Blossburg State Coal Festival
The first Coal Festival was held Memorial Day weekend in 1993, 201 years after coal was discovered in Blossburg. The event continues to be held at Island Park in Blossburg on Memorial Day weekend each year. Click on our Events tab for more details about this year’s event.
The Coal Festival is a celebration commemorating Blossburg and the surrounding area’s rich mining history and the diversity of our ancestors. In 1792 coal was discovered in the Blossburg area during the building of Williamson Road. Coal quickly became a valuable resource that brought many people to the area to work in the local coal mines. Many of the towns in our area were created because of the mining that took place. Although mining no longer takes place in the area, we honor our history and heritage with the annual Coal Festival.
We invite you, your family and friends to help us celebrate during this year’s Coal Festival!
For more Blossburg history, check out the William B. Wilson bibliography on Blossburg.org.
Address: PO Box 152, Blossburg, PA 16912
Website: http://www.coalfestival.com
Phone: 570-404-0282
Blossburg PA 16912
United States