Ellwood City Arts Crafts and Foods Festival

July 1, 2024

PHOTOS: 2024 Ellwood City Arts, Crafts & Foods Festival

The annual Ellwood City festival took place this past weekend, bringing thousands to the grounds of Ewing Park for food, crafts and entertainment. The weekend included its annual 10k race and culminated with a fireworks spectacular Sunday evening. Bristol Borselli was crowned 2024 Little Miss Firecracker on Friday. In a four-part series, EllwoodCity.org looked a series of subjects, people, and entertainers who will help the festival make its mark this 4th of July holiday season. VIEW PART FOUR| VIEW PART THREE | VIEW PART TWO | VIEW PART ONE

June 26, 2024

PART TWO: Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food & Entertainment Festival Series: Art Show Expands with Strolling Musicians, Performers

In our annual series spotlighting the annual Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food & Entertainment Festival, we look at a series of subjects, people, and entertainers who will help the festival make its mark this 4th of July holiday season. PART TWO: Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food & Entertainment Festival Series: Art Show Expands with Strolling Musicians, Performers A masterpiece in process. That might be a good way to describe the new wave of The Festival’s Art Show. Near extinction just two years ago, the Art Show has a new “Council” in place to keep it growing and thriving as this…

May 21, 2024

Little Miss Firecracker Pageant Set To Take Stage

Folino Stage is about to shine again with a lot of sparkle and spunk as 17 local ladies take the stage for the 7th annual Little Miss Firecracker Pageant. The show will begin at 11:15am after the raising of the flag, on Friday June 28th kicking off the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival. The event this year will be lead by new emcee Rochelle Spagnolo and former Little Miss Firecracker title holders Reagan Boariu (2023 winner) and Dia Greco (2018 winner) as pageant assistants. Rochelle Spagnolo is the proud owner of local clothing store Konsignment Konnections right…

July 5, 2022

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Annual Arts, Crafts, Foods & Entertainment Festival Returns!

After a two year hiatus, the annual Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods & Entertainment Festival returned to Ewing Park over the holiday weekend. Thousands of visitors flocked to the grounds to enjoy local food, crafts, and plenty of entertainment. Fireworks were displayed Sunday night. A juried art show returned, while an official festival mascot was named – L Woodie – and three new members were inducted into the festival hall of fame.

July 1, 2022

Community Choice Is A New Feature At The Ellwood City Festival Juried Art Show

The Juried Art Show is pleased to return to the 2022 Ellwood City Festival. Visitors to the Ellwood City Festival are invited to view this year’s Juried Art Show at Trefoil Lodge during all three days of the festival – Saturday through Monday, July 2-4, from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Artists interested in participating had the opportunity to drop off their work on Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Work was dropped off at Trefoil Lodge in Ewing Park and received by Festival Juried Art Show Chair Irina Trenga. Judging was conducted by Alyson…

June 30, 2022

Three New Inductees To Festival Hall of Fame To Be Honored Sunday

On Sunday, July 3, at 4:00, inductees into the 2022 Hall of Fame will be honored at a ceremony on Folino Entertainment Stage. Please be on hand to honor these individuals who have contributed substantially to the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food, and Entertainment Festival. The Festival Hall of Fame was established in 2018. Hall of Fame souvenir booklets from 2018 and 2019 are still available, and contain stories of the previous inductees. Stories about this year’s inductees are published in the Festival tabloid, which has been distributed locally. It will also be available at the Festival Information Booth all…

April 13, 2021

2021 Ellwood City Festival Postponed

According to its social media post Tuesday evening, the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods, and Entertainment Festival Committee has cancelled its 2021 event. This postponement marks a second consecutive year the festival has been canceled due to coronavirus safety concerns. In its statement: After months of planning and deliberation, it is with deep regret that the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food and Entertainment Festival Committee announces the cancellation of the 2021 Festival. We love our community and this decision was not made lightly. It was made in consideration of the safety of our vendors, performers, volunteers, and thousands of visitors….

April 17, 2020

2020 Ellwood City Festival Cancelled Due To COVID-19

In a social media post made available Friday afternoon, the festival committee announced the cancellation of the 40th annual Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods, and Entertainment Festival scheduled for July 3, 4, 5 2020 due to COVID-19. The post reads as follows: To the Festival community, It is with deepest regret that we announce the intentions of the committee regarding the 40th annual Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods, and Entertainment Festival scheduled for July 3,4,5 2020. We are compelled to make this decision now because we cannot predict how COVID19 will evolve and impact us in the coming months. As…

January 30, 2020

Fireworks Benefit to Feature Live Music, Comedy, Food, Prizes

An explosion of entertainment, food, and fun will kick off this year’s Fireworks Benefit. The event will take place at Koehler Brewery, 130 Wampum Ave, from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday February 8. The benefit will raise money to sustain the annual fireworks display at the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, and Foods Festival and is being organized by Eric Rayner, the Ellport man who lead the community in an effort to save the display last year. “This year I decided I wanted to do the fireworks fundraising a little bit different. Instead of asking for donations, I wanted to…

July 3, 2019

FIREWORKS VIDEO, 2019 Ellwood City Festival Summary

Over 150 vendors came out to celebrate Ellwood City’s way to kick off summer over the weekend. Live bands played, painted rocks hidden and found, dancers performed, and winners were announced. To conclude the festivities, fireworks were set off in the Ellwood City football stadium. It looked to be a battle to get fireworks, but our community pulled through, led by 26-year-old Eric Rayner who helped stoke fundraising efforts that doubled projections. Rayner was placed into the Festival Hall of Fame as the man on a mission to save the Ellwood City firework display. This year’s Zambelli display lasted close…

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