City Mission to host annual Sweet Sunday Event with a savory twist
Around The Valley, Features
February 19, 2026

City Mission to host annual Sweet Sunday Event with a savory twist

The 32nd annual event is set for Sunday at Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe.

For the MVI

City Mission will host its biggest — and sweetest — fundraiser on Sunday.

The 32nd annual Sweet and Savory Sunday will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe, Canonsburg.

Presented by MPLX, all proceeds from the event support City Mission’s life-transforming programs and services for those experiencing homelessness. Sweet & Savory Sunday is the sweetest and easiest way to help those in need in your community.

This annual fundraising event has grown significantly in the 32 years since its founding in 1994 and has become City Mission’s largest fundraiser of the year. The 2026 event will have everything participants love about Sweet Sunday: local dessert vendors, marvelous sweets, raffle baskets, auction items, the Wreaths of Wealth, live entertainment, Kids’ Korner, a café, and more.

Admission to the event is $5 at the door or $20 for a family of four or more.

A new twist for the 2026 event will be the inclusion of savory vendors. In addition to the best desserts around, guests can also enjoy pizza, meatballs, soup, potato salad, and more from local food vendors.

The 2026 event also includes a vast lineup of live entertainment: jazz guitarist Dan Baker, the Grace Christian Dance Company, Sandy Lusco Huffman, Jim Callahan, and a featured performance by Scott Blasey of The Clarks.

The annual Kids’ Korner will be back with games, activities, a plushie auction, kids’ raffle baskets, and your favorite characters from Royal Princess Engagements.

Learn more about the event or preregister at https://www.citymission. org/events.

About City Mission

For more than 84 years, City Mission in Washington, Pa., has sheltered, healed, and restored individuals experiencing homelessness to independent living— without discrimination. City Mission’s comprehensive programs address both short-term needs, such as food and shelter, and longterm needs, including drug and alcohol counseling, mental health and medical treatment, and employment training. City Mission’s goal is to help each person who walks through its doors become a healthy, productive member of society.

The recent addition of Sally’s Sanctuary increases City Mission’s capacity to 212 beds, serving four distinct homeless populations: men, women, women with children, and veterans.

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