The Fabulous 1890's Weekend



THE FABULOUS 1890s WEEKEND!

Home Schedule of Events Weekend Features News Updates How We Started 1892 Football Game 19th Century Football Fabulous Photos 1890s Trivia Vendor Registration Student Booths Parade Registration		Family fun at its finest! The Weekend revolves around the fact that the world’s first night football game was played by Mansfield University in Smythe Park on September 28, 1892. The Weekend gets started on Friday afternoon, September 26 and runs through the evening. Saturday kicks off with The Motorless Parade. Our parade has no motors. All rides are horse-pulled, people-pulled and event goat-pulled! Local folks, organizations and units from outside the area all join in for this parade in the old time tradition. The parade starts at 11 a.m. We carefully screen our entertainment to ensure that all acts are totally family-friendly. This year we have several new acts to be announced soon. There will be acts across the grounds so you always have a choice of entertainment. Be warned, to get to each end of the grounds, you have to walk through the midway, full of mouth-watering food and unique crafts and gift items. Weather permitting, hot air balloons lift off in the morning and evening and often give tethered rides on Saturday. The 1890s Museum Tent grows more popular every year with displays of local history. Chester and Mary Bailey and family create the displays each year and are always on hand to share information, memories and stories. Geneologist Joyce Tice will also have a display. Joyce knowledge and passion for history is a great addition to the Museum Tent. The 1890s Queen competition has become a popular feature of the Weekend. This is our fourth year for this lovely and dignified event held in the big tent. The climax of the Weekend is the reenactment of the World’s First Night Football Game. Using the actual rules of 1892, the game is hard-hitting, humorous and accurate. University and area resident volunteers don uniforms actually worn by actors in the General Electric commercial which aired around the world for several years. Fireworks set to music create a loud, exciting, colorful end to a weekend full of music, food, family and fun. Sorry, no pets are allowed on the grounds during the Weekend. The Weekend also includes entertainment, crafts, food and music — all for a $3 Fabulous 1890’s button! We thank this year's sponsors, including: First Citizens Bank, Northwest Savings Bank, Citizens & Northern Bank,The Laurel Health System, WalMart, the Pine Creek Arts Council, Reed Hann Litho, and The Mansfield University All-Residence Hall Council. We also thank all the campus and community groups who volunteer their time. For information, contact THE GREATER MANSFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Mansfield, PA 16933 PH: (570) 662-3442 Sponsored by Mansfield University & The Greater Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce Home Mansfield University News This web page is provided as a community service by the Mansfield University Office of Public Relations and Publications.