MayFest : Huntingdon's Spring Festival

   Pennsylvania sure has its share of unique festivals each year. While most of these festivals take place in autumn during the harvest season, one very unique festival in Huntingdon county helps to usher in the beginning of spring. In the borough of Huntingdon, this year will mark the 10th Annual MayFest. This uncommon festival usually takes place in the last weekend of April from 9am to 5pm. For the festival celebration, 5 blocks of  downtown Huntingdon are blocked off for venders, crafters, and some very special entertainment. What makes MayFest truly unique is how each block of downtown captures a different time era including Renaissance, 50's, Woodstock, Colonial, and Victorian. Activities, music, and entertainment center around each blocks time period.  Meanwhile, volunteers and re-enactors dress accordingly to the period. Most of the small business, cafes, and shops in downtown Huntingdon are also open. Some of the shops even offer specials during the festival. All the funds raised during MayFest go to help community non-profit groups.       

     I first heard about the festival a few years ago from a friend that lives in Huntingdon. For the past 2 years I have attended MayFest and plan on going this year on April 25th.  For anyone who loves small town festivals, this one is a must to attend and I strongly encourage it. For a festival goer like me, it is nice to have this festival “bridge the gap” between the autumn festivals. The easiest way to reach Huntingdon is by Route 22. Parking is available in a few different parts around town.