The Tamaqua Historical Society will present its 37th annual Tamaqua Heritage Festival on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Tamaqua.

The festival is a celebration of the town’s history and culture.

“The Tamaqua Heritage Festival has become a long-standing community homecoming which draws family, relatives, friends, neighbors and visitors together in downtown Tamaqua to enjoy the fall foliage season and spend time together,” said Dale Freudenberger, president of the Tamaqua Historical Society.

Many vendors, featuring tons of crafts, creations and much more, will be set up across several blocks in town.

“Many local nonprofit organizations, school groups, churches, Scouts, fire police and fire companies always participate with information booths or selling fundraising items,” Freudenberger added.

Come hungry.

Tons of popular homemade, ethnic and other festival foods will be readily available for purchase. Items include homemade soups, chili, bleenies, pierogies, halushki, pit beef and pulled pork sandwiches, barbecue, fresh tapped birch beer, home-baked goods, wood fired pizza and much more.

Many downtown businesses will be open throughout the festival. But the town’s historical society won’t be one of them.

“Unfortunately, the Tamaqua Historical Society Museum at 118 W. Broad St. will remain be closed during this festival as we prepare for interior repairs to water damaged areas the Museum and Annex that happened several times this past summer,” said Freudenberger. “The historical society will have sale and display tables in front of the museum the day of the festival.”

There are numerous options for entertainment.

Blacksmith Don Campbell will host tours of the 173-year-old Hegarty Blacksmith Shop at the corner of Hegarty and Nescopeck. The Tamaqua Heritage Players group, part of the Tamaqua Historical Society, will be strolling throughout the festival area dressed in period clothing.

The Jukebox Cruisers Car Club will present a car show on South Railroad Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to display their antique or classic street rod car, truck or motorcycle. No preregistration is required and there will be no judging, just show up the morning of the festival. Vehicles should enter from the intersection of Spruce Street and South Railroad Street.

A variety of music will be heard downtown Sunday.

Polka Joe Manjack will be in front of the historical society museum from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and DJ Shawn from 1-5 p.m. The antique steam calliope will be playing music from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. near the Five Points. The Faculty Brass Band will be moving through the festival area from noon to 3 p.m. Oldies music will be heard throughout the car show area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, or to register as a vendor, call 610-597-6722, or email dalefreud@gmail.com.