Weissport's eighth annual Redneck Festival will be held on Labor Day weekend in the Weissport Park located in the center of town.

The festival includes Redneck games, contests, food vendors and live entertainment. Festivities start at 5 p.m. Friday and continue on Saturday and Sunday from noon until 9 p.m.Redneck Karaoke opens the event on Friday night and the evenings' entertainment features special guests "The Hawks."Welcoming guests will be "Bubba" Duane Dellecker, committee chairman."This is the only festival in the area where everyone is invited to participate in the events," said Dellecker. "This festival lets everyone who wants to take part and be involved."Whether it's competing in the Miss Daisy Duke contest or the Mr. Redneck contest, or one of the other "skill" contests, out-of-town rednecks are invited to compete with or against the hometown rednecks. The event has something to offer for everyone.For the kiddies, there are ride specials, Big Wheel contests and a watermelon eating contest. Adults can compete in the Korniest Couple contest, Zimmies and Hot Wings eating cook-off, I Luv My Mummy contest, Honey Dipper contest, the Wild N Wacky Wheelbarrow Race or the Chariot Race (Redneck Style), which brings teams together to compete against each other pushing toilets on wheels.Miss Daisy Duke Contest takes place at 7:15 p.m. Saturday.The Chariot Race takes place at 3 p.m. Sunday.There will also be the Junkman's contest, where local "scrappers" try to prove who is the best junker in the county. The Junkman's Contest will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday.The Tug-A-War Contest features five-member teams pulling the redneck rope until the judge selects a winner. The defending champions, 1-Ton, who have won the contest for six years in a row, will be participating. The contest will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday.The Zimmies and Hot Wings Eating Cook-Off features local restaurants' wings that festival goers judge to see who gets the bragging rights until next year. This contest will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday.Other Saturday contests are the Rednecks Got Talent II at 2 p.m., the Ugliest Pickup Truck at 3 p.m., Korniest Couple contest at 4 p.m. and I Luv My Mummy contest at 6 p.m.Additional contests on Sunday are the watermelon eating contest at 1 p.m., Big Wheel contest at 2 p.m., Honey Dipper at 4 p.m., Wild and Wacky Wheelbarrow Race at 5 p.m., and Best Rack contest at 8 p.m.Sign-ups for the events are held at the information tent. Registration for events closes about 15 minutes before the event.Entertainment will be provided on Saturday from 5:30 to 10 p.m. by Banned From the Ranch; and on Sunday, from 5 to 9 p.m., Scott Marshall and Hillbilly Souls.The event is sponsored by the Weissport Recreation Committee, 440 Allen Street, Weissport. Proceeds go for recreational activities for the children of Weissport and to make additional improvements to the Weissport Park and to maintain the playground.For additional information, call Tammy at 610-377-4147 or Gail at 610-533-9311.