Historic Phoenixville Dogwood Festival Readies For Its 75th Year

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — The Phoenixville Dogwood Festival is readying for its 75th

The weeklong event of family fun, entertainment, live music, food, contests, and a parade began as a celebration of a donation of dogwood tree seedlings and has since grown into one of the area's most popular events.

The 2018 event will kick off on May 14 and run through May 19. The festival's highlight, the Dogwood Parade, will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. The parade will run along Franklin Avenue, Bridge Street, Main Street, and to Reeves Park. This year, a "Performance Area" will be set up near the Colonial Theatre during the parade.

Much of the action of the weekend is focused on Reeves Park, where there will be live entertainment, food, rides, and more. The live music lineup is as follows:

• Monday: Gene Galligan, Sparkle and Rust
• Tuesday: The Flower Power Band
• Wednesday: Ray Owen, Audubon Symphony Orchestra
• Thursday: Hythafamband
• Friday: Rougarou
• Saturday: String Band, John Valerio

Every year, the Dogwood Festival crowns a "Dogwood Queen," providing a scholarship to a young woman and honoring the local commitment to community service. Prospective queens must submit a community service idea as part of their application. The Queen Crowning ceremony will be on May 15 at 6:30 p.m.

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