Delaware Water Gap Celebration Of The Arts. [September] Box 249, Delaware Water Gap PA 18327. Tel: 717-424-2210.
Jazz-and-arts festival held every weekend after Labor Day since 1978.
Philadelphia Fringe Festival. [September]
The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe bring you sixteen days of performing arts events each year beginning on the Labor Day holiday weekend. The Live Arts Festival features selected cutting-edge, boundary-breaking performing arts events, created by some of the most renowned contemporary artists from our region and around the world. The Philly Fringe provides opportunities for any artist, independent of a selection process, to self-produce their work. Together they create a unique energy for making and seeing art in the city.
Billtown Blues Festival. [June] Billtown Blues Association
PO Box 2. Hughesville, PA 17737. USA. Tel: 570-584-4480 Fax: 570-584-4608
Briggs Farm Blues Festival. [July]Briggs Farm Concerts. 88 Old Berwick Way, Nescopeck, PA 19365. USA. Tel: 570 379 2003.
Buck's County Blues Society Rhythm & Blues Picnic. [July] BCBS. P.O. BOX 482
Levittown, Pa. 19058. USA.
Endless Mountains Blues Fest.rd2 box 355. Dalton, PA 18414, USA. Tel: 570-378-3279. Contact: Scranton Wilkes Barre Blues Association.
The Endless Mountains Blues Fest features high-energy blues from the best bands in PA, NY and NJ. Annual summer event in beautiful northeast Pennsylvania. BYOB, rain or shine. directions, vending and advance ticket discounts.
Pittsburgh Blues Festival. [July] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Flower Show. [March] The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 100 N. 20th Street - 5th Floor. Philadelphia, PA 19103. Telephone: 215-988-8800. Fax: 215-988-8810
Philadelphia Flower Show. Enjoy, learn and get inspired by great gardens and landscapes, as well as thousands of plants and floral designs.
Philadelphia Folk Festival. [August] 7113 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119. Tel: 215-242-0150 | 800-556-FOLK Fax: 215-247-0293.
The Philadelphia Folk Festival, one of the oldest active folk festivals, is a three-day extravaganza of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts, camping and children's activities.
Great Brews From Around the World International Beer Festival. [April] Resort at Split Rock, Lake Harmony, PA
Beer from more than 30 breweries, live music, international food, seminars on beer topics.
Gourmet Food & Cooking Festival. [May] 300 Wesley Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226 Tel: (609) 398-4450. Fax: (609) 398-4547.
Eexhibits include gourmet gifts, kitchen cabinets, appliances, cook books, spices and sauces, microbrew beers, wine pavilion, celebrity cooking demonstrations, cooking contests, live music and more. See the area's finest restaurant chefs offering samples of their special recipes and presenting discounts to join them for your next dining adventure. A great day out!
Herb Festival. [April] PO Box 508. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Tel:717-642-6387.
Strawberry Festival. [May] Peddler's Village. Call our Hospitality Center at (215) 794-4000.
Strawberries served up in various forms - dipped in chocolate, in assorted pastries and shortcake, jams, fritters and fresh and unadorned.
Maple Festival. [April] Pennsylvania Maple Festival Office. PO Box 222, Meyersdale, PA 15552. Tel: (814) 634-0213
Each year, thousands of tourists celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring by journeying to Meyersdale and the Pennsylvania Maple Festival. This quaint little town is nestled in the mountains of Pennsylvania's southern Laurel Highlands. At Festival Park, the heart of the Maple Festival, see living history tours of the cobbler shop, an antique doctor's office, the country store and historic Meyers Manor. Visit a regiment of Union Soldiers from Somerset County. Learn about the maple industry. Relax and enjoy the live entertainment on a specially built outdoor stage or browse through our large arts and craft areas.
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Central Pa Mellon Jazz Festival. [June] P.O. Box 10738, Harrisburg PA 17105. Tel: 717-540-1010 Fax: 717-540-7735.
Three days of major concerts, clinics, historic films, riverboat cruises, the JazzWalk, a variety of jazz styles in more than 20 locations.
Mellon Jazz Festival In Philadelphia. [June] P.O. Box 1169, New York NY 10023. Tel: 212-501-1362
Mellon Jazz Festival In Pittsburgh. [June] P.O. Box 1169, New York NY 10023. Tel: 212-501-1362
GROUNDHOG DAY
Groundhog Day. [January-February] Tourist Information. Punxsutawney Chamber of Commerce, 102 W. Mahoning Street. Tel: (800) 752-PHIL or (814) 938-7700..
Groundhog Day History. European Roots. (Adapted from "Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992" by Bill Anderson)Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates. Myths such as this tie our present to the distant past when nature did, indeed, influence our lives. It is the day that the Groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow.
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