West Point Band<\/p>\n
The West Point Band, the Army\u2019s oldest musical organization, returns to Scranton on Thursday in celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday. The concert will be at 7 p.m. in the Weinberg Theatre of the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple. Tickets are free, but required and limited to four tickets per household. For information, go to scrantonculturalcenter.org<\/a> or call\u00a0570-344-1111.<\/p>\n Wild Women NEPA Festival 2026<\/p>\n Wild Women NEPA Festival 2026 is Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Lazybrook Park in Tunkhannock. The outdoor event brings together women for a day focused on wellness, creativity and connection. Attendees can spend the day exploring activities and engaging with others. Admission includes access to all scheduled classes and workshops. To buy tickets, go to wildwomennepa.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pittston Tomato Festival<\/p>\n The 2026 Pittston Tomato Festival will be held in Pittston on Thursday, 5-10 p.m., Friday, 3-11 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Family-friendly activities and community events fill the downtown streets throughout the weekend. Admission is free. Food, beverages, carnival rides and select activities may require separate purchases or registration fees. For information, go to pittstoncity.gov\/main-street-events\/page\/pittston-tomato-festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n Puppy Palooza<\/p>\n Puppy Palooza is Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Green Dog Barkery in Wyoming. The free, educational event is designed for puppy parents and puppies up to a year old to learn about nutrition and wellness from pet professionals and industry experts. The event also features goodie bags, a Puppy Palooza photo booth, pup cups and refreshments for pet owners. For information, go to greendogbarkery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pawcasso Pet Faire<\/p>\n The Walk In Art Center is bringing back its paint with a pet event, \u201cPawcasso,\u201d on Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The event in Schuylkill Haven will take place on the green space in front of the center. There will also be pet product vendors, pet adoptions, obedience and police dog demonstrations and nail clippings. At noon, people and pets are invited to participate in the Parkway Pet Parade. For information, go to walkinartcenter.org\/event-details\/pawcasso-pet-expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Point Band The West Point Band, the Army\u2019s oldest musical organization, returns to Scranton on Thursday in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,803,28,231,178,180,179,289,181],"class_list":["post-268076","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","tag-top-stories-stt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268076","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=268076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}