World's Greatest Grape Pie Contest
Memorial Town Hall Front Lawn
For all those aspiring and accomplished pie bakers out there, we welcome your entry to the World's Greatest Grape Pie Contest. Unique to our area of the Finger Lakes, Grape Pies were created in the 1950's and credited to longtime Naples resident Irene Bouchard.
Joseph's Wayside Market, is our proud sponsor for the contest at the Naples Grape Festival where contestants enter a freshly baked pie anonymously to be judged on Saturday afternoon by our panel to determine the winner based on taste, texture and appearance.
Judging of the pie entries begins at noon on Saturday. The judges panel will be located at the Grape Pie Tent table located to the side of the front lawn of the Memorial Town Hall. Winners will be announced at end of judging and score compilation. Trophies/Plagues and checks for the winners are presented at the contest. After the Winner(s) are chosen, the remaining pies will be auctioned off. This is a great time to be had by all!!
Contest Winners will receive:
- 1st place winner receives $75.00 monetary check and a plaque
- 2nd place winner receives $25.00 monetary check and a plaque
- 3rd place winner receives a plaque
Prospective Bakers
Grape Pie Contest Entry Forms can be found on our downloads page. You may also fill out your application on Saturday September 23rd when you drop off your pie in an unmarked disposable container anytime between 9:00am and noon.
Pies must be 100% grape pies home made by the person whose name appears on the entry form.
Naples Grape Pie History
"Yesterday and Today" (PDF)
Naples Grape Festival 2023 Corporate Sponsors
LeafFilter North LLC
Brandon Petri
1595 Georgetown Road
Hudson, OH 44236
1-800-726-7703
Joseph's Wayside Market
Richard Joseph
202 S. Main Street
Naples, NY 14512
josway711@aol.com
585-374-2380
LeafGuard of Western New York
David Mock
370 Summit Point Drive
Suite 1B
Henrietta, NY 14467
dmock@leafguard.com
585-563-2000
203-450-1254
Renewal by Andersen
Adam Kreiley
Non Traditional Marketing Manager
Dick Road
Depew, NY 14043
Direct: 585-216-5812
Office: 716-901-0623
Naples Hotel
111 South Main Street
Naples, NY 14512
585-374-5630
Colby's Ice Cream & Bake Shop
Jim Kolb
7272 W. Henrietta Road
Rush, NY 14543
colbyspigroast@gmail.com
585-533-3525
Stuart J. Mitchell Agencies, Inc.
130 S. Main Street
Naples, NY 14512
1-585-374-2629
Long Construction
Felisha Nuciola / Becky Long
2075 Dewey Avenue
Rochester, NY 14615
felicia@longconstructionny.com
585-433-5664
Naples Grape Festival 2023 Community Sponsors
Green Heart of the Finger Lakes
2 University Avenue
North Cohocton, NY 14808
585-534-5747
Finger Lakes Dental Care
329 S. Main Street
Canandaigua, NY 14424
585-394-1930
The Naples Studio
28 Reed Street
Naples, NY 14512
585-374-9850
Naples Hotel
111 South Main Street
Naples, NY 14512
585-374-5630
Prospective Sponsors
Associate Your Business with the Best! Become a sponsor of the Naples Grape Festival and use the exposure we have received as a 5 time winner of the Reader's Choice Award as the Best Festival In The Finger Lakes, and get your message out to 1000's of visitors attending the festival while visiting our beautiful Naples New York valley. Learn more on our Sponsors page.
The Naples Grape Festival is Proudly Presented by the Naples Grape and Arts Festival LLC
All proceeds go to the Naples Historical Society and Naples Rotary Club.
The Naples Historical Society is all about preserving the rich history of Naples while the Naples Rotary Club is all about creating a bright future for our community!