Hinkelfest

09/20/2026

Haven't had a chance to pop by Hinkelfest yet? Today (Sun., Sept. 20) is your last chance to get your Hinkelfest fix (until the festival returns next year)!

Here's the festival schedule today:

🎨9 AM - 3 PM Craft Show open
🎧 10 AM - 4 PM DJ Doug spins tunes
⛪ 10:30 AM Outdoor Worship Service
🌮 11 AM - 2:30 PM Food Concessions open
🍗 11 AM - sell out Chicken Breast Dinner
🌽 11 AM Co****le Tournament
🎡 12 PM - 4 PM Rides & Games open (Ride special: Ride all day for $20!)
🎵 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Elvis (Gospel) by Double Trouble
🎶 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Elvis (Secular) by Double Trouble
🥲 4 PM Festival Closes

09/19/2026

Important festival announcements:

We are aware of the weather forecast for tomorrow (Sun., Sept. 20), and the festival is open rain or shine!

The outdoor worship service at 10:30 AM will be indoors at the event hall. The musical events scheduled for tomorrow have also been moved indoors at the event hall.

09/19/2026

It's the first full day of Hinkelfest! What will you check out first?

Here's the day's festival schedule:

🎨9 AM - 9 PM Craft Show open
🍗 11 AM - 9 PM Food Concessions open
🎡 11 AM - close Rides & Games open
🍗 11 AM - sell out Chicken BBQ dinner
🎧11 AM - 6 PM DJ Doug spins tunes
🎷 1 PM NL Alumni Band
🕺3 PM Jonestown Dance Studio
🐎 3 PM - 8 PM Pony Rides & Petting Zoo open
🔵 5 PM - 9 PM BINGO
🎸 6 PM - 10 PM The Uptown Band

09/18/2026

If you're at Hinkelfest Saturday afternoon, you may meet a special guest! Miss Pennsylvania, Liz Voight, will visit Hinkelfest Saturday afternoon (Sept. 19). Time TBD.

09/18/2026

Unfortunately due to the weather forecast and subsequent field conditions, Sunday's (Sept. 20) Co****le Tournament is cancelled!

09/18/2026

The wait is over! 🥳 Hinkelfest opens this afternoon (Fri., Sept. 18)!

Here's today's festival schedule:

🎧 4 PM - 5:45 PM DJ Doug spins tunes
🎉 5:45 PM Opening Ceremony
🍗 🔵 5 PM - 9 PM Food Concessions open & BINGO
🎡 5 PM - close Rides & Games open
🐎 6 PM - 9 PM Pony Rides & Petting Zoo open
🎸 6 PM - 10 PM Mahoney Brothers perform

09/17/2026

This year's Hinkelfest swag is blue! Dark blue t-shirts, crew sweatshirts, and hoodies with the Hinkelfest logo will be on sale at the festival.

09/17/2026

Here's a preview of what you can expect when Hinkelfest opens tomorrow (Fri., Sept. 18) at Fireman's Park! Thanks LebTown for the great article!

Hinkelfest is back this weekend for its 35th edition to raise funds for five charitable organizations in northern Lebanon County.

09/16/2026

We'd like to give a huge THANK YOU to this year's major festival sponsors: Bell & Evans and FCCB! Please consider supporting these local businesses.

P.S. Two more sleeps until Hinkelfest kicks off!

09/15/2026

Here's the live event schedule for this year's festival!

🥳 Sept. 18, 5:45 PM: Opening Ceremony
🕺 Sept. 19, 3 PM: Jonestown Dance Studio
⛪ Sept. 20, 10:30 AM: Outdoor Worship Service