Oak Glen Apple Butter Festival (Riley's at Los Rios Rancho)

When

November 28–30, 2026 · Sat–Mon10:00 AM – 4:00 PM daily

Where

Riley's at Los Rios Rancho, Oak Glen, CA, US · Southern California

Admission

Free

Cadence

Annual · Thanksgiving weekend (late November)

Held each Thanksgiving weekend at Riley's at Los Rios Rancho in Oak Glen, this free festival celebrates the end of the apple harvest with apple butter made the traditional way outdoors in a century-old copper pot. Visitors enjoy cider tasting, pioneer crafts, fall foliage carriage rides, pumpkin painting, an Oak Glen treasure hunt, and a Saturday night hoedown.

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