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2008 Weekend Schedule

WEEKEND THEME DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES
May
5/2-5/4 Opening Weekend Celebration Welcome home!  A weekend to get reacquainted with your fellow Woods campers and friends.  Plus a Cinco de Mayo Blender Party!
5/9-5/11 Retro 80's Weekend Relive the 80's poolside and in our disco.  Enter yourself in our 80's game shows and break out your old prom dress!
5/16-5/18 Bears at The Woods I Got that fuzzy thing going on?  Like those who do?  This is your weekend!  Hibernation is over!  Bears, cubs, chubs and admirers unite!  Free food & beverages at the Meat and Grreet gathering!  Lehigh Valley Gay Men's Chorus performance!
5/23-5/26 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Our first long holiday weekend!  You won't want to miss the annual cocktail dress block party and camp fund auction!  Michael Sherer performs!
June
5/30-6/1 White Party Weekend Light your site with white!  The Woods will glow from the black lights of our Tighty Whitey and Black Leather Party.   If it's tight and white - wear it!  White Block party on Saturday!  Best buns contest.  AIDS fundraising weekend.
6/6-6/8 Country Western Weekend I Howdy!  Learn and dance the 2 step and some cool line dances!  We'll mix in a few dance favorites to please all!  Free camp admission for the ladies to attend the Lesbian Social event!
6/13-6/15 Motorcycle - Leather I Show your stuff in your hot leather garb!   If you have a bike, bring it to camp and join the Woods Riders motorcycle run.  Pavilion leather party.
6/20-6/22 Summer Solstice Weekend Celebrate the official beginning of Summer and the most daylight of any weekend!  Beach party Jam!  Clam bake and picnic!  T-Dance!  Body painting!  Sexy tan line pageant!  Lehigh Valley Takeover event!
6/27-6/29 Hawaiian/ Tropical Party / Cocktail Tour Party like our friends in the Islands!  Be sure to dress the part!  Have a favorite tropical beverage?  Join the Cocktail Shooter block party.  Woods Whitewater Rafting trip!
July
6/30-7/3 Vacation Week Who says The Woods should only be enjoyed on the weekend?  Take a few extra days off work and extend your stay.  Better yet, stay the entire week!   If we all choose the same week, then the party never ends!
7/3-7/6 4th of July Holiday Weekend (Thr - Sun) Celebrate your independence at The Woods!  You can't miss our Saturday evening stage production and all our planned events!  Bring your boots and cowboy hat for some down home two steppin' on Friday night!
7/11-7/13 Bears at The Woods II The hairy bears, cubs, chubs and their admirers are back!  Grrrr!  Have fun at the Meat and Grreet gathering!  Evening candlelit swim!  Dinner Theatre performance!
7/18-7/20 Off-Season Holiday Weekend No reason to miss these off-season events - we'll relive them all in one weekend!  Bring lots of aspirin!  Friday: St.  Patrick's Day Green Party;  Saturday Evening: Mardi Gras Block Party;  Saturday Night: New Years Eve Celebration!
7/25-7/27 Christmas in July Weekend We know your home is the talk of your neighborhood in December.  Show your talent and decorate your site for Christmas!  Watch that mistletoe!  Light Tour Party!  "Hung by the Chimney with Care" – wet undies bulge competition!  Woods Whitewater Rafting trip (at night!)
August
8/1-8/3 Summer Gaymes Weekend Show your ability and teamwork in our Wacky Olympics competition and Homemade Raft Race on the lake!  Prizes for the winning athletes!  Show off your athletic physique at Friday's Tighty Whitey Party and Saturday's Toga Party!
8/8-8/10 Illumination Weekend Use candles.  Use lights.  Use your creativity.  There's no way to describe the beauty of The Woods campsites during Illumination.  Don't miss GLOW the Naked Party!
8/15-8/17 Motorcycle - Leather II Show your stuff in your hot leather garb!  If you have a bike, bring it to camp and join the Woods Riders motorcycle run.  Pavilion bath house party.  Jock strap party.
8/22-8/24 Foam Party Weekend Nothing like good clean party fun!  For a party to be wet and wild, it's got to be foamy!
September
8/29-9/1 Labor Day Holiday Weekend Certainly NOT the last party weekend of the summer!  One of our biggest weekends!  Don't miss the Sunday evening stage production and other planned events.  Adult Toy Bingo!  Annual camp fund Chinese Auction.  Woods Whitewater Rafting trip!
9/5-9/7 70's Retro Disco Weekend
Drag Show & Pageant
We provide the disco ball - you bring the bell bottoms!  Shake your booty 70's style!  Disco Drag Show & Miss Woods Pageant on the camp stage!  Wine & Cheese Party
9/12-9/14 Bears at The Woods III The hairy bears, cubs, chubs and their admirers are back!   It will be a Septembear to remember!  Pig Roast at the Meat and Grreet gathering!
9/19-9/21 Country Western Weekend II Howdy partner!  Learn and dance the two-step and some cool line dances!  We'll mix in a few dance favorites to please all!  Flea Market & Plant Sale.  Chili cook off!
9/26-9/28 Motorcycle - Leather Weekend III
Mr. & Ms. Woods Leather Competition
Stay warm in your full leather garb!   If you have a bike, bring it to camp and join the Woods Riders motorcycle "last chance" run.  Heated pavilion leather party.  Mr. & Ms. Woods Leather Competition.
October
10/3-10/5 Family & Friends Weekend Enjoy The Woods camping experience with your family members and friends!  Minors allowed with parent or legal guardian.  No public nudity please.  A big turnout is expected!  Join the fun!
10/10-10/12 Bears at The Woods IV It's a Fall Fur Fest!  The trees are changing and the colors are incredible!  A 4th Bears Weekend has been added due to popular demand! 
It's a last chance gathering for Bears, Cubs, Chubs and Admirers!
10/17-10/19 Oktoberfest / Bier Garten Party & Slide Show / OktoberFeast Dinner! The trees colors are at their peak!  Celebrate another season of community with your camp family and friends!  Home Brewers and Wine Maker Tastings.  2008 Camp Season slide show!
10/24-10/26 Halloween Weekend Our closing weekend is one of our best!  Halloween costume party is a sight to see!  Prizes for best costumes!  Haunted hayride & psycho path.  Pet costume runway competition.

