Ice Fest...

In 2003, Downtown Chambersburg created a winter festival centering around 6 ice sculptures.  Each year the festival has grown and now Ice Fest features many sculptures throughout the weekend.  You can see them carve the ice live too! If it gets too cold for you, you can warm up with the Chili Cook Off.  For a small fee, you can taste the creations and pick out the one you like best. There is much more, so check the website...

Blueberries & Bluegrass...

The popular Blueberries & Bluegrass Festival takes place on the third Friday of July.  It is located in the Community Park. Each year features a Bluegrass concert, all kinds of  food (not just blueberry – they’ve got some lunch and dinner staples as well) and everything blueberry you can imagine.  Don’t forget Sally Miller’s famous “blueberry whoopee pies.” Website: Blueberries...

Northeast Fair...

The Northeast Fair is one of the largest Agricultural Fairs in Pennsylvania.  Boasting over 1,500 contests that you can enter (not all of them, of course) and so much entertainment, that missing one day is like missing some fairs in their entirety! The website is overflowing with information and entertainment.  With 42 acres, easy access to the fairgrounds, paved midways and fun for children and adults alike, this fair will...

Christkindl Market...

Mifflinburg’s version of an authentic Christmas Market, inspired by the 700-year-old traditional German Christkindl Markt, or Christ Child Market, is a festive event prepared by various churches, organizations, schools, and residents.  For three days, in the second week of December, Mifflinburg’s Market Street, with its many churches, is lined with festive outdoor huts featuring unique handmade crafts and...

National Apple Harvest Festival...

Every October, on the first two weekends, a celebration of the glorious apple occurs near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The National Apple Harvest is held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds in Arendtsville, PA; about 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg, PA. With its beginnings in the 50’s as the Apple Blossom Sunday, the official National Apple Harvest debuted in October of 1965.  The festival expanded to two weekends in...