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Amani Festival
The Amani Festival is a multicultural event whose name originates from the Swahili word for ‘peace.’ It is a one-day street festival with events and entertainment on the main stage, plus the “Children’s Alley”, a poetry contest and the Teenage Arts and Music Festival.
”The AMANI Festival was founded in the summer of 1994 by a [...]
American Music Festival
The American Music Fest occurs over three days near the July 4th Holiday and encompasses 5 stages, Riverfront Park AND City Island! This is a fantastic chance to enjoy quite a wide variety of local, regional and national artists performing over 200 total hours of live performances.
Other activities include a volleyball tournament and childrens events. Plenty of [...]
Anything that Floats
“Anything that Floats” is a segment of the Carlisle Summerfair that deserves a listing by itself! Anything that Floats is held on the Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs, right around the July 4th Holiday, usually on the Saturday closest to the 4th of July.
The Children’s Lake ranges in depth from 4-6ft and is a CONSTANT, [...]
Berks Jazz Fest
The Berks Jazz Fest occurs every year at various locations in Reading and around Berks County. The festival, which covers 10 days originated in 1990 and was sponsored by VF Outlet (also now the current festival sponsor).
For more information, the website is the best reference. However, the Berks Arts Council phone number is 610-898-1930.
Over 130 different [...]
Bluegrass on the Grass
Held on the 2nd Saturday in June, Dickinson College presents “Bluegrass on the Grass” on the steps of the Bosler Library in Carlisle, PA.
The festival runs from 1pm to 9pm and is held rain or shine. There is no official website at the time of this posting, but check the Dickinson College Website using this [...]
Carlisle Summerfair
Carlisle Summerfair is a multi-day event held in the Carlisle, PA area, originally designed to provide entertainment around the 4th of July, so that families could stay home and avoid travelling long distances. The dates of the fair do vary, depending on what day of the week the 4th falls on, but in most cases [...]
Delaware Valley College A-Day
A-Day is short for “Activities Day” at the original National Agricultural College, now named Delaware Valley College. It is now a multi-day event encompassing exhibits, displays and entertianment.
700 East Butler Ave, Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 489-2329
About 30 Minutes north of Philadelphia.
A-Day is held on the Delaware Valley College Campus and is put together by the [...]
Foundry Day
Foundry Day is a juried arts and crafts festival that occurs on the first Saturday in June. The art and craft booths line Front Street, right along the Children’s Lake in Boiling Springs, PA. Food vendors are lined up and down 3rd Street.
Front Street covers 3 blocks (about 1/4 mile) and the food vendors on [...]
Groundhog Day at Gobbler’s Knob
The first official trek to Gobbler’s Knob to celebrate Groundhog day was in 1887, although Punxsutawny has celebrated groundhog day since the early 180’s. Legend has it that if Phil (the groundhog) sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. The tradition has followed to find out the prediction, every February 2nd.
The [...]
Jubilee Day ™
Jubilee Day ™, in Mechanicsburg, PA, is the largest one-day street fair in the eastern United States! The fair originated in 1923 as an agricultural and merchants ‘thank you’ for the support of the community. Currently, the fair is attended by approximately 60,000 people who roam main street in Mechanicsburg during the festival hours (mid-morning [...]
Kipona Festival
Downtown Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park is the setting for the Kipona Festival.
The festival is held on Labor Day weekend, by the Susquehann River and the festival gets its name, ‘Kipona’, from the American Indian name that means ‘Sparkling Waters’.
(Image Credit: T. Keller Creative Commons on Flickr.com)
Activities include the Kipona Canoe races, and juried ArtFest, the Rubber Duck Regatta, [...]
Kutztown PA-German Festival
When you think of the Berks County region and the Pennsylvania-German heritage, you can imagine hex signs, PA Dutch quilts and fantastic food! Over 100 thousand visitors attend the festival each year.
A quilt barn stocks over 2,500 quilts that are available for display and purchase. Quilting demonstrations show the details of all the work that [...]
Newville Fountain Festival
Originally a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the fountain, the tradition has continued into a community event.
Newville’s Fountain Festival covers two days.
On Friday night the festivities start off with a parade. Dancing in the streets at the fountain occur after the parade with the sounds of live music.
On Saturday there is more live music at the fountain. [...]
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
Pancakes and Sausage? With an abundance of maple syrup, this seems one of the most obvious choices! But there is much more to do at the Pennsylvania Maple Festival.
218 Meyers Ave., Meyersdale, PA 15552
Phone: (814) 634-0213
1 1/2 Hours from Pittsburgh and 3 Hours from Harrisburg.
The Maple Festival, held in Myerstown, in Sommerset County occurs annually [...]
Schnecksville Community Fair
The Schnecksville Community Fair, created in 1981 as a carnival, which was more of a social gathering. Then, 1982 brought the carnival with more rides and attractions. In 1983, a committee was formed and the fair was named as it stands today.
4550 Old Packhouse Rd, Schnecksville, PA. 18078
610-799-9467
This fair culminates with fireworks on the last night [...]
Shippensburg Corn Festival
Where can you find cloggers and line dancing all through the day? Well - ok, since we are in the Dutch Country Roads region, there are plenty of festivals like that. But, if you are in the mood for corn, the Shippensburg Corn Festival is the only place you want to be!
The Corn Festival is [...]
Spring Carlisle Swap Meet and Car Corral
The Spring Carlisle Car Show and car auction occurs towards the end of April each year and brings more than 100,000 people flocking to Carlisle from all over the world! This is one of the largest collector and parts showcase.
:: Photo Courtesy of nick knouse ::
In 2006, a car auction was added and became an instant success.
The [...]