 

Plan your vacation at The Woods Campground
with these area events...

Date Description Where
5/3 Dorney Park Opening Day  Allentown, PA 
5/10-11 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
5/11 LIVE in Concert  Penn's Peak 
5/17-18 Jim Thorpe Birthday Celebration Weekend  Jim Thorpe, PA 
5/22-26 Mayfair Festival of the Arts  Cedar Beach Park, Allentown PA 
5/24 Camel Beach Water Park opening day  Camelback Mountain 
5/24 Wild Water Kingdom opening day  Dorney Park, Allentown, PA 
5/24-25 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
5/29 Richard Marx in Concert  Penn's Peak 
5/30-6/1 Ultimate Frisbee PIAA State Championships  Allentown, PA 
6/1 Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern U.S.  Northampton County Community College 
6/1 New Jersey Pride Festival  Asbury Park, NJ 
6/3 Commerce Bank Lehigh Valley Classic (Pro Cycling Tour)  Allentown, PA 
6/5 Mandy Patinkin in concert  Allentown Symphony Hall 
6/6 Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers in concert  Penn's Peak 
6/7 Classical Mystery Tour - Symphony POPS Beatles Tribute  Allentown Symphony Hall 
6/7-8 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
6/7-8 Midsummer Renaissance Faire  Lehighton, PA 
6/8 Philly Pride Festival & Parade  Philadelphia, PA 
6/8 Pocono 500 NASCAR Race  Pocono Raceway 
6/19 An Evening with Phil Lesh  Penn's Peak 
6/21-22 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
6/22-29 New York City Pride Week, Festival & Parade  New York City 
6/26 America in concert  Penn's Peak 
6/27 Melissa Etheridge in concert  F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts, Wilkes Barre, PA 
6/28-7/6 Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival  Kutztown, PA 
7/5 Fireworks Display  Jim Thorpe, PA 
7/5-6 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
7/12 Raymond the Amish Comic  Penn's Peak 
7/12-13 Invasion of Normandy at Skirmish (3000 players)  Skirmish Paintball 
7/12-13 Jim Thorpe Merchants Sidewalk Sale  Jim Thorpe, PA 
7/18 Arrival - ABBA Tribute Band in concert  Penn's Peak 
7/19-20 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
7/25-27 Poconos Blues Summer Festival  Big Boulder Mountain 
7/26 Central Pennsylvania Pride Fest  Harrisburg, PA 
7/30 Kenny Loggins in Concert  Penn's Peak 
8/1 Avril Lavigne in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/1-3 Das Awkscht Fest Classic Car Show  Macungie, PA 
8/1-10 Musikfest 25th Year Anniversary (Over 300 performers!)  Bethlehem, PA 
8/2-3 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
8/3 Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Race  Pocono Raceway 
8/4 Boston in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/5 Poison in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/6 Earth, Wind & Fire in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/7 Edwin McCain in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/7 Jethro Tull in Concert  Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA 
8/9 Lehighton Bike Night and Festival  Lehighton, PA 
8/15 Kenny Rogers in concert  Penn's Peak 
8/16-17 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
8/17 Lehigh Valley Pride Festival  Cedar Beach Park, Allentown PA 
8/20-29 GNI Gathering  Poconos, PA 
8/22-24 Wheels of Time Rod & Custom Car Jamboree  Macungie, PA 
8/24-30 The 87th West End Fair  Gilbert, PA 
8/26-9/1 The Great Allentown Fair  Allentown Fairgrounds 
8/30-31 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
8/30-31 Pocono Garlic Festival  Shawnee Ski Area, Shawnee, PA 
9/5-7 COTA Jazz & Arts Festival  Delaware Water Gap 
9/12 Charlie Daniels Band in concert  Penn's Peak 
9/13 Lehigh Valley Brewfest  Easton, PA 
9/13-14 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
9/26 Eddie Money in Concert  Penn's Peak 
9/26-28 Celtic Classic Festival  Bethlehem, PA 
9/26-28 Goodguys Great American Hot Rod and Custom Car Nationals  Pocono Raceway 
9/27 Foghat in Concert  Penn's Peak 
9/27-28 Lehigh River Rafting Dam Water Release   
9/27-28 PRCA Rodeo  Shawnee Mountain Resort 
10/4 Easton Garlic Fest  Easton, PA 
10/10 Aaron Tippin in Concert  Penn's Peak 
10/11 Rick Derringer and Badfinger featuring Joey Molland  Penn's Peak 
10/17-19 Autumn Timber & Tether Lumberjack Festival  Shawnee Mountain Resort 
10/18-19 Fall Foliage Festival  Jim Thorpe, PA 

 

Ask The Woods Campground staff for other fun things to do
during your stay with us!

 

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