Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard

09/06/2026

🎈 Have you picked your Fields of Flight night yet?

Both evenings will feature beautiful balloons, live music, food, drinks, vendors and family fun—but the bands are different each night! 🎶

🔴 Friday, September 11: The Project Architects
🔵 Saturday, September 12: Raven

Tickets are date-specific, so double-check your selection before purchasing! Each $40 ticket admits one vehicle and everyone inside.

🎟️ Choose your night:
https://www.ditmarsorchard.com/copy-of-fields-of-flight-faq

Please note that Fields of Flight is a spectator event with no balloon rides. All balloon activities are weather permitting.

📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

☀️🍎 It may feel like summer, but we’re serving fall—FROZEN!

Cool off with an icy Apple Cider Slushy made with our delicious orchard cider. It’s crisp, refreshing and packed with apple flavor—and it comes in a super cool color-changing cup! The perfect treat after picking apples, visiting the goats or exploring the orchard! 🥤

🕙 Hours:
Tuesday–Wednesday: 10 AM–6 PM
Thursday: 10 AM–7 PM
Friday–Saturday: 10 AM–8 PM
Sunday: 11 AM–5 PM

📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

🍎 Spend Labor Day at the Orchard! 🍎

We’re opening for special Labor Day hours with plenty of ways to enjoy one last long-weekend adventure:

🍎 U-Pick apples—including Jonathan, Gala, Golden Delicious and more
🎵 FREE live music with Michael Rye from 1–4 PM
🐐 Visit our friendly goats
🍕 Enjoy lunch from the café
🥤 Cool down with an apple cider slushy
🍩 Treat yourself to apple cider doughnuts
🛍️ Shop fresh cider, farm-fresh tomatoes and orchard goodies
🔥 Grab our BBQ sauce special—3 bottles for $20—before it ends!

🎟️ U-Pick admission: $10 per person
🍎 U-Pick apple bags: $10 each
Ages 3 and younger are free!

🕛 Labor Day Hours: 12–4 PM
📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

🍅 FARM-FRESH TOMATOES ARE HERE! 🍅

Juicy, flavorful and fresh from the farm—our tomatoes are only $2 per pound!

They’re perfect for BLTs, burgers, fresh salsa, caprese salad or simply sliced with a little salt and pepper. Stock up now and enjoy that delicious taste of summer! 😋

🕙 Holiday Weekend Hours:
Sunday: 11 AM–5 PM
Labor Day Monday: 12–4 PM

📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

🎶🍎 Sunday sounds better at the orchard!

Join us today for an afternoon of live music with Sam Hayes from 1–4 PM! His acoustic set spans decades and genres—from ’70s soft rock and ’80s new wave to ’90s grunge and 2000s indie favorites. Live music is free to sit and enjoy! 🎸

While you’re here:

🍎 Pick Jonathan, Gala and Golden Delicious apples
🌸 Wander through the flowers
🐐 Visit the goats
🍕 Grab lunch and your favorite orchard drink
🍩 Treat yourself to fresh apple cider doughnuts

Even if the weather still feels like summer, fall is happening at the orchard!

🎟️ U-Pick admission: $10 per person
🍎 U-Pick apple bags: $10 each
Ages 3 and younger are free.

🕚 Sunday Hours: 11 AM–5 PM
🎶 Live Music: 1–4 PM
📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

🍖 What’s for Sunday supper? Something covered in Ditmars BBQ sauce! 😋

Sweet, smoky, spicy—or a little of all three! Mix and match your favorites:

🍎 Apple Butter BBQ
🔥 Papa Lyle’s
🌶️ Raspberry Chipotle

For Labor Day weekend, take home 3 bottles for only $20—normally $8.95 each!

Use them on pulled pork, chicken, ribs, burgers or anything else that could use a little extra orchard flavor. 🙌

🕚 Sunday: 11 AM–5 PM
📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

🎈 ONE WEEK UNTIL FIELDS OF FLIGHT! 🎈

Next Friday and Saturday, the orchard sky will come alive with colorful hot air balloons, live music and a magical glow at dusk! ✨

📅 September 11 & 12
🚪 Gates open at 4 PM
🎶 Music begins at 5:30 PM
🎈 Balloon flight planned for approximately 6 PM
🌅 Balloon glow at dusk

Tickets are $40 per vehicle and include everyone inside—only one ticket is needed per car! Balloon activities are weather permitting.

🎟️ Get tickets:
https://www.ditmarsorchard.com/copy-of-fields-of-flight-faq

📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

09/05/2026

🔥 Labor Day weekend is about to get SAUCY! 🔥

Stock up for the grill with our three orchard BBQ sauce flavors:

🍎 Apple Butter BBQ
🔥 Papa Lyle’s
🌶️ Raspberry Chipotle

They’re normally $8.95 each, but through Labor Day you can grab ANY 3 FOR JUST $20! That’s a savings of $6.85—and one delicious reason to fire up the grill. 😋

🕙 Open today: 10 AM–6 PM
📍 19475 225th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503