Fair week at the Lions park
The fair runs a week in mid-August, with the food stand opening at 5:30 PM, evening rides until 10 PM and a Friday fireworks night. The 2026 edition ran August 9 to 15, and the next is listed for August 15 to 21, 2027.
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Call (888) 385-5513Short-term, long-term and lease arrangements are all available for event restroom trailer rental near Mercersburg. For Lions Club fair week, Townfest or gatherings at Mercersburg Academy, expect travel of about 2 hours 45 minutes from Maryland. Late-evening and early-morning calls are included, and ADA stalls with a ramp are available.

Mercersburg is a Franklin County borough at the eastern foot of Cove Mountain, with a historic district around its town square. Two events draw crowds beyond what permanent facilities were planned for: the Lions Club community fair each August and Townfest, a downtown Saturday in late September. Mercersburg Academy, a 300-acre campus, runs summer programs in June and July, holds a fall Homecoming and Family Weekend, and rents facilities to outside groups.
The fair is a fixed week each August and Townfest is a late-September Saturday, so request park or festival space early and confirm the exact spot with the Lions Club or the Townfest organizer.
The fair runs a week in mid-August, with the food stand opening at 5:30 PM, evening rides until 10 PM and a Friday fireworks night. The 2026 edition ran August 9 to 15, and the next is listed for August 15 to 21, 2027.
Townfest fills the area around the town square on a late-September Saturday, 9 a.m. into the afternoon in 2024. In 2025 the borough's 275th anniversary celebration was listed downtown the same day, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., which stretched the crowd day further.
The campus has ten playing fields, and the Office of Summer and External Programs handles facility rentals for outside groups. Dorms already have private showers, so the fit here is restroom capacity for field crowds, camp days or a fall family weekend.
The Lions Community Park rental page lists an upper pavilion without electricity and a lower pavilion with electricity, plus a bandstand and greenspace. The play area, basketball court, walking trail and ball field stay open to the public and are not part of a renter's exclusive area, unless the whole park is reserved and closed for the day. Alcohol is not permitted, and trash receptacles have been removed, so waste handling falls to the renter. For a trailer, the practical questions are which area, whether power is on hand, and where a truck can stand without blocking the shared park areas. Raise those in the request form.
| Trailer | Stalls | Water and power | Best for | From (1-6 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 ft shower-restroom combo | 3 private shower/restroom stalls | Hot and cold water; 120V/240V, 200 A | Small crews, estate events, tight sites | From $2,995 |
| 22 ft shower-restroom combo | 6 private stalls | Hot and cold water; 120V/240V, 200 A | Mid-size crews, festivals, campuses | From $4,995 |
| 30 ft shower-restroom combo | 8 private stalls | Hot and cold water; 120V/240V, 200 A | Base camps, plant outages, large events | From $3,995 |
| 20 ft shower container | 5 shower heads, water heater | 120V/240V, 200 A | Workforce and emergency shelters | From $3,995 |
| Combo + 1 ADA stall (3+1 and 8+1) | Standard stalls plus one ADA stall with ramp | As above | Public sites, schools, government, healthcare | Request a quote |
| 16-basin handwashing sink trailer | 16 basins | Water heater | Pairs with any unit for food and event sites | From $2,995 |
All prices are starting rates and may vary depending on delivery location, rental duration, site conditions and service needs. Request a quote for final pricing.
Mercersburg is a borough, so zoning questions go to the Borough Office, which confirms the rules under its land use ordinance (6-2) and zoning ordinance (6-3); those may have been revised in 2026, so ask before delivery. On private grounds the owner decides first: the Lions Club for its park, the Academy for campus space.
Permit office: Borough of Mercersburg (Borough Office)
Permit rules and event dates change, so confirm current requirements with the office before you order. Water and power hookups are confirmed in your quote.
Mercersburg is in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Closest Maryland service cities:
Mercersburg is in Franklin County, and McConnellsburg belongs to Fulton County, roughly 8 miles northwest. Delivery makes that crossing as a matter of course. A shower trailer can head northwest as far as McConnellsburg with nothing more than the county boundary to note.
The Community Fair runs for a week in August. The 2026 fair ran August 9 to 15, and the next edition is listed for August 15 to 21, 2027. The food stand opens at 5:30 PM, and rides run into the evening, closing at 10 PM.
Townfest is held downtown around the town square on a Saturday in late September. The 45th edition was September 28, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the 46th is listed for September 27, 2025. Exact blocks and vendor layout are set by the organizer each year, so ask before choosing a drop spot.
The Academy's Office of Summer and External Programs handles external groups and facility rentals. Its summer programs run each June and July for ages 9 to 16, and the school sets the dates of its fall Homecoming and Family Weekend each year.
Tell us the Maryland address, how many people and how long. We reply with the trailer, the stall count and the price.
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