St. Joseph’s Summer Festival is affectionately billed as the biggest backyard picnic in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Every year during the last full weekend in July, it lives up to the billing, as thousands of people return year after year. The Festival, which is sponsored by St. Joseph’s Auxiliary, also plays host to WNEP-TV’s Telethon on Friday and Saturday evenings. The excitement at the Festival and Telethon come to a fever pitch on Saturday evening, as Joe Snedeker completes his “Go Joe” bike ride for St. Joseph’s by arriving at the Festival grounds.

New Location: Once again on the campus at Marywood University, the Festival is moving just a few hundred yards up University Drive to a large lot just behind the Mellow Center for Athletics and Wellness. Shuttles will be available from the marked parking lots on the campus. There will be plenty of signs to guide visitors in the right direction.

The festival dates are July 23-25, 2010

For more information on the dates and times, to volunteer, or to sponsor a booth at the Festival:
Katie Weinschenk, Auxiliary Liaison
570-963-1290; 800-786-6346
kweinschenk@stjosephscenter.org

For information on the Telethon or the “Go Joe” bike ride: www.wnep.com