Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival

The Flax Scutching Festival Offers Demonstrations Of The Complete Process Of Making Linen From The Flax Plant. The Festival Also Has Great Homemade Food, Crafts, Antique Farm Equipment, Live Music, Civil War Encampment, Covered Wagon Train Encampment And A Staged Indian Raid. The Indian Raid Is A Realistic Battle Between Indians & Settlers, Representing The Hazards Of The Era.

Admission To The Grounds Is Only $5 Per Person, Children Under 12 Free. The Admission Fee Includes All Festival Demonstrations, Displays, Events And Concerts.

Schedule of Events:

Main Stage: 11:00 -12:00 - Patsy Cline. Tribute Artist, Cathi Rhodes
Main Stage: 12:30 - 2:30 - Fiddlin' Ray & The Turtle Snatchers: Ray
Bruckman, (Stahlstown Native) Musician Extraordinaire And Band Performing Down Home Bluegrass To Improv
Main Stage: 3:00 - 5:00 - Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band: From West Virginia, This Band Is Known For Its Old Time, Authentic Mountain Style Bluegrass Music
Settler's Cabin 5:30 - Raid On The Homestead: Depiction Of Conflicts That
Occurred In Our Area In The Late 1700's