Roxbury Russet Festival
About the Event
This year’s Roxbury Russet Festival has an all-star lineup of activities for all to enjoy! From 12pm - 6pm, attendees will find:
- Crafts and activities (BINGO is back with some fun new prizes!)
- Apple picking
- Snacks and sweet apple cider from local orchards
- Local resources on farming and where to find fresh, seasonal produce in your community
- Demonstrations of cider pressing on a replica historic cider press
- Live music from a local bluegrass band (details on our performers coming soon!)
- A visit from 19th century Roxbury pear whiz Enoch Bartlett
- And more!
Most exciting, it’s all FREE to the public thanks to support from GrowBoston!
The fun doesn’t stop when the festival ends. Right at 4pm, we’ll be hosting a 21+ craft beer tasting and lecture on the unexpected link between apples and imperialism. Parents are welcome to bring their little ones -wristbands will be issued at the door for those above 21 who will be participating in the tasting. Be sure to check back here or on our Shirley-Eustis House social media accounts as we reveal the participating breweries and lecturer over the next few weeks!
Online registration for the craft beer tasting is highly encouraged, as space is limited. Use the link on this page to register for the tasting and lecture, and keep an eye out here or on our social media pages as we reveal our participating breweries and lecturer in the coming weeks!
This event is co-hosted by:
Rooted In Roxbury was founded in 2018 by two local Roxbury couples, business owners who saw the opportunity to make a difference, not only in the cannabis industry but in their local community and neighborhoods. Rooted In’s mission is to build a community-conscious cannabis business, committed to engaging, serving and benefiting the members of the community through financial success and social responsibility.
Minority & Locally Owned
From the community, for the community.
Long Live Roxbury Taproom & Brewery is passionate about creating hop-forward beer and playful stouts and sours, with a focus on creating memorable experiences for neighbors and visitors from all over. Their Roxbury location hosts a variety of community events, from Thursday Jazz Nights to bi-weekly Saturday yoga, as well as a gathering space for local beer lovers. They also have a taproom and brewery in Providence, RI.
Black Brew Dialogues is moving conversations about diversity and inclusion forward in the craft beer world. Initially a limited-run series from Collin Knight, owner of Live Like a Local Tours, Black Brew Dialogues has expanded into a continued initiative to highlight brewers and beer lovers from all backgrounds and walks of life, especially those underrepresented in the brewing industry.
The Shirley-Eustis House, originally constructed as a summer home for Royal Governor of Massachusetts William Shirley in 1747, is now a museum situated in the heart of Roxbury. Their public programming highlights both the legacy of the British Empire in Massachusetts and modern community initiatives in the Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston.