Cory Apple Festival

The Cory Apple Festival is an annual community event held in Cory, Indiana, typically during the last weekend of September, showcasing a blend of crafts, antiques, flea markets, food, and entertainment. The festival takes place on the Community Building grounds and is fully handicapped accessible. It features meals such as Fireman’s Breakfast, Jonah Fish Fry, and Chicken Noodle Dinner, all available for dine-in and carry-out, alongside a lively Bad Apple Saloon.

The festival captures the spirit of Cory's rich apple orchard history—once a hub for producing large quantities of apples in the early 20th century—and supports the Perry Township Cory Volunteer Fire Department through its fundraising activities.

Key activities & events include:

• Friday: Fireman’s Breakfast (6-10 am), various crafts, antiques, flea markets, and the Bad Apple Saloon opens at noon. Bingo happens from 6-9 pm at the firehouse, with live music (such as Feudin' Hillbilly’s) at the Saloon in the evening.
• Saturday: Car and Motorcycle Show (11 am–3:30 pm) with judging and awards, cornhole tournament, continued food service including Jonah Fish Fry (12–8 pm), and various vendors open all day. The parade kicks off in the afternoon around 3 pm.
• Sunday: Jeep Cruise-in and scavenger hunt starting at 1 pm, Chicken Noodle Dinner (11 am–2 pm), and the Jeep parade at 3 pm. Sunday also features a silent auction during the Jeep event, supporting childhood cancer research.

Around town throughout the weekend, visitors will find vendors selling crafts, antiques, and flea market goods, plus yard sales, creating a vibrant festival atmosphere alongside live music and beer/wine events.

The festival has a long history, going over 50 years, rooted in Cory’s past as a bustling railroad town and apple orchard center. The event not only celebrates this heritage but also serves as a community gathering and fundraiser.

Rough Schedule Overview:

• Fri: Breakfast 6-10 am; Vendors open 9 am; Bad Apple Saloon noon; Bingo 6-9 pm; Live Music 9 pm-midnight
• Sat: Car/Motorcycle Show 11 am–3:30 pm; Jonah Fish Fry 12-8 pm; Parade 3 pm; Continued vendors
• Sun: Jeep Show & Cruise starting 1 pm; Chicken Noodle Dinner 11 am–2 pm; Jeep Parade 3 pm; Fire Dept. Raffle after parade

The festival is vibrant, community-focused, with a friendly, small-town vibe reflecting Cory’s history and support for local causes, especially the volunteer fire department and pediatric cancer research.