Here are some of the scheduled festivals and community events for 2004 in Butler County.

July 15-17: 41st Annual Horse Trading Days Festival in Zelienople and HarmonyJuly 21-25: 14th Annual Draxxus International Amateur Open & Paintball Festival at the Big Butler Fairgrounds

Aug. 5-8: Summer show of the Northwest Pennsylvania Steam Engine & Old Equipment Association at PortersvilleAug. 9-14: 56th Annual Butler Farm ShowAug. 14-15: Annual Regatta at Lake Arthur in Moraine State ParkAug. 16: North Washington Rodeo ParadeAug. 17-21: North Washington VFD IPRA RodeoAug. 28: Harmony Bicentennial ParadeAug. 28-29: Harmony Museum’s 33rd Annual Dankfest

Sept. 6: Annual Labor Day Ox Roast at the Zelienople Community ParkSept. 11-12: 19th Annual Saxonburg Festival of the Arts at Historic SaxonburgSept. 17-19: Evans City 18th Annual OktoberfestSept. 17-19 and 25-26: 21st Annual Penn’s Colony Festival Marketplace in Historic SaxonburgSept. 18: 26th Annual Butler Fall FestivalSept. 18-19: Cider and Sauerkraut Festival in CabotSept. 25-26: 12th Annual Heritage Festival in McConnells Mill State ParkSept. 26: Annual Alameda Park Fall Fest, Fishing Tournament and Car Cruise

Oct. 1-2: ART24 Marathon of the Arts in ButlerOct. 2: Butler County Farm TourOct. 2-3: Annual Fall Fling — Northwest Pennsylvania Steam Engine & Old Equipment Association in Portersville

Nov. 5-7: Penn’s Colony Holiday MarketNov. 11: Butler Veterans Day Parade, ButlerNov. 26: Butler Spirit of Christmas Parade, ButlerNov. 27: Zelienople Christmas Parade on Main Street, Zelienople

Dec. 12: Annual Harmony Museum Candlelight ChristmasDec. 31: Ring in the Arts, New Year’s Eve festival, sponsored by the Butler Arts Council