Join us for CiderDays on the first weekend of November 2025 (October 31st-November 2nd)! Here's what we've got in store for your cider tasting, apple eating, and educational pleasure:
7th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition
Altamira Cider
Apex Orchards
Beaver Pond Distillery
Berkshire Cider Project
The Brewery at Four Star Farms
Cameron's Winery and Cidery
Carr's Ciderhouse
Clarkdale Fruit Farms
The Dirty Truth
Four Phantoms Brewery
Headwater Cider
Meadow Forge Farm
Mill at Shelburne Falls
New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider
Pine Hill Orchards
Red Apple Farm
Ryan and Casey/Cold River Package and Market
Scott Farm Orchard
Shelburne Falls Cork
Stone Cellar Cidery
West County Cider
7th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition
Williamsburg Grange Hall
10 Main Street, Williamsburg, MA
Friday, Nov. 6th, 10 am - 4 pm
More Information on attending or submitting fruit to the Exhibition - flyer coming soon!
We want to see YOUR pippins! Join Matt Kaminsky, a.k.a Gnarly Pippins, at the Williamsburg Grange Hall on Friday October 31st, to see and taste a showcase of seedling apples (and pears!) from all over the continent. You are encouraged to submit a handful of fruit from noteworthy wild or seedling apple and pear trees in your area, or simply come to admire the beauty and taste the rainbow! Attendees are encouraged to vote for their favorite submissions in each of 5 categories. This is a unique opportunity to introduce novel and undocumented varieties of pome fruits to the public. Contribute to an emerging culture of wild fruit & pomology and have your work of fruit exploration featured in Pomological Series Vol. 6, a photographic print publication made from the submissions to this event. For more info on the submission process for participants, click the link above!
Suggested donation by sliding of $10. Proceeds will benefit the Williamsburg Grange's Historic Building Conservation Fund and publishing costs for 'Pomological Series'.
Altamira Cider
10 Cross Rd. Gill, MA
(Seach 'Altamira Cider' on Google Maps)
Saturday Nov. 7th and Nov. 8th, 12 pm - 5 pm
Altamira Cider Instagram
At their orchard in Western MA, they make naturally fermented cider inspired by their Spanish mentors and new American artisans.
Apex Orchards
225 Peckville Road, Shelburne, MA
Saturday Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2, 9 am - 5pm
Apex Website
Apex on Facebook
Apex on Instagram
413-625-2744
Use caution as you approach this orchard because the scenic views of Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire may very well take your breath away. They don’t call it Apex for nothing. The orchard, which has been in Tim Smith’s family since 1828, now includes apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, quince, pears, Asian pears, blueberries, table grapes and kiwi.
Aside from fruit, their new 4,000 sq. ft. retail store offers honey products from Smith’s Shelburne Honey Co., maple syrup from the Graves farm in Colrain and the Boyden farm in Conway, Shelburne Cider Vinegar and ciders from Apex, Cabot cheese, Yankee Pastime Farm’s maple cream, Sidehill Farm yogurt and “Just Soap” made in Ashfield. You’ll also find cider doughnuts from Pine Hill Orchard in Colrain.
Beaver Pond Distillery
88 Woodward Rd. Petersham, MA
Sat, Nov. 1, 11 am- 4 pm and Sun. Nov. 2, 11 am - 3 pm
Beaver Pond Distillery Website
Beaver Pond Distillery Facebook Page
Jerry's cell: 617-930-0936 call or text him!
CiderDays weekend: Tastings, Tours, & Treats! Micro distillery making apple brandy, apricot, cherry, peach and pear eau de vie and plum slivovitz. We use all local and regional fruit to make our distilled spirits. CiderDays weekend - special tastings.
Berkshire Cider Project
508 State Road, North Adams, MA, (Greylock WORKS mill complex)
Sat, Nov. 1, 12- 7pm and Sun. Nov. 2, 12 - 5 pm
Check our website for special CiderDays events.
Berkshire Cider Project Website
Berkshire Cider Project on Facebook
(413) 409-6058
Tasting room and bottle shop open all weekend! Berkshire Cider Project is a craft cidery focused on dry sparkling ciders. Located in a beautiful mill complex with adjacent café and distillery. Come visit for cider flights and bottles to-go.
Our ciders start in the orchards and forgotten apple trees across Berkshire country. We combine orchard grown and wild foraged apples with traditional techniques to craft sparkling ciders that are refreshingly complex yet accessible! By partnering with orchards across the county we hope to share our deep interest in agricultural development and sustainability. Located at the beautiful Greylock WORKS facility– a former textile mill turned event venue, co-working space and food incubator. Stop in at Mass MoCA just down the road. Follow us @berkshire_cider for special CiderDays announcements!
The Brewery at Four Star Farms
508 Pine Meadow Rd, Northfield, MA 01360
Friday: 12-9PM
Saturday: 12-9PM
Sunday: 12-7PM
Cameron’s Winery and Cidery
1046 Millers Falls Rd (Route 63), Northfield, MA
Fri. & Sat. 12-8pm, Sun 12-5
Cameron’s Website
Cameron's Facebook Page
Instagram
(413) 225-3420
Cameron’s celebrates everything cider all weekend! See below for cider-specific events!
Friday October 31st
Friday October 31st Spooktacular 9 Cider and Appetizer Pairing 7 PM (Costumes not required, but will be rewarded) Tickets $40 PP (413)225-3420 Limited Seating
Saturday November 1st
12 Cider Tasting Bar-Salon 21+ 10 AM to 5 PM
3 Cider Non Alcoholic Tasting Salon All Ages 10 AM t
Apple Press Interactive Demonstrations, 10 AM to 5 PM
The Whole Apple Class Free (Cooking and Cider Craft) 1 PM to 2 PM
The Cider Dog Demonstration (with yummy samples) 12 PM to 12:30, 3 PM to 3:30
New England Soups, Chowdahs and Fresh Bread and Rolls Tent by the Campfires 10 AM– 4 PM
Cider Crafts Fair “Floral, Woven and Wood “ 10 AM-4 PM
Celtic and Favorites performed by Terry McKeon 2 PM-4 PM
Sunday November 2nd
The Cider Breakfast 10 AM Tickets $15. PP (413)225-3420
Pancakes, Warm Mapled Apples, Bacon, Sausage , Potatoes, Coffee, Cider No Alternates
Cider Bar / Salon will be open LIMITED SEATING
New England Soups, Chowdahs and Bread Tent by the Campfires 12-4 PM
12 Cider Tasting Bar-Salon 21+ 10 AM to 4 PM
3 Cider Non Alcoholic Tasting Salon All Ages 10 AM to 4 PM
Apple Press Interactive Demonstrations, 10 AM to 4 PM
The Art of Mulling Cider Class Free 1 PM to 2 PM
The Cider Dog Demonstration (with yummy samples) 12 PM to 12:30
Ragged Blue Blue Grass 2 PM-4PM
Carr’s Ciderhouse
Farm Store - 295 River Drive, Hadley, MA
Friday, Oct. 31st, Saturday, Nov. 1st, and Sunday, Nov. 2nd from 12:00 - 7:00PM
Pizza at the Cider Garden Fridays and Sundays only 12:00-7:00PM
Carr's Ciderhouse Website
Carr's Ciderhouse on Facebook
Carr's on Instagram
Come and enjoy our CIDER GARDEN under the chestnut trees! Behind our well stocked Farm Shop filled with all kinds of cider goodies (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), fresh produce, and pasture-raised meat and eggs, all produced at our Hadley orchard. Come sit down and enjoy a full pour of hard cider, sample our shrubs and other cider goods, all while enjoying a cone of freshly roasted chestnuts.
Preservation Orchard is the home of Carr's Ciderhouse where we practice regenerative agriculture and evolutionary orcharding — low-input silvopasture for carbon sequestration, no-spray for avian and pollinator habitat, and traditional and experimental cultivars for pest and disease resistance. All of our hard ciders are wild fermented in our uninsulated press barn over the course of 5-6 months. We find that this slow and low-temperature fermentation reveals depth and complexity in the cider. We press our apples, along with wild foraged apples and forgotten orchard apples, on a century old Mt.Gilead rack and cloth press.
We always look forward to CiderDays weekend and hope you will join us to drink and talk cider. Please see our website or social media pages for event details, info about parking, and important updates.
Clarkdale Fruit Farms
303 Upper Road, Deerfield, MA
Saturday Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2 from 9 am - 5 pm
Clarkdale Fruit Farms Website
Clarkdale Fruit Farms Facebook Page
(413) 772-6797
CiderDays Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, Nov. 1:
9:00am - 11:00am Heirloom Apple prints by Eric Lewandowski
10:00am - 12:00pm OESCO cider pressing demo
12:00 - 1:00pm Orchard History talk and Q & A with Tom and Ben Clark
Sunday, Nov. 2:
10am-11pm
Good Stock Farm Cooking Demo with James Beard award-winning chef Sandy D’Amato
Fourth-generation family orchard growing high-quality tree fruit since 1915. We farm 45 acres and grow over 50 varieties of apples, including several heirlooms. Our diverse plantings also include pears, peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines, and grapes. We produce our own sweet cider in season, and offer several special blends for holidays in the Fall. Bulk cider for fermenting is available upon request. Find us on fb and Instagram as well.
The Dirty Truth
29 Main St. Northampton, MA
http://www.dirtytruthbeerhall.com
Thu 12-10PM, Fri 12-11PM, Sat 12-11PM
The Dirty Truth restaurant serves delicious food with locally sourced ingredients and offers the very best beverage program in the entire region, with a particularly sophisticated cider menu. Their 2024 Cider Week Runs Tuesday October 28th through Saturday November 1st ! Nightly events as follows:
- Tuesday 10/28
Local Cidermakers Salon — Meet the makers and taste the best of our local cider scene. Free tasting with the cidermakers 5-7P with BTG features all night!
Wednesday 10/29:
Coferments Night — Where cider meets creativity: think grapes, berries, and wild blends. Enjoy flight and glass pours!
Thursday 10/30:
Perry & International Cider Night — Explore rare perries and global gems. Enjoy flight and glass pours!
Friday 10/31::
Wild Apple & Pomological Exhibition Afterparty — After exploring the Exhibition hosted by local wild apple guru Gnarly Pippins (Matt Kaminsky), celebrate the art and whimsy of wild apples with a night of bold, untamed flavors. Once again, look forward to Meadowfed Lamb & Chicken specials on the dinner menu!
Saturday 11/1:
Cider & Apple Cocktail Showcase — A spirited finale with apple-inspired cocktails crafted by our bar team.
Four Phantoms Brewing Company
Four Phantoms Brewing Company produces hand crafted lagers, ale, cider, and mead in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Our tavern offers food, a variety of nonalcoholic beverages, and an extensive library of board games. Kids and dogs are welcome! We currently offer three ciders made exclusively with apples from Pine Hill Orchards (Colrain, MA). King of the Wharf is a dry cider made from Macintosh apples and aged on rum-soaked oak chips; Chapin’s Waltz is strong, dry blend of heirloom apples, crisp and acidic with notes of honey and citrus; Redfield, dry, tart cider made with 100% Redfield apples and notes of strawberry, grapefruit, and honeysuckle. Come to the taproom for apple pairings and cider tasting flights and applewood smoked food specials all weekend.
Friday - 10/31 (4-9pm)
- Cider tasting flight and apple pairing with apple varieties corresponding to the hard ciders on tap.
- Patch Burger will be here serving their locally renowned smashburgers, 4-8pm.
- Friday Night Dice with the Fox Hill Board Game Club, this board game social is Greenfield’s favorite biweekly event! Meet some friendly, fun-loving people and enjoy access to Fox Hill’s library of games plus delicious food, beer, cider, and mead, 6:30pm
Saturday – 11/1 (1-9pm)
- Cider tasting flight and apple pairing with apple varieties corresponding to the hard ciders on tap.
- CiderDays Art Market - join us for a special market with artists, makers, and local vendors held in our brewery, cidery, and mead hall. Check out a curated selection of unique crafts, curios, and sundries sure to delight even the trickiest of gift recipients, 1-5pm.
- You can also try our ciders while visiting Pine Hill Orchards today! Our cidermaker will be there pouring ciders made exclusively with Pine Hill Orchards apples, 10-5pm.
Sunday – 11/2 (2-7pm)
- Cider tasting flight and apple pairing with apple varieties corresponding to the hard ciders on tap.
- Pommes de Mischief Brass Band will be playing unique instrumental arrangements of hits and favorites from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Headwater Cider
112 Forget Road, Hawley, MA
Saturday, Nov. 1, and Sunday, Nov. 2, 11 am - 4 pm both days
Headwater Cider Website
Headwater Cider on Facebook
(413) 695-6099
Headwater Cider will again be hosting a gathering of Western Mass cidermakers at the orchard on Saturday and Sunday from 11 am until 4 pm. We will be pouring small tastes and selling sealed containers for off-premise consumption and will be joined by guest vendors offering tasty treat.
