Apple to Celebrate 50th Anniversary With 'Elaborate' Party at Apple Park

[MacRumors]

Apple has been celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary by hosting events around the world, and a grand finale will likely take place in California.

In an in-depth profile of Apple's hardware engineering chief John Ternus, who is widely viewed as the leading candidate to become Apple's next CEO, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the company is planning "an elaborate 50th birthday party" at its Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California, and he expects Ternus to be "center stage."

The report did not offer any further details about the celebration, but our best guess is that it will take place under the rainbow arches in the middle of Apple Park. Apple turns 50 on April 1, so the party will likely take place soon. It is unclear if the celebration will be limited to Apple's employees, or if there will be a public component involving the Apple Park Visitor Center. In any case, selected members of the press may be invited.

Apple kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a surprise Alicia Keys performance at its Grand Central store in New York earlier this month, and it has since hosted similar events in China, South Korea, and Thailand. Apple is planning to host additional celebrations in Australia, Canada, France, and the UK over the coming days.

MacRumors has been invited to attend one of Apple's 50th-anniversary celebrations in London this week, but we are keeping specific details under wraps in order to avoid spoiling Apple's surprise. Stay tuned for our coverage of the event.

Article Link: Apple to Celebrate 50th Anniversary With 'Elaborate' Party at Apple Park

 

[macfacts]

great day for joksters to spread false rumors, April 1st.

 

[tyranne201]

peasants who own MacBook neo not invited

 

[tyranne201]

great day for joksters to spread false rumors, April 1st.

this 50th anniversary is nothing but boring. no actually new hardware.

 

[diblasio]

Word is Mac Rumors users already disapprove of the job Turnos intends to do as CEO!

 

[the_color_orange]

Livestream the party 👯‍♂️

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

peasants who own MacBook neo not invited

What about me who owns a 16GB MacBook Air M1 plugged to an external 4K 120Hz Monitor?

 

[boswald]

peasants who own MacBook neo not invited

What about those of us who have an M5 laptop? Is that good enough for you?

 

[klasma]

What about me who owns a 16GB MacBook Air M1 plugged to an external 4K 120Hz Monitor?

4K instead of 5K likely disqualifies you.

 

[klasma]

What about those of us who have an M5 laptop? Is that good enough for you?

If I had to guess: Only buyers of the Mac Pro Wheels Kit are invited.

 

[dizryan]

Cool, another private party for iJustine to go to. I doubt we’ll see any merch for the public.

 

[Izauze]

I wonder if they might try to attach any product/service announcements to this event. 🤔 I just feel like they have a stack of products just waiting to get out, and they can't all come out at WWDC.

 

[Veinticinco]

MacRumors has been invited to attend one of Apple's 50th-anniversary celebrations in London this week, but we are keeping specific details under wraps in order to avoid spoiling Apple's surprise. Stay tuned for our coverage of the event.

Spoiling Apple’s surprise? For who?

These anniversary celebrations seem to be more about marketing, celebrities and influencers (ugh) than any reflection on the company origins and how far they’ve come. Where’s Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne at these events?

 

[boswald]

MacRumors has been invited to attend one of Apple's 50th-anniversary celebrations in London this week, but we are keeping specific details under wraps in order to avoid spoiling Apple's surprise. Stay tuned for our coverage of the event.

Spoiling Apple’s surprise? For who?

These anniversary celebrations seem to be more about marketing, celebrities and influencers (ugh) than any reflection on the company origins and how far they’ve come. Where’s Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne at these events?

It's always a blessing to see or hear Woz. He's one of the cornerstones of Apple, in my opinion.

 

[SouthernApple]

I'm so excited to hear about what outdated musical act will be there!

 

[AirUncleP]

50 year birthday poster coming in the mail for all the peon non-management employees. Bet.

 

[ghanwani]

What a sad 50th anniversary. Not one product that wows customers. The only reason they have customers is because the competition is even worse. The last phone that was semi decent was the iPhone 8. The last mac that was semi decent was the 2nd gen MBA. The last time the store was a decent place was before the Burberry lady took over. Everyone is scared to upgrade the OS because noone knows what breaks with the update. All their success is due to money printing by central banks and financial engineering.

 

[HazeAndHahmahneez]

MacRumors has been invited to attend one of Apple's 50th-anniversary celebrations in London this week, but we are keeping specific details under wraps in order to avoid spoiling Apple's surprise.

!!! So Apple DOES read our posts! (Stop dealing with goog 4 the love of all humanity)…

But…Why London? Is this a European site? Where’s the American version?…9to5?

this 50th anniversary is nothing but boring. no actually new hardware.

You don’t know this for certain now, do you?

 

[klasma]

But…Why London? Is this a European site? Where’s the American version?…9to5?

The American version already happened: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/13/apple-50th-anniversary-alicia-keys-concert/

 

[TruthAboveAllElse]

MacRumors has been invited to attend one of Apple's 50th-anniversary celebrations in London this week, but we are keeping specific details under wraps in order to avoid spoiling Apple's surprise. Stay tuned for our coverage of the event.

Spoiling Apple’s surprise? For who?

These anniversary celebrations seem to be more about marketing, celebrities and influencers (ugh) than any reflection on the company origins and how far they’ve come. Where’s Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne at these events?

I think they mean they signed an NDA.

 

[B-Mc-C]

Here’s a preview:

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Download the iParty Pro app for more info!

 

[minik]

U2 is coming back, right?

 

[svish]

Good to know. Would be great if there will be some public celebration at Visitor center. Not sure whether Apple will host an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary in my country.

 

[macduke]

Hopefully we get the new CEO announcement for Ternus at the event. The sooner he can get in there, the sooner he can get the right person in charge of their software to clean house.