(8/15) Making up for last year’s missed celebration due to the pandemic, Fairfield’s annual two-day community jamboree will be held rain or shine Sept. 25 and 26 throughout the borough.
Unable to celebrate in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) the two-day community festival is ready to be better than ever, according to Pippinfest Committee volunteer Linda Sites.
A community staple four decades in the running, Pippinfest is more than the community’s local apple festival, it is a celebration that brings people into the community, fosters an environment of fun for everyone, and brings neighbors together.
Founded in 1980 by David Thomas, Pippinfest was initiated to provide opportunities for local clubs and non-profit organizations to raise funds and to provide a community-wide celebration of the annual apple harvest. As a small town with a strong sense of community, the citizens of Fairfield were eager to support the idea and an all-day street festival was planned.
Through Thomas’ dream along with a supportive citizenry, an all-day two-day street festival was soon born. The annual apple festival is testament to the community togetherness and promote local non-profits. "It amazes me in a small community how these things take hold," Sites said.
Local Boy Scout troops, high school groups, churches and many others and many other organizations can be found as participate as vendors to help raise money. Additional funds made during Pippinfest go into a reserve and can be used by the Borough for community enhancement. Within the past few years, funds from this reserve were used to purchase new conference tables and chairs for the Borough Hall office, restoration, framing and matting of the town map, the purchase of a complete Pippinfest pottery collection, and pottery display cases.
Considered the "community yard sale," of the two-day event, Saturday Sept. 25 will be a plethora of yard sales, craft, and food vendors from all over the region. Sunday is sure not to be missed either with live performers taking to the street and entertainment for all ages including car shows, apple dessert competition, and a display of timeless Pippinfest Pottery.
A quit show and demonstration organized by Stitch ‘N Peace will be held in Village Hall both days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Both days will also ensure plenty of activities through the Kids' Corner including pony rides, inflatables, a petting zoo, a climbing wall, dime pitch, and hands-on play for toddlers with bird seed.
For activities, event times and locations, visit www.pippinfest.com or call the Fairfield Borough Office at 717-642-5640.
