EVENTS Uncommon & Unexpected 100 Mile Yard Sale Jul. 19–20 Go on a road trip through Elk, Cameron, and Clearfield counties for funky finds from hundreds of vendors. Multiple locations, visitquehannaarea.com New Hope Celebrates PrideFest, New Hope Find more events and festivals at visitPA.com/events and check event websites for updates. Mummers Parade Jan. 1 Fanciful costumes, colorful floats, and dance routines are on full display at this annual parade celebrating New Year’s Day. Philadelphia, phillymummers.com TRUE COLORS Groundhog Day Feb. 2 Punxsutawney Phil, the famous prognosticating groundhog, will once again appear at sunrise at Gobbler’s Knob to make his annual prediction for the arrival of spring. Punxsutawney, groundhog.org Kecksburg UFO Festival Jul. TBD Celebrate paranormal PA at this annual festival featuring crafts, burnout contest, fireworks, and UFO researchers. Kecksburg, kecksburgvfd.com/ ufo-festival-latest-news Kecksburg UFO Festival, Kecksburg Goose Day Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous Rain Day Festival Apr. 24–27 Chainsaw carvers gather to share their art and skill with the public at this unique event. Ridgway, chainsawrendezvous.org Jul. 29 With an umbrella-decorating contest, petting zoo, live music shows, and Diaper Derby crawl, this annual fest offers varied fun. Waynesburg, raindayfestival.com Sep. 29 A local legend proclaims if you eat goose on this day, you won’t want for money in the coming year, so restaurants in Mifflin and Juniata counties serve up this lucky bird in myriad ways. Multiple locations, juniatarivervalley.org 5 SUMMER FESTS TO SHOW YOUR PRIDE Be yourself when you strut your stuff from Lambertville, New Jersey across the bridge into New Hope, Pennsylvania alongside marching bands, parade floats, and fellow revelers. New Hope, newhopecelebrates.com Don’t miss this vibrant parade with a pride color guard marching to the beat of their own drum, followed by a motorcycle club, drag queens and kings, furries, and local businesses. Pittsburgh, lgbtqpittsburgh.com Northeast PA celebrates Pride Month with numerous events, parties, pageants, drag shows, and more. Multiple locations, neparainbowalliance.org New Hope Celebrates PrideFest Johnny Appleseed Festival Living Dead Weekend Jun. 7–9 Tap into your spookier side at this zombie-themed fest with cosplay, movie location tours, movie screenings, celebrity appearances, and vendors. Monroeville, thelivingdeadweekend.com PA Renaissance Faire Aug.–Oct., weekends Experience the fantastical world of fair maidens, knights, wizards, fairies, and other creatures at this imaginative festival. Manheim, parenfaire.com Oct. TBD Lumberjack competitions, cornhole tournament, apple-pie-baking contest, horse pulls, and live bluegrass music are just a few highlights of this fall fest. Sheffield, johnnyappleseedfest.net Pittsburgh Pride Firebird Festival PA Firefly Festival Flax Scutching Festival Jun. TBD See the night lit up with the glow of fireflies at this annual event featuring live music, nature exhibits, and a firefly expert presentation. Tionesta, pafireflyevents.org Sep. TBD Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into early Americana at this festival featuring live demonstrations of turning flax plant into linen, plus live music, a covered wagon encampment, and homemade food. Stahlstown, flaxscutching.org Dec. TBD Live music, fire dancers, and drummers celebrate this annual event, typically held on the second Saturday of December, when a wooden phoenix is lit with flames. Phoenixville, firebirdfestival.com NEPA PrideFest Dickens of a Christmas This multi-day celebration features outdoor film screenings, Pride Music Day, and various pop-up events throughout the city. Doylestown, dtownpride.com Delight in queer entertainment, drag superstars on stage, and local artists. Allentown, bradburysullivancenter.org Find more ways to celebrate Pride at visitPA.com/ experience/pride . Peepsfest Dickens of a Christmas, Wellsboro Dec. 30–31 Celebrate New Year’s Eve with this family-friendly festival featuring virtual and in-person components, including entertaining shows, a diorama competition, and a PEEPS Chick Drop. Bethlehem, steelstacks.org Lehigh Valley Pride 44 visitPA.com LEFT TO RIGHT: DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS; JUNIATA RIVER VALLEY VISITORS BUREAU; Dec. 7 Get in the holiday spirit in Wellsboro, where the historic downtown Main Street transforms into an old-timey scene straight out of A Christmas Carol , complete with a Victorian marketplace, costumed musicians and singers, and food vendors selling traditional treats. Wellsboro, wellsboropa.com Doylestown Pride Festival
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