Youth Festival 2025

Youth Festival—Our 36th event!

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 a special summer program.

Visit these Community Groups: WASD, Pre-K Counts; Alexander Hamilton Library; Blue Ridge Garden Club; Blue Ridge Summit Library; Waynesboro YMCA; Waynesboro Ceramic Arts Center; Buttonwood Water Striders; Franklin County Go Girls Go!; Franklin County BookMobile; Peace 4 Peyton Water Safety Awareness.

Underwriting support by lead sponsor, Patriot Federal Credit Union

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