The Hilton Apple Fest Logo 2023
A logo design submitted by Sarah Ventura was chosen as the winner of the 2023 Hilton Apple Fest Logo Contest, which seeks out a unique new logo to commemorate the fall festival and harvest each year.
A 17-year career in graphic design and a love for the Hilton Apple Fest propelled Ventura to enter this year’s logo contest. It’s a tradition she’s excited to become a part of.
“I have ALWAYS wanted to be a part of the Apple Fest celebration,” Ventura shares. “I was ELATED to find out that the logo I designed was selected for this year’s festival—it TRULY is an hour to have the winning design!”
Growing up in Hilton, Ventura and her husband are now raising their family (with three little ones) in the same community that’s always meant so much to her. She shares that the Apple Fest has always been one of her favorite fall traditions.
“The way the whole town comes together with wonderful food, crafts and music, you can truly feel the whole heart in our community,” she illustrates. “You have NO idea how much this means to me!”
This year will be especially exciting for Ventura, with the logo she designed adorning a variety of Apple Fest merch, from hand spun ceramic coffee mugs, to t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies.
As a token of appreciation, Jeff Hand presented Ventura with a $100 award and a sweatshirt embroidered with the winning logo on behalf of the Hilton Apple Fest board of directors.