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Whiskey Rebellion Festival returns to Washington County

By Patrick Damp

July 10, 2022 / 7:16 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

WASHINGTON (KDKA) - A parade took over downtown Washington on Saturday to kick off the Whiskey Rebellion Festival.

It was the first year back since the pandemic and KDKA's Amy Wadas was in charge of the opening ceremony.

After the opening parade, festival-goers got to take in the festival which was full of live music, historical reenactments, tours, and more.

The festival takes place each year on the second weekend in July and you can learn more about the Whiskey Rebellion Festival on the Bradford House Historical Association website at this link.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.