Live entertainment, food trucks, children's activities and more will be featured at this year's annual Winter Fling, being presented by the Borough of Hummelstown and the Hummelstown Community Foundation on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26 and 27.

During the 10th annual Winter Fling, activities will take place on Jan. 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the downtown square. Events on Jan. 27 will be held at Nye Elementary School, 200 S. John St., Hummelstown, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Live music by Cold Spring Union will kick off festivities at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26. The band also performed at last year's Winter Fling. Also featured on Friday evening will be a performance by the Hershey School of Dance.

Local wineries and breweries will offer beverages for sale, and food trucks will be stationed on-site. Also offered will be free hot chocolate and cookies. "A lot of the restaurants in the area stay open and participate," said Kelly Williamson, secretary of the Hummelstown Community Foundation.

Winter Fling apparel will be available for purchase, and there will be a photo booth.

A KIDZ Zone will also be open on Friday night. "The KIDZ Zone will have plenty of activities for the kids, including goat petting, a hula hoop contest, cardio drumming, a game truck, bounce houses and games with prizes," said Williamson. "There will be outdoor fire pits both days, so people can make their own s'mores."

At Nye Elementary School on Saturday, there will be bounce houses, children's games and crafts, a photo booth, food for sale and cupcake wars, where children will be able to decorate cupcakes and judges will choose a winner. There will also be a live Studio 22 Dance Academy performance as well as carriage rides.

"New this year, there will be magic show being performed on both days," Williamson noted.

The Winter Fling planning committee, led by Molly McDonald, began meeting last fall to organize the event. "We start our first meeting of the year in September," Williamson said, adding that after the Winter Fling, the group meets again to review the event. "Everyone gives feedback because we do an after-the-event meeting to discuss how it went, what we should change or what we should add."

Williamson added that the Winter Fling always has a good turnout despite cold temperatures. "We hold the event in January to (offer) something for people to do in the winter months. People look forward to it," she said.

For more information about the event, search for "Hummelstown Winter Fling" on Facebook. In the case of hazardous winter weather, the event will be