The National Road Festival is a blend of history, music, arts & crafts, food, children’s activities, fireworks and an authentic wagon train. This annual festival celebrates the historic National Road, the first federal road commissioned within the United States which helped to establish settlements from the East to the West. The festival is held the third weekend every May. Period clothing will be worn by many but is not required. Be sure to also discover our shoppes, restaurants, and beautiful scenery.
Music • Food Vendors • Restaurants • Art & Crafts • Shoppes • Wagon Train • Fireworks Sunday at Dusk • And More!
BECOME A SPONSOR
Contact us at pikefestival40@gmail.com to donate or become a sponsor!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday May 16th:
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Sunday May 17th:
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Dusk – FIREWORKS!!
Be sure to visit local businesses such as: Century Inn 1794 at their Gazebo, Jan’s Tea Shoppe, Two Score Reserve, Beck-Ringland Tavern & Scenery Hill Brewing, the new The Gallery House, Tradesmens Inn, The Farm at Emerald Valley, and Cattleman’s Pantry!
VILLAGE LOCATION
2168 E National Pike, Scenery Hill, PA 15360
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HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL
The annual National Road Festival / National Pike Festival is known as the “world’s longest festival” happening along 300 miles of the Historic National Road, the first federal road built in the United States between 1811 and 1837. The National Road helped establish settlements from the East to the West, and is also known as ‘Route 40’ in Pennsylvania. To learn more about the National Road Corridor: www.nationalroadpa.org
ART + CRAFT + FOOD + VENDORS
Please email pikefestival40@gmail.com (Include a description of what you make & please no direct sale vendors) Also seeking: Reinactors, Period Crafts, FIFES, Drums, Period Bands, Blacksmiths, Candlemaking, etc.