August filled with community festivals in Delmont, Murrysville and Export

Delmont officials are always looking for additional volunteers to help with the borough’s annual Delmont Daze celebration. This year is no different.

The Delmont Daze committee will host its final organizational meeting before the festival at 6 p.m. July 22 at the borough building, 77 Greensburg Street.

“We’re very excited about the festival this year, and even more so about the parade,” said Mayor Alyce Urban.

This year’s Delmont Daze will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 3. The theme is “Western Wagons” and the afternoon will include live music, food trucks, a 1 p.m. parade downtown, basket raffles, face painting and more.

It is held at the Rose Wigfield Parklet, 27 Greensburg Street in Delmont.

But it’s hardly the only summer festival taking place in the Star’s coverage area, and all three communities have spaced out their events so that none of the conflict.

Murrysville will host its annual Concert in the Park from 4 p.m. to dusk on Aug. 10. The afternoon will feature nine food vendors, beer from Yellow Bridge Brewing and Wye Beer Co., and performances by jazz band RML Jazz (5:15 p.m.), classic hits cover band The Licks (6:30-7:15 p.m.) and country rockers the Saddle Up Band at 8 p.m.

And in Export, the annual Ethnic Food & Music Festival is set for Aug. 17 all along the borough’s Washington Avenue, which will be closed during the event.

The theme for this year’s festival is “62 for ‘62,” since it has been 62 years since the final class graduated from the former Export High School in 1962. Alumni are invited to a 3 p.m. ceremony that will take place at the festival.

Live performances will include the DeStella Dance Studio at 12:15 p.m., Jack Tady Polka at 1 p.m., the Belairs at 3:30 p.m., the Cash Out Show at 5:30 p.m. and HiDef at 7:30 p.m. A second performance area at the opposite end of Washington Avenue will feature the Winery Cats at 1 p.m. and The Licks at 3:30 p.m.