Grapes grown in the Finger Lakes produce gummy bears, juices, and locally made pies in the fall. In Southwest Oregon, travelers can tour the Harry & David factory that produces the country’s most coveted juicy pears. Meanwhile, Michigan visitors can’t leave without tasting the state’s renowned cherry products, including cherry wine, chocolate-covered cherries, ice cream, and fresh cherries in the summer. There’s nothing like tasting fruit at the source at its ripest. We’ve rounded up six destinations where visitors can enjoy delicious fruit in season with festivals, tours, dining, and shopping.
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Georgia peaches
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The state of Georgia is famous for peaches, and Peach County is the home of several farms where visitors can buy fresh peaches from mid-May to mid-August and find foods made with the sweet fruit. The fifth-generation family-owned Pearson Farm offers an assortment of peach treats in its farm store, including peach ice cream, preserves, pound cake, and a peach cobbler kit that includes a jar of sweetened farm peaches. The 117-year-old Lane Southern Orchards features a market and café where visitors can purchase peach sugar cookies, bread, fritters, and pound cakes. At country store Barbour Farms, you can explore aisles filled with more peach delights, such as jars of preserved peaches, peach-infused honey, peach-flavored barbecue sauce, and mixes for making salsa, a peaches-and-cream dip, and peach crisp.
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Michigan cherries
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Michigan produces 75-80% of the nation’s tart cherries, with approximately half of those coming from Traverse City and its surrounding areas. Fly into Cherry Capital Airport from July 4 to 11, 2026, for the 100th annual National Cherry Festival.
Cherry harvest begins around July 10 and lasts four to five weeks in Traverse City, extending a couple of weeks longer across the rest of the state, says Nikki Rothwell, an educator at the Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center. Rothwell recommends the pick-your-own farm King Orchards, where visitors can pick sweet and tart cherries during the season. Outside the harvest period, you’ll find frozen pies, dried cherries, cherry jams, and salsa at the orchard’s market and bakery, just 10 minutes away. Two popular cherry gift shops are Cherry Republic, which has six locations offering cherry sour patches, cocktail mixes, chocolate-covered cherries, and cherry wine; and Benjamin Twiggs in downtown Traverse City, which sells cherry-themed gift boxes filled with flavored pretzels, coffee, gummy bears, and trail mixes. Moomers Homemade Ice Cream, a beloved local creamery, offers more than half a dozen types of cherry ice cream on a farm where it sources its dairy.
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Hawaiian pineapples
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Hawaii’s lush tropical climate creates ideal conditions for growing pineapples. While they are available year-round, the peak season usually runs from June to September. Many pineapple farms offer tours where you can see how they grow and taste food and drinks made with them. The Maui Pineapple Tour offers three experiences, the newest of which lets visitors plant their own pineapple and taste pineapples grown in the island’s rich volcanic soil. The store sells a variety of foods made with the pineapples, including smoothies, ice cream, and banana bread.
Taste the famous Dole Whip at the source at the Dole Plantation on Oahu, which offers several ways to explore the fields. Learn about the fruit’s history on a 20-minute train ride, or get lost in the three-acre garden maze crafted from 14,000 native plants.
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New York grapes
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Many travelers visit New York’s Finger Lakes for the region’s dry Rieslings and earthy Pinot Noirs. However, the area’s Concord, Niagara, and other grape varieties can be enjoyed on their own during harvest season, from September to October, as well as in a variety of grape desserts.
The popular treat, flaky grape pies, can be found at local bakeries and roadside stands in Naples. Some favorites include Cindy’s Grape Pies, Monica’s Pies, and Joseph’s Wayside Market, a lively, open-air market with an in-house bakery. Arbor Hill Winery offers grape preserves, gummy bears, saltwater taffy, and a concentrated grape juice made without added water or sugar, resulting in an intense flavor you won’t find in mass-produced options.
Or, create your own desserts using grapes plucked from Jerome’s U-Pick Fruit Farm, which offers 16 varieties. The town of Naples has hosted an annual Grape Festival since 1961, scheduled this year for September 27-28. Visitors can enjoy grape doughnuts, slushies, cookie bars, ice cream, and soda during the event.
Related: 17 Types of Grapes You Need to Know, From Grocery Store Go-Tos to Farmers Market Favorites
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Oregon pears
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Oregon has 19,000 acres dedicated to pear orchards, and Southern Oregon’s fertile Rogue Valley is the top destination for fruit lovers. During pear season, from August to September, you can pick your own at Vaughn Farm and Orchard, Brosi’s Sugartree Farms, and Valley View Orchard.
Medford is home to Harry & David, where you can take a factory tour to see how the staff packages the coveted buttery Comice pears. EdenVale Winery makes an organic, estate-grown sparkling pear cider from Seckel pears, which you can enjoy while exploring the historic mansion and gardens. The hard cider, sometimes called “perry,” can also be found at Blossom Barn, a solar-powered farm that produces ciders with cherry, apple, and other fruit flavors.
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Idaho huckleberries
Idaho might be best known for its potatoes, but in Northern Idaho, a visit isn’t complete without tasting products made with huckleberries, sweet and tart purple berries that resemble blueberries. Fresh from July to September, huckleberries are hand-foraged, and picking them right off the bush while hiking is the true Idaho experience, says Scott Slater, co-owner of Boise fine dining steakhouse Hemlock.
Fortunately, the berries freeze well, so visitors can find huckleberry food and drinks year-round at restaurants. The Tin Snug serves huckleberry bread with a streusel topping, while Hemlock features a baked Idaho, a riff on a baked Alaska, with a layer of huckleberry cake and Idaho potato chips folded into vanilla ice cream. Look out for beverages made with the berry, including the huckleberry margarita at Spitfire Tacos + Tequila; huckleberry shrub at the Silver Corner Bar; and a huckleberry lager at Wallace Brewing.
The annual Huckleberry Festival, which celebrated its 40th year in August, offers a sampling of huckleberry products. Some fan favorites include huckleberry ice cream, cinnamon rolls, crepes, and pies. You’ll also find savory items like Polish sausage with spicy huckleberry dijon, huckleberry crepes, grilled cheese with a huckleberry aioli, and burgers with grilled onion and huckleberry compote.
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