Welcome to Discover Lansdale!

Thank you for visiting Discover Lansdale's website. We are happy to help you get to know what is going on in and around the borough. Over the years, we have brought you many events as well as helped many other organizations with theirs. Our goal is to put Lansdale on the map, one event at a time.

The second annual Discover Lansdale Business Directory is out! To see and shop the nearly 200 businesses and services listed, please click here. To use our fun interactive map, produced in cooperation with Lansdale Borough's GIS department, please click here. And to get a copy, all throughout 2017, look for it at your favorite establishments all around town. And remember, SHOP LANSDALE FIRST!!

First Fridays are really rollling! July 7's RED, WHITE AND BLUES was a rockin' good time -- at least until the rains came. Next up: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, Aug. 4, with the Pennise Family Band and (hopefully) no rain. Click Here for the full FF season schedule.

And close behind will be the huge annual Founders Day celebration, Aug. 26. Yes, there will again be fireworks! Details are now available on our Founders Day page -- and click here to register your vintage car for the Founders Day parade!

In other local news, registration forms are available on our site for the Fairmount Fire Co. annual Golf Outing, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. Click here for details.

Discover Lansdale is dedicated to helping support Life in Motion through community growth by creating opportunities for a vibrant and evolving destination for businesses and families to ensure a healthy way of life. We will provide a safe venue for signature events, entertainment, nightlife, shopping and work.

We stage such borough events as Founders Day (and fireworks!), First Fridays including the Zombie Walk and Chili Cookoff, and Cruise Night. We support and sponsor many other Lansdale causes and events. And we own and are in the process of restoring the historic Reading Freight Station. CLICK HERE for a look at all the town's 2017 major events, from Discover Lansdale and others!!

Read below for a plea for your assistance. And click here to donate to Discover Lansdale's Freight Station effort.

Founders Day, Aug. 26, 2017:
Lifetime Achievement Award,
Vintage Car Parade,
Food, Fun, Music -- and Fireworks!!

Yes, it's that time of year again, and you can feel the excitement building for the 2017 Founders Day -- all around Lansdale, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017!

Visit out Founders Day page and schedule, where you can register your car for the new Vintage Car Parade. Check out the music, the food, the health fair, the awarding of the Lifetime Achievement Award -- and much more!

And also new on this site:

Volunteer Work Days
at the Freight House Update

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out May 6 and 13 and volunteered their time to help our restoration project at the Lansdale Freight House. All were the perfect example of how a dedicated group, a community, can get things accomplished.

A quick recap for those who could not join us.
We pulled up much of the interior floor. These original boards were cleaned of nails and neatly piled up. These are gorgeous pieces of 100+ year old lumber; much of it will be sold off to help fund the project. We started removing the concrete slab with a rented electric jack hammer. (And thank you Steve Moyer for providing ear plugs for all the volunteers!)

Discover Lansdale is very excited, with the help of the community, to save and bring this Lansdale historical stately stone structure back to life to begin its next chapter. The goal is to create a facility that is a welcome center for the town, a showplace for the town’s history and growth, and a multi-purpose space for the entire community for events and celebrations.

Our next planned work day is Saturday June 17th and once again we will be starting at 9:00 am. Hopefully mother nature will be more cooperative.

When you come: Sign in at the entrance tent for info and directions. Where and what you do will much depends on your experience and abilities. We should have a good variety of things to do for everyone's skill level.

What to wear: You must wear closed toe shoes; if you have work boots please wear them. Gloves and safety goggles as well -- we will have some but if you have please bring them.

What to bring: TOOLS, Our tools and equipment are very limited so work items are very helpful and appreciated. Try to put your name on them. Hammer (claw hammer helpful), pry bar (bigger the better), reciprocating saw, circular saw, rake, shears, wheelbarrow. Extra paper garden bags would also be helpful.

What are we doing: Tasks include continuing with the removal of the existing flooring inside the freight house, the disassembly of the exterior wood platform, removal of vegetation from all around the freight house, picking up trash and raking perimeter.

Refreshments: We provide lots of water, pretzels and pizza. We welcome any donations of cookies, snacks or whatever to share.

Please note: This project is a construction work area, not intended for young children.

Lumber Update: As mentioned we are offering much of the reclaimed lumber for sale (see attached). This 115 year old historic lumber is great for all sorts of projects. Makes great shelf boards or used for various furniture projects (tables, benches, etc.) and many rustic craft projects. ALL of the money from the lumber sale will be added to the freight house restoration fund.

Questions? Contact Bill Henning, V.P. Discover Lansdale, at bill@discoverlansdale.org.

Freight Station 2017

Friends of Discover Lansdale,

As you may know, in mid-2016 Discover Lansdale, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) civic organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in the borough, purchased the stately stone structure to save it from the wrecking ball. The historic RR depot at the southern gateway to downtown Lansdale had fallen into disrepair after years of non-use.

We hope to restore it to its former glory, and more — to make it a welcome center for the town, a showplace for the town’s history and growth, and a resource for the entire community for events and celebrations.

Currently we are in the process of assessing the physical condition of the building, and determining what repairs will be needed to ensure its structural integrity now and far into the future. This, along with other improvements to come, will be a multi-year effort and an expensive undertaking.

Discover Lansdale is counting on you, and folks like you, to fund this effort. We hope you’ll be among the supporters helping to restore the Lansdale Freight Station as a town jewel. Whatever you can give would be greatly appreciated.

To donate online, just click here and click the “Donate” button, or go to the How to Help page under the Freight Station tab.

Or send your check to Discover Lansdale, PO Box 1112, Lansdale, PA 19446. Please note on the check that your donation is for the Freight House restoration. Every dollar you give will go towards that project.

Your donations are tax-deductible; we will acknowledge donations via email, or if you wish a letter of acknowledgement sent, please click the box on the payment page to allow sharing of your contact information with Discover Lansdale.

Thank You for giving back to our community. As always, Discover Lansdale appreciates your support.