Lakemont Park's Annual Fall Festival
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Enjoy one of the biggest Blair County, PA Fall Festivals, "Altoona First Festival" is celebrated at Lakemont Park , in Altoona, PA.
You'll be amazed at the abundance of handmade crafts, wine tasting, chainsaw sculptures, ethnic foods, and various music events. It's a Pennsylvania Craft Show you will want to attend year after year.
This annual event is held every September, the weekend after Labor Day, rain or shine.
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"Altoona First Festival" is well known as the "Keystone Country Festival". That was until 2005 when the Blair County Convention Center took this annual event over and moved it indoors.
The Blair County community was outraged and protested this decision. Lakemont Park was as upset as the community and to remedy this decision they decided to start another Central PA Festival and call it, "Altoona First Festival". It was a gamble for Lakemont Park, the many craft, wine, and food vendors, and all the faithful organizations that sponsored the event. The gamble paid off!
Lakemont Parks, "Altoona First Festival", had a record attendance in 2005. It was a win-win situation for everybody. The attendance continues to grow every year.
Now Blair County has two great Central PA Festivals the first weekend after Labor Day!
The Blair County Convention Center announced that they will not be holding a Keystone Country Festival in 2007 due to lack of interest and attendance.
You can still enjoy "Altoona First Festival" at Lakemont Park!
Arts and Crafts Venders Display Their Talents
Enjoy A Pennsylvania Craft Show "Altoona First Festival"
The hardest part of attending this beautiful annual Fall PA Festival is deciding which direction to go first. Spend all three days that weekend at this enchanting PA Amusement Park, it's the last weekend Lakemont Park will be open for the season. The Amusement Park Rides and Miniature Golf are always available and included in the $5.00 Admission.
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As you can see there are homemade crafts, foods, and entertainment for everybody. You'll spend much of your time watching the craft artists at work, from making stuffed toys to listening to Native American Music accompanied by the artist playing a variety of Indian flutes.
My favorite, most eye catching event, is watching the Chainsaw Artists sculpture varies works of art.
You'll find Food Booths of every kind. Communities from Church's, Schools, and various Organizations volunteer their time and Ethnic Recipes to make Ethnic meals and snacks that are hard to resist.
I have to admit, my favorite booth at the Fall Central PA Festival, "Altoona First Festival", is the Wine Booth. Have you ever tasted a Wine Slushy? Oh my goodness, it is so good! I usually sip on several Slushy's while making my rounds through the PA Craft Show. Shhh! I pretend it's pink lemonade.
It's always fascinating to watch the many artists at work. I tend to favor the chainsaw sculptures and the pumpkin carving. I'll never figure out how anybody can hold on to a heavy chainsaw and carve such fine detail into their work.
How can anybody resist a beautiful Fall Weekend at a Central PA Festival in the great outdoors surrounded by handmade crafts, great food, music, and artists at work? To top the weekend off, Saturday evening you can always enjoy a Fireworks Display!
It's a Pennsylvania Craft Show that you'll brag about attending.
Directions To Lakemont Park
Altoona First Festival
From I-99 Take Frankstown Road Exit. Lakemont Park is located at exit.
From Pittsburgh Take U.S. 22 East. Merge onto I-99/U.S. 220 North approximately six miles from Altoona. Take Frankstown Road Exit. The Park is located at exit
From PA Turnpike Take Bedford Exit. Go North on I-99 approximately 40 miles. Take Frankstown Road Exit.
From I-80 Take Milesburg Exit. Go South on Rt. 220/I-99 approximately 75 miles. The Pennsylvania Amusement Park is located at Frankstown Exit.
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