Community Day was originally started in 1972 for new Perkasie area residents to meet the people in the community, and have a day of fun and games. It has become a well attended community event. Community Day is held at Lake Lenape Park on the banks of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek. Though community day is held in Perkasie, it an event organized for the entire Pennridge Community. Many community groups provide refreshments and assist with running the day's activities. Numerous performing artists are also featured during the day. An estimated 10,000 people have attended the one day event during recent years.

This is a picture of the canoe races that are one of the activities people participate in at Community Day.		Community members bring their own lawn chairs to watch the Quakertown Band perform.

Some of the events that take place on Community Day are listed below; events may vary each year.

Many of the events such as goal shoot, punt, pass & kick, and soccer challenge are competitions that deal with soccer. The foul shooting contest is a basketball competition, and the run for fun is a 1.5 mile race. Ages vary from children to adults for most events.

Children & adults participate in many races at Community Day.		Bagpipe players from Wayne, PA. perform near the twin bridges in Lenape Park.

Fireworks are the biggest event of all at Community Day, and the elaborate presentation usually takes place around 9:15 PM or later.		Thousands of community members watch the fireworks from Lenape Park , while others watch them from their front porches and rooftops.

Two boys catch fish in the creek.		Canoe races are one of the main events for children and adults.
Children mountain climb on a climbing wall that was inflated on site.		Children and adults of all ages participate in the tractor rides.