Labor Day Weekend: The Karnival of The Arts Festival
at the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, PA 9/2-5

Coming up Labor Day weekend, Karnival of the Arts returns to the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, PA with at stacked lineup of music comprised of over 40 national, regional, and local acts, with artists. live performers, and vendors presented by Kollective Grounds. The Karnival of the Arts creates a fully inclusive multi-sensory environment designed for artists and art enthusiasts of all types to come together, appreciate, and participate in various opportunities for exhibiting, demoing, and vending...and there's even an accessible swimming pool!
The 3-day camping festival also features comedy shows, flow art, workshops, classic and custom carnival games for prizes, tasty carnival treats and food, while also providing a kids area with activities for the little ones. Festival goers can step up their experience and enjoy enhanced VIP perks including Thursday entry and access to a fully catered VIP dining with a lounge, designated camping area, showers and restrooms, main and indoor stage viewing areas, and festival vouchers.
The 2021 music lineup features Ghost Note, lespecial, the Mark Lettieri Group, Yam Yam, Wax Future, Paris_Monster, Root Shock, Muscle Tough, Chestnut Grove, Sungazer, Still Hand String Band, The John Ferrara/Seth Moutal Duo, Solar Circuit, The Phryg, Natalie Brooks, Baked Shrimp, Mojo Bozo's Electric Circus, The Stanleys, SWAAMP, The Hobo Style, The Karnival All Stars Superjam and more. This year's event will also host Thursday night VIP sets from Dogs in a Pile, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Escaper, and Joe Keyes & the Late Bloomer Band. Live Art & Flow artists will perform on the festival grounds and stages throughout the weekend.
The 3-day camping festival also features comedy shows, flow art, workshops, classic and custom carnival games for prizes, tasty carnival treats and food, while also providing a kids area with activities for the little ones. Festival goers can step up their experience and enjoy enhanced VIP perks including Thursday entry and access to a fully catered VIP dining with a lounge, designated camping area, showers and restrooms, main and indoor stage viewing areas, and festival vouchers.
The 2021 music lineup features Ghost Note, lespecial, the Mark Lettieri Group, Yam Yam, Wax Future, Paris_Monster, Root Shock, Muscle Tough, Chestnut Grove, Sungazer, Still Hand String Band, The John Ferrara/Seth Moutal Duo, Solar Circuit, The Phryg, Natalie Brooks, Baked Shrimp, Mojo Bozo's Electric Circus, The Stanleys, SWAAMP, The Hobo Style, The Karnival All Stars Superjam and more. This year's event will also host Thursday night VIP sets from Dogs in a Pile, Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Escaper, and Joe Keyes & the Late Bloomer Band. Live Art & Flow artists will perform on the festival grounds and stages throughout the weekend.
photos from the 2019 Karnival of the Arts
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Friday night, the Funhouse will become the DJ FUNHOUSE headlined by Choppy Oppy and Patrick Richards, with Newpy Hundo, Lame Brains, Most Some, DJ Touchin Stuff, Buddha Monx, Father Figure, and BO¥O with special guest artists Tigg Meister, Sugar Cadavers, Megan Ingrid Alyssa Daigle, Dip Solution, Chelsea McMaster and talented tattooist and artist, Christopher J. Kutruff.
On Saturday Night, Karnival of the Arts invites everyone to the Fun House to enjoy the Hip Hop House, kicking off with West coast hip hop artist Apaulo8, flying in for the weekend to open with a Hip Hop DJ set. Kcamp Sushi ENT will continue to warm up the stage with Latin infused hip hop before the Outliiiers AKA Buddhaheads bringing the futuristic boom. Apaulo8 hits the stage for a jaw dropping performance you will not want to miss. DJ Touchin Stuff will hit us with another DJ set while we settle in for the amazing, the magnificent, Charles Infamous! Gosta & friends wraps our night up with live instrumentals and Giselle Valentina on vocals.
Sunday night, the Funhouse opens with Freddy Unreal, watch The Runaway Freakshow and enjoy Emily's easy strumming and lasting lyrics. The Road Sodas take the stage next with and harder sound courtesy of Cardboard Homestead. The volume only turns up when KOTA rolls out the red carpet for punk legend, Skwert from Choking Victim, coming on stage to perform with his current band, Public Serpents!!!!! After with be "All Good" when Matt Pless comes on stage. Freddy Unreal returns to the stage with his band The Turnbucklers to keep the pulses up. The night closes with PA favorite and KOTA alumni, WitchBone.
Just 75 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of NYC, the Ukrainian Homestead is nestled in the lush Pocono mountains of Lehighton, PA, easily accessible from I-476. Tickets for this year's event cant be purchased here or use the QR code below:
TICKETS | Karnival of the Arts
Daily Festival & Funhouse Schedules listed below
On Saturday Night, Karnival of the Arts invites everyone to the Fun House to enjoy the Hip Hop House, kicking off with West coast hip hop artist Apaulo8, flying in for the weekend to open with a Hip Hop DJ set. Kcamp Sushi ENT will continue to warm up the stage with Latin infused hip hop before the Outliiiers AKA Buddhaheads bringing the futuristic boom. Apaulo8 hits the stage for a jaw dropping performance you will not want to miss. DJ Touchin Stuff will hit us with another DJ set while we settle in for the amazing, the magnificent, Charles Infamous! Gosta & friends wraps our night up with live instrumentals and Giselle Valentina on vocals.
Sunday night, the Funhouse opens with Freddy Unreal, watch The Runaway Freakshow and enjoy Emily's easy strumming and lasting lyrics. The Road Sodas take the stage next with and harder sound courtesy of Cardboard Homestead. The volume only turns up when KOTA rolls out the red carpet for punk legend, Skwert from Choking Victim, coming on stage to perform with his current band, Public Serpents!!!!! After with be "All Good" when Matt Pless comes on stage. Freddy Unreal returns to the stage with his band The Turnbucklers to keep the pulses up. The night closes with PA favorite and KOTA alumni, WitchBone.
Just 75 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of NYC, the Ukrainian Homestead is nestled in the lush Pocono mountains of Lehighton, PA, easily accessible from I-476. Tickets for this year's event cant be purchased here or use the QR code below:
TICKETS | Karnival of the Arts
Daily Festival & Funhouse Schedules listed below
Ticket QR code
Thursday VIP schedule
Friday DJ Funhouse
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Saturday Hip Hop Funhouse
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Sunday Punk Funhouse
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Karnival of the Arts 2019 Highlights
Karnival of the Arts
Ukrainian Homestead
1230 Beaver Run Dr, Lehighton, PA 18235
Ukrainian Homestead
1230 Beaver Run Dr, Lehighton, PA 18235
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