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Shawnee Mountain 2009 Summer/Fall Festivals & Events
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Shawnee on Delaware, PA - As temperatures rise and the snow begins to melt, Shawnee Mountain is gearing up for the summer/fall season and its expanding festival line-up. Having become the center of outdoor festival activity in the Pocono Region and home to four major special events, Shawnee Mountain is proud to announce the addition of a fifth multi-day event; the Poconos’ Wurst Festival.
We are also excited to announce the launching of our new summer/fall website with extensive information on all happenings at the mountain this season. Below you will find a short description of the events or you can visit us at www.shawneemt.com for more details including entertainment schedules, hotel packaging, online ticket sales and more!
June 27 & 28, 2009
Shawnee Celtic Festival
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!
Saturday and Sunday 11AM to 6PM
July 4, 2009
Shawnee Annual Fireworks Display
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.
Saturday gates open at 7PM, show starts approximately at 9PM
July 18 & 19, 2009 - New! for Summer 2009
Poconos' Wurst Festival
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! Wurst 5K Trail Run on Sunday – 9am start
Saturday Noon to 7PM, Sunday Noon to 6PM
September 5 & 6, 2009
Pocono Garlic Festival
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!
Saturday and Sunday 10AM to 6PM
September 26 & 27, 2009
Rodeo & Chili Cook-Off
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!
Saturday and Sunday Gates Open 11:30AM, Rodeo at 2PM
October 16-18, 2009
Timber & Balloon Festival
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! Need we say more?
Friday Evening 4PM to 9PM, Saturday and Sunday 7AM to 6PM
Shawnee Mountain is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania just off Exit 309 of Interstate 80. General information call 570-421-7231. For lodging information, call 888-VILLA4U (townhomes and chateaus), 800-SHAWNEE (Shawnee Inn), or 800-POCONOS (Visitors Bureau). Or visit Shawnee Mountain online at www.shawneemt.com.
PHOTOS AVAILABLE VIA E-MAIL - Contact Jim Tust at Shawnee Mountain, phone 570-421-7231 or e-mail - jtust@shawneemt.com
Shawnee Mountain Ski Area • I-80 Exit 309, Hollow Road, Shawnee on Delaware, PA 18356 • Phone: 570-421-7231
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