38th Annual ChambersFest will be enjoyed by thousands in the Chambersburg community.

ChambersFest began as a tribute to the resilience of the people who rose up following the devastating burning by Confederates in 1864. Join us for the greatest community celebration of the year!

ChambersFest is coordinated by multiple community organizations including: Chambersburg Chamber, Franklin County Visitors Bureau, Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation, Downtown Business Council, North Square Farmers Market, Franklin County Historical Society and others.

Schedule of Events

July 13, 2024

7 - 10 a.m.: 20th Annual Tim & Susan Cook Memorial Race

Participate in the 20th Annual Tim & Susan Cook Memorial 1-Mile Race/Walk. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Chambersburg Area Senior High School (CASHS) upper stadium area, with the women's race/walk at 8 a.m. and the men's race/walk at 8:30 a.m. Money raised from this event is contributed to the Tim & Susan Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund, which annually awards scholarships to two seniors from CASHS. Day-of registration is $25 with a T-shirt (if available). Register here or call 717-264-7101.

Coordinated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce.

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.: North Square Farmers Market at Downtown Chambersburg

Enjoy Chambersburg's only open-air farmers market offering farm fresh, seasonal and 100% locally grown produce. Products exclusively from local farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs in a fun, social atmosphere as well as kids' activities, live music and more. Free!

More information: NorthSquareFarmersMarket.com

Coordinated by North Square Farmers Market.

10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Scoop-a-Palooza

Scoop-a-Palooza, the Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation's yearly ice cream festival returns on July 13 at Chambersburg Area Senior High School Cafeteria. Sponsored by ACNB Bank, the festivities will include ice cream tastings, activities for kids, human sundae event and more!

Visit ScoopAPalooza.org for more details.

Coordinated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber Foundation.

10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.: Franklin County Historical Society: Louisa Brand Tombstone Dedication at Cedar Grove Cemetery

Join the historical society as they honor Louisa Brand, heroine of the Burning of Chambersburg. Louisa Brand was twenty-one years old when the Confederate Army ransomed and burned Chambersburg in July 1864. She stood on her front porch with a pistol in hand and wrapped in an American flag, now on display at the Franklin County Historical Society. She dared any Confederate to try and burn her home down during the attack, earning herself the nickname "the heroine of the Burning of Chambersburg." This event is free and open to the public.

Coordinated by the Franklin County Historical Society.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

July 14, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Summer Open House at Chambersburg Volunteer Fireman's Museum

Enjoy the Summer Open House with free admission and antique fire engines at the museum located at 441 Broad St. in Chambersburg! All are welcome to attend. Tours will be given and souvenirs will be for sale.

Contact 717-263-8660 for more details.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

July 15, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 20th Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center at 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center & Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia, t-shirts, postcards, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.

Coordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

July 16, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

20th Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center & Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia, t-shirts, postcards, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.

Coordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

July 17, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

20th Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center & Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia, t-shirts, postcards, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.

Coordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

July 18, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 20th Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center at 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center & Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia, t-shirts, postcards, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.

Coordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

July 19, 2024

3-4:30 p.m.: Groundbreaking Ceremony & Plaque Unveiling of Mary B. Sharpe School at 850 Broad Street, Chambersburg

This will be a Groundbreaking event with displays showing a 3D virtual walk-through and future apartments and an unveiling of the National Register of Historic Places marker and showing what elements are/will be recreated to restore the building to its original exterior facades. Call 717-641-0416 or email [email protected].

Coordinated by McKissick Properties.

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

8 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 20th Anniversary Sale at Chambersburg Heritage Center at 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Chambersburg Heritage Center & Gift Shop! All week long the entire gift shop is 20% off! Find Chambersburg memorabilia, t-shirts, postcards, keychains and more. Remember to leave enough time to explore the free interactive museum. Learn more at Chambersburg.org/HeritageCenter.

Coordinated by Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce

July 20, 2024

Restaurant Week

Participating Chambersburg Restaurants

Back by popular demand, the 8th Annual ChambersFest Restaurant Week will feature unique cuisines and specials to showcase the best in dining. More than 25 restaurants are expected to participate with special meals, deals and prizes for patrons.

VIEW ALL THE DEALS HERE.

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.: North Square Farmers Market at Downtown Chambersburg

Enjoy Chambersburg's only open-air farmers market offering farm fresh, seasonal and 100% locally grown produce. Products exclusively from local farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs in a fun, social atmosphere as well as kids' activities, live music and more. Free!

Details at NorthSquareFarmersMarket.com

Coordinated by North Square Farmers Market.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Old Market Day at Downtown Chambersburg's Main Street

Enjoy this free, family event in Downtown Chambersburg from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hundreds of art, artisans, craft vendors, food trucks and community organizations will line the streets of downtown. Come join the fun!

Coordinated by the Downtown Business Council of Chambersburg.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Shop at Downtown Businesses in Chambersburg.

Remember to shop downtown at the brick & mortar businesses during the street festival! Visit Olympia Candy Kitchen, Black & Blush Boutique, Falafel Shack, Brussel's Cafe, Denim Coffee, Bistro 71, J&B Bridals, Golden Juniper Boutique, The Foundry Art Market and others.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Northwood Books Special Hours at 59 N. Main St., Chambersburg

Visit Northwood Books for extended hours on Old Market Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Heroes & Angels Exhibit: 160th Anniversary of the Burning of Chambersburg at 175 East King St., Chambersburg

The Franklin County Historical Society is excited to announce a new temporary exhibit, "Heroes & Angels: 160th Anniversary of the Burning of Chambersburg," curated by museum director Ann Hull. The commemorative exhibit focuses on the stories of Chambersburg residents during the Confederate attack on Chambersburg in July 1864.

Summer Open House & Special Burning of Chamber Exhibit at Chambersburg Volunteer Fireman's Museum

4 - 9 p.m.: Summer Open House

Enjoy the Summer Open House with free admission and antique fire engines at the museum located at 441 Broad St. in Chambersburg! In addition, see the hose reel from the actual Burning of Chambersburg in 1864! All are welcome to attend. Tours will be given and souvenirs will be for sale.

Contact 717-263-8660 for more details.

7 p.m.: A Cappella & Unplugged Finals at Franklin County Courthouse, 14 N. Main St., Chambersburg

The Final Round of A Cappella & Unplugged will be taking place before the 1864 Ransoming, Burning & Rebirth Reenactment in Downtown Chambersburg!

The winner of the audience vote will receive $500 and perform 2 additional songs before the reenactment. Join us for a fun night of entertainment!

More information: www.explorefranklincountypa.com/acappella-unplugged

Coordinated by the Franklin County Visitors Bureau.

Dusk - Burning of Chambersburg Reenactment at 11/30 Center, 14 N. Main St., Chambersburg

?As darkness approaches, the town will transform to 1864 and the story of the town's ransoming, burning and rebirth will come to life with incredible light and atmospheric effects. A variety of activities will lead up to the reenactment of the Burning of Chambersburg light show.

More information: www.explorefranklincountypa.com

Coordinated by the Franklin County Visitors Bureau.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Various times - 9555 Golf Course Road, Fayetteville.

Tuesdays with Morrie is the autobiographical story of an accomplished sports journalist, Mitch Albom, driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling ALS. Mitch is reunited with Morrie and visits weekly for a last class in the meaning of life

Get tickets: TotemPolePlayhouse.org. Coordinated by Totem Pole Playhouse.

Date: July 13-20, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Chambersburg, PA 17201

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