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Youth Festival 2025

May 18, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Youth Festival—Our 36th event!

Location is To Be Announced—stay tuned.

Play Outside is the spirit of Youth Fest!

Fun outside day for kids to include hikes, story walk, hands-on activities and partnered stations.
Happening at Pine Hill Recreation Area in Waynesboro, PA

This fun event features a variety of workshops, demonstrations, activities, exhibits, and entertainment throughout the day. Professional guest performers are always exciting, entertaining and fun!

Youth Fest is the best-kept FUN SECRET in Waynesboro! Free admission. [Rain site TBA]

A Full Day of FREE Fun & Activities! Details coming soon!

Featured Performer, 2 to 3 PM:
Bright Star Touring Theatre

Featured entertainment is Bluegrass & Tall Tales, performed by Bright Star Touring Theatre.

This will be a toe-tapping great time! Join Bright Star Theatre’s musician actors as they take the audience on a journey across America. Playing first bluegrass classics, and then jumping up to bring to life celebrated American Tall Tales. 

From Paul Bunyan to a classic Appalachian Jack Tale, this show is brimming with lessons and wild characters. Meanwhile songs like ‘In the Pines’ celebrate this special music and tales from our country. 

Plus~Waynesboro Children’s Theater Troupe performs Summer Selects, 4:00 to 4:45 PM. [TBC]

Underwriting support by lead sponsor, Patriot Federal Credit Union

Additional support is from our Today’s Horizon Fund contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; Marge Kiersz; Alma W. Oyer; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, including daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin. Facility support courtesy of Washington Township.

 

 

Details

Date:
May 18, 2025
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Buttonwood Nature Center–Home of The Institute
Phone
(717) 762-0373