Home → Events, Programs, Happenings, Seminars ( July 15, 2026 )
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: All you can eat, $10.00 first Saturday of every month, 7:00 - 11:00am at East Ararat Community Church, 210 Crosstown Hwy., Union Dale.
FREE BREAKFAST: Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, 8:00 - 10:00am at South Gibson United Methodist Church, 2839 State Route 2067, Uniondale. Follow at www.gibsoncharge.org and on Facebook at Gibson Charge.
GREAT BEND COMMUNITY DAY: Saturday, 9:00am til ? Town-wide yard sales. VFW Post 6223 Chicken BBQ and Basket Raffle. Pulled Pork and Baked Sale at Kime Apts. Craft Fair in the Borough Bldg. Call 570-879-5175, leave a message.
COMMUNITY LUNCHEON: Serving Saturday, 12:00 to 12:45pm at Christ Episcopal Church, 700 Delaware and Dundaff Streets, Forest City. We look forward to reconnecting with our friends and making new ones. Please join us! All are welcome to join in fellowship and share bread together. We welcome and serve all in Christ’s name. Faith, Food, Fun. Join us Sundays at 8:30am for our service. Check us out on Facebook. Handicapped accessible.
GOOD NEWS LUNCH: Drive by pick-up, Saturday, 12:00pm to 1:00pm at St. Marks Church, New Milford. Please call Betty 570-465-3527 or Joan 570-498-7297 to reserve by Monday, July 13.
ROAST BEEF SUPPER: Take out only. Pick-up Saturday, 4:30pm to 6:00pm at Thompson Christian Church, 586 Main Street. Children 5 and under eat free. To reserve, please call Marge at 570-442-1208.
OUTDOOR CONCERT: Daryl Mosley at Gibson United Methodist Church, 46 Church Road, New Milford at 6:00pm, Saturday. Refreshments will be served. Bring a chair and/or blanket.
FAMILY REUNION: The Annual Stevens Family Reunion is 12:30pm, Sunday at the Jessup Township Park, Fairdale (State Route 706). To get to the park, take Creamery Drive, located next to the Fairdale Grange Hall. If inclement weather, reunion will be inside the Jessup Township Building, 10175 State Route 706. Look for signs. Please bring your own table service and a covered dish/dessert to share. Meat and beverages provided. Descendants of Peter Stevens are welcome. If you’re not sure, come anyway, we'll help you figure it out. To RSVP or for more information, please call 215-692-3489.
The Greater Forest City Business Alliance, along with the Forest City Borough, is excited to announce the return of the annual Forest City Trail Town Days celebration, taking place Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, August 2, 2026. This four-day community tradition will bring residents, visitors, businesses and organizations together for a weekend filled with entertainment, food, family activities, fireworks and hometown pride.
Trail Town Days continues to celebrate the spirit of Forest City by highlighting local organizations, bringing families together, and welcoming visitors to experience all that the community has to offer.
The celebration begins on Thursday, July 30, with a Paint & Sip event at the Forest City Borough Building beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets are required.
Events continue on Friday, July 31, with the Forest City Lions Club Golf Tournament at Panorama Golf Course. Registration is required. The evening festivities move to Kennedy Park beginning at 5:00pm with live music, food vendors and a dunk tank. The Cruz America 250 Car Show, sponsored by the Forest City Area Historical Society, will take place from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The night will conclude with the annual fireworks display at Kennedy Park, set to dusk.
On Saturday, August 1, the day begins with the Big Ball Tournament at Kennedy Park at 9:00am. The Forest City Area Historical Society Distinguished Citizen Program will be at 3:00pm. The main Trail Town Day celebration begins at 4:00pm on Main Street featuring food trucks, ice cream, a soda truck, JoJo the Clown, DJ Dennis and activities for the whole family. The popular Light Parade will travel down Main Street at 9:00pm. The rain date for Saturday events is Sunday, August 2.
The weekend concludes Sunday, August 2, with the Youth Fishing Derby at Kennedy Park, registration begins at 8:30am. Forest City Parks & Recreation will also host its Chicken BBQ at Kennedy Park, with pickup from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Tickets are required.
“Trail Town Days is a great opportunity to celebrate everything that makes Forest City special, our businesses, organizations, families and community spirit,” said Tim Madden, Marketing Director of the Greater Forest City Business Alliance. “We invite everyone to come out, enjoy the events and celebrate our town.”