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Pennsylvania Festival Reviews
At McConnells Mill State Park… …there was a lot going on to celebrate the annual Heritage Festival. Over at the Civil War Camp… …excited festival goers got ready… …for some old-fashioned canon firing. Just a stone’s throw away, a free Hayride Shuttle picked up festival goers… …to take them to … Read more
The Penn’s Colony Festival invites festival goers to a wooded area in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania… …only to transport them to the mid 1700’s… …where children are taught of different times… …military men of rank freely travel about on horseback… …and parades are done through the market streets… …as festival goers and … Read more
Throughout my festival career, I’ve seen festivals about Bigfoot… …BBQ (photo from a different festival)… …and even UFO’s (photo from a different festival)… …but never have I seen one about all three..until now. Located at the Milton Loop Campground in Dayton, Pennsylvania, the Bigfoot BBQ UFO Festival was a newer, … Read more
125 years after a chapel named after John Fox was completed… …the now Faith United Methodist Church decided to celebrate… …and they did it via a festival called FoxFest. At the festival entrance, the church offered free entries to win some gift baskets… …while the Rotary offered a 50/50 raffle … Read more
As the official town crier (Your Speaking Solutions) of the West Newton Community Festival would tell you… …this festival was all about community. The main square of vendors was more-or-less divided into vendors (left) and food (right)… …and, although it wasn’t obvious where all food vendors were from… …most had … Read more
After a free ride to the grounds, thanks to a volunteer in a golf cart… …I checked out the offerings of the Hempfield Township Community Days. Community was the perfect name, as booths represented the local library (GHAL)… …the local fire department (Hempfield Bureau of Fire)… …the local Kiwanis Club … Read more
Deep in the heart of Connellsville… …festival goers were celebrating the change of seasons… …with an Autumn Mum Festival. Most of the mums were gone by the time I had arrived… …but that didn’t stop festival goers from shopping among the jewelry… …soaps… …and fresh produce. There were many local … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: When I arrived at this festival, I only saw a few small parking lots that were filled with cars. I eventually found a spot in a lot near the entrance and considered myself lucky. While going through the festival, I realized there were other entrances and a huge … Read more
The Somerset Historical Center is a beautiful property to explore… …with a covered bridge… …a cider press… …a newly finished lime kiln… …and an annual festival called Mountain Craft Days. All over the grounds, festival goers were able to watch demonstrations and learn about such things as stone cutting… …coopering… … Read more