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Programs & Events
The Township and the Parks Department is more than park rentals and pavilions! The department has a host of exciting and unique programs that will appeal to all ages of our residents. We encourage you to participate and discover the benefits of an active mind and body.
- Parks & Recreation Programs
- Special Township Events
- Arts Board
- Bus Trips
- Golden Muhls Senior Group
- Youth Special Events
All upcoming events on contingent on the continued stay-at-home order in place by Governor Wolfe. We will update accordingly. Thank you.
Summer Concert Series at Jim Dietrich Park - June 26, July 10 & July 24
The Muhlenberg Arts Board presents the Summer Concert Series outside at Jim Dietrich Park. The stage will be located in front of the farmhouse with the river as the background for the band. Concerts will start at 6PM and last until about 8:00PM with a short intermission. Bring your lawn chairs to enjoy the show. If there is inclement weather the concert will be held at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church on the corner of Tuckerton and Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd. You are welcome to BYOB and food to these concerts. If the event is held inside there will be no food or drinks allowed.
This year’s lineup includes:
Friday, June 26 - Manatawny Creek Ramblers
Friday, July 10 - Good Lovin Jam Band
Friday, July 24 - SlothLoveChunk
Spring Fiesta - June 13
Come join us at Jim Dietrich Park on Saturday, June 13th from 11AM to 9PM for Spring Fiesta. Spring Fiesta is a Music and Food festival with a Latino flair, featuring local restaurants and eateries serving up an amazing variety of mouthwatering tacos & other related food items. There will be a variety of live music played throughout the day and will feature dancing, crafters, and an adult beverage area. For some additional entertainment there will be piñatas, face painting and even bull riding for those who are adventurous. The event will be capped off with a fireworks show starting around 9PM.
NEW FOR 2020 Drift Jam - July 18
DRIFT JAM is Muhlenberg Township’s newest summer event. This one of a kind experience for this area offers the joy of a lazy afternoon spent floating down the Schuylkill River from the Leesport Area in your kayak, canoe or tube to Jim Dietrich Park. At the end of the float you will exit at Jim Dietrich Park to enjoy a Clam Bake (additional food will be available) and a beverage to quench your thirst after a long afternoon on the river. There will be live music to keep the party going from 4 to 9PM. This is an open event, you don’t need to float to enjoy the after party. A limited amount of kayaks and canoes will be available for rental (you will have to provide your own tube). Registration for equipment and/or Clam Bake pre-orders will be available online at https://secure.rec1.com/PA/muhlenberg-township-pa/catalog from April 1st to July 3rd. Equipment rental will be provided by Blue Marsh Outdoors.
RiverFest: Muhlenberg’s Food and Music Festival - August 28-30
Year after year RiverFest continues to grow and has become something everyone looks forward to as the unofficial end of the summer. Mark your calendar for this years event. Festivities kickoff once again on Friday night, August 28 from 4 to 10PM IN FRONT OF THE FARMHOUSE ONLY. The trail opens up for the full event Saturday, August 29 from 10AM to 10PM and continues Sunday, August 30 from 10AM to 7PM at Jim Dietrich Park. The backdrop of the Schuylkill River will be our vista for this Food & Music Festival. We will have great music, a beer and wine garden, food vendors of a wide variety as well as artisan and home-based businesses all weekend long. Come join in the fun for the entire family along the Schuylkill River.
Artists Wanted
The Arts Board continues to display local artist's work on a monthly basis at the Muhlenberg Township Building. The Board seeks artists willing to display their work during 2017. There is no fee to exhibit and items can be for sale. All art must be able to be hung for this display. Please contact the Parks Office at 610-929-4727, ext. 265 for an application and more details.
All Bus Trips leave from the old Kmart parking lot on 5th Street Highway (side parking lot).
Tickets for bus trips can be purchased online at https://secure.rec1.com/PA/muhlenberg-township-pa/catalog
There are several senior groups in the Muhlenberg area. Many seniors belong to a few of these groups. We are looking to the future and wanted to start having a few meetings during the year where all clubs come together for fellowship. We are hoping to establish a foundation for a continuation of the groups through these consolidated meetings. These meetings will meet at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at the corner of Tuckerton and Stoudts Ferry Bridge Rd. from 11AM to 2PM. Each meeting will consist of an informational speaker, then lunch followed by entertainment. The cost will be $10/person and pre-registration would be required at the Township Building or online. Please don’t forget to register if you want to attend.
Fraud Protection for Seniors - July 6
Speaker is Mary Bach, a long-time independent consumer advocate, who now Chairs the AARP Pennsylvania Consumer Issues Task Force. As a volunteer, she is spreading AARP’s message about preventing fraud against older consumers. She will outline the most recent scams being used to swindle the unknowing consumer. The entertainment will be Barry Surran and Peggy Kurtz Keller singing some great music for all to enjoy. You might even be able to dance to a tune or two.