PENNSYLVANIA STATE LAUREL FESTIVAL IS JUNE 8-16, 2024; SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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2023 Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen Emma Podobinski will crown her successor on Saturday, June 15.
The 82nd Annual Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival with activities for all ages gets underway this Saturday, June 8 and continues through Sunday, June 16 in Wellsboro.
Kicking off the festival this Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. rain or shine is the Family Day and Children’s Health Fair on The Green. There will be 44 booths with information, games to play for prizes and creative projects to do on-site and take home and free giveaways from backpacks and hacky sacks to bike helmets for Infants to 12-year-olds while supplies last and a
free playground ball or a foam 8-inch football for youngsters attending.
This Sunday, June 9, is the Pet Parade. Children with pets of all types from dogs to ducks and decorated bicycles, wagons and battery-operated three or four wheelers will gather to register for free or check in and for judging at 12:25 p.m. in the Packer Park picnic area behind the Wellsboro Active Living Center parking lot on Queen Street. At 1:30 p.m., the parade will leave the park, travel up Main Street to The Green where all children will receive ribbons. Special awards will also be presented.
Every night, Monday, June 10 through Friday, June 14, will be a free concert with different entertainers. Donations are always appreciated.
For the annual Arts & Crafts Fair, 85 artisans will be on The Green with unique, handcrafted items and 25 vendors on the International Street of Foods offering delectable delights on Friday, June 14 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.