McClure Bean Festival

[Julio C. Zangroniz]

MODERATOR NOTE: This thread was part of the thread announcing the vendors at Remembrance Day, but was deemed worthy of a seperate thread to not interfere with the original - RLL
Thank you for the information.
Now... when/where is the McClure Bean Festival?
You probably can't tell from just looking at me, but... I love beans!
Julio

[Marc]

Early Fall in Western Snyder County, Central Pennsylvania. Fund raiser for the local community-McClure

This years agenda...Just My Opinion The Bean Soup Is Not That Good.

The 119th Annual Bean Soup Festival & Fair
September 11-18, 2010

McClure, Pennsylvania — Mark your calendars and join us for a week of Fun, Food and Fellowship with Friends and Family.

The McClure Bean Soup Festival and Fair offers:

•Bean Soup served daily at 12 Noon.
•Concessions open at 4:00 PM daily.
•Amusements and Midway by GARBRICK's.
•FREE Admission and FREE Entertainment
•PAID PARKING for a nominal fee.
What's Happening at the Bean Soup in 2010?
For complete details and a list of all activities, check out the Fair Calendar.

Date Theme Activities
Saturday
Sept 11 Horse Show Moondust Meadows, Old Stage Road, McClure
Enter Exhibits - No Activities at the Fair Grounds

Sunday
Sept 12 Pageants Opening Ceremony, Queen Competition,
Fair Princess and Little Miss Bean Pageants
Monday
Sept 13 Veteran's Day All Veteran's Get a Bowl of Bean Soup for 1/2 price
On Stage - The Lucky Afternoon Band
Tuesday
Sept 14 Parade 6:30 PM Parade
On Stage - Karen Nogle
Wednesday
Sept 15 Senior Citizen's All Seniors (62+) Get a Bowl of Bean Soup for 1/2 price
On Stage - Jeff Krick's Elvis Tribute Show
Thursday
Sept 16 Horticulture On Stage - Faces 4 Radio
Friday
Sept 17 Youth All Students Get a Bowl of Bean Soup FREE
On Stage - 20 Years of Country Legend
Saturday
Sept 18 Homecoming 2:00 PM - Civil War Sham Battle Reenactment
On Stage - FADED DAZE

[FloridaHoosier]

As mentioned last year when this topic came up, lets keep the announcements and discussions germane to the Civil War and reenactment portion.

[KeystoneGuard]

Thanks Ross! As we all know this conversation went down the crapper last year. Julio if your seriously interested in info please see www.keystoneguards.org. Read the McClure Bean Soup webpage. My family member Private Andrew Wagner, 184th PVI Co. I was among the founding members of the festival. Ever since then a male member of my family has been a committee member including myself. Unforunatley like most festivals it has gone by the wayside from its original intent which was to be a reunion amongst soldiers & their families. In 1891 the public was invited and the festival was moved to its current location. Ever since then it has become a commercialized mess and in recent years also became a fair. There are a few of us who promote the real reason for the festival other than an excuse to eat cotton candy and ride a ferris wheel. If you have additional questions please send me a PM.

Mods: I would suggest locking this one down as we all know it will go by the wayside quick, fast, and in a hurry.