Shawnee Mountain Press Releases
3rd ANNUAL POCONOS’ WURST FESTIVAL- JULY 16 & 17
Recent Press Releases:
Shawnee on Delaware, PA - Come experience the best of the wurst! Shawnee Mountain Ski Area will be hosting the 3rd Annual Poconos’ Wurst Festival this July 16th & 17th with all the brews, brats, and music you could want.
With both Polish and German themes, the event will feature 3 stages of music, traditional costumed dance performances, pig and “hot dog” races, ethnic craft vendors, and plenty of wursts, wieners, kielbasa, pierogies and crafted brews. Kids’ entertainment will also include “Ski” the Polish Magician, Brat Man Living Statue, juggling shows and face painting.
Eighteen-time Grammy Award winning Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra will be headlining the event. “America’s Polka King” will be performing on Saturday, July 16th with his ensemble on our main stage. Eddie Derwin and the Polka Naturals from Plymouth, PA will also be playing on Saturday as well as The Austrian Boys German quartet from Connecticut and The Poconos own favorite German Band The Adlers. Sunday’s entertainment headliner will be Grammy Award winning Walt Groller and his Orchestra from southern Pennsylvania. This band, said to create the “happiest music in the world”, will have you clapping your hands, singing along, and dancing to traditional melodies and lively polkas. Also playing on the main stage on Sunday, one of the most popular Polka bands in the Northeast, Pennsylvania’s own Joe Stanky and his Cadets. The Schwarzenegger Connection and The Austrian Boys will also join us on Sunday, July 17th. Other entertainment will include Krzysztof the strolling Polish Accordion Player, the Janosik Polish Dance Ensemble from Philadelphia, PA on Saturday and the United German Hungarian Dancers from Langhorne, PA on Sunday. Make sure to bring your lederhosen and beer steins to this Oktoberfest in July!
The festival will be held rain or shine. Advanced Festival Admission Tickets, Adults $12 and Children ages 5 – 12 $10, age 4 and under FREE, are now on sale. Plenty of FREE onsite parking is provided. For more Poconos’ Wurst Festival information, vendor applications, and online ticket sales visit www.shawneemt.com.
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
Copyright 2012, Ski Shawnee, Inc.