By Beth David, Editor
Celebrating 43 years, this year’s Apple Peach Festival in Acushnet featured a parade, music, food, and appearances by Acushnet’s Miss Apple Peach, Madison Cabucio; Jr. Miss Apple Peach, Willow Niles; and Miss New Bedford, Emma Gendreau.
The celebration also featured a parade from Pope Park to the fair grounds at the Long Plain Museum.
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- Acushnet’s Miss Apple Peach 2024, Madison Cabucio, who is a junior at Fairhaven High School, waves to the crowd in an antique car driven by Mike Cioper during the parade of the Apple Peach Festival in Acushnet on 9/8/24. Photo by Sam Simoes.
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- Milla waves as the firetruck goes by during Acushnet’s Apple Peach Festival parade on 9/8/24. Photo by Sam Simoes for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News. .
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- A rubber ducky leads a caravan of jeeps in the parade of the Apple Peach Festival in Acushnet on 9/8/24.Photo by Sam Simoes for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- L-R: Noella and Milla and their Guinea pics watch the parade of the Apple Peach Festival in Acushnet on 9/8/24. Photo by Sam Simoes for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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- Acushnet’s 2024 Miss Apple Peach, Madison Cabucio (LEFT) and Jr. Miss Apple Peach, Willow Niles (RIGHT), and the two together (MIDDLE) make their first appearances in their new roles at the Apple Peach Festival on 9/7/24. Photo from Miss Apple Peach Pageant Facebook page.
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- Children dance while Stephanie Lamb with Last Call performs during the Apple Peach Festival in Acushnet on 9/8/24.Photo by Sam Simoes for the Fairhaven Neighborhood News.
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