About the Ole Time Festival

The 45th Edinburg Ole Time Festival is scheduled for Sept. 18 – 20, 2026.

This is the county’s oldest community festival, and continues to draw patrons from a multi-state area.

Our festival is unique in that it highlights the gentle charm of small
town living while educating about our history and culture.

This focus is reflected in:

  • Craft demonstrations, including blacksmithing, spinning, basket making, and apple butter boiling
  • Live music from different musical eras to entertain and educate
  • Living history encampment beside the Historic Edinburg Mill and Museum
  • Lectures by noted area historians, including Richard Kleese
  • Antique car and tractor display
  • Ole Timers baseball game
  • 1940’s gas station and taxi cab
  • Old-timey entertainment such as square dancing, bed race, beard contest, and

    a duck race down the creek
  • Crafters and Artisans selling their wares
  • Informative displays at the Edinburg Mill Museum
  • March through Town Parade
  • Even the delicious food reflects the delights of a different era, including fried
    tenderloin sandwiches, sloppy pot pie, and barbecued chicken.

    The Edinburg Ole Time Festival is run by a volunteer committee and sponsored by the Edinburg Heritage Foundation and the Town of Edinburg. Donations from area businesses and individuals fund the activities. Proceeds from the festival go to support various town projects and the Edinburg Mill.

2026 Committee chairs and Co-chairs

  • Festival Chair: Sandra Dillon
  • Antique Tractors: Gail Giles
  • Antique Autos: Wes Pence
  • Beard Contest: Jeff Dunkle
  • Bed Race: Bryan Mauck + Kathy Thompson
  • Book Signing/Author’s Tent: Donna Smith
  • Children’s Festival: Stephanie Hottle-Litten
  • Crafters: Wanda Caballero
  • Crocks: Kathy Gwyn
  • Duck Race: Sandra Dillon
  • Entertainment: Libby Rocco
  • Facebook/Social Media: TBA
  • Fun Run: Luis Krug
  • Food Vendors: TBA
  • Parking/Setup: Adam Soroka
  • Information Booth: Donna Spaur
  • Mill Lawn: Clyde & Judy Beachy
  • Non-Profits: Donna Locklear
  • Ole Timers Game: Larry Beazley
  • Parade: Steve Wood
  • Party in the Park: Adam Soroka
  • Patrons: Shelby Hollar
  • Photographer: TBA
  • Pioneer Breakfast: Cathy Ettinger & Edinburg/Mt. Jackson Lion’s Club
  • Publicity: TBA
  • Signage: Heather Holsinger
  • Sing-Along: Libby Rocco
  • Secretary: Donna Locklear
  • Sponsors: Libby Rocco
  • T-shirts: Kathy Thompson
  • Town of Edinburg: Mayor – Dan Harshman, Treasurer – Mandy Roberts, Maintenance – Ron Ross & his crew
  • Treasurer: Shelby Hollar
  • Website: Sandra Dillon

Get in touch!

You can email us at edinburgoletimefestival@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you in September.