DOYLESTOWN — Will there be a bunch of rogues marauding through the village Friday and Saturday? Not likely, but there will be thousands who will converge in Doylestown for the 23rd annual Rogues’ Hollow Festival. The food court, vendors and crafts booths will open at 5 p.m. Friday, and the Grand Parade will step off at 7 p.m. from Memorial Park and make its way through downtown. Following the parade, Tyler Reed will perform in the bandstand. A pancake breakfast and farmers market will open 8 a.m. Saturday and usher in a long line of events and activities, including the Ralph Durbin Rogues’ Hollow 5K Run and 1.5 Mile Fun Walk. Registration begins at 7:15 a.m., and the run and walk will start at 8:15 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. The Children’s Parade …show more content…
The Rogues’ Hollow Festival has been creating memories for 23 years, though its history traces further back, Galehouse said. The village had a homecoming event for years. Three service organizations were involved. But, over time, only one of the groups remained, and it was difficult to organize and operate the festival. So, the homecoming went dark for a period, before the Doylestown Area Business Association resurrected it. It was called the Rogues’ Hollow Festival (though for one year it went by Doylestown Community Celebration). In 1997, the festival expanded from one day to two. And, over the years, it appears to have gained in popularity, said Denny Toth, who organizes the parade on behalf of the Doylestown Lions Club. It will take about 45 minutes to get through all of this year’s entries, he said. The parade marshals are Betty Long and Bill and Dorothy Daniel. A smaller contingent from the U.S. Marine Corps Band marching in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Grand Parade Saturday morning will head over to Doylestown, have lunch and then march down Portage Street through the car show playing Dixieland Jazz, Toth and Galehouse said. Then, the musicians will perform a short