Canal Day – October 3, 2026

Presenting Sponsor

NRPS thanks UPMC for their generous sponsorship of Canal Day.

NRPS is pleased to announce the next annual Canal Day on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  We will be offering a full schedule of entertainment, including music and a children’s activity area.  Our event is held on Second Street, from Walnut Street to Mulberry Street.

Canal Day is on the Welcome to Newport PA facebook page. Please share the event page!

Parking

Vendors and visitors will find parking throughout the downtown area. Please be sure to look for 2-hour parking on certain blocks. For additional parking lots, visit this Google map.

On Stage Entertainment

Bring a chair and enjoy the following entertainment! Our stage is located on North Second Street in front of Orrstown Bank and The Jewel Box.

Children’s Activities

We have fun activities for children of all ages!

South Second Street

The Newport Fire Department will be offering bucket rides for a bird’s eye view of Newport!

While you are in line for a bucket ride, meet dogs available for adoption from the Perry County Animal Rescue.

A balloon artist will wow from 10 am to 1 pm – sponsored by Sharar’s Grocery and Downtown Deli and Comp’s Barber Shop!

A caricature artist will capture your best qualities from 10 am to 1 pm – sponsored by David M. Myers Furniture Store and Sweet to the Soul.

Get ready to jump! Our bounce house is sponsored by Newport Assembly of God and The Scarlet Elf.

Vendors

Click this link – 2026 Canal Day Vendor Map – to see where your favorite vendors are located.

Delicious Food, Drinks, and Baked Goods

• Bread of Life Outreach/Newport Assembly of God – newportassembly.org
• Fallen From Grace Cidery – facebook
• Hinkle Homestead Freeze Drying – hinklehomesteadfreezedrying.com
• Honey in the Hollow Bee Farm – honeyinthehollow.com
• Hope Eternal United Methodist Women – facebook
• Incarnation United Church of Christ
• Newport Cheerleaders
• Newport Civic Club
• Newport High School Football Team
• Newport Lions Club
• Newport Senior Center
• Shotzie’s Italian Ice
• Shotzie’s Kitchen
• Stone & Sugar – facebook

Arts, Crafts, and Authors

• 7th and Willow Designs – facebook
• A&E Boutique – facebook
• C&R Lawn and Garden Décor – facebook
• Cat’s Eye Magick
• Clayandcharmsbycait – instagram
• D and L Creations – facebook
• Enchanted3D.LLC – facebook
• Hilltop Creations
• HW Bohemian Creations
• Irma Jerzerick
• L2Kreations
• Lori’s Cork Creations
• Mark Stone
• Milby’s Closet and Creations – facebook
• Nifty Nixx Arts & Crafts – facebook
• Painted Decor N More
• Perfectly Imperfect Cozy Creations – instagram
• Perry County Council of the Arts – perrycountyarts.org
• Prims, Scents and Décor
• Read Around & Find Out – ra&fo
• Sew Sisters Upcycled
• Shae’s Creations – facebook
• Simply Isabel
• Teena Eaton
• Trout Run Suds & Salvage
• Trudi Shoop
• Twisted Fiber Creations – facebook

Businesses and Community Groups

• 1st Pine Grove Church of God
• Artistic Image – artisticimagescreenprinting.com
• Beth Farnham for Congress – bethfarnhamforcongress.com
• CPRS Physical Therapy – cprsweb.com
• The Church of the Nativity – nativityandststephen.diocpa.org
• Cumberland/Perry County Community Support Program – css-pa.org
• Disabled American Veterans Chapter 49 – davwebsites.dav.org/pa/49
• Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties – dvscp.org
• Donna Energy – gothinkplus.com/DonnaEnergy
• Dream Home Realty – dreamhrpa.com/
• Emergency Health Services Federation – ehsf.org/publichealth
• Historical Society of Perry County – historicalsocietyofperrycounty.org/
• Members 1st Federal Credit Union – members1st.org
• New Bloomfield Civic Club
• Newport Ambulance League – facebook
• Newport Cub Scouts Pack 93
• Newport Elementary PTO – nes-pto.org
• Newport Fire Department- facebook
• Newport Public Library – pecoinfo.org
• Newport Revitalization and Preservation Society
• NutTastic – nuttastic264.wixsite.com
• Office of Senator Rothman – senatorrothman.com/
• Orrstown Bank – orrstown.com
• Paper Pie
• Perry County Animal Rescue – perrycountyanimalrescue.org
• Perry County Chamber of Commerce – perrycountychamber.org
• The Perry County Chapter DAR
• Perry County Democrats – facebook
• Perry County Literacy Council – perryliteracy.org/
• Perry County Republican Committee – facebook
• Red Hill Church of God
• Renewal by Andersen – renewalbyanderson.com
• Roots to Bloom – facebook
• Sadler Health Center – sadlerhealth.org/
• Synchrony ChiroCare – synchronychirocare.com/ 
• Tastefully Simple – tastefullysimple.com/web/tsommerville
• VFW Auxiliary District 17
• Wag by Faith
• Whitley Owen
• YWCA of Greater Harrisburg – ywcahbg.org

Free Gift Card Drawings

 Stop by the NRPS near Primitive Pastimes to enter our free gift card drawing! Winners will be announced hourly from 10 am to 2 pm. We thank the following businesses for their generous donations and support:

• Amanda’s Pure and Simple – www.facebook.com/people/Amandas-Pure-Simple-of-Newport
• Artistic Image – artisticimagescreenprinting.com/
• Bambino’s Original Pizza – facebook.com/bambinosoriginalpizza/
• Base Camp Outfitters – basecampoutfittersllc.com/
• Bitting’s
• Buffalo Brew – facebook.com/buffalobrew17
• Comp’s Barber Shop – facebook.com/compsbarbershop/
• Dunkin – dunkindonuts.com
• Fisher Auto Parts – fisherautoparts.com
• Giant Food Store – giantfoodstores.com/
• Heller’s Home & Hardware – hellershardware.com/
• Humble Stitch – humblestitch.com/
• Just For You & Baby Too – facebook.com/justforyouandbabytoo/
• Newport Beverage – newportbeverage.com/index.html
• Newport Family Restaurant – facebook.com/NewportfamilyrestaurantIII/
• Newport Pharmacy – newportpharmacypa.com/
• Racoon Valley Foods – Newport
• Soutner’s Hallmark Cards & Gifts – facebook.com/SoutnersHallmark/
• Stain. Paint. Create – stain-paint-create.com/
• Sunoco – sunoco.com
• Sweet to the Soul – sweettothesoulnewport.com/
• Thunder and Lightning Boutique – thunderandlightningboutique.com/ 
• Weis Markets – weismarkets.com/

Information for Vendors

Click this link – 2026 Canal Day Vendor Map – for space assignments.  Signs will be posted during set up to show names and space numbers. Volunteers will be in the square to help find your location.  This event is held rain or shine.

Set up time will be from 7 am to 9 am. All vehicles must be removed by 8:30 am. Tables and chairs are not provided.  The spaces will accommodate a 10 x 10 canopy with straight legs. We strongly encourage weights for your canopy.

Vendor parking is available throughout downtown Newport. See visit this Google map. In addition, parking is available along nearby streets.

Canal Day is on the Welcome to Newport PA facebook page. Please share the event page!

Thank you for supporting NRPS and making Canal Day a great event. We look forward to seeing you.  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Campbell by call/text at (717) 421-4508 or email at lcmpbll@hotmail.com. If you need anything during the event, please call/text Laura or stop by the NRPS booth at spaces 202 and 204.