40th Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival

From 40th Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival Website:

40th Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival
Saturday September 20th, 2014 - 10am - 6pm
Sunday September 21st, 2014 - 10am - 5pm

There is NO admission fee for this family fun weekend event.

Each year the people of Fort Wayne invite visitors from throughout the nation to celebrate the pioneer spirit of John Chapman, better known as "Johnny Appleseed," Chapman was a colorful character of the Indiana frontier in the early 1800's.

During the latter part of his life, Chapman traveled the countryside on foot, planting orchards in Fort Wayne and surrounding areas. In the process, he became a national folk hero and his gravesite memorial area in Fort Wayne's Archer Park has been designated a National Historic Place and is identified as such on the National Register of Historic Places.