

Nightly drawings for ground prizes will be held at the close of each day, with the drawing for the big raffle ticket on Saturday evening between 10 and 11 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the cakes which take in the most money. on Saturday showcasing the talents of the Valley’s best bakers who donate cakes in patriotic and EMS themes. Old fashioned games like the duck pond, ring toss, and everyone’s favorite, a dime pitch, are at family affordable prices in the hopes that everyone can have a fun, innocent time. The carnival entertainment lineup features the Brush Mountain Band on Thursday, the Hitchcock Railway on Friday and Joe Quick on Saturday. The chicken bar-b-que will take place all three days and will be ready by 5p.m. the public is welcome to attend, and food stands will be open all day.

The garden tractor pulls are Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Kiddie tractor pulls are Friday evening at 7 p.m. when the fire whistle blows and the parade comes through town. The festival opens daily at 5 p.m., but begins officially this evening at 7 p.m. This year’s Miles Township Fire Company’s carnival runs tonight through Saturday, July 15, and as tradition stands, will have live entertainment, great food including a chicken bar-b-que, tractor pulls, and a cake auction. Some don’t see each other for a year at a time until they come back to our carnival, and that’s when they catch up.” Miles Township Fire Company Carnival Director, John Fisher, says he is always amazed to see so many people attending the festival and the fellowship that takes place there. The ice cream stand promises big scoops of sugar laden creamy perfection, in flavors like grape nut, coffee and teaberry, putting the final finishing touch on that perfect ride back memory lane. In the center, a large wooden pavilion sits decorated with classic festival-style white globe lights strung catty cornered across the eaves of the building, giving the whole scene Norman Rockwell vibes.Įach night a different band graces the stage playing some kind of old-time country music, and the smell of hand cut french fries wafts through the air.
