THE Fort Armstrong Folk Festival is fine arts and crafts festival held along the tree lined banks of the beautiful Allegheny River that uplifts the community’s spirit and pays tribute to Armstrong County’s heritage.
41st Annual Fort Armstrong Folk Festival
August 2 – August 5, 2012
WE want to invite all organizations, groups and individuals to take a new look and attitude toward the Fort Armstrong Folk Festival. The Festival fills Armstrong County with an exciting life for 4 days a year. What could you or your organization do for the Fort Armstrong Folk Festival? Could you volunteer? Can you demonstrate a forgotten craft? Are you an art or craft exhibitor? Do you sing or play an instrument? We invite you to become a part of the 41st Annual Fort Armstrong Folk Festival.
Thank You...
Thank you to all the artists, musicians and food vendors for bringing your talents to the festival and sharing them with Armstrong County. Thank you to all the many volunteers that made this years festival possible and to the festival board for working many hours to make this year's festival a success.
2011 Cash Raffle Winners
$50 Winners
- 801 John F Wain
- 413 A R Kaufman
- 906 Charlie & Kate Windsor
- 307 Pam Hooks
- 357 Paul Wright
- 322 Kay Baum
- 743 Mary Anne Minick
- 170 Ronald Snook
- 263 Cathy Kerr
- 659 Augustine & Patricia Santini
- 195 Kevin & Phyllis Adams
- 528 Joyce L. Toy
- 613 Renee Cowan
- 685 Eric Gerboc
- 265 Marie Vause
- 625 Walt Sproat
- 726 Ed & Sherry Echnoz
- 669 Betty Wood
- 054 Connie Crawford
- 706 Ben Calano
- 385 Sherman Johns
- 338 Mike Kaminsky
- Denise Drewenck
- Down Town Bar & Grill
Volunteers, Our Success and the Key
A successful Festival can be defined by one word, Volunteers. Without volunteers there wouldn’t be a Fort Armstrong Folk Festival. Giving without tangible compensation is lesson less and less emphasized in our world today. What individuals don’t see when they give their time, effort and energy (to a successful Festival) is that they are giving and are getting something that they should stand tall for and take pride in; they are bettering their community, their county, their state and their town. They are creating compassion and empathy for others and their ancestors taking ownership and responsibility for their own future. The Festival is 99% run by volunteers. Caring makes a difference, caring volunteers make the world.
The Fort Armstrong Folk Festival thanks all who has made the 2010 festival possible.
Mission Statement
THE Fort Armstrong Folk Festival, through involvement of juried artisans, volunteers, entertainers, and business partners, presents an entertaining, educational and community driven event. The Festival pays tribute to Armstrong County’s heritage and stimulates strength and growth of the local business and organizations by attracting visitors to the area.
