Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival to kick off
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August 5, 2025

Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival to kick off

Saints Joachim and Anne Parish Community Festival will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at St. Eugene Church, 3210 Liberty Way, Liberty Borough. The food booth opens at 5 p.m. each day featuring haluski, stuffed cabbage, pierogies, hot sausage, funnel cakes, fried Oreos, funnel cake fries, fried Twinkies and other surprises. The festival will include games such as “Bounce House Bonanza,” cash prize drawings, wheelbarrow of cheer, nightly prizes, specialty basket raffles, a threenight superstars basket raffle, bingo, instant bingo, a flea market, bake sale, children’s area, nightly entertainment, craft baskets and photo booth. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Tim each night, with performances by Mikey Dee Polka/Variety Band on Friday and country music by Tim Litvin & the Nature Boy Band on Saturday. Only service animals are permitted on church grounds. For more information go to https://joachimandannediopitt.org/festival. Shown promoting the event are the Rev. Thomas J. Burke, pastor, and festival chairperson Cathy Esack. Submitted

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