About Carlisle Summerfair
Established in 1977Carlisle Summerfair was created by the late Wayne Powell, formerly the Publisher of The Sentinel. After the 1976 Bicentennial celebration he wanted to create an event that would give people a reason to stay home over the 4th of July versus leaving for vacation. The commitment of the volunteers to provide family-friendly events has been celebrated since the first year of Carlisle Summerfair in 1978. We thank the dedicated men and women who have made and will continue to make Summerfair what it is today! As our community comes together, we celebrate together, and that was the vision that Wayne Powell had back in 1977.
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Our GoalOur board of directors is made up entirely of volunteers from throughout the greater Carlisle area. Some represent businesses while others serve as community volunteers. Our goal is to offer free, family-friendly events around the 4th of July holiday for the Carlisle area. We want our region’s families to be able to relax and enjoy activities close to home. With the generous support of many of our great business sponsors, we are able to put on over 35 events each year over about a week-long period of time that include things like baby races, a kid’s carnival, mini-golf tournament, concerts, the Harrisburg Symphony concerts, open swimming pool nights, fishing derby, musical, and many other events. There truly is something for everyone.
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2025 Carlisle Summerfair Board Members
John Aigeldinger, Jillian Bazink, Mike Black, Brad Cashman, George Douglas, Jacki Fleniken-Powell, Connie Hollenbaugh, Isabelle Harman,
Jennifer Love, Jeff Merritt, Heather Novack, Kelsey Paul, Jeff Seiple, Billy Sellers, Kelly Smith, and Russ Yinger
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart. - Elizabeth Andrew
Please use our contact form if you have an interest in helping Summerfair
Past Summerfair Chairs1978 - Wayne Powell
1979 - Wayne Powell 1980 - Don Esper 1981 - John Ross 1982 - Denver Tuckey 1983 - Jack Weller 1984 - Albert (Skip) Marcello 1985 - Donald Raley 1986 - Lyle Shughart 1987 - Kirby Burkholder 1988 - Diane Vaughn 1989 - Dave Johnson 1990 - Albert Masland 1991 - Aaron Hurwitz 1992 - Dan Kingery 1993 - Brad Adcock 1994 - Deborah Ryerson 1995 - Dr. Robert Miller 1996 - Michael Hurley 1997 - Michael Eschenmann 1998 - Kathy Snyder 1999 - Joan Dickinson 2000 - Michael Hanft 2001 - Jim Jones 2002 - Denny Lebo 2003 - Fred Withum 2004 - Dottie Warner 2005 - Beth Eppley 2006 - Sean Shultz 2007 - Heather Mowers Novack 2008 - Curtis Stambaugh 2009 - Deb Sowers 2010 - Mark Blum 2011 - Robert Byrne 2012 - Jeff Seiple 2013 - Russ Yinger 2014 - BJ Cashman 2015 - Dottie Warner 2016 - Tara Salisbury 2017 - George Douglas 2018 - John Allen 2019 - John Allen 2020 - Canceled 2021- Canceled 2022 - David Dukes 2023 - Kelsey Paul 2024 - Kelsey Paul 2025 - Kelsey Paul |