Cost: Free

Organizer: Long Grove Community and Business Partners

What to expect: Apple-centered food and crafts, plus live entertainment in historic Long Grove.

Why to go: Apple pies, green apple cotton candy, hot apple dumplings, caramel apple lattes, apple martinis...

Additional info: There will be free live entertainment throughout the weekend in Fountain Square. Other attractions include the Apple Jam Kids' Expo Tent and the Scarecrow Contest (throughout September, Long Grove shops have created their own scarecrows; you be the judge on who has the best).

Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein