Welcome to the Curran Apple Orchard

The Curran Apple Orchard Park is a 7.33 acre apple orchard located within the City of University Place. Created as a hobby orchard in the early 1950s, the orchard today offers residents and visitors a multitude of opportunities.

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More than 200 trees with more than 15 varieties of apples offer a tranquil place to enjoy nature along with providing food and shelter for birds, bees, small wildlife and deer.

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The CORE (Curran Orchard Resource Enthusiasts) volunteer group works with the City on orchard maintenance issues along with sponsoring various events. CORE currently meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to to attend! Please contact curranappleorchard@gmail.com to obtain specific meeting details.

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Some of the CORE activities include the Adopt-A-Tree program, tree care and insect education classes, pruning instruction, tours, summer concerts and the annual Cider Squeeze in the fall.

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​2023 Curran Apple Orchard Summer Music Concerts

All concerts are held in the Apple Orchard from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. All concerts are free to the public.
Sponsored by the CORE and City of UP

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• July 6 Billy Shew Band – Country and Jazz/Blues with renown guitar

• July 20 Hook Me Up Band – Variety Vocal and Instrumental from nostalgia to current

• August 3 King Kom Beaux – Cajun Style Rock-Swamp Stompin Boogie and Blues

• August 17 FarmStrong – Bluegrass

• August 31 Pacific Beat Jazz Combo (1 st Army Corp Band) – Jazz

Participants are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner to the park. No alcohol.
In case of inclement weather concerts will be moved to the Curtis High School Cafeteria

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Volunteers are always welcome to assist with one time or ongoing events.

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​2023 Cider Squeeze

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CURRAN APPLE ORCHARD CIDER SQUEEZE CANCELLED

 

The Curran Apple Orchard Cider Squeeze scheduled for Sunday, August 27, is cancelled due to a lack of volunteers and an inadequate number of cider presses.  Instead, the public is invited to a Community Harvest Day on Sunday, August 27, from 10am to 4pm.

 

The community is welcome to pick from untaped trees.  (People who have adopted trees will harvest their apples at a later date.  Please do NOT pick apples from the trees that are taped off).

 

Please bring picking bags from home and limit yourself to two bags to enable enough apples for everyone to enjoy.  There will be NO other activities scheduled on this day (No pressings available).  The Community Harvest Day is simply an opportunity for people to come and enjoy the park.  If you are unable to attend, you may also pick apples AFTER this date from UNTAPED TREES.         

 

Tree Adopters will also receive email notices about additional options available to them.

For more information, contact curranappleorchard@gmail.com.

The park is located at: 3920 Grandview Dr W, University Place Wa