Norwescap is proud to host the 7th Annual Pork Roll Palooza, sponsored by The Taylor Provisions Company, on Saturday, October 12 from 11am to 5pm at Shappell Park. With several thousand guests expected to gather, this is hailed as one of the area’s most anticipated fall fun and family friendly events. Besides the infamous pork roll in several iterations, expect almost a dozen food vendors, live music, games, prizes, and a host of local crafters, vendors, small businesses, and community organizations.
New this year is a unique opportunity for talented artists to showcase their Taylor Ham or Pork Roll-inspired creations at this year’s Pork Roll Palooza Festival & Art Show on Friday, October 11 at 6 pm. The event is free for all to attend. If interested in participating, visit www.porkrollpalooza.org.
For your dancing and listening pleasure, the Gazebo in Shappell Park will be jammin’ out to Shorty Long & The Jersey Horns Check and Fish Eyed Blues. Shorty Long performs music from all genres, styles and artists from every generation. FEB will be spinning a mix of traditional and contemporary blues along with blues-rock, giving it their own interpretation.
Contests and activities include Best Pork Roll Dish , Pork Roll Palooza Pig Races, Quoit Tournament, and Family Pig Pen (sponsored by McWane Ductile).
Food vendors include We Squeeze to Please, Endless Empanadas, Steele Hill, Fork to Flour, Thomian Gallery, Tia B’s Street Tacos, Kosher Pig, USA, Quickies Egg Rolls, Jerzey Girl Pickles, Kona Ice of Hunterdon County, and Invertase Brewery, the official beer of Pork Roll Palooza.
Visit www.porkrollpalooza.org or contact Norwescap’s Community Development team at communitydev@norwescap.org for more information. In the case of severe weather, the rain date is Sunday, October 13. Updates will be available on the website, as well as Facebook and Instagram.
Originally established in 1965, Norwescap has evolved into a comprehensive nonprofit organization providing services to over 30,000 individuals in New Jersey annually. The organization offers a broad array of services that support and empower people with low to moderate income, helping them move away from the crisis of poverty and towards a future where they can thrive. Norwescap programs address immediate needs and build strategies for long term success, focusing on education, employment, financial empowerment, health and nutrition, housing and community development, and volunteerism and civic engagement. For more information about Norwescap and its initiatives, please visit norwescap.org.
Other sponsors include McWane Ductile, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, and Xfinity.
Phillipsburg Pork Roll Palooza
However you like your Pork Roll, you’ll be able to savor it that way at Shappell Park right in the heart of Phillipsburg! This eagerly-anticipated event promises to be bigger, better, and yummier than ever before, bringing together the Pork Roll Lovers and Taylor Ham Tasters from all over the state (and beyond!) to revel in the succulent, savory goodness of this beloved Jersey delicacy. Enjoy the games, music, and, of course, delicious food. Fun for the whole family!