Submitted photo The Busti Apple Festival will take place Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

BUSTI — The Busti Apple Festival will once again fill the Busti Historical Society’s 1850 campus.

“We are excited to expand the festival to two days, both Saturday, Sept. 23, noon to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 24, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The times are different for each day because of the town of Busti Bicentennial Parade on Saturday,” said Carl Schultz, board president. “We have also been working on a new entrance and parking area for the festival and other campus uses.”

Parking this year will be on the Busti Historical property located off Busti-Sugar Grove Road just south of the five-point intersection. Parking is free and admission is only $5 per adult and children under 12 are free.

The traditional event is held rain or shine. No pets are allowed on the grounds.

“The festival is expanded to two days this year to give our guests more time to enjoy both the Bicentennial carnival and the Apple Festival,” Schultz said.

The festival features many volunteers who will be demonstrating old-time, everyday activities that are no longer done by hand. Apples, cider and homemade fruit pies are for sale to benefit the society and the Country Store, which will be filled with handmade items.

The event features the restored 1836 grist mill. The mill is one of only a few working mills left in the northeast.

Along with the mill is the Miller’s House, which is being restored to its 1846 elegance. Flour, corn meal and buckwheat flour — all ground at the mill — will be available for purchase. The mill will be running throughout the festival with educational tours available.

“The campus also has a museum about Busti history with several hands-on exhibits for children. With a grant award from the Lenna Foundation the society hired an exhibit and collections consultant to update the exhibits,” said Joni Blackman, board of directors’ secretary and grant writer. “Even if you have been to the museum every year, this year will be different.”

Busti Historical Society volunteers have worked on the 20-acre campus for the past three years, with support from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, to provide a safer place for vendors and guests to enjoy the event. Over 75 vendors will be selling handmade items; 10 food trucks are expected to be on the campus along with the 25-plus demonstrators and live music.

Pony and carriage rides will be available on Sunday.

This year’s sponsors are Wilcox Brothers True Value, Lakewood Rod & Gun Club, Geraci & Co., Inc., The Bucket Cafe, Peterson Funeral Home, Buck Trucking, Inc., GJL Services/Greg Lepley and Lake Shore Paving.

Additional information can be found on the Busti Historical Society’s Facebook page, facebook.com/bustihistoricalsociety.