Wally Lake Fest

Posted 8/21/12

HAWLEY, PA — Lake Wallenpaupack, Hawley and the environs come alive with music, boating, bicycling and a whole raft of lake-related activities at Wally Lake Fest from Friday, August 26 to Sunday, …

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Please log in to continue

Log in

Wally Lake Fest

Posted

HAWLEY, PA — Lake Wallenpaupack, Hawley and the environs come alive with music, boating, bicycling and a whole raft of lake-related activities at Wally Lake Fest from Friday, August 26 to Sunday, August 28.

The party gets started on Friday with a variety of live music at the local restaurants and pubs as well as a comedic play at the local playhouse. The live entertainment continues throughout the weekend.

A centerpiece of the festival is the boat parade, complete with prizes, which will take place on Saturday with lineup at 11 a.m. and judging at approximately 2 p.m. at the Wallenpaupack Dike. Registration is due on Friday at 5 p.m. to Davis R. Chant Realtors; visit WallyLakeFest.com/BoatParade.

Some other activities planned for Saturday and Sunday are an open market fair; a motorcycle ride; kayak and standup paddleboard demos; various artisan and craft fairs; a wild mushroom walk; a beer tasting; live music on a floating stage; fly-casting demos; a boat, watercraft and outdoor show; free tastings of local cheeses; sand sculpture contests at Palmyra Beach; sailboat rides; a sailboat regatta race; a kids’ activity zone complete with face painting, kids’ tattoos and balloons; a car cruise; and an ice cream social with homemade ice cream.

Wally Lake Fest is hosted by the Downtown Hawley Partnership and presented by Lighthouse Harbor Marina. For more information pick up a Wally Lake Fest brochure at the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center and area businesses, or visit wallylakefest.com/events and click on the brochure link.

Comments

No comments on this item Please log in to comment by clicking here