Please note: This schedule will be updated on a regular basis closer to the event to reflect the most current event information. Events may be added/changed.
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Participating Chambersburg Restaurants
\nBack by popular demand\, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals\, deals and prizes for patrons.
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Ice Cream Festival on July 13\, 10:30-2 p.m.
\n\nScoop-a-Palooza\, the Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation?s yearly ice cream festival returns on July 13 at Chambersburg Area Senior High School Cafeteria. Sponsored by \;ACNB Bank\, \;the festivities will include ice cream tastings\, activities for kids\, human sundae event and more! \;GET TICKETS.
\n\nCoordinated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation.
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20th Annual Tim &\; Susan Cook Memorial Race
\n\nJuly 13\, 7 - 10 a.m.\, Chambersburg
\n\nParticipate in the 20th Annual Tim &\; Susan Cook Memorial 1-Mile Race/Walk. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS) upper stadium area\, with the women?s race/walk at 8 a.m. and the men?s race/walk at 8:30 a.m. Money raised from this event is contributed to the Tim &\; Susan Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund\, which annually awards scholarships to two seniors from CASHS. Day-of registration is $25 with a T-shirt (if available). \;Register here \;or call 717-264-7101.
\n\nCoordinated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce.
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Restaurant Week
\nJuly 13-20\, Participating Chambersburg Restaurants
Back by popular demand\, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 30 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals\, deals and prizes for patrons.
\n\nMore details coming soon.
\n\nPresented by Penn National Insurance. Coordinated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce.
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\n\nNorth Square Farmers Market
\nJuly 13
\n8 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Downtown Chambersburg
\nEnjoy Chambersburg'\;s only open-air farmers market offering farm fresh\, seasonal and 100% locally grown produce. Products exclusively from local farmers\, artisans and entrepreneurs in a fun\, social atmosphere as well as kids'\; activities\, live music and more. Free!
More information: \;NorthSquareFarmersMarket.com
\n\nCoordinated by North Square Farmers Market.
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Franklin County Historical Society: Louisa Brand Tombstone Dedication
\n\nJuly 13\, 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery
\n\nJoin the historical society as they honor Louisa Brand\, heroine of the Burning of Chambersburg. Louisa Brand was twenty-one years old when the Confederate Army ransomed and burned Chambersburg in July 1864. She stood on her front porch with a pistol in hand and wrapped in an American flag\, now on display at the Franklin County Historical Society. She dared any Confederate to try and burn her home down during the attack\, earning herself the nickname ?the heroine of the Burning of Chambersburg.? This event is free and open to the public.
\n\nCoordinated by the \;Franklin County Historical Society.
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July 13\, 14\, 16\, 17\, 18\, 20
\n\nTuesdays with Morrie
\nVarious times - 9555 Golf Course Road\, Fayetteville.
Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist\, Mitch Albom\, driven solely by his career\, and Morrie Schwartz\, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation\, Mitch happens to catch Morrie&rsquo\;s appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life
\nGet tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.
Summer Open House at Chambersburg Volunteer Fireman'\;s Museum
\n\nJuly 14\, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
\n\nEnjoy the Summer Open House with free admission and antique fire engines at the museum located at 441 Broad St. in Chambersburg! All are welcome to attend. Tours will be given and souvenirs will be for sale.
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20th \;Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center
\n\nJuly 15-19\,
\n\n8 a.m. &ndash\; 4 p.m. 100 Lincoln Way East\, Chambersburg
\n\nCome celebrate the 20th \;Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center &\; Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia\, t-shirts\, postcards\, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.
\n\nCoordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce
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Groundbreaking of Mary B. Sharpe School
\n\nJuly 19\, TBA
\n\nThis will be a Groundbreaking event with displays showing a 3D virtual walk-through and future apartments and an unveiling of the National Register of Historic Places marker and showing what elements are/will be recreated to restore the building to its original exterior facades. More details coming soon.
\n\nCoordinated by McKissick Propertiesd
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\n\nOld Market Day
\nJuly 20\, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown Chambersburg'\;s Main Street
\nEnjoy this free\, family event in Downtown Chambersburg from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hundreds of art\, artisans\, craft vendors\, food trucks and community organizations will line the streets of downtown. Come join the fun!
More details coming soon.
\n\nCoordinated by the Downtown Business Council of Chambersburg.
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Northwood Books Special Hours
\n\nJuly 20\, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. \; 59 N. Main St.\, Chambersburg
\n\nVisit Northwood Books for extended hours on Old Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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\n\nHeroes &\; Angels Exhibit: 160th Anniversary of the Burning of Chambersburg \;
\n\nJuly 20\, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.\, 175 East King St.\, Chambersburg
\n\nThe Franklin County Historical Society is excited to announce a new temporary exhibit\, ?Heroes &\; Angels: 160th Anniversary of the Burning of Chambersburg\,? curated by museum director Ann Hull. The commemorative exhibit focuses on the stories of Chambersburg residents during the Confederate attack on Chambersburg in July 1864.
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\nShop at Downtown Businesses
\n9 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Chambersburg.
\nRemember to shop downtown at the brick &\; mortar businesses during the street festival! Visit Olympia Candy Kitchen\, Black &\; Blush Boutique\, Falafel Shack\, Brussel&rsquo\;s Cafe\, Denim Coffee\, Bistro 71\, J&\;B Bridals\, Golden Juniper Boutique\, The Foundry Art Market and others.
\nSummer Open House &\; Special Burning of Chamber Exhibit at Chambersburg Volunteer Fireman'\;s Museum
July 20\, 4 - 9 p.m.
\n\nEnjoy the Summer Open House with free admission and antique fire engines at the museum \;located at 441 Broad St. in Chambersburg! In addition\, see the hose reel from the actual Burning of Chambersburg in 1864! All are welcome to attend. Tours will be given and souvenirs will be for sale.
\n\nContact 717-263-8660 for more details. \;
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\n\nA Cappella &\; Unplugged Finals
\n\nJuly 20\, Franklin County Courthouse\, 14 N. Main St.\, Chambersburg\, 7 p.m.
\n\nThe Final Round of A Cappella &\; Unplugged will be taking place before the 1864 Ransoming\, Burning &\; Rebirth Reenactment in Downtown Chambersburg!
\n\nThe winner of the audience vote will receive $500 and perform 2 additional songs before the reenactment. Join us for a fun night of entertainment!
\n\nMore information: \;www.explorefranklincountypa.com/acappella-unplugged
\n\nCoordinated by the Franklin County Visitors Bureau.
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\n\nBurning of Chambersburg Reenactment
\nJuly 20\, 11/30 Center\, 14 N. Main St.\, Chambersburg\, Dusk
\n\;As darkness approaches\, the town will transform to 1864 and the story of the town?s ransoming\, burning and rebirth will come to life with incredible light and atmospheric effects. A variety of activities will lead up to the reenactment of the Burning of Chambersburg light show.
More information: \;www.explorefranklincountypa.com
\n\nCoordinated by the Franklin County Visitors Bureau.
\n\n2024 ChambersFest Sponsors
\nInterested in becoming a sponsor? \;Click here \;or call Lark at 717-264-7101 ext. 206 or email \;lkennedy@chambersburg.org.
\nCorporate Sponsors
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\nPremier Sponsors
Chambersburg Area Development Corp.\, Salzmann Hughes\, P.C. Law Firm\, \;and \;Penn National Insurance
\n\n\nBrightspeed Business
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\nContributor Sponsor
\nCommunity State Bank \;and Mercy House of Chambersburg