Events : 4thFest Celebration

Firecracker 4K Race | 4thFest Celebration | Entertainment | Fireworks

• Activities in our Celebration
• Food & Drink Vendors
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There's more going on this year than ever before! Besides the race and the three venues of entertainment, we've got an afternoon full of activities for young and old! Come out and spend your entire afternoon and evening with us!!!! Also, the Street Dance returns this year - why fight the traffic when you can stick around and party with us?!

We are constantly adding more activities for this year, so please stop back and see what else we've got to entertain you and your family!

The Founders Mall and Pyrotechnics Tent are located in the BJC Founder's Lot. The Towne Square is located nearby, and the Northwest Savings Bank sponsored Celebrations/Information Tent and vendors are located nearby in lot 44. The vendors for this year are listed below.

If your community organization is interested in participating in the Founders Mall, click here for more information.

Activities in Our Celebration

When	Where	Event
1:00 PM	Medlar Field Lubrano Park	Catch the game as the State College Spikes play the Hudson Valley Renegades at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. ($)
4:00 PM	Stadium West	Mid Valley Amusements provides rides (such as a ferris wheel, kiddie cars, and the Dragon Wagon) and games for all ages.
4:00 PM	Curtin Road	Military Equipment Display (Last year featured two Humm Vee vehicles and and a 5-ton FMTV troup movement vehicle)
4:00 PM	Curtin Road	At the Operation Thank-You tent, show your appreciation to our troups by signing a card to them, or donating personal items. (Sponsored by Centre Communications)
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM	Pyro Demo Tent	Pyrotechnics Demonstration - 4th Fest Volunteers will provide a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making this great show happen. You'll be amazed! This year's demonstration will also describe what goes into the choreography for the fireworks, and will give you a preview of the evening's show. (Sponsorship available.)
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Founder's Mall	Several non-profit organizations from the Centre Region will be joining us this year: Centre County Firefighters Combat Challenge Communities That Care: Prevention Coalition Clearwater Conservancy Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania State College Regional Office Garden Starters Operation Christmas Child Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics PSU All Sports Museum Shaver's Creek Environmental Center State College Area Junior Chamber of Commerce (JAYCEES) Also in the Founder's Mall: Kid's Crafts Kid ID - provided by the State College Borough Police IPM Mini Golf Pyro Demo
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Grassy Field near VIP Tents	The 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C is a Civil War era living history group and they will be doing military and civilian home life demonstrations throughout the day. Learn all about the Centre County Regiment and the civilians that supported them.
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Towne Square	4thFest Freedom Franks - There will be free hot dogs and chips. Donations are greatly appreciated.
4:00 PM	Founder's Mall	The Outstanding Young Women assist with Kids Crafts, as well as face painting. The crafts are sponsored by Fulton Bank.
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Curtin Road	The National Guard return again with your opportunity to be a Sumo wrestler. They are also bringing a Stryker, a HumVee, FMTV, and a NASCAR tire changing trailer.
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Towne Square	Historic Characters from 1776 will be hosting "Who Wants to be a Patriot" in the Towne Square at five minutes before every hour. The rest of the afternoon, you can see them strolling throughout the festival. Ben Franklin... portrayed by Charles Wilson Betsy Ross... portrayed by Rhiannon McClintock Paul Revere... portrayed by Adam Swartz Concept and Script by Pam Monk Costumes designed and hand made by Carolyn Wilson Towne Square MC Nick Downs
5:45 PM	Stadium West	Look to the sky as Team FastTrax skydives with a very large American Flag, accompanied by patriotic music on the Stadium West stage! Weather may affect the actual jump time (between 5:45 and 8:45 PM) and flag size (3500 to 7000 square feet). (Sponsored by Tire Town)
5:00 PM 6:30 PM	All Sports Museum Plaza	Bob Swaim brings us a very unique bicycle display and demonstration. Come see some historic and innovative bicycles, and also an amazing golf ball pyramid!
6:00 - 8:00 PM	Grassy Field below lot 44	Sky's the Limit Ballooning provides tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides, wind and weather permitting. Sign up at the balloon. ($)
6:00 PM	Stadium West	GIANT Foods provides a 14 foot long flag cake that is served by the employees of RESTEK. The line forms in Stadium West amongst the celebration activities around 5:30 pm. At 5:58, we will sing Happy Birthday to our nation and the cake will be cut and served.
9:15 PM		The Fireworks! Rated in the top three 4th of July fireworks shows in America!

2010 Food & Drink Vendors

• Clarence Lohr Concessions
  Apple dumplings, peach cobbler & strawberry shortcake
• Cogan's Concessions
  Sugar waffles, ice cream
• Duff's Original Kettle Korn
  Kettle Korn
• The Funky Freezer
  Prepacked ice cream novelties
• Heaton's Funtime Central
  Airbrush tattoos, spin art
• Lauver's Concessions
  Hand rolled soft pretzels, slushies
• Mid Valley Amusements
  Cotton candy, candy apples, popcorn, Sno-Kones, caramel & chocolate candy apples
• Miller's Tropical Sno
  Hawaiian Shave Ice
• Penn Skates
  Glow products
• Pleasures of the Palate
  German Roasted Nuts: Almonds, Pecans & Cashews
• Royer's Concessions
  French fries, fried veggies, chicken fingers, hamburger, hot sausage sandwich, steak sandwich, blooming onion
• Royer's Concessions
  Fresh cut fries, chicken fingers, popcorn chicken, fried mushrooms, cauliflower, zucchini, brocolli, onion rings, blooming onion, hamburger, steak sandwich, hot sausage, drinks (pink lemonade, iced tea)
• Rick Snyder Concessions
  French fries, fresh lemonaded/orangeade, cinnamon buns
• Scott's Roasting Concessions
  roast pork sandwiches, pork in a dish, coleslaw, homebrewed iced tea
• SSherri's Crab Cakes
  crab cakes
• Shuman's Concessions
  fruit smoothies, pretzel braids, hot dogs, lemonade, iced tea, water, soda
• Snyder's Concessions
  Funnel Cakes, Pizza
• Jerry R Snyder Concessions
  Gyros, cheesesteaks, hot sausage
• Try-Dye
  Make your own tye-dye creation

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