{"id":264120,"date":"2026-08-12T19:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/264120\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:08:07","slug":"best-bets-5-things-to-do-aug-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/264120\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bets: 5 things to do, Aug. 12, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inaugural Clarks Summit Goes Pink race<\/p>\n

The inaugural Clarks Summit Goes Pink race starts Saturday at 10 a.m. at Davis and Zimmerman streets. The 5K run is expected to finish around 11:30 a.m. The event also includes a 1-mile Fun Walk and Kids\u2019 1-Mile Fun Walk, plus a community block party, starting at noon on Spring Street. Registration is $40 per person and $15 for children 12 and younger. Awards will be handed out. For registration and information, go to csgoespink.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NEPA Horror: Spooky Summer 2026<\/p>\n

NEPA Horror Fest is resurrecting Spooky Summer at Circle Drive-In on Saturday and Sunday from noon-2 a.m., with actors Michael Bower and Shaun Weiss, as well as live music, food, vendors, performances and movies. General admission costs $16.30 and carloads are $41.80 (service fees included). Tickets are nonrefundable. Buy them at events.ticketleap.com\/tickets\/nepa-horror\/SpookySummer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

School supply and backpack drive<\/p>\n

The Greater Pittston Chamber Women\u2019s Network will host a backpack, school supply and hygiene drive Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Greater Pittston Chamber, 104 Kennedy Blvd. Donations for the Pittston Area and Wyoming Area school districts will be accepted. For information, call 570-655-1424 or email info@pittstonchamber.org.<\/p>\n

Wyoming Valley RiverFest<\/p>\n

After being rained out in June, the Wyoming Valley RiverFest Saturday Festival Paddle has been rescheduled to Saturday. Meet at Nesbitt Park, 183 Market St., Kingston, by 8 a.m. Shuttle to the launch, enjoy a scenic guided paddle down the Susquehanna River and arrive back at Nesbitt Park for the RiverFest celebration. Dragon boat racing will also take place. See Susquehanna River Events at kayaktheriver.com<\/a> or call 570-388-6107.<\/p>\n

\"KayakersKayakers on the Susquehanna River paddle toward the Nesbitt Park boat launch in Wilkes-Barre during the Riverfront Parks Committee\u2019s Wyoming Valley Riverfest in July 2021. (The Citizens\u2019 Voice file)
\nIsland Park Festival<\/p>\n

The annual Island Park Festival is Saturday from 2-10 p.m. at Island Park in Schuylkill Haven. The event features music by Another Side, The Rockin\u2019 Apostles and the Radioactive Munsters. Also find activities for all ages, food and a beer garden. Admission is $5 per person and ages 4 and under are free. Bring lawn chairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inaugural Clarks Summit Goes Pink race The inaugural Clarks Summit Goes Pink race starts Saturday at 10 a.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,803,28,231,178,180,179,289],"class_list":["post-264120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-pennsylvania","tag-schuylkill-county","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}