An annual celebration the third weekend of August. Celebrate Sunbury’s awesome location at the joining of the West and North Branches of the Susquehanna River. Music, vendors, food, art, boats, and cars!
River Festival 2024
– Back to the River!
After being away from the river last year due to construction, we are excited to be back in Riverfront Park!
Join us August 16th and 17th!
Thank You to
River Festival
Premier Sponsors!
FEATURING
LIVE MUSIC ON THE RIVERFRONT MAIN STAGE SPONSORED BY: 
Hard rock band featuring 11-year-old lead guitarist
Kane Silva
RIVERFRONT STAGE, AUGUST 16TH 7PM TO 9PM
NEPA’S premiere hair metal tribute act!
All your favorite rockers from the 80’s bringing you high-energy fun that will keep you moving all night long!!
RIVERFRONT STAGE, AUGUST 17TH 7PM TO 1OPM
Sunbury River Festival Cruise-In
The annual car cruise-in during River Festival is always a crowd pleaser! The whole family will enjoy seeing cars, trucks, and motorcycles in their finest forms. Saturday, August 17th 9am to 3pm. Participant registration starts at 8am. Please click on the link below for all the details!
FESTIVAL DJ
Friday 4pm to 8pm and Saturday 10am to 8pm
in the vendor area, Riverfront Park, Front St.
Sponsored by:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH
Merle Phillips Riverfront Park (Front St) 4pm to 8pm
- DJ Redneck Jamzz
- Sponsored by Cole’s Hardware
- Vendor and Food Promenade
Community Art Project Tent 4pm to 8pm
- YMCA Arts Center Make and Take Craft
- Community Art Project with Albright Center for the Arts, STEAM Innovation Labs, and Marcellus Cre8s
- Sponsored in part by Charles B. Degenstein Foundation
Jesse C. Woodring Amphitheater
- Heath’s Gym Performance, 5pm
Riverfront Stage – Sponsored by M & T Bank
- Beverage/Food Vendors open 6pm
- must be 21 with ID to consume alcohol
-
Raising Kane 7pm to 9pm
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH
Car & Motorcycle Cruise In 9am to 3pm
- At Cameron Park and in front/behind City Hall, 225 Market St
- DJ Stan Tharp
- Sunbury City Band – Cameron Park Gazebo, 10am to 11am
- For more information and registration: CLICK HERE
Riverwalks with Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper
- 1.5-hour excursions start at the Sunbury Boat Launch just below the fabridam, end of S 2nd St., 10am, 11:30am, or 1pm
- PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED: CLICK HERE
Merle Phillips Riverfront Park (Front St) 10am to 8pm
- DJ Redneck Jamz
- Vendor and Food Promenade
- VanGo! Museum on Wheels – Sponsored by Sunbury Motor Company
- Weaver Balloons, 11am to 2:30pm – Sponsored by Fulton Bank
- Green Horse Farm Petting Zoo – Sponsored by Service Electric Cablevision
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH (cont'd)
Community Art Project Tent 10am to 8pm
- Community Art Project with Albright Center for the Arts, STEAM Innovation Labs, and Marcellus Cre8s
- Sponsored in part by Charles B. Degenstein Foundation
Jesse C. Woodring Amphitheater
- 11am – Frank Littlebear, Native American Cultural Program – Sponsored by the Charles B. Degenstein Foundation and SRI Community Partners, Weis Markets, Inc and UPMC
- 1pm – Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper – River Ecology
- 3pm – Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland – Sponsored by The Northumberland National Bank
- 5pm – Frank Littlebear, Native American Cultural Program – Sponsored by the Charles B. Degenstein Foundation and SRI Community Partners, Weis Markets, Inc and UPMC
Riverfront Stage – Sponsored by M & T Bank
- Beverage/Food Vendors open 6pm
- must be 21 with ID to consume alcohol
-
Rockstar Revolution 7pm to 10pm
BE A WINNER!
River Festival 50/50 Cash Drawing
- Drawing August 17th, 10pm
Lottery Ticket Raffle
- Purchase raffle tickets for chance to win $900 in PA Scratch-off Lottery Tickets; drawing on Friday September 20th, 8:30pm, at the Lake Augusta Wine and Brew Festival
Purchase 50/50 and raffle tickets at the SRI tent; winner need not be present to win.
2024 Sunbury River Festival Map – coming soon!
WHILE YOU'RE IN TOWN
While you’re in town for the River Festival, check out these events!
- Presentations inside the Hunter House:
- 10:00 Dale Reiner – The Ferster Murder
- 11:00 John Moore – Indian Trails of Central Pennsylvania
- 12:00 Hope Kopf – Priestley- A Lunatic?
- 1:00 Harry Lewis – Priestley, Franklin, and The Duke of Shelbourne
- 2:00 Captain Mick – Pennsylvania Canals
- 3:00 Katie Fauell – Moravian Diaries
- The Signature Quilt of the former St Luke’s Lutheran Church of Sunbury will be on display.
- Author Charmaine Welby offering her book, ANTHRACITE WOMEN EXTRAORDINARY LIVES: Short Stories/Long Lives
- Presentations/demonstrations on the Ft Augusta grounds:
- Dale Wolfe (gun making)
- Augusta Regiment
- Coopers Battery – Civil War Artillery
- Brad Beck Miniature Canons
- Daughters of the American Revolution & Sons of the American Revolution
Our 2024 Sunbury River Festival Sponsors - Thank you!
Sunbury River Festival is a wonderful family friendly and free event for the community. It is also one of two very important fundraisers for Sunbury’s Revitalization, Inc. This event could not happen without the generous support of our event partners. You can learn more about them by clicking on their logos and/or names.
Activity Sponsor
Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland
Activity Sponsor
Green Horse Farm Petting Zoo
Activity Sponsor
VanGo! Museum on Wheels
Activity Sponsor
Air Weaver Balloons
Friends of River Festival
Platinum
Friends of River Festival
Gold
Friends of River Festival
Silver
Cruise-In Sponsors
