Lots of Family Fun at August Fun Fest at Cedar Creek Park!
The annual August Fun Fest will take place at Cedar Creek Park on Sunday, August 4, 2019 from 10:00am to 6:00pm. There’s something for everyone with great food, fun entertainment, and lots of children’s rides and amusements. This event is free to the public and offers free parking.
Headlining this year’s August Fun Fest are Johnny Angel and the Halos, performing at the amphitheater at 11:00am and 1:00pm. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and listen to Johnny Angel and the Halos perform your favorite oldies hits from the fifties, sixties, and seventies!
The Road Kings Car Club will host the giant August Fun Fest Show Car Cruise, with over 500 antiques, hot rods, modifieds, stock cars, and commercials! No motorcycles are permitted. The show features all types of cars up to 2019 models and has been highlighted in Hot Rod News magazine. Show cars may enter beginning at 9:00am.
The Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club will be displaying their modular train layout at Pavilion 16. This display will depict the Mid-Mon Valley and some of the more important industries throughout history.
Five local musical groups will be featured in a cavalcade of bands at Pavilion #1. Bands perform every hour at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, and 5:00pm.
Visitors can purchase an “All Day Activity Pass” for only four dollars per person. This pass includes unlimited access to amusements throughout the day, such as carnival rides, horse drawn trolley rides, a petting zoo, kiddie train rides, bounce houses, NERF obstacle course, and a rock climbing wall. Other attractions at the festival include an arts and crafts marketplace with over 40 vendors and craftsmen, a flea market, bingo, and various group demonstrations.
August Fun Fest is a Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation special event, and is sponsored by West Penn Power, the Road Kings Car Club, Dunkin Donuts, and the Mon Valley Independent.
Cedar Creek Park is located in Rostraver Township off Route 51, one-quarter mile north of I-70. For more information, please call Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation at (724) 830-3950 or visit www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/parks.