Springdale Community Day brings out hundreds for second-year event
Lincoln Avenue in Springdale was packed with residents and people from nearby towns on Saturday for the borough’s second-ever Springdale Community Day.
Hundreds attended the street festival, which shut down the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue. The street was filled with dozens of local vendors, food trucks, a face painting booth, and a car show.
Dyan Larkins of Springdale brought her daughter, Nova, to the festival so she could get her arm painted. Larkins lives up the street from Lincoln Avenue and she said it was nice to walk down and have something that brings everyone together.
“It is great for the community to bring something back that unites all of us,” she said.
David and Mary Wygonik of Tarentum brought their ‘55 Chevy Bel Air to the car showt.
“We love it, it’s fun. They don’t make cars like this today,” said David, who said the festival was very well organized and noted it was held on a beautiful day in Springdale.
In addition to the car show, local businesses like Glen’s Frozen Custard sold pies and Kasanick Farm Meats offered fresh and smoked provisions.
The festival ran from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. It was a collaborative effort between the Springdale Team of Active Residents (STAR) neighborhood group, the Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, and borough council. The fire department had their engines on display, and STAR held a gift-basket raffle that raised money for the Lower Valley Community Food Bank.
Last year was the first year the festival was held. Organizers told the Tribune-Review they are trying to make it an annual event.
Kat Moan of Tarentum said she heard about the event from Dimensions in Hair salon, which had a booth providing make-up. Moan brought her children, Mckenzie, 4, and Mason, 1, to the event.
She said the festival has been very entertaining for the kids.
State Rep. Mandy Steele, D-Fox Chapel, also attended . She said after the nearby Cheswick Power Plant closed down and was recently demolished, that the community needs events like this to unite around.
“This kind of event is so important to Springdale and the community,” she said.
Ryan Deto is a TribLive reporter covering politics, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County news. A native of California’s Bay Area, he joined the Trib in 2022 after spending more than six years covering Pittsburgh at the Pittsburgh City Paper, including serving as managing editor. He can be reached at rdeto@triblive.com.
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