一年一度的 Whitpain Community Festival entertained more than 3,000 visitors on Saturday, Sept. 30、又成了一种堕落 community tradition for many families.

With sunny, crisp weather prevailing, the festival started at noon with children’s games, face painting, a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, pony rides, hayrides, inflatables, climbing rock wall and a craft and vendor fair. As the afternoon got underway, a steady crowd grew, filling the grounds of Montgomery County Community College’s 蓝贝尔 校园.

As part of the festival, MCCC students hosted a health expo featuring exhibits of health care and wellness information and related games and activities for children. Dental hygiene students showed young children how to care for their teeth, while massage therapy students helped to ease the stress for busy parents with some soothing back 按摩. Engineering students shared their most recent work on INNOVA, a hydrogen-cell fuel powered concept vehicle. 学生在 Montco广播 played tunes during the festivities.

In addition to the health expo, students helped to register visitors for the National 骨髓登记. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 was eligible to 提交 a cheek swab and complete the required paperwork to be added to the life-saving registry.

MCCC的 employees were on hand with resources about the College’s admission process, Dual Enrollment, University Center, Discovery 项目, 退伍军人 Resources, 基督教青年会 Early Learning Center at Montco 蓝贝尔 and 股权,多样性 and Inclusion programs. MCCC的 校友会 hosted a table to meet alumni and share news and information about benefits and upcoming 事件.

访问ors had the opportunity to see MCCC的 newly 翻新剧院 while watching dancers from The Institute of Dance Artistry, The 蓝贝尔 学校 of Dance and Bowman Dance Company & 学校. MCCC的 theater is the centerpiece of its 蒙哥文化中心 platform that includes all of the College’s arts and culture programming, art galleries and Black Box Theater. With the renovation, the theater boasts 563 seats, including a new balcony, and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting 和技术.

Throughout the afternoon and evening, several food trucks supplied a wide variety of favorite foods, and local breweries were busy serving special brews in the beer 花园. MCCC的 市政警察 cadets helped to monitor the entrance for patrons 21 and older.

The musical performances started at 2:30 p.m. 最受欢迎的是，  Fort Washington 学校 of Rock, followed by MCCC student band at 3:30 p.m.

下午5点.m., the popular band, the 馄饨汤 took the stage to entertain the crowd that congregated in the parking lot near the mainstage. Following their performance, the popular 沙发王 took the stage as the main act of the evening. 他们的活泼的 rendition of classic rock songs kept the audience dancing, jumping and moving.

8点15分.m., the crowd migrated to the field at College Hall for a fantastic 烟花 大结局.

MCCC and Whitpain Township thank the many volunteers who made these 事件 possible and this year’s sponsors, including presenting sponsors Whitpain Township Parks and Recreation Department, Baird Foley Hillsley Group, Montgomery County Community College, and MCCC的 Lively Arts Series and; gold sponsors Chambers Associates, Genisys Credit Union, Mid Atlantic Sports Construction, Sesame/Rockwood Day Camp, Janney Montgomery Scott – Patitucci Wealth Management, McCaffrey’s Food Markets, Rotary Club of Blue Bell, State Farm and Kaplin, Stewart, Meloff, Reiter & Stein; silver sponsors Whitpain Police Association, TransNet and Professional Data Solutions; bronze sponsor State Representative Matt Bradford.

Unfortunately, the Big Rig Roundup scheduled for Friday evening, Sept. 29、被取消 this year due to inclement weather, but it will return next year.