Teri Kane, chairman of the Summit Hill Hootenanny, stood in awe among the crowd of people watching a bluegrass band perform.

“There are so many people here,” she said, “and everybody’s having a great time.”

That kind of sums up the atmosphere of the 12th annual event held Sunday in Summit Hill’s Ludlow Park.

It is one of the largest attended ever.

Participation was at the apex, too, with so much going on that the Hootenanny Committee had to order more tents.

“It’s just really going well,” Kane said.

The annual summer event offered free musical entertainment, a wide assortment of food, activities for children, vendors selling everything from hippie shirts to health foods, and you could even stop by the Blue Ridge Communications stand and keep abreast of the Phillies baseball game shown live on a TV screen.

Kane said there were about 110 raffle items donated to the Hootenanny committee for its basket auction.

She said the weather contributed to the great turnout.

“It’s not too hot and there’s a nice breeze,” she said, with many people viewing the bands under the shade of the tree-filled park.

This is Kane’s fourth year as chairman, taking over for Sara Ruch who founded the Hootenanny festival. Prior to that she was a volunteer for Hootenanny, booking vendors and doing other behind-the-scenes jobs.

Clayton Ayers, music coordinator who books the bands for the festival, said six groups participated in the one-day event.

The Hootenanny opened with The Pennsylvania Villagers playing polka favorites and closed with Free Range Folk entertaining with folk tunes.

“They are our two staple bands,” Ayers said, noting they have performed at every Hootenanny.

Jess Corbin Music played old-time bluegrass music. Other bands were Bee’s Knees, Wood Flower and Teacher and the Poet.

This is Ayers’ third year helping with the Hootenanny but has attended each one. “I always came for the fun,” he said.

Ayers said he feels the Hootenanny “brings the community together; I enjoy the live music and the arts.”

Claudia Sarge of Lansford described the Hootenanny as “very classy” set up with a wide variety of tents.

For young children, Head Start had free activities including a bubble pool, coloring contest and sand box.

There also were a series of blow-up rides.

A new addition this year was WTW (Wow That’s Wrestling), a professional wrestling group that holds periodic shows in the Hilltop Community Center in Summit Hill. The next such show will be on July 12 with doors opening at 5 p.m. and show time at 6 p.m.

Tyler Calkins, owner and a wrestler with WTW, said the grapplers signed autographs and mingled with visitors.

On display was the large, golden belt that the wrestling champion of WTW wears.

You could purchase novelty T-shirts from numerous stands. The Hootenanny committee was also selling shirts, with a new assortment this year.

Hippie Henna offered henna body art.

Food stands included everything from dinners to burgers to cakes.

Jamie Seigenfuse of Orwigsburg and family members munched on corn-on-the-cob and a burger, but Jamie said his reason for attending was to see the bands.