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Celebrate Butler County with Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau

The first annual event will take place at Pittsburgh Marriott North on April 2nd 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Butler County is home to historic sites, scenic trails, delicious restaurants, unique shops, prospering farms, innovative businesses and so much more. Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau is showcasing everything the county has to offer by hosting the first annual Celebrate Butler County event at Pittsburgh Marriott North on Saturday, April, 2nd 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Celebrate Butler County will feature local vendors, live demonstrations, samplings, shopping, giveaways and more. Tickets are $5 for adults, or $4 for adults who bring a food bank donation, and $2 for children twelve and under. Admission also includes a free ticket to exciting door prizes from various local Butler County businesses. WestPark Alpacas will also be giving live demonstrations on alpaca felted products.

“Butler County should be celebrated,” said Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau President, Jack Cohen. “We’re extremely lucky to have such versatility and heritage right in our backyards. There are so many great people doing wonderful things in and for our county and they need a platform to present themselves and their businesses to the public.”

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The vendor list is still growing but currently participants include the following businesses and organizations: 3 Guys Optical, Beautiful Buys, Butler BlueSox Baseball Club, Edible Arrangements, Fairfield Inn & Suites – Slippery Rock, Fun Fore All, Harvest Valley Farms, Jennings Environmental Education Center, Miller’s Mustard, Pittsburgh Transportation Group – PA Brew Tours, Residence Inn by Marriott, Starlite Drive-In, Stocking Stuffers Plus, The Perfect Piece Home Furnishings, WestPark Alpacas, Deer Creek Winery,

Baldinger's Market and Mazza Wine Shop at Baldinger's Candy Store, Speckled Hen Chocolate Company, Meridian Station Gift Shop & Confectionary, Med Express Urgent Care, Plumberry Gifts, Tin Man Sweets, and Cranberry Township.

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For more information on Celebrate Butler County go to www.VisitButlerCounty.com.

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