FOUNDERS DAY IS ROLLING IN! Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
A weekend packed with fun, food -- and fireworks!
Discover Lansdale is happy to again be hosting one of the town's biggest annual events -- Founders Day 2019, on Saturday, Aug. 24, this year honoring Lansdale's Park System in memory of longtime Parks and Recreation chief Carl Saldutti. The theme: "Relax. Play. Swim"
As always, the day will kick off the morning with Lansdale's Festival of the Arts in Memorial Park, and wind up the evening with a spectacular fireworks display.
And this year, thanks to the New Hope Railroad, with the cooperation of the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad and SEPTA, we will feature a weekend's worth of steam engine excursions! They will be bringing their New Hope Railroad No. 40 steam locomotive for a series of trips August 23-25. Click here to reserve your seat -- they're sure to go quickly!
Registration is now open for our annual antique car parade. The Lansdale Founders Day Committee invites owners of automobiles up to the 1994 model year to participate — it's free of charge and fun for all!Preregistration is preferred to help with an estimated participant count, though registration is available that morning at check-in. Click here (or look below) for your car parade registration form.
If you wish to join us as a vendor at the event, you can find the Vendor's Form right here or at the end of this article! Just fill it in and return to us.
Come back to this page or visit Discover Lansdale on Facebook for more details as they are set.
Expect a ton of excitement, entertainment and surprises -- and capping it all off, once again, watch for our Fireworks Spectacular!
Here's the current lineup, subject to change:
Come back often for more details!
As always, the day will kick off the morning with Lansdale's Festival of the Arts in Memorial Park, and wind up the evening with a spectacular fireworks display.
And this year, thanks to the New Hope Railroad, with the cooperation of the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad and SEPTA, we will feature a weekend's worth of steam engine excursions! They will be bringing their New Hope Railroad No. 40 steam locomotive for a series of trips August 23-25. Click here to reserve your seat -- they're sure to go quickly!
Registration is now open for our annual antique car parade. The Lansdale Founders Day Committee invites owners of automobiles up to the 1994 model year to participate — it's free of charge and fun for all!Preregistration is preferred to help with an estimated participant count, though registration is available that morning at check-in. Click here (or look below) for your car parade registration form.
If you wish to join us as a vendor at the event, you can find the Vendor's Form right here or at the end of this article! Just fill it in and return to us.
Come back to this page or visit Discover Lansdale on Facebook for more details as they are set.
Expect a ton of excitement, entertainment and surprises -- and capping it all off, once again, watch for our Fireworks Spectacular!
Here's the current lineup, subject to change:
- LANSDALE FARMERS’ MARKET, 9 am - 1 pm, Penndale Middle School
- FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, 10 am - 4 pm, Memorial Park
- HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR presented by the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GREATER MONTGOMERY COUNTY, 10 am - 2 pm, Railroad Plaza. Click through for more information; registration form below.
- OPENING CEREMONY and LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 10:30 am, Borough Hall. CLICK HERE to nominate a Lansdale Lifetime Achiever.
- STEAM TRAIN EXCURSIONS all weekend long by the New Hope Railroad. (Friday and Sunday bookings here; Founders Day Saturday bookings click here.)
- Plus VINTAGE CAR PARADE, JENKINS HOMESTEAD OPEN HOUSE, FAIRMOUNT FIRE COMPANY train setup and water battle, BEER GARDEN, FOOD FESTIVAL, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, LIVE MUSIC and much more.
- FIREWORKS, about 9 pm, Penndale Middle School
Come back often for more details!
| vendor_form_2019.pdf |
| 2019_fd_car_parade.pdf |
| healthexpoboothform2019.pdf |
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