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2016 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2016
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
(See also: 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2009 - 2008)

August 6, 2016  Peach Festival - Media, Pennsylvania
Linvilla Orchards hosts our annual Peach Festival early every August while peaches are plentiful. You can pick your own peck of peaches at the peak of perfection!

August 6-7, 2016  Epiphany of Our Lord Parish Festival
Monessen, Pennsylvania
This community wide festival grew out of the local neighborhood church festivals.  With smaller neighborhoods becoming extinct so have the personalities of communities. Featuring homemade Old European ethnic foods, this annual parish festival promotes community togetherness. People come together to enjoy great food and music that ranges from rock to polka. We generally have at least two live bands through the festival, with ample space for dancing. There are carnival style games for all ages.

August 8-13, 2016  68th Annual Butler Farm Show
Butler, Pennsylvania
Hundreds of 4-H youngsters bring their animals to the Butler Farm Show to compete for the coveted ribbons and positions in the Livestock Sale.  Thousands of dollars are awarded to Best of Show, Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions through the bidding process.  Arts& Crafts and Farm Products are on display.  Food vendors and exhibitors line the many walk-ways on the farm show grounds.  The show arena features outstanding shows each of the six nights.  Tractor Pulls and a large Demo Derby highlight the week.

August 8-13, 2016  Sykesville Ag & Youth Fair - Sykesville, Pennsylvania
Livestock Shows and Sales, Baked Goods Auction, Horse Show, Midway, Petting Zoo, Camel Rides, Tractor Pulls, Live Entertainment and Concerts, and much more.

August 12-13, 2016  Annual Kielbasa Festival - Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Features kielbasa competition, parade, and entertainment. Come and enjoy!

August 13-14, 2016  Wine Tasting in the Hamptons
New Oxford, Pennsylvania
We are having a wine tasting event, live music and great food.  Hampton Fire Company (Volunteer Fire Company). Come on out and sample great wines from our local Pa Winery's, there is nothing better than sampling your favorite wines all in one place.  We will also have Wine Related Vendors on site.

August 13-14, 2016  Peach Festival & Sidewalk Sale
Lahaska, Pennsylvania
Prized peaches are the payoff during our annual Peach Festival featuring live musical entertainment and peach treats throughout the village, paired with great sidewalk savings in every shop.

August 13-20, 2016  Washington County Agricultural Fair & Expo
Washington, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the Washington County Agricultural Fair and Expo Center where we annually celebrate our Western Pennsylvania heritage, culture and community by providing wholesome family fun, great entertainment, friendly competition and educational experiences for the whole family! The Fair is where agriculture, industry, education and recreation unite in a cooperative effort to dynamically portray the resources and accomplishments of the Washington County area.

August 15-20, 2016  Cumberland Ag Expo
Newville, Pennsylvania
We invite you to come out and support the activity this year. We are proud to invite exhibits for home products and special contests this year, despite continuing reductions in state funding. We will host the PA Preferred baking contest, the Angel food contest and the Apple pie contest. The winners will qualify for the Pennsylvania Farm Show. We will also accept donations for the bake sale. Please attend to enjoy the food and fellowship. Help in our fund raising effort so that we may continue to support all the exhibits for years to come. Look for the updated schedule page for our early September event soon! See you there!

August 15-21, 2016 - Pittsburgh Restaurant Week
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Highlighting World-Class Meals through fine dining, fresh harvests & outdoor seating as Three-Course Fixed-Price Meals or $20.15 Specialties

August 17-21, 2016  68th Middletown Grange Fair
Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Horse Show, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, 4-H Youth Activities, Hay & Grain, Vegetables, Fruits & Nuts, Home Products, Floral Exhibits, Needlecraft, Art, Photography, Handcrafts, Household Furnishings, Fair Queen Competition, Apiary Products, Antique Farm Machinery, Eggs, Angel Food Cake Contest, Apple Pie Contest, Chocolate Cake Contest, Chocolate Cookie Contest, Entertainment

August 16-18, 2016  Ag Progress Days - University Park, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition.  Penn State's Ag Progress Days will once again show the many faces of agriculture, bringing together people with a wide range of perspectives on the production of food, fuel and fiber. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

August 17-21, 2016  45th Annual Montrose Blueberry Festival
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Blueberry 5K, horseshoes, pancake breakfast, pagaent, carnival, parade and much more!

August 18-21, 2016  Celebrate Erie: Taste of Erie - Erie, Pennsylvania
Thursday evening marks the opening of CelebrateErie and Taste of Erie is the place to be! With plenty of seating, and music to enjoy, come sample what some of Erie’s finest eating establishments have to offer. While strolling through Perry Square, you can also check out the Artist Colony, where some of the regions most acclaimed artists will display their art for the evening.

August 18-21, 2016  Annual Pittston Tomato Festival
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Delicious food, a variety of live entertainment, a parade, 5K run, games, rides, arts and crafts, bingo and of course home-grown Pittston tomatoes keep bringing an enthusiastic crowd to the festival year after year. And don't miss the Tomato Fights.  Attendance: 50,000.

August 20, 2016  Gettysburg Brew Fest - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Annual Gettysburg Brew Fest will return with 50 craft breweries to sample from! A distinctive sampling experience, featuring an impressive array of craft brews and hard ciders from Pennsylvania, the Mid-Atlantic and the U.S.   Take in spectacular views of the historic Gettysburg Battlefield, set against the backdrop of the Seminary Ridge Museum.  VIP and General Admission tickets available beginning April 15.  Brewfest tickets will be $70 for VIP and $45 for general admission.

