy, sweet | |
Moist, nutty, sweet | ||
Cortland | Tart with hint of sweet and tangy | |
Red Delicious | Sweet, juicy | |
Firm, tart, juicy |
Please note that when varieties become ready, we are typically picking them for about 3 weeks.
More Information
Location: Our apple orchard is easy to get to from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph areas and is located beside the parking lot at Downey’s Strawberry & Apple Farm in Breslau
Wagon Rides: Are available each weekend out to the orchard
Thanksgiving: We will be open Thanksgiving Monday
Buses: If you are planning a bus trip to go apple picking at the orchard, please contact us before you come so that we are ready for you!