Bloom Festival | May 14th 9 AM – 3 PM
The Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2nd annual Bloom Festival in downtown Shippensburg on May 14th 9 AM – 3 PM! The Festival takes place in the Borough Parking lot (Burd Street), across from the Shippensburg Police Department. Admission is FREE and there will be free parking at the Shippensburg Firefighter Activity Center. This is a Rain or Shine event.
The festival includes children’s activities, music, crafts, retail & food vendors, local produce & floral sales, and more! The children’s area will close at 2 PM.
Children’s activities will take place in the grassy area behind the Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce office. Children will enjoy creating tissue paper flowers, caterpillar note holders, mini flower pots with seedling, and flower painted coffee mugs! Magician, David Wayne Bowers and his assistant Miss Penelope, will also provide kids with magical fun surprises.
Food vendors will be located along McCreary Avenue (the alley next to the Shippensburg Area Chamber office), which will lead patrons to the Shippensburg Borough parking lot, the location for craft and retail vendors.
The Shippensburg Downtown Organizations Investing Together (D.O.I.T.) group announced plans to host a Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest. The contest will be held the day of the festival, May 14th 8 AM – 3 PM. As a registered artist or group of two-three artists, participants will be given a square of sidewalk in downtown Shippensburg to work with. Squares will be assigned upon check-in on the morning of the event.
Artists must bring their own materials. Cash and prizes will be awarded for a variety of categories and have been generously donated by local Shippensburg businesses. No Entry Fee for the Contest & Preregistration is required by May 3rd.
Also on this day, The Shippensburg Public Library Duck Derby will be held at 1 PM. The rubber ducks will swim from the King Street Bridge toward the Burd Street Bridge. Pick up Duck Certificates at the Public Library. 1 duck for $5 and a 6-pack for $20. Cash prizes of $250, $100 and $50 will be awarded!
