Announcing East Petersburg Day 2010! Read All About It...

East Petersburg Day 2010 Marks 16 Years Of Family Fun

(Lancaster PA – August 18, 2010) East Petersburg Borough celebrates with its 16^h annual East Petersburg Day on Saturday, September 18^th 2010 with music, games, fireworks, special attractions and annual parade.

This special day begins at 7:00am with a prayer breakfast held at the East Petersburg Mennonite Church, hosted by local pastors ($8.50 admission). The parade will begin at 10am and feature classic cars, emergency vehicles & bands including the General Reynolds Cornet Band, the Shriners Band, the Ceol Neamh Bagpipe Band and the Malta Band. The parade will make its way through the borough streets to the community park where the majority of activities are located.

At 11am the day is formally begun by the Mayor and other officials at the community park. Food sales provided by local organizations and vendors kicks off at 10:30am, with a great variety offered and some proceeds going to charity. Activities for all ages and kids rides are open shortly thereafter. A chili cook-off will be held at the park with celebrity judging at 11:30am - contact info@eastpetersburgday.com for cook-off entry details.

From noon through 8:30pm there will be a great combination of musicians, performers and attractions for all ages. The Maytown Sport Parachutist Team is slated to drop in at 5pm. Musicians include Times Two, The Billies, Noah Michael, Shaika and Ryan Wickersham. There will also be a special visit from the State Police Helicopter at 3:00pm. Returning this year will be face painters, stiltwalkers and more! All performances will be at the community park and are free of charge. Also on hand will be craft vendors and other local business booths.

At 1:00pm will be the “Paws In The Park” crazy pet hair contest, with prizes given to the best pet entries – enter on the day of. At 6:30 pm the popular East Pete “Golf Ball Drop” event will be held, where up to 1,000 golf balls are dropped from the fire company’s ladder truck onto a golf pin. The ball closest to the pin will be receiving a $1,000 prize (chances are available at local businesses and all day on the 19^th for $5 each).

The South Street Band comes onstage from 5pm through 8:30pm, and the awesome professional fireworks display will burst over the park at 8:30pm. To close the day will be a teen dance on the park grounds from 9 to 10:30 (pre-registration only, free tickets available at the borough office – no tickets available on the 19th).

In addition, to highlight and commemorate the historic tradition of the town, a book entitled the “Walking Tour of Historic East Petersburg” will be for sale at the event. The Walking Tour book, a joint effort between the East Petersburg Day committee and the local Historic Society, takes readers on a 45 minute stroll around the center of town and through 200 years of Petersburg history. The Tour books are available at the East Petersburg Historical Society booth with a donation of $7.00.

East Petersburg is a great place to live, work and play. The town welcomes you to and looks forward to a great event. For more information on East Petersburg Day, event specifics and community sponsors visit www.EastPetersburgDay.com.

For more press info contact Mayor Jeff Geoghan at info@eastpetersburgday.com or 717-799-0851