Our second meeting is tomorrow at Black Caddis Ranch in Kellettville at 2:00 pm. We have lots to cover and looking forward to June. We meet monthly from now until June. As you can imagine, a lot goes into the planning and implementing. Anyone is welcome to join us who is interested in volunteering and being part of the festival committee. Contact Peggy at pafireflyfestival@gmail.com or call her at 814-463-7606.
We have already scheduled 6 musical groups and most of last year's nature center participants are planning on returning. Food trucks and craft vendors are lining up too. We are accepting applications for craft vendors. So contact us and we will get you an application. This year something new is planned, the Tionesta Lions Club will be serving a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday morning, June 26 for all the campers and locals to raise funds for their Relay for Life Team at the Black Caddis Ranch. So if you camping or staying overnight in the area, be sure to come eat breakfast before you pack up on Sunday morning.
As a free event, we rely solely on the donations of friends and sponsors. Your contributions help us to reimburse musicians for travel, cover the cost of merchandise like t-shirts and flashlights, advertising and sanitation. We appreciate any and all support at any level. Please, contact us or visit our crowdfunding website https://www.razoo.com/us/story/Pennsylvania-Firefly-Festival to make a donation. We are projecting good weather for June, so we are expecting record crowds for the 2016 PA Firefly season. Hope to see you there.
This blog will keep you informed about the plans for the annual PA Firefly Festival and the Firefly Seasonal Events. The PAFF festival and sponsored events celebrate and monitor the annual mating displays of over fifteen different species of fireflies in the Allegheny National Forest area including the Synchronous Firefly and the "Chinese Lantern" species.
When is the PA Firefly Festival?
Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29 from 7 pm to Midnight. Subscribe to the PAFF Newsletter at Pafireflyevents.org to get early notification of the online registration links.