Wally Lake Fest 2018

Fun on land and water

Posted 8/22/18

Wally Lake Fest will take place from Friday, August 24 through the 26. The weekend-long event celebrates the third-largest man-made lake in the state and all its 52 miles of shoreline has to offer. …

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Wally Lake Fest 2018

Fun on land and water

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Wally Lake Fest will take place from Friday, August 24 through the 26. The weekend-long event celebrates the third-largest man-made lake in the state and all its 52 miles of shoreline has to offer.

The action-packed festival gives people the opportunity to have fun out on the water and enjoy themselves on dry land. The party gets started on Friday with a variety of live music at the local restaurants and pubs as well as a comedic play at the local playhouse. The live entertainment continues throughout the weekend.

Activities planned for Saturday and Sunday include an open-market fair, a motorcycle ride, a bike ride, kayak and standup paddleboard demos, various artisan and craft fairs, a beer tasting, live music on a floating stage; a boat, watercraft and outdoor show; free tastings of local cheeses; train rides; sailboat ride; a sailboat regatta race; a kids’ activity zone complete with face painting; bounce houses and more; a car cruise, plenty of shopping and much more.

To make it possible for people to get the most out of their Wally Lake Fest experience, multiple free shuttle buses will run throughout the weekend, making a variety of stops. On Saturday, free shuttle buses will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday, busses run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A returning crowd pleaser is Wallypalooza. On Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., two bands perform right on the water on top of a floating stage near the center of the Tafton Dike. People are invited to drop anchor and listen on the lake from their boats, sit on the dike while soaking up the sun and tunes, or stroll along the walking trail, which spans a mile and a half from the dike to the dam.

On Sunday, the Tour de Towpath Bike Ride takes off from the Visitors Center for a beautiful 16-to-32-mile road ride to the Zane Grey Museum along the Lackawaxen River. A $5 shuttle service is provided from Zane Grey, or cyclists can bike back. There is a $25 registration fee and participants can pre-register online www.Bikereg.com/tdtp.

Wally Lake Fest is hosted by the Downtown Hawley Partnership and presented by Lighthouse Harbor Marina and Silver Birches. Brochures with detailed information will be available at the Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center and other area businesses. The brochure lists the complete schedule of events for the entire weekend.

WHEN: Friday, August 24 through Sunday, August 26
WHERE: On and around Lake Wallenpaupack and downtown Hawley
COST: Free for most events and shuttle; donations for some others like sailboat rides; see brochure.
CONTACT: www.wallylakefest.com, www.facebook.com/wallylakefest, and pick up brochure at Lake Wallenpaupack Visitors Center and area businesses.

lake wallenpaupack, boats, labor day weekend, tourism

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