August 25, 2016  Savor Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This event is filled with aromas of appealing appetizers, enticing entrees, delightful desserts, and copious cocktails. A sprawling outdoor landscape will be created at our exciting new location, Stage AE on the Northshore, for an elegant evening of culinary delights, cocktails, and dancing while supporting a worthy cause. The Culinary Competition is a collection of Pittsburgh’s finest chefs sharing their recipes as they compete for “Dish of the Year." Enjoy VIP tickets at $150 or General Admission at $75. The evening benefits the fight against prematurity at Magee-Womens Foundation. We hope you will consider this opportunity to support this great event, with the ultimate goal of helping a worthy cause and helping the tiniest babies.

August 26-28, 2016  Seven Springs Wine Festival
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
Showcasing wineries from all over Pennsylvania offering a tantalizing experience for anyone who loves wine. The festival features complimentary wine sampling from 31 wineries, daily seminars, live entertainment, a variety of crafts, and musical entertainment.

August 27, 2016  Tomato Celebration - Media, Pennsylvania
Linvilla Orchards' Tomato Celebration takes place in late August when the tomato crops are abundant. Bring your whole family for a fun-filled and educational day. Enjoy live music and see fun costumed characters.
 

2015 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2015
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 7-8, 2015  A'Maiz'ing Corn Festival - Youngsville, Pennsylvania
Join us for corny family fun with a parade, pageant, 5K run, Brokenstraw Creek canoe race and community float, music, corn eating contest, corn maze, and much more.

August 8, 2015  Bacon and Beer Classic - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Bacon and Beer Classic is a one-of-a-kind event hosted inside baseball parks and stadiums across America. It is a premier experience focused on traditions where one’s nostalgia of baseball meets their love for bacon and beer. As the attendees walk through the stadium they will get a taste of history through the hundreds of craft brew samples and mouth-watering bacon-inspired tastes local restaurants cook up. Music will get people dancing, interactive games will bring out their inner kid, and the cooking demos and beer schools will teach everyone – from the expert to the novice – a thing or two about bacon and beer.  All of our events are all inclusive! It’s all about the experience, and not about opening up your wallet.
 

2014 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2014
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
events still waiting for new dates

August 14, 2014  Flavors of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Flavors is a culinary experience that goes beyond the traditional gala and provides each table of attendees with a local chef who will prepare a multi-course dinner tableside. The meal that is delivered will showcase the signature dishes of our culinary experts and take you beyond the usual restaurant fare. Unleash your inner "foodie" and experience a distinct evening of dining while helping to fund the research, education and advocacy efforts of the American Liver Foundation.

August 16, 2014  Tomato Feast - Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
Washington Boro United Methodist Church.  An Annual Fund-raiser For Our Fellowship Hall.  Enjoy a delicious tomato feast - Play the many games - Taste test and vote for your favorite tomato dish - Enjoy guest speaker, Steve Funk, of Washington Boro's famous Tomato Barn - Blue Ribbon Tomato Contests - Tomato sauce cook-off - Tomato eating contest - Biggest, ugliest of funniest looking tomato.
 

2013 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2013
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 17, 2013  Finger Lakes BBQ Bash - Hector, Pennsylvania
Wine & Beer Fest - BBQ Competition - NYS Farm Market - taking place along Seneca Lake's southeastern shore, in the heart of the Finger Lakes' Banana Belt.  Join us for an exciting new wine & beer fest designed to raise funds for the local Valois-Logan-Hector Volunteer Fire Company's "new building" fund.

August 24, 2013  Jessup Summer Wine Festival 2013 - Jessup, Penn.
Keep cool and quench your thirst with sample after sample of our area's very best icy-cold “summer wines,” wine slushies and more when several of Pennsylvania's favorite wineries & vineyards join together to participate in the brand-new Jessup Summer Wine Festival. In addition to the wine, you'll enjoy the Jessup Hose Company's signature Pig Roast and an abundance of other delicious foods, along with live music, and a wide variety of local arts & handcrafted items, wine accessories, apparel & jewelry, and much more. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Jessup Hose Company's fund to purchase a much-needed new rescue truck.
 

2012 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2012
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows, Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 10, 2012  Columbus 500 Italian Day Festival - Ligonier, Penn.
Featuring Delicious Ethnic Food, Entertainment Galore and Fireworks! It is an Entire Day of FUN for the Entire Family!

August 25, 2012  32nd Annual Shippensburg Corn Festival
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
The downtown is transformed into a huge street fair with crafts, an antique car show, food booths, entertainment, corn eating contest and children's activities.
 

2011 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2011
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
events still waiting for new dates

August 19, 2011  Mehoopany Music & Wine Weekend - Mehoopany, PA
New for 2011, this full weekend of music & wine features a one-day wine festival on Saturday plus an acoustic open mic with High Falls Friday evening and a relaxing brunch on Sunday
 

2009 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2009
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
events still waiting for new dates

August 21, 2009  The Original Wild Turkey Bourbon Shoot
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
 

2008 PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 2008
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS AND LOCAL FOOD EVENTS
waiting for new dates

Aug 30-Sept 1, 2008  Renzie BBQ Cook Off - Mckeesport, Pennsylvania