Join Us for a Celebration of 'Creating Community'
Hands and hearts working together to create one strong community, and the arts and crafts that breathe vitality into it — welcome to Lansdale Founders Day 2024!
We are working to finalize the schedule for the annual commemoration of the founding of the Borough of Lansdale, all around town, all day Saturday, August 24, 2024 — the actual date of our founding 152 short years ago! Here are just a few exciting events to look forward to:
All these and more — so check back often for updates! The vendor application for Founders Day is now available online. And to share your business' message with our huge Founders Day crowds, please consider becoming a Sponsor of Founders Day '24! |
![]() We are looking for nominations for the 2024 Lansdale Lifetime Achievement Award! If you know a worthy nominee, click here to access the qualifications and the official nomination form! The award is presented at the opening ceremonies of Founders Day, Saturday, June 24, 2024.
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A Big 'Thank You!' To Our 2024 Founders Day Sponsors!
To give you an idea of what to expect on Founders Day, below we reprint the 2023 schedule.
A Look Back at 2023's Founders Day:
- Early Morning Fitness. The Chamber of Commerce For Greater Montgomery County is opening the annual Health & Wellness Fair earlier than ever, with a pair of fitness classes: Morning Boot Camp at 8 am presented by Carlee Myers Personal Training, and Family Yoga at 9 presented by Rising Sun Yoga. Both will be outside the Chamber office at 325 Madison St. More details at www.chambergmc.org/healthfair/
- Opening Ceremony, 10 am, Lansdale Historical Society, Jenkins Avenue — Honoring the late Rev. Dr. Sue Bertolette of St. John's UCC with the annual Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Annual Health & Wellness Fair, with free health screenings, entertainment and vendors, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, 10 am - 2 pm at Railroad Plaza. business.chambergmc.org/events/details/community-event-annual-health-wellness-fair-11632
- Festival of the Arts, 10 am - 3 pm, Memorial Park. 34th annual juried show and sale in the park, with food and beverages and performing arts. Sponsored by the Lansdale Department of Parks and Recreation. .
- Lansdale Historical Society Open House, 11 am - 3 pm, Jenkins Homestead, Jenkins Ave. Tour the home of Lansdale's famous family.
- St. John’s UCC Tour, 11 am - 3 pm, 500 West Main Street. Featuring the sanctuary and its stained glass windows.
- Model Trains display, 11 am - 4 pm, Fairmount Fire Co. 100 Vine Street — and check out the brand new Ladder 14!
- Main Street Walking Tour, organized by the Lansdale Historical Society. “Main Street Survivors” focuses on century-old buildings that helped develop Lansdale’s reputation as the region's retail center during the mid-20th Century, and are still standing today. Two options: A self-guided tour that you can take at any time and at your own pace. (2) A guided tour that will step off at 1 p.m. Saturday from the SEPTA Railroad Station. Download the tour information guide at
https://lansdalehistory.org/.../08/Main_Street_Survivors.pdf and carry it as you walk Main Street. Printed copies available at the Jenkins Homestead, 137 Jenkins Ave. from 11 am to 3 pm. - Police Station Tours, 1 pm - 4 pm, at the Lansdale Police Station, 1 Vine Street.
- District Court Tour. Visit the courtroom and chambers of Magisterial District Judge Edward Levine for an open house, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm, at 430 Pennbrook Parkway (in Pennbrook Plaza). You might even catch an arraignment or two!
- Beer Garden, 1 pm - 7 pm Century Plaza Lot behind 100 West Main St.
- Live Music Performances, Mike Guldin Rollin' and Tumblin', 1 - 3:30 pm; Philly Funk Authority, 4:30 - 7 pm, Century Plaza Lot behind 100 West Main St.
- Family Entertainment and Food Festival, with RC cars, photo booth, mini-golf and moon bounces, plus food trucks including Philly Funnel Cakes, Sweet Thangs and Tot Rod. 1 pm- 7 pm, Green Street.
- Grand Fireworks Finale, about 9 pm. View from Line Street and Penndale Middle School.