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8 Fun Family Things To Do This Weekend in Lancaster County {September 16-17, 2017}

#1. Opening Weekend for the First-Responders Corn Maze

Opening Weekend Special for First Responders featuring Family Fun Night on Friday, Sept. 15! 50% off corn maze admission for first responders and their family! Family Fun Night will be Friday 4-8pm with first responder’s equipment displays, games, rides, food and more! We will be donating 25% of the proceeds from the weekend to Children’s Miracle Network.

TIP >> Buy your tickets before you go and get 4 tickets for just $18! (Or 2 for $12.)

#2. Bounce Festival

Bring your Family! Bring your Friends! Spread Awareness about Congenital Heart Disease! BOUNCE Houses, Facepainting, Food, Raffles, Games, Event T-shirts, VIP area for all families affected by Congenital Heart Disease! Pre-Register your kids for Unlimited bounces for just $3/child or $12/Family and save up to $8!! Onsite Registration is $5/child or $20/family..

#3. Meet the Rescues

Celebrate Pet Adoption & Service September 16th from 11 am to 3 pm at Meet the Rescues! Stop by our store to speak with local rescues and meet adorable adoptable pets. This is our biggest adoption event of the year – come find your NEW best friend and meet some wonderful groups & people doing amazing things!

#4. Police, Read To Me

FREE reading event for kids. A Lebanon City Police Officer reads to children, and each child goes home with a free book.

#5. Fall Fest

Lititz Area Mennonite School is celebrating its 40th year and would like to invite you and the surrounding community to a Fall Festival September 16th. Families are invited for free games, hay rides, food trucks, and live worship music. Come celebrate with us September 16th from 4-8pm. Go to lams.info and click on the Fall Festival button to see more details. Contact LAMS at 626-9551 or go to lams.info for more information.

#6. Around the World in 80 Days

Servant Stage presents another classic adventure/comedy play set in the Victorian era in the mold of recent hit productions such as Sherlock Holmes and The Importance of Being Earnest… Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race! Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, it’s an award winning comedy adapted by Mark Brown.

#7. Amos Herr Park Community Fair

On Sunday, Sept. 17 (rain date 9/24), from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Amos Herr Park, 1700 Nissley Rd., Landisville. The award-winning community event features the Landisville Lions Club Car Show, children’s activities, crafts, food, entertainment and Amos Herr Homestead FREE tours. Another highlight of the day is always the Lancaster Kennel Club’s events, to include demos: K9 Search & Rescue, Disc Demos, and a Mini Agility Course.

#8. Sundaes and Stories at Sweet Ride Ice Cream

Once a month, we will be having Sundaes and Stories in our party room. We will select a theme for each month and books will be read based on a theme. Join us at our first Sundaes & Stories event…the theme for this month is Pirates!! Lads and Lassies wear your pirate gear!! There will be a craft and a game after story time. Special Pirate Sundaes will be available for purchase. See you there Mateys! Arrr!!

 Also, another option could be East Petersburg Days! Thanks for the reminder Cassie!!

 

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