Ellwood City 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 28, 2024

PHOTOS: Little Miss Firecracker Pageant Kicks Off 2024 Festival

The Ellwood City Festival kicked off Friday with its 7th Annual Little Miss Firecracker pageant. The 2024 Little Miss Firecracker crown was awarded to 6-year-old Bristol Borselli. Bristol is the daughter of Drew and Keisha Borselli. Bristol dazzled the judges with her patriotic outfit that included a red, white and blue lace dress and sparkling red cowgirl boots. She won them over with her sparkling personality to match! When asked why she wanted to be Little Miss Firecracker, Bristol said, “because I want to be the star of my family.” First runner-up was given to Katerina Callahan Lennon Greco earned…

May 11, 2023

Eleven Young Ladies To Vie For The Title of Little Miss Firecracker 2023

The highly anticipated patriotic pageant is set to kick off the Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food & Entertainment Festival and “light up’ the main stage in Ewing Park. The 2023 Little Miss Firecracker pageant will begin at 11:15 a.m., Friday, June 30th, at the Folino Stage. New Pageant Chair Jenn Greco explains, “We have an enthusiastic group of girls who are eager to rock the stage and showcase their personalities. It’s exciting to be bringing back one of our hometown traditions. Thanks to our festival committee for their support, our judges (Rochelle Spagnolo, Nicole Clow and Richard Griffith) and our…

March 15, 2023

Little Miss Firecracker Pageant Returns For the 2023 Ellwood City Festival

The Ellwood City Festival Committee is excited to announce that this well-loved and anticipated patriotic pageant is set to kick off the 2023 Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food & Entertainment Festival. The pageant beginning at 11:15 am on Friday, June 30th. After a brief hiatus, new Pageant Chair Jenn Greco, is eager to bring back such an entertaining and adored event. “The pageant brings great spirit & spunk to our town and really has a way of setting the tone for the rest of the festival weekend,” she explains. Girls between the ages of 5-7 residing in Ellwood City and…

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….

June 13, 2019

Fireworks Fundraiser More Than Doubles Goal: $11,230 Raised

The fireworks fundraiser earned double plus its $5,000 goal tallying out at a final number of $11,230. A goal which started with one concerned 26-year-old Ellport man, Eric Rayner, turned into a community wide effort and gained the support of residents and businesses across the Ellwood City area. “To know that we raised over double what we needed is mind blowing, considering that we didn’t ask any business or groups for donations,” Rayner said. “To see how many business and groups reached out to us, along with all the members of the community who donated and bought shirts truly shows…

June 13, 2019

Ellwood City Festival Releases Entertainment Schedule

Below is the entertainment schedule for the 2019 Festival. Friday, June 28 11 am Flag Raising National Anthem, vocalist Richard Agey 11:15 am Little Miss Firecracker 12:30-1:00 Tribute to Veterans vocalist Richard Agey 2:00-3:30 Wash Board Tony and Son 4:00-5:00 Wine and Spirit 5:30-6:30 Dance Expressions dancers 7:00-8:00 Hat Trick 8:30-10:00 Brok’n Pic Saturday, June 29 11 am Flag Raising National Anthem, vocalist Lee Corfield 11:15-1:00 Trophies for 10K Race 2:00-3:00 Studio P dancers 3:30-4:30 Harmony in Song 5:00-6:00 Ellwood City Civic Chorale 6:30-8:00 Trevolta Band 8:30-10:00 Elmo’s Fire Sunday, June 30 11 am Flag Raising…

June 12, 2019

Festival Announces Little Miss Firecracker Participants

On Friday, June 28, Ellwood City’s Folino Stage will again ‘light up’ as 17 young ladies vie for this year’s title of Little Miss Firecracker. The 5th annual pageant is the kick-off for the 39th Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Food, and Entertainment Festival and will begin at 11:15 am. The three-day festival will take place in Ewing Park, Ellwood City. Pageant participants range from ages 5-7 and live within a 15 mile radius of Ellwood City. They will be judged on their stage presence, patriotic outfits, and interviews. The 2018 reigning Little Miss Firecracker is Dia Greco. Becky Guisler, pageant…

April 8, 2019

Festival Committee Cancels Fireworks

The beloved Ellwood City Festival Fireworks have been canceled. The announcement came from Ellwood City Arts, Crafts, Foods and Entertainment Festival Committee. “The Festival budget exceeds $60,000 each year, and as you probably know, prices don’t come down, they go up,” the committee said. “The total budget covers police protection, trash pick-up, porta-johns, cleaning service, use of the park, fireworks, entertainment, advertising, insurance, and more. With rising costs, the past decade has seen the committee cut expenses wherever possible to keep the Festival a reality for the community.” Although the festivals other features including vendors will still be part of…

July 2, 2018

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Festival

The Ellwood City Festival took place all weekend, there were competitions including the Little Miss Firecracker pageant and Ledger 10K race. Dia Rose Greco, daughter of Robert and Jennier Greco, was named the 2018 Little Miss Firecracker. She was dressed as a USO hostess and gave a salute to the crowd. Doug Petrik was the overall winner of the Ledger 10K race for the fourth consecutive year. His finish time was 35:35.6. Performances by local jazz, country and rock bands kept the music flowing all three days. The festival, as always, finished the weekend with fireworks provided by Zambelli International. Below…

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