Posts Tagged ‘festival’
Laurel Highlands Garlic Festival
Published Friday, August 12th, 2011
When it comes to food festivals in our area, there are plenty of options throughout the year, but none may be as unique as the Laurel Highlands Annual Garlic Festival. This year will be the second incarnation of the festival, which takes place at Faranda’s Farm in Hollsopple, PA.
Tulip Festival
Published Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
The developing arts district in Johnstown’s Cambria City neighborhood will soon be getting even brighter. For the past six months, volunteers have been collaborating on a large-scale mosaic on the front of BOTTLE WORKS Ethnic Arts Center. The mosaic, which depicts images of tulips, celebrates both the local community that helped create it and BOTTLE WORKS’ former life as the Tulip Bottling Company. On July 9th and 10th, BOTTLE WORKS will be hosting a festival to celebrate the unveiling of the Tulip Mosaic.
RagBag! A Family Friendly Festival of Creativity
Published Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Photograph courtesy of Erika Law
The vibrant arts community of Johnstown has become more and more visible in recent years. And much of this is thanks to local groups and collectives of musicians, performers, visual artists and writers. One such group, (un)apologetic productions, a community based arts organization in Johnstown, will be promoting creativity and awareness of our area’s arts scene at RagBag! A Family Friendly Festival of Creativity on Saturday, June 18th. The festival will take place at the Roxbury Bandshell. (more…)
Pennsylvania Maple Festival
Published Friday, April 1st, 2011
The trees in our region provide us with scenic views, shade and fresh air, but some of these trees provide us something even sweeter – maple syrup. And in this part of the state, there’s no better place to celebrate the syrup production season than the Pennsylvania Maple Festival in Meyersdale.
A tradition that started in the 1940s, the maple festival brings in crowds to celebrate maple syrup, local talent, history and small town life.
Log House Arts Festival
Published Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Labor Day weekend is traditionally one of the most active weekends in the Johnstown, PA region. Many mark the end of summer by attending or participating in the Log House Arts Festival. This two-day Arts & Crafts show attracts more than 100 vendors from our region and the surrounding areas to display and sell their handcrafted wares.
This year’s event is open to the public Saturday and Sunday (September 4th and 5th, 2010) from 10:30AM to 6:00PM. Admission is free.
Celebration Johnstown!
Published Monday, December 28th, 2009
As the first decade of the new millennium draws to a close, it is with the return of a Johnstown, PA tradition—the family-friendly New Year’s Eve bash known as “Celebration Johnstown!”. Stationed at multiple venues in downtown Johnstown, the event provides an alcohol-free environment from which to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
From 6:00PM to 10:00PM this New Year’s Eve (December 31, 2009) revelers will be treated to free entertainment, festive surroundings, and food and refreshments from several downtown churches and the Cambria County Library.
Ebensburg Potato Festival
Published Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Each year a Potato Festival (or “Potatofest”) is held in downtown Ebensburg, PA to celebrate one of the staples of the region’s agricultural industry—the potato. This humble crop takes center stage during a day-long festival that features live music and dance performances, bingo, arts and crafts booths and a wide-variety of foods where vendors will be serving up lots of festival-style eats, with an emphasis on potato-themed fare.
Cambria City Ethnic Festival
Published Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Labor Day weekend is always a big deal in the city of Johnstown, PA. While no one wants to wish the summer away, it’s impossible to ignore the anticipation of this Holiday weekend’s activities. The excitement is due in large part to the annual Cambria City Ethnic Festival, a family-oriented festival that fills the West End with people in search of live musical performances, top-of-the-line food and an atmosphere that is the very definition of ‘community’.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Ethnic Festival continues to delight residents of and visitors to the Johnstown-area by providing traditional ethnic food prepared by local churches and free concerts by a wide-range of bands. “There will be copious amounts of food,” says Paul Kushner, Festival Committee Chairman for Holy Cross Lutheran Church, one of the participating churches.
AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival
Published Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Cambria County’s largest music festival, always a highlight of the summer calendar, is set to fill the streets of Johnstown, PA with performers and music lovers from near and far. The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival is a weekend-long event that begins Friday, August 21th at 7:00 PM and stages over 30 performances on three stages for the next three days.
The popular festival has long since made a name for itself as a means to see performances by a wide variety of musicians, with a range of styles including Folk, Blues, Jazz, Zydeco, Latin, Gospel, Post-Punk and so much more. “We’re really excited about the level of talent the festival draws,” says Shelley Johansson, Directory of Marketing and Communication for the Johnstown Area Heritage Association. “We have such a strong list of performances, from national acts to regional favorites. It’s a really diverse lineup.”
Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival
Published Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
The annual Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival, traditionally an event marking the region’s transition from summer to fall, has been moved up to the summer months and is taking place on Friday, July 24th and Saturday, July 25th. Now in its sixth year, the festival provides the Johnstown region a chance to enjoy quality live bluegrass performances in a cozy, wooded setting.
