Sara Weigle greets customers at the the Zimmerman Family Farms stand at Mars' Applefest Saturday.

The Mars Applefest will return to spread fall festivities this Saturday, after a hiatus due to COVID-19 last year.

The Applefest is run by the Mars satellite of the Rich-Mar Rotary, and this year will be the second time the event has been managed by the Mars branch.

The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in downtown Mars and feature crafts, food, vendors, entertainment and games.

“All of the money raised from the vendor booths will go to our Rotary club to hold events throughout the year,” said Rotary event organizer Brian Fleeson. “That's our main focus for our part of the Rotary club.”

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