Watson-Wheeler Cider, guest cidery
Ragged Hill Orchard, guest cidery
Meadowsweet Farm, cheese
Billings Brook Farm, jams and baked goods
Mo's Fudge Factor, sweets and lunchables
Meadow Forge Farm
267 Colrain Shelburne Rd, Shelburne Falls, MA
Friday, Oct 31, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 2, 11:00pm - 12:30pm
Join Gordon Meadows at Meadow Forge Farm for dig-your-own wildflowers on Friday afternoon and a guided wildflower walk & talk on Sunday morning. See the farm's wildflower habitat and engage in a discussion of meadow creation and its importance for sustainable orcharding. See hugelkulture beds in practice, discuss active water management and its necessity in the face of climate change. Learn some lessons in seedling apple tree cultivation and see trees in various stages of development. Boots strongly recommended.
Bottle share to follow!
Mill at Shelburne Falls
49 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, MA (former Lamson Building)
Saturday, Nov. 1, 10 pm - 8:30 pm
https://www.themillatshelburnefalls.com/
The Mill is the place to be on Saturday! Gnarly Pippins will host a day of enriching guest talks from some of the luminaries of our industry, along with heirloom apple displays and tastings of heirloom fruit varieties. The day will culminate with two back-to-back guided cider tastings, a thematic bill entitled "RUSSETS VS. CRABAPPLES," where Dan Pucci (author of American Cider) and Casey Simpson (ACA-certified Pommelier) will guide attendees through pours of 10 single varietal ciders to see who has the edge—russets or crabapples—all this and more at Raven Books inside the gorgeous Mill at Shelburne Falls (49 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, MA). Check the Schedule of Events for the full schedule of seminars, talks, and tastings on all things apples and cider!
All talks are free and open to the public except for the final sessions at 5:00PM and 7:00PM, which are 21+ ticketed sessions
Afterparty from 6PM-10PM down the street at the Juicebox Wine Bar with cidermaker cameos and rare ciders by-the-glass from Aaron Burr Ciderworks, Watson Wheeler Cider, and Left Bank Ciders.
New Salem Preserves & Heritage Cider
67 South Main St. in New Salem, MA
Parking available in marked areas across from driveway.
Hours of operation:
Saturday Nov. 1 and Sunday Nov. 2, 10 am - 5 pm
New Salem Cider Website
New Salem Cider on Facebook
(617) 634-9392
Saturday 11/1
New Salem Preserves & Orchards, long known for rich, sweet cider made from century-old heirloom apple trees, is now in its sixth season offering their own small-batch vintage hard ciders as well as warm German pretzels. Hard cider can be exclusively purchased by the growler or enjoyed by the glass on premises—a 1750 farmstead overlooking orchards, stonewalls and the Quabbin Reservoir, in their Cider Garden or anywhere on the premise with plenty of picnic tables and outdoor seats . Dogs are always welcome and BYO picnics encouraged, as the entire farm is open for guests to wander, explore and of course, enjoy our hard cider.
Pine Hill Orchards
248 Greenfield Road, Colrain, MA
Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2, 9am - 6pm
Pine Hill Orchard website
Pine Hill Orchards on Facebook
(413) 624-3325
THE FARM STOREOpen 9am -6pm EverydayOur own apples, fresh pressed cider, Famous Cider Donuts, Unmatched Hard Cider and Craft Beer selection, Boar’s Head Deli (9am to 4pm Daily), grocery items, local produce and so much more.BULK CIDER SALESaturday - 9am to 5pmSunday - 9am till sold out.2000+ gallons of fresh pressed Specialty Blends for home cider makers! First Come First Served. Drive through format.POP-UP TAPROOM with Four Phantoms BrewingSaturday 10:00 - 3:00PMPRUNING WORKSHOP with DAVID SHEARER & WILLIAM SHEARER.Sunday 10am Meet at 10AM … Tractor leaves Promptly at 10:15 for the pruning site (walkouts to the pruning site will not be allowed)ORCHARD GRILLSaturday & Sunday 11am to 5pmEnjoy over the top Burgers, Fries, House Smoked Brisket Melts, Pulled Pork Sandwiches and soooooo much more.
Red Apple Farm
455 Highland Avenue, Phillipston, MA
Farm Store - Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2, 9 am - 8 pm
Cidery for Pouring and Tasting, Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2, 12pm - 7 pm
Website
Red Apple Farm is that place you can go and spend the day. With a Country Store and pick-your-own apples and blueberries, farm animals for the kids, and a dog-friendly craft beer and hard cider taproom and restaurant called the Brew Barn, it will be difficult to spend just a little time here. Our latest project is the Red Apple Farm Hard Cidery, which we formed in 2018 with the brew folks at Moon Hill Brewing Co. of Gardner, MA. We turned a storeroom into a fermentation room and the room next door into a hard cider tap room. We’ve since built an outdoor deck and rolled out a cider garden in a thicket of pines behind the cidery. The views are beautiful. You can see Wachusett Mountain or just look out over the cider pond, orchards, and blueberry fields. There’s a small stage too, for live music. It’s a stunning place!
