The Emmaus Main Street Program (EMSP) is pleased to announce the return of the Faschnacht & Forsythia Festival. The festival is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24th, 6 – 9 AM at St. John’s UCC located at 139 N. 4th Street in Emmaus.
There will be a demonstration of the official “Faschnacht Trot” choreographed by Jean Oleksa, followed by a Faschnacht Trot Dance Contest. And, courtesy of the East Penn Press, we’ll have a ‘Newspaper Toss’ where you can compete in tossing a newspaper onto a mocked-up front porch.
There will be freshly made faschnachts from the Emmaus Bakery, savory dipping sauces from Perk on Main and La Belle Cuisine, and coffee from Perk On Main.
We’ll read the official 2009 Emmaus Fortune and pass out sprigs of forsythias. The drums will roll while we announce and introduce this year’s King Faschnacht and Queen Forsythia (two long standing members of the Emmaus community) and knight the Defender of the Faschnacht.
New this year is the Story Contest. Children are encouraged to submit stories no later than February 16th. Contest entrants must finish the sentence “In the little village of Emmaus, in 1759, there lived a boy named Fred Faschnacht and a girl named Fern Forsythia. They were very excited to wake up on Faschnacht Day because……..”. Winners will be announced at the festival.
There is no admission fee for the Faschnacht & Forsythia Festival. Faschnachts may be purchased at the event or pre-ordered by calling 610-965-6279. Story contest entries should be mailed to EMSP, 244 Main Street, Emmaus, PA 18049 and are due by February 16th.
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