2009 Summer & Fall Festival Lineup
As temperatures rise and the snow melts, we’re gearing up for the summer & fall season. This year we’ve expanded our festival line-up; in addition to four of your favorites we are excited to announce another multi-day festival, the Poconos’ Wurst Festival! Read the full schedule and details below.
Shawnee Celtic Festival
June 27 & 28, 2009
Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm
Produced in cooperation with East of the Hebrides Entertainment, the Shawnee Celtic Festival brings the sights and sounds of the Emerald Isles and the Scottish Highlands to the Poconos for two full days! Non-stop Celtic music, a bagpipers parade and fiddlers jam, Irish and Scottish dancers, working sheep dogs, a variety of Celtic food and craft vendors and much more! More >
Shawnee Annual Fireworks Display
July 4, 2009
Saturday gates open at 7pm, show starts approximately at 9pm
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area is holding its annual Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks, which benefits the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company. There will be an outdoor DJ, Uncle Sam Stilt Walker, Mark Clark’s “All American Magic Show” and various food & craft vendors. A delicious Hickory Licks barbecue is planned. “The Best Show in the Poconos’,” a full one half hour fireworks display will be at dusk presented by the Castiglione Fireworks Display Company. More >
Poconos' Wurst Festival & 5k Trail Run
July 18 & 19, 2009 - New! for Summer 2009
Saturday: Noon to 7pm, Sunday: Noon to 6pm
If brews, brats, crafts, dancing and lively music is your thing - don't miss this one. Featuring the eighteen-time Grammy Award winning Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra on Saturday and the 14 piece Shippensburg German Band on Sunday. German OOM PA PA Bands, Polish Polka Bands, German & Polish crafts and dancers plus all of the wursts, wieners, kielbasa, pierogies, ethnic vendors and crafted brews all weekend long. It's going to be an Oktoberfest in July! More >
Wurst 5K Trail Run on Sunday – 9am start
Pocono Garlic Festival
September 5 & 6, 2009
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 6pm
The aroma of garlic will fill the Shawnee Valley over Labor Day weekend for the 15th Annual Pocono Garlic Festival! Indulge all of your garlic fantasies at this legendary event featuring flavorful foods liberally laced with Pocono-grown garlic and a fantastic variety of entertainment. This event is not to be missed! More >
Rodeo & Chili Cook-Off
September 26 & 27, 2009
Saturday and Sunday: Gates open 11:30am, Rodeo at 2pm
Come and experience the thrill of the Pro Cowboys competing in events fully approved and sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association including bronc riding, bull riding, calf roping and much more! Our Chili Cook-Off will kick off the event with live country music and line dancing to follow. Its two days of action-packed, real live Rodeo! More >
Timber & Balloon Festival
October 16-18, 2009
Friday Evening: 4pm to 9pm, Saturday and Sunday: 7am to 6pm
Hot air balloons, skydiving exhibitions, IRONJACK lumberjack shows, scenic chairlift rides, craft and food vendors galore. This spectacular 3-day autumn event offers two festivals in one during prime fall foliage time in the Poconos! More >
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area • I-80 Exit 309, Hollow Road, Shawnee on Delaware, PA 18356 • Phone: 570-421-7231
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