The annual Penn Township Fall Festival, complete with parade, amusement rides, food, entertainment and cooking contests, returns to the Municipal Park complex in Harrison City on Sept. 16 - 18.

Opening ceremonies are set for 5 p.m. Sept. 16, followed by the American Legion Riders at 5:30 p.m. The festival stage will be the site for the entertainment — the Classic Brew Band at 6 p.m. and the M-80s band at 7:15 p.m. The festival will conclude for the evening at 10 p.m.

The festival will kick off on Sept. 17 with the annual parade in Harrison City at 10:30 a.m. Opening ceremonies will follow at noon and a car cruise. The Penn-Trafford Community Band will perform at 1 p.m. Dynamic Music Studio will perform at 2 p.m., followed by Angela Angelczyk at 2:30 p.m. The Robert Michaels Band will entertain at 5 p.m., followed by Big Trouble. The day will be topped off with Zambelli Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

There will be two cooking contests on Sept. 17: a pumpkin pie baking competition and a chili cookoff.

Those who want to enter the pumpkin pie contest must submit their entries by 1:30 p.m. at the Fall Festival booth.

Chili chefs must bring a sample in small slow cooker, which must be presented to the Fall Festival booth by 1 p.m.

The winners will be announced at 5 p.m. Saturday on the main stage. First-place winners in each contest will win a $125; second place, $75; and third place, $50.

On Sept. 18, the festival will begin with a community workship service at 11 a.m., followed by entertainment with Sound System Music at 1 p.m. and Common Ground will play at 3 p.m.

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