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August Fun Fest will take place at Cedar Creek Park in Belle Vernon on Sunday, August 6, 2023 from 10:00am to 6:00pm. This festival features great food, fun entertainment, and lots of children’s inflatables and amusements. Admission and parking are free to the public.

Headlining this year’s August Fun Fest are Magic Moments, performing at the amphitheater at 11:00am and 1:00pm. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and listen to Magic Moments perform favorite and familiar doo-wop and oldies tunes. The Road Kings Car Club will once again host the August Fun Fest Show Car Cruise, with over 300 antiques, hot rods, modifieds, stock cars, and commercials. No motorcycles are permitted. The show features all types of cars up to 2023 models and has been highlighted in Hot Rod News magazine. Show cars may enter beginning at 9:00am.

Back at August Fun Fest is Exotic Edventures, educating and entertaining visitors with educational animal presentations about rescued exotic animals. Their shows offer a fun, interactive way to inspire conservation and a love of nature in all ages! Show times are 12:00pm, 2:00pm, and 4:00pm.

Visitors can purchase an “All Day Activity Pass” for only four dollars per person. This pass includes unlimited access to amusements throughout the day, such as inflatables, bounce houses, obstacle courses, a rock climbing wall, petting zoo, kiddie train rides, NERF battlefield course, and more. Other attractions include an arts and crafts marketplace with over 40 vendors and craftsmen, a flea market, bingo, and various group demonstrations.

Five local musical groups will be featured in a Cavalcade of Bands at Pavilion #1. Genres include big band, jazz, patriotic, and variety. Bands perform every hour at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, and 5:00pm.

The Mid-Mon Valley Model Railroad Club will be displaying their modular train layout at Pavilion 16. This display will depict the Mid-Mon Valley area and some of the important industries throughout history.

August Fun Fest is a Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation special event, and is sponsored in-part by the Road Kings Car Club.

Cedar Creek Park is located in Rostraver Township off Route 51, one-quarter mile north of I-70. For more information, please call Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation at (724) 830-3950 or visit www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/parks.

Blood Drive at Mingo Creek Presbyterian Set for Sept. 1

Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church, located at 561 Mingo Church Rd. in Finleyville is sponsoring a blood drive on Sept. 1, from 2:00pm – 7:00pm.

Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcomed. To schedule an appointment at vitalant.org, use code UG0010246 or zip code 15332. You may also call 1-877-25VITAL or use the Vitalant mobile app. All participating donors will receive a Vitalant beanie, redeemable via email.

Pleasant Hills Community Day

Pleasant Hills Community Day will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Mowry Park, located at 400 Mowry Drive in Pleasant Hills. The event kicks of with a parade starting at 11:00AM, followed by music, stage acts, games, and inflatables. This year will include new merchandise vendors, as well as food booths and of course – Fireworks at 9:45PM. All are welcome.

Mingo Creek Presby to Hold ‘Pizza & Praise’

Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church will be hosting two evenings of ‘Pizza and Praise’ on Wednesday, August 9 and 23, starting at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to this free event! Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church is located at 561 Mingo Church Rd, Finleyville. For questions, call 724348-5278. Follow us on Facebook@MingoChurch