Cranberry Township’s Community Days returns with food, fun and a fireworks finale
The nonprofit Cranberry Township Community Chest will host the township’s Community Days from Thursday, July 10, to Saturday, July 12 — a tradition that has expanded during the last 50 years.
The celebration — with three days of carnival rides, live music and vendor booths — includes signature events such as Cranberry Chase 5K, Cruisin’ Cranberry Car Show, Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, Battle of the Badges, Santa’s Summer Visit, dance performances and dozens of other family-friendly activities.
Parking is free, but donations are encouraged and go to local nonprofits and CTCC’s annual Project of the Year.
According to the event map, guests must enter the park at Ernie Mashuda Drive from Route 19. In the event of rain, guests should use directional signage to Yellow Lot from Progress Avenue to Unionville Road to E. Kensinger Drive.
If you go
Thursday
- 4-10 p.m.: Carnival & Booths Open
- 4-9 p.m.: 16th Annual Cruisin’ Cranberry Car Show and Rotary Craft Ale & Vine Garden
- 5:30 p.m.: Community Days Opening Ceremony with a special announcement
- 5:50 p.m.: National anthem performed by Michelle Burgess and VFW Post 879, Rex Brown, quartermaster
- 6-7:30 p.m.: Live music: This-That & The Other Thing
- 8-9:30 p.m.: Live music: OldSkool
Friday
- 4-11 p.m.: Carnival & Booths Open
- 4-9 p.m.: Rotary Craft Ale & Vine Garden
- 5-9 p.m.: Butler County ESU Armored Truck at MSA Public Safety Island
- 6-7:30 p.m.: Live music: 56 East
- 7 p.m.: Battle of the Badges First Responder Tournament: Sand Volleyball
- 8-9:30 p.m.: Live music: The AltRocks
Saturday
- 7:30 a.m.: Cranberry Chase 5k (7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. start)
- 8-11 a.m.: Lion’s Club Pancake & Sausage Breakfast at Jaycees Shelter
- 1-11 p.m.: Carnival & Booths Open
- 1-9 p.m.: Rotary Craft Ale & Vine Garden
- 1 p.m.: Bell School Irish Dance
- 1:45 p.m.: Provident Charter School Taekwondo Team STORM
- 2:30 p.m.: Philippine-American Performing Arts of Greater Pittsburgh
- 2-4 p.m.: KIDS DAY: Mascots, characters and balloon artists at the Amphitheater 2-3pm
- 3 p.m.: Santa’s Summer Visit featuring Buddy the Elf
- 4-5:30 p.m.: Live music: Wine and Spirit
- 6-7:30 p.m.: Live music: BB STEAL 80's LIVE
- 7:45 p.m.: 50/50 RAFFLE ANNOUNCEMENT AT AMPHITHEATER
- 8-9:30 p.m.: Live music: No Bad JuJu
- 9:45 p.m.: Pyrotecnico Fireworks — Celebrating Cranberry Township and its nonprofits, civic groups and first responders