Our Cidery pours our very own Hard Cider in traditional and seasonal flavors, as well as non-alcoholic drink options. Our first cider maker, Bill Rose, who passed on the farm to current owners Al and Nancy Rose, was known to keep some scrumpy and some of the better stuff in his basement on the farm, back in the day. He never sold it and didn’t always admit he had it. You might find him walking around the farm, and if so, get him to sign his book “Hard Apple Cider” by William Rose!
Ryan & Casey Liquors/Cold River Package and Market
Ryan & Casey, 55 Main St., Greenfield, MA
Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 am - 11 pm and Sunday Nov. 2, 10 am - 9 pm
Cold River Package - 31 Main Street (Rt. 2), Charlemont, MA
Sat. 7 am - 10 pm & Sun., 8 am - 8 pm
Ryan and Casey on Facebook
(413) 775-6585
Scott Farm Orchard
707 Kipling Rd, Dummerston, VT
Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, farm market 10 am - 6 pm
Website
Contact Simon Renaut at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Scott Farm has been a working farm since 1791. We grow over 130 varieties of heirloom apples and an array of different pears, plums, peaches, cherries, all sorts of berries and other fruit we find interesting. Scott Farm will be the host of the 2025 Cider Days Cider Salons! After a hiatus of 5 years, the beloved cider salon is coming back.
Come up and enjoy the region's finest cidermakers under one roof! Come and taste through samples of the cider lineups for 16+ of the best regional cideries, discover new producers you haven't tried before and meet the makers. Talk fruit & fermentation and taste them all!
There are two back-to-back sessions Sunday afternoon. 90 minutes each. Be sure to check the schedule of events to see which salon session you want to attend.
Cider Salon I - 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Cider Salon II - 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Price of admission includes a 5oz cider days tasting glass souvenir. 21+, all are welcome.
Tickets may only be purchased by those aged 21+ years.
We are Certified EcoApple® and a Certified B Corp.
Shelburne Falls Cork
1 Deerfield Avenue #2, Shelburne Falls, MA
Saturday, 11am-6pm
Website
During CiderDays weekend, be sure to stop by Shelburne Falls Cork, a shop selling local hard ciders, craft beer, and wine from family-owned wineries. Also find local cheese and charcuterie from Massachusetts and Vermont. Cork offers case discounts of 10% for mixed or not mixed cases of hard cider and wine. @shelburne_falls_cork (413) 362-0265
Stone Cellar Cidery
140 Buffington Hill Rd, At the Barn Across the Street
Worthington, MA
Saturday, Nov. 1st, 12 pm - 5 pm
Website
Open Saturday of CiderDays weekend for cider flights and bottle sales.
Stone Cellar Cidery is small farm cidery using a slow fermentation process to produce exceptional, dry ciders from their own apples, local apples and those foraged around the region. In 2017, they began reclaiming an old orchard in the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts. Stone Cellar's cider is naturally fermented as single apple varietals in glass and stainless steel. They blend to taste before bottling. All of their ciders and wines are without added sulfites but may contain naturally occurring sulfites.
West County Cider
208 Peckville Rd. Shelburne, MA
Friday, Oct. 31st, 2 - 5pm, and Sat. Nov. 1st and Sun, Nov. 2nd, 10 am -5 pm
West County Cider Website
(413) 768-9318
Tastings, sales, and cider on tap with special CiderDays hours! Release of the first cider of the 2023 harvest - Crabapple Nouveau. Come visit the oldest running cider house in the country. Come for our legendary ciders while enjoying our hiking trails and picnic grounds with a glorious three-state view.
West County Cider was started by the Maloney family in 1984 with a commitment to making small-batch ciders with impeccable apples from local orchards. Thirty-nine years later, our family has grown but the tradition continues. We use fine-winemaking techniques and focus on freshness of flavor and total respect for each individual apple variety. Every harvest year represents a new a foray into the possibility of the apple.
- Saturday 3:00pm - 6:00pm - The 50 Mile (view) Cider share! A relaxed hangout where amateur and pro cidermakers share bottles and talk shop. This type of gathering is one of the oldest and more precious CiderDays traditions. Please come, and bring some cider to share with others. Arranged by Zeke Nims.
- Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm - Normal tasting room hours with samples and sales of new releases and flagship ciders.
- Sunday 10:00am - 1:00pm - Free lecture series at West County ! Specific talks and times TBD! See Schedule of Events for more info!