A one-day virtual experience on National Banana Split Day
Rewatch the showStay inside the lines or color outside of them to make the sheet your own
Who will eat an entire banana creme pie the fastest and be named champion?
COVID may have put a freeze on getting everyone together for an in-person celebration, but that doesn't mean we can't still have fun eating ice cream all across the world!
Over 115 years ago in the Western PA town of Latrobe, David Strickler, a pharmacy apprentice, created what may be the most famous sundae of all time — the banana split!
Latrobe has had an annual celebration since 2013 when the Pennsylvania Historical Society unveiled a marker at the former site of Tassel's Pharmacy where Sticker was working at the time of his invention.
But the banana split isn't the only world-changing thing to come from Latrobe! This town just outside of Pittsburgh was where Fred Rogers of Mister Roger's Neighborhood grew up. It's also where Arnold Palmer was raised and started his golf career at Latrobe Country Club. The town boasts the annual Westmoreland County Air Show, Steelers Training Camp, the original home of Rolling Rock Beer, and St. Vincent College.
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Musical guests and variety performances.
August 25, 2020
National Banana Split Day
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We're looking for hometown shops all across the USA that have their own unique twist on the flavors of the original banana split. Maybe its ice cream based. Perhaps it's a baked treat. It could be a drink. Or maybe it's something we're not even thinking about. Whatever it is and wherever it is, we want to know.
I know a Banana Split shop!We're assembling a great line up of musical entertainers and other performances for this year's online event. The full list will be up shortly, but here are headliners from past years!
Three scoops of ice cream. A whole banana. Syrups. Whipped cream. And a cherry. That's a pretty sweet dessert. To match all that, we have a pretty sweet schedule of events and activites.
| Runs & Fun | Banana Run |
| Banana Splits | Penn State Creamery Banana Split Special |
| Banana Splits | Valley Dairy Banana Splits |
| Vendors | Vendor Marketplace |
| Activities | Coloring Contest |
| Event | Virtual Yellow Tie Gala |
| Entertainment11:15 AM | Big Blitz |
| Entertainment11:25 AM | Aubrey Burchell |
| Entertainment11:35 AM | Gary Rahl & Sky Pilot |
| Entertainment11:40AM | Annie Duda |
| Activities12:00 PM | Banana Splits USA |
| Entertainment12:10PM | Story at Nine |
| Activities12:15PM | Art at Home with Seth from the Latrobe Art Center |
| Activities12:25 PM | Fried Oreos |
| Activities12:45 PM | Interview with former Pittsburgh Steeler Craig Wolfley |
| Entertainment12:50 PM | Kennisyn Rain |
| Entertainment1:05 PM | AC Jones |
| Entertainment1:25 PM | Appalachian Doom Gospel |
| Entertainment1:30 PM | Elias Khouri |
| Entertainment1:30 PM | Banana Band |
| Special Events1:35 PM | Princess Pageant |
| Entertainment1:55 PM | Daelyn Avril Ellis |
| 2:05 PM | Crystal Blue Band |
| Entertainment2:05 | The Crystal Blue Band |
| Entertainment2:15 PM | Andrew Mack |
| Activities2:15 PM | Paper Popsicles with Adams Memorial Library |
| Entertainment2:40 PM | Flying Blind |
| Activities2:40 PM | Summer Treats with Braydon: Banana Split Pudding Pops |
| Entertainment2:55 PM | Red Tie Variety |
| Activities3:05 PM | Cup Song Interview |
| Entertainment3:10 PM | Ellie Lee Oldfield |
| Entertainment3:25 PM | Hayley & Josh |
| Entertainment3:25 PM | East End Kids |
| Entertainment3:50 PM | Vanessa Clarke-Deaver |
| Activities3:55 PM | Gizmos & Gadgets |
| Activities4:00 PM | Lowes Wheelbarrow Kit |
| Entertainment4:10 PM | The High Level |
| Entertainment4:15 PM | Orion Walsh |
| Special Events4:25 PM | Pie Eating Contest |
| Entertainment4:45 PM | Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers |
The Great American Banana Split Celebration • Latrobe, PA
The Great American Banana Split Celebration would not be possible without the generosity of our sponsors!
CARCLO
Chestnut Ridge Insurance
Clearview Federal Credit Union
First Commonwealth Advisors
First Commonwealth Bank
Fox & James NationaLease
Gingerbread Man Running Company
Latrobe Auto Group
Laurel Valley Graphics
Mullen Refrigeration
Markiewicz Personal Services, Inc.
Rolling Hills Industries
Seton Hill University
Somerset Trust Company
Standard Bank
UPMC Sports Medicine
Watt Trucking
Westmoreland County Chamber of Commerce
Westmoreland County Community College
Worklink Staffing
Give us a call or send us an email. We'd love to talk about ice cream!