Victory's main fundraiser is the parish festival usually in mid-May.

These parish festivals were of much ecclesiastical and social importance in medieval England.

Despite having no religious links with Easter, the sport become a tradition on the date as part of some parish festivals.

St Cecilia's Day on 22 November was the parish festival day.

During the 2009 parish festival, the final of the Italian tug of war Championship was held on the football grounds.

Owing to the combination of betting, feasting, and drinking, parish festivals built up a reputation for their rowdiness.

At each annual parish festival, 5 km and 10 km running events are organized on the scenic Montello.

The most popular cultural activity in the town is called the "Kufenstechen", which is a customary church parish festival among the Alpine farming community.

There are many opportunities for students to complete their hours through school or church sponsored events, such as God's Portion Day or parish festivals.

Lukes Day Recently St Luke's held their patronal festival or parish festival.

Visitation's "VisiFest" is one of the largest parish festivals on the westside of Cincinnati.

On Whitsunday, the Evangelical parish celebrates its yearly parish festival at the rectory and the parish hall.

The Church of St. Stephen will host a 5K fun run and walk on June 26 in conjunction with Summerfest, its annual parish festival.

The St.Luke's Parish Festival lasts three days (Friday-Sunday).

"Rund um die Kersch" (Kirche) (Evangelical parish festival)

In fact, over the years, people of all communities celebrated the annual parish festival (perunnal) with the Catholics by decorating their buildings and contributing to the festival atmosphere.

The waltz was first performed at a parish festival ball at Unger's Casino in the suburb of Hernals, Vienna on 28 August of the same year.

In Plain there is an annual St. Luke's Parish Festival and a Plain Fire and EMS 3-day celebration during the summer.

The clubs organize a lot of events throughout the year, e.g. the Corpus Christi parish festival, which is a church festival in collaboration with the German Red Cross, the music chapel, and many more.

The Roman Catholic bishop of San Jose, Calif., has apologized to parishioners for a diocesan decision allowing a convicted child molester to volunteer at a parish festival on school grounds last month, calling it a “mistake” and “an unfortunate circumstance.”

Local history and wine festivals are regularly held, among which are the Wine and Fountain Festival, the Erden Wine Fair, the Winemakers', Wine and Street Festival in late summer and the Parish Festival.

In an open letter sent on Saturday to parishioners at Saint Frances Cabrini, McGrath said the chain of events that allowed Mark Gurries to volunteer at the parish festival on Oct. 6 “is still a matter of continuing investigation on the diocesan level.”

He was a president of the Washington Parish Fair Board.

In the legislature, Theriot was a strong advocate of parish fairs and festivals, an issue also important to his late father.

Kennon opened his campaign on October 10 at the Webster Parish Fair.

Vetter was also a secretary-treasurer and then the president of the Red River Parish Fair Association, in which capacity he obtained a grant for a needed new exhibition barn.

Traditional pierogi have a much wider variety of fillings, including saurkraut and meats; these are often available as handmade delicacies in specialty settings, such as church parish fairs and ethnic clubs.

This year 20 contestants, the most in the pageant's entire history, will be vying for the honor of reigning over the activities surrounding the Vernon Parish Fair, which runs October 6-10, according to Raetta Harvey, pageant director.

Port Allen Festivals include the Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete Festival, Port Allen Bonfires on the Mississippi River, SugarFest, West Baton Rouge Parish Fair, and the Oldies but Goodies Fest.

The Washington Parish Free Fair, the largest free fair in the US and the second-largest county fair in Louisiana, is held during the third week of October each year at the Washington Parish Fair Grounds in Franklinton.

A long-term Minden resident, Broughton over the years has been affiliated with Ducks Unlimited, the National Rifle Association, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Boy Scouts of America, Lions International, the United Way of America, and the Webster Parish Fair Committee.