, On this page I will list all the picnics, bazaars, festivals, & fairs that I attended during the 2026 picnic season. Also some comments about the event, and my rating of the event.
Due to the issue with my left foot and right knee,(it's no fun getting old) I will most likely only be visiting limited picnics this season. Feel free to e mail your ratings of any picnics you attend and I will publish them.
Divine Mercy Parish
Summer Picnic
Davis St. Scranton
June 19, 2026
Rating 4 **** and 1/2 * out of 5 *
I haven't been to this picnic for many years since it was very difficult for me to walk three blocks to get to the picnic. WOW! did it change. First the food was great, varied, and reasonably priced as expected. Flaxy Morgan were great as expected. Now the changes. First the good. They completely redid the grounds. There is much more seating where you can view the band. No more beer cage. Walk around with your ice cold beer. The stage is in a much better location. Free shuttle from Mavis tire right to the entrance of the picnic. This was great for me because I can't walk a long distance. Very friendly and courteous staff. Now the bad. They started using those very annoying food tickets. Like I said many times. If you can't trust your volunteers with cash, then don't have the picnic. Normally a picnic loses 1 and 1/2 stars for using food tickets. Divine Mercy only lost 1/2 star because the other changes were so good. Get rid of the food tickets and you will be back to 5 stars again. I will be back next year.
Mary Mother of God Parish
Block Party
West Market St. Scranton
June 12 & 13, 2026
Rating 5 ***** out of 5 *
This is definitely one of the best of the season. The food was great and staff at the food tent were courteous and friendly. The beer was ice cold. They had a diaper derby for the young children. New this year was walking tacos and the Lackawanna Lemonade Company. Friday the Picture Perfect band were amazing. The Holy Cross cheerleaders only did 3 cheers. On Saturday Jim Cerminaro played mellow music for the early night. The Scranton High School cheerleaders put on an enjoyable 1/2 hour show. Very athletic. The band 335 were too guitar heavy. If their sound man mixed better their show would have been better. They played some classic rock and many that I never heard before. The Chatter last year were better. The basket raffle was huge. They also had dining around and the silent auction. Parking was tight as expected. All and all a great picnic, one of the best.
