The National Arbor Day Foundation's Lied Lodge property in Nebraska City, with u-pick apples running seasonally August through early October and confirmed AppleJack Festival weekends in late September — no separate ticket is needed for orchard access.
Arbor Day Farm is the National Arbor Day Foundation’s Lied Lodge property in Nebraska City, and its orchard does double duty as both a straightforward u-pick destination and the setting for the annual AppleJack Festival. The farm’s own site confirms u-pick apples run seasonally from August through early October, with the AppleJack Weekends specifically named for September 19-20 and 26-27, 2026 — advance tickets required for those dates. One detail worth highlighting: accessing the u-pick orchard itself doesn’t require paying for the separate Tree Adventure attraction, a genuine point of value compared to some other paid Nebraska City-area stops.
Most of the orchards in this research describe a season beginning in late August or September. Arbor Day Farm’s site puts its u-pick window starting in August, which is earlier than typical. That’s a useful detail for anyone hoping to get an early-season apple like Ginger Gold or Paula Red before the bulk of the Nebraska City crowd arrives for the more heavily marketed fall weekends.
The AppleJack Festival is Nebraska City’s signature fall event, and Arbor Day Farm’s site names two specific weekends for 2026 — September 19-20 and September 26-27 — as requiring advance-ticket purchase. That’s more programming-specific detail than most orchards in this research provide, and it’s worth building a trip around those dates if the festival atmosphere itself (rather than just apple picking) is part of the appeal. Outside those two weekends, general u-pick access is still available within the broader August-through-early-October window, without the same ticketing requirement described for the festival dates.
The most useful practical detail here is the distinction the farm’s own site draws between Tree Adventure — a separate paid attraction on the property — and the u-pick orchard itself, which doesn’t require that admission. For a family whose main goal is picking apples rather than exploring the broader Arbor Day Farm grounds, that means a lower-cost visit is genuinely possible here, in contrast to some other agritourism-style stops in the region that bundle everything into one admission price.
The page read for this record didn’t include per-bag or per-pound pricing, a list of specific apple varieties, or any activities beyond u-pick access itself. For a farm this well-documented on scheduling, that’s a real gap — anyone with a specific variety in mind, or trying to budget precisely for a visit, should call 402-873-8717 to fill in those blanks before heading out.
Arbor Day Farm is at 2611 Arbor Avenue in Nebraska City, in Otoe County. The coordinates on file are Nebraska City center estimates rather than a geocode of the Arbor Avenue address.
Arbor Day Farm offers one of the more clearly documented schedules in this research — a confirmed early-August-to-early-October u-pick window, specific AppleJack Festival dates, and the useful detail that orchard access doesn’t require the paid Tree Adventure ticket. What’s still unconfirmed is pricing and specific varieties, so a quick call before a trip fills the remaining gaps nicely.
The farm's own site confirms AppleJack Weekends on September 19-20 and 26-27, 2026, for advance-ticket purchase. U-pick apples more broadly run 'seasonally August through early-October,' per the same site.
AppleJack Weekends, September 19-20 and 26-27, 2026, are named festival dates requiring advance tickets, which suggests those specific weekends will be busier than an ordinary weekday visit.
You need specific apple varieties or per-bag pricing confirmed before visiting — neither was posted on the page read.
No. The farm's own site states Tree Adventure admission is not required to access the u-pick orchard, a useful distinction from other paid attractions on the property.
The farm's site explicitly names AppleJack Weekends on September 19-20 and 26-27, 2026, requiring advance-ticket purchase.
The site describes u-pick apples running 'seasonally August through early-October,' though this is a general range rather than a specific start/end date.
Tuesday through Sunday, per the record.
Not stated in the record. No per-bag pricing, named varieties, or activities beyond u-pick access were posted on the page read.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Tue-Sun. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard.
2611 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, in Otoe County. It is one of 3 orchards we track in Nebraska City Area.
We track 3 orchards in Nebraska City Area, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 orchards we track in Nebraska City Area had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Otoe County. All Nebraska City Area orchards →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
arbordayfarm.org
Checked September 2026.