CRANBERRY TWP — More than 30,000 people are expected to descend on Community Park this week and weekend for the township’s annual Community Days celebration.

Bruce Mazzoni, chairman of the township supervisors and the treasurer of the Cranberry Township Community Chest, said he expects record attendance because of an expanded list of events coupled with expected nice weather.

The forecast calls for sunny days at the end of the week with temperatures in the mid to low-80s.

Many of the events are free, Mazzoni said, such as the car cruise Thursday, concerts every night and fireworks at the conclusion on Saturday night.

Mazzoni said nearly 200 vendors will set up in the park, including a new health clinic that will feature doctors offering advice.

“One of the nice things about Community Days is that it’s a big event that’s free, so a family of four can come out and enjoy a variety of activities,” Mazzoni said.

However, Community Days has a much deeper meaning because all proceeds earned by the Community Chest goes to fund the 2015 Project of the Year announced last week that centers on attracting and retaining more volunteer firefighters in Butler County.

Mazzoni said the community event could raise more than $100,000 for the project, mostly because of corporate sponsorships that already are secured.

“If all goes well, it could be as much as $100,000,” Mazzoni said.

The event begins Wednesday with the Westinghouse-Fire Company golf outing at Cranberry Highlands, which is expected to draw more than 100 participants. It starts at 9 a.m.

Mazzoni said half of the proceeds from the golf outing will go to the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company and its efforts to retain more firefighters, while the other half will go to the 2015 Project of the Year.

The action at Community Park kicks off about 4 p.m. Thursday with the sixth annual car cruise.

P.J. Lynd, the township’s tax collector, has organized the car cruise each year and plans on being in attendance with his 2013 Ford Mustang.

He said there will be hundreds of cars, including some from as far back as the 1930s. The first 175 cars to show up will receive a plaque commemorating the car cruise.

Lynd said entry into the car cruise is free, although donations for visitor parking will be accepted throughout the Community Days festival.

“We expect to get close to 200 cars, which is good for a Thursday night car cruise,” Lynd said.

Thursday night also will start the carnival with dozens of rides, games and food. The carnival runs from 4 to 11 p.m. each day of the festival.

There will be all-day ride passes for $20 on both Thursday and Friday, but those passes won’t be valid on Saturday.

Thursday night will be capped by a concert from the Holidays at 8 p.m., a band that will sing a variety of oldies in the park.

The carnival continues Friday as well as the Art in the Park event, in which artists will set up shop and create all sorts of artwork, which then will be given out for free to visitors.

There also will be a bean bag toss tournament Friday sponsored by the American Heart Association. That will start at 6 p.m. and costs $20 per person.

That evening will end with country music performers playing in the park.

The last day on Saturday kicks off with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Community Park that is sponsored by the Cranberry Lions Club.

The breakfast will correspond to the annual 5K race at 8:30 a.m. The cost to participate in the race is $25.

The carnival will open at 1 p.m. Saturday and will run until closing with a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m.

A music theater group will offer a “Broadway in the Park” production at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and at 2 p.m. Saturday.

There also will be an array of musical performances Saturday.

Mazzoni said Community Days will be the culmination of about a year’s worth of planning and the work of more than 600 volunteers.

“It’s taken a lot of time from a lot of people to make this happen, but it’s a great event for all our local nonprofits and civic groups,” Mazzoni said. “Every dollar goes back to the community.”