CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2008

What
Where
When

Third Friday's a Charm

 Every 3rd Friday, Downtown Ephrata's shops offer

  something special, just to celebrate the fact that it's

  Friday!  Each month offers something different,

  including entertainment, refreshments, and special

  sales.  Hook up with friends, enjoy a latte, chill will the

  sounds of an acoustic guitar, or just SHOP.

Downtown shops Jan 18 - 5pm-8pm

Third Friday's a Charm

    "A Glimpse of Mardi Gras"

Downtown shops Feb 15 - 5pm-8pm

EPHRATA AREA COMMUNITY THEATER

  presents a Michael Truitt original production:

  Environmentality the Musical a/k/a

  All About Going Green

Brossman Center

124 E. Main St.

Mar 14, 15, & 16

   - call for times

Third Friday's a Charm Downtown shops Mar 21 - 5pm-9pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown shops Apr 18 - 5pm-8pm

4th ANNUAL TOUR de EPHRATA

  This bike race offers a small circuit (less than

  1 mile), so the excitement of speeding cyclists is

  almost never ending.

Main Street & environs Apr 27 - Noon-5pm
"MAKE A WISH" TRUCK CONVOY 272N, Main St., 222S May 11 - @ 1 pm-3pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown shops May 16 - 5pm-8pm
ANNUAL DOWNTOWN CAR CRUISE Main Street Jun 14 - Noon-5pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown shops Jun 20 - 5pm-8pm

WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL

  Join us as we celebrate our area's growing

   Slavic culture with music, food, and fun.

Downtown

Jun 21 - 11am - 4pm

 

FIRE CRACKER RUN Main Street Jul 4 - time tba

Third Friday's a Charm and the Merchants

   Association celebrate "OUR TOWN - as  

  American as Apple Pie and Baseball!"

Main Street Jul 18 - 5pm-8pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown Shops Aug 15 - 5pm-8pm
35th ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR Main Street Sep 6 - 9am-3pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown Shops Sep 19 - 5pm-8pm

90th ANNUAL EPHRATA FAIR!

 This is largest street fair in the Northeast!

  Food, rides, music, judged exhibits, & parades!

  See  www.ephratafair.org for more info.

All over downtown Sep 23-27 - all day!
EPHRATA PARADE Main Street Sept 24 - 7pm-9pm
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown Shops Oct 17 - 5pm-8pm

JACK FROST PARADE

  Dress up and strut your stuff.  See the Ephrata

  VFW for more info.

Main Street Oct (date tba)
Third Friday's a Charm Downtown Shops Nov 21 - 5pm-8pm

SPECTACULAR OF LIGHTS

   Santa comes to town, the town Christmas Tree gets lit,

   and there is singing and cookies and hot cider and all

   kinds of fun.  Come out and join the fun.

Downtown Nov 28 - 6pm-8pm

MODEL RAILROAD TRAIN SHOW

  19th year of the Short Line Model Railroad Club's

   miniature trains layout of the PA-Reading Anthracite

   Lines - 600 feet of double track, designed for showing  

   realistic daily operations.

11 S. State Street

   (entrance is in the

    rear of the building)

Every Sunday

Dec 7,14,21, & 28 -

  1pm - 4pm

Third Friday's a Charm Downtown Shops Dec 19 - 5pm-9pm