Category Archive: Events

Through the Museums for All program, recipients of any type of food assistance (such as WIC or SNAP) can get admission to our museums for $3. It’s a popular and needed program — in fact, so far this year we’ve …

On September 13, Corks & Cocktails: 13th Annual Charity Wine Auction was held in the Community Foundation Oilhouse at Peoples Natural Gas Park. This gorgeous evening was a benefit for the Greater Johnstown YMCA and JAHA, and we are grateful …

The Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival is set for Fri.-Sat., Sept. 20-21, with a program of Slavic dance, music, food, speakers, crafts and more, all taking place in the parking lot and courtyard of the Heritage Discovery Center in Johnstown.

Our rail tours are back by popular demand for the first time since 2019, before the pandemic! These popular, full-day tours are led by expert docent Brian Lehman, and include an Amtrak train trip to Altoona, a charter bus ride …

We are grateful to all who attended our party, and all who bought a “birthday present” for the museum from our Amazon wishlist. If you’d like to provide the museum with a “present,” the list is below!

The Path of the Flood Historic Races, which consist of a 5K, 8-miler, and 14-miler, will be run on Sat., May 25, and are presented by JAHA and the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority! But you don’t have to …

The National Park Service and Johnstown Area Heritage Association will host a series of events on May 31 to commemorate the 135th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and honor the victims of the catastrophe.

“Throughout the year, but especially on May …

The Johnstown Children’s Museum is having a birthday, and you’re invited!

The Johnstown Children’s Museum 15th Birthday Celebration is set for Sat., Jun. 8 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm special activities, food and fun. The event, which is free, is made possible …

We are delighted to once again offer a strong slate of free summer concerts at Peoples Natural Gas Park! Thanks to the ongoing support of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, these three shows will be offered with free admission:

What a fantastic event we had with Mobsters & Molls: A Murder Mystery at the Heritage Discovery Center on April 13! Our wonderful house of more than 125 people set about solving the mystery all over the museum, and a …