Join the French Creek Arts Collective for the first Cookbook Club meeting! Here's how it works: borrow a cookbook from the library, choose a recipe to try at home, then bring the dish and the cookbook to our potluck gathering. This is a great opportunity to try new foods, find new inspiration, and meet other cooking enthusiasts! Please bring dishes and flatware for yourself and your guests to reduce waste!

Register at tinyurl.com/mplcookbookclub1.

About French Creek Arts Collective: We are a collective of visual, performing, and musical artists located in Meadville and the surrounding communities. We are looking to provide opportunities for local creatives to network, share their talents, and learn from one other! Email us at frenchcreekartscollective@gmail.com with ideas or questions!

This event will feature chili sampling with your vote for the best, a chance auction and refreshments and snacks available for purchase! Tickets are now presale for $5.00 and will be $8 at the door. Tickets include limitless chili tasting, a drink and entry to the door prize. They are currently accepting Chili contestants to enter Chili for a chance at 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Winners take home a prize!

Kolson passed away from a choking accident 3 years ago at nearly 2 years old. Since his passing, his family has created Kolson’s Krew and began advocating for a life-saving device called LifeVac. LifeVac is a non-invasive portable airway clearing device credited for saving over 2,100 lives - 5 of which were saved because of LifeVacs bought due to Kolson’s story! Kolson’s Krew has donated hundreds of units to over 100 facilities and countless at risk families. All proceeds of this event benefit Kolson’s Krew in purchasing more devices!

This is a free family-friendly event great for people of all ages. Meet Tamarack Wildlife’s non-releasable “ambassador” hawks, owls, and falcons presented “on the glove” by handlers for the public to view up close and personal. Children’s crafts and activities, tours of the admissions facilities, educational displays, and refreshments are other highlights.

There will be a raffle, TWC merchandise for sale, and opportunities to learn about how to further support Tamarack in the future. The center’s licensed rehabilitators, educators, and volunteers will be onsite to answer questions and discuss exciting successes of the past year.

Participants at this event must utilize roadside parking. Limited handicapped parking will be available.

Because You Care animal rescue is hosting a dog and family-friendly fundraiser at Frontier Park in Erie. There will be food trucks, a beer garden, kid and dog friendly activities, Magic Steve balloon sculptures, Bryan Toy caricatures, craft vendors, and their annual Franklin Fund Basket Raffle.

Tickets are $20 and all funds support providing veterinary care and maintaining the BYC adoption center.

The Second Saturday Community Market is held in downtown Meadville, PA from May - September. This season, you can find them on Chestnut Street between Park Ave and Mulberry Alley.

Each 2nd Saturday of the month from 9AM - 2PM, browse the wares of local vendors and businesses, enjoy local foods, live music and entertainment, and family activities.

Since 1992, people who live, work and play in the French Creek watershed have been joining together once a year to show their love for the river and the land. That year a small group of FCVC friends decided to get together for a day, clean the river they loved by collecting trash, and celebrate with a potluck picnic after. They continued meeting annually and the event grew. By the late 2000s, corporate sponsorships and friendly competitions for participants were added. This included a small industrial scale to weigh trash loaned by a local business.

Fast forward a few decades, and the Cleanup has become the largest day of stewardship in the watershed with hundreds of volunteers and being FCVC’s largest fundraiser of the year. The funds raised at the event through the generosity of our corporate sponsors go toward ensuring we can care for the land we’ve conserved for generations to come.

Register to participate in the cleanup on the FCVC website: https://www.frenchcreekconservancy.org/french-creek-cleanup/

Learn how to balance your meals and make healthier food choices with this Portion Sizes workshop. Discover practical tips and tools to help you enjoy your food while supporting your overall well-being. All ages are welcome. Lessons include free take-home materials and delicious food samples and tastings!

Registration on the library website is required. There are 30 seats available.

Celebration Meadville is designed to recognize what Meadville and its surrounding residents offer to make this a great place to live. There will be music, activities for kids, food and more to celebrate this very special place we call home! Come learn new things about the people, businesses, and organizations in Meadville and the surrounding areas.

Celebration Meadville is an annual celebration grown from the efforts of the NAACP | Meadville PA Branch 2271 | Youth and College Committee.

Last day of the 2024 fair! Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $25. Tickets for the Demolition Derby are $10/afternoon or $12/evening for grandstand seating and$15/afternoon or $17/evening for trackside seating.

Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $25. Tickets for the Truck & Tractor Pull are $12 for grandstand seating or $17 for trackside seating.

Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $25. Tickets for the Truck & Tractor Pull are $10 for grandstand seating or $15 for trackside seating.

Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $25. Tickets for KOI Drag Racing are $10 for grandstand seating or $20 for trackside seating.

Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Senior Citizens (65+) and Veterans will receive free admission until 5 PM. Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $25. Tickets for Bullride Mania Rodeo are $10.

Admission is $8 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission. Ride-A-Rama Wrist Bands 1 PM- 5 PM or 6 PM - 10 PM are $20.

Family Fun Day - Free Admission

Come celebrate opening day! Free admission all day.

Second Saturday Night Live is bringing us Pear's Garlic Fest.
This time honored tradition features live music from:
Credit/No Credit
Touch of Gray

Garlic fan? Show up with a potluck style dish to show off your garlic cuisine. Awards will be given for those folks with the tastiest and most creative garlic dishes.

Bring a plate, a chair and any monetary donation you wish to give for Not One More Hayden House; a recovery house renovation project in Meadville. T-shirts will be on sale for $15..

At the Arc Community Greenspace.

Supported by Meadville Neighborhood Center and ACE Hardware.

Did you know you can brew tea from conifer needles?  What will be your favorite…spruce? pine?  Come to this program and find out how…taste a “flight” of teas that we brew during this event!  DCNR Service Forester Mark Lewis will explain how to make the tea and he will teach about conifers.

Meet at Shelter #1 in Stainbrook Park. Register today by calling 814-763-5269

Come see all the classic cars in Diamond Park during the 15th annual Thunder in the City! There will also be music, vendors, and food trucks. Admission is free.

Come see all the classic cars in Diamond Park during the 15th annual Thunder in the City! There will also be music, vendors, and food trucks. Admission is free.

Join this free program to complete lessons on stretching food dollars, healthy eating, smart shopping, food preparation and food safety. Participate in hands-on cooking at every class and receive tools to enhance your learning!

Who qualifies for this program? Parents or caregivers of a child 19 years or under who qualifies for free or reduced school lunch or WIC and young adults from ages 18-25 who qualify for SNAP.

The camp runs June 20 through August 1, every Thursday morning from 10 am to noon (no camp on July 4). Participants must attend all 6 sessions. Come for camp, and stay for free lunch at our summer lunch café!

Sign up by emailing community@meadvillelibrary.org

Join this free program to complete lessons on stretching food dollars, healthy eating, smart shopping, food preparation and food safety. Participate in hands-on cooking at every class and receive tools to enhance your learning!

Who qualifies for this program? Parents or caregivers of a child 19 years or under who qualifies for free or reduced school lunch or WIC and young adults from ages 18-25 who qualify for SNAP.

The camp runs June 20 through August 1, every Thursday morning from 10 am to noon (no camp on July 4). Participants must attend all 6 sessions. Come for camp, and stay for free lunch at our summer lunch café!

Sign up by emailing community@meadvillelibrary.org

All aboard for the 3rd annual Train Station Summer Festival! There will be a craft show, blacksmith demonstrations, period clothing displays, food truck, and all things trains. Museum and gift shop will also be open during the event. Admission is free.

PennState Extension office is offering a Beginner’s Gardening Course: Learn to Grow Veggies on a Budget at the Meadville Public Library in the South Room. Learn how to build healthy soil, plan your growing space, choose your crops, care for your garden, and harvesting your bounty. There will be cooking demos and tastings of vegetables that you might grow in your garden too. A meet and greet will be held on Thursday, March 28 from 4-6pm at the library and then classes will be held every Monday starting on April 11 and ending on June 27 from 4-6pm. The cost of the program is $20.00, however this program may be free for individuals and families whose household income falls at or below the poverty guidelines. Participants can receive free seeds and other gardening supplies based on availability of those supplies for this program.

Pre-registration is required by contacting Kinorea Tigri. Her email address is kkt5317@psu.edu or calling 814-350-7748. 

Art exhibition opening featuring Deborah van der Bol watercolors and John Mangine abstract paintings on display and for sale.

Live music and refreshments.

Illustrate your own fairytale - purchase a small hardcover book to illustrate. $5 includes pencils and a pair of eclipse glasses.

On the first Wednesday of every month, Adagio educators present FREE monthly nutrition lessons to the community. All ages are welcome. Lessons include free take-home materials and delicious food samples and tastings!

About Adagio Health: Adagio Health Power Up leads nutrition lessons that incorporate food sampling and engaging activities to help inspire healthy lifestyles in Crawford County. Learn more.

About Just Say Yes: Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables is a direct education and PSE change intervention designed to prevent overweight/obesity and reduce long-term chronic disease risks through the promotion of increased fruit and vegetable consumption. Using nutrition education workshops, food demonstrations, and promotion of healthy food pantry best practices JSY works to ensure low-income families in our area eat nutritious foods, make the most of their food budgets, prepare foods in a safe manner, increase physical activity, and drink healthier beverages. 

Registration is required. There are 30 seats available.

Register on the library website here: https://meadvillelibrary.libcal.com/event/11885930

A day filled with maple demonstrations, bonfires, s’mores, and a whole line up of live music.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE

11:30am-1:30pm Fred Oakman & The Flood

2pm-4pm Reece Gustafson

4:30pm-6:30pm Another Round

7:30pm-10:30pm Refuge