Events : 4thFest Celebration

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• Activities in our Celebration
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There's more going on this year than ever before! Besides the race and the two 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 Information Booth 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 Williamsport Crosscutters at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. ($)
4:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:45 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, including: Art Alliance of Central PA Care Partnership Communities That Care Central Pennyslvania Observers Centre County Communities That Care Centre County Historical Society Centre County Prevention Coalition Clearwater Conservancy Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania State College Regional Office Junior Achievement of Western PA - Centre County Operation Christmas Child PAWS Penn State All-Sports Museum Penn State Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics Shaver's Creek Environmental Center Soccer Without Borders Special Olympics Centre County State College Area Junior Chamber of Commerce (JAYCEES) The Salvation Army of Centre County
	Towne Square Landscaping	Kohlhepp's Bald Eagle Valley Stone Center and Green Horizons Landscaping
4:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM	All Sports Museum Plaza	Bob Swaim brings us a very unique bicycle display and demonstration. Come see some historic and innovative bicycles.
4:00 PM	Grass near the VIP tents	Military Equipment Display (Two Humm Vee vehicles and and a 5-ton FMTV troup movement vehicle)
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	Stadium Lot West	4thFest Fantastic Frankfurters - There will be free hot dogs and chips. Donations are greatly appreciated.
4:00 PM	Handicap lot near BJC	The Outstanding Young Women assist with Kids Crafts, as well as face painting. The crafts are sponsored by Fulton Bank.
4:00 - 7:30 PM	Stadium West Lot	Nittany Line Hobbies & Toys brings back the Remote Control Car Races. This year there are a lot more cars, and more time to participate! This activity is recommended for ages 10 through 18. Sign up at the information booth for your chance to race.
4:00 - 8:00 PM	Stadium West Lot	The National Guard return again with the climbing wall and your opportunity to be a Sumo wrestler.
5:00 PM 6:30 PM	Founder's Mall	Golf Ball pyramid demonstration
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 - 8:00 PM	Towne Square	Historic Characters from 1776 will be reading the Declaration of Independence during two shows Towne Square stage. Be sure to watch for them strolling about the Founders Mall area the entire afternoon! Ben Franklin... portrayed by Charles Wilson Betsy Ross... portrayed by Rhiannon McKlintock Paul Revere... portrayed by Adam Swartz John Adams... portrayed by David Saxe Declaration of Independence... Itself! Words... Pam Monk Music... Stacy Glen Tibbetts
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, with the help of the Centre Heritage Singers, we will sing Happy Birthday to our nation and the cake will be cut and served.
9:20 PM		The Fireworks! Rated in the top three 4th of July fireworks shows in America!

2009 Food & Drink Vendors

• Absolute Creo LLC
  Prepacked ice cream novelties
• Clarence Lohr Concessions
  Apple dumplings, peach cobbler & strawberry shortcake
• Cogan's Concessions
  Sugar waffles, ice cream
• Duff's Original Kettle Korn
  Kettle Korn
• Fudgie Wudgie
  Homemade fudge
• 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
• Snyder's Concessions
  Funnel Cakes, Pizza
• Jerry R Snyder Concessions
  Gyros, cheesesteaks, hot sausage, pizza
• Try-Dye
  Make your own tye-dye creation

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