The AppleJack Festival is held at Nebraska City across two consecutive September weekends, timed to peak apple picking, and has been named one of America’s best fall harvest festivals by USA Today. It outgrew a single weekend: the traditional AppleJack weekend carries a parade, a carnival, bull riding and apple pies, and the second weekend runs as All About Apples with a cider stroll, hard cider tasting and orchard tours. Arbor Day Farm, Kimmel Orchard and Union Orchard all take part. Phone 402-873-6654.