Founders Day '23 — Saturday, Aug. 26!

All your favorites features of Lansdale's biggest day of the year return on Saturday, Aug. 26.

This year's theme: Main Street Memories!

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Full schedule and more details below!

The lowdown on Founders Day 2023, Aug. 26

The official schedule:

• 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 for Greater Montgomery County, 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.

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