Enjoy the late summer’s bounty with area festivals celebrating both the sweetness of apples in Bethlehem and the spiciness of hot peppers in Bowers.

America’s beloved apple is celebrated at the sixth annual Apple Days, presented by Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. The two-day family festival at Burnside Plantation in Bethlehem features apples in every conceivable form, from apple pie to hard ciders.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, celebrate the season with family fun, including apple bobbing, kids crafts and activities, cooking and colonial demonstrations, barn and house tours, live music, culinary contests, doughnut-eating contests, and everything apple.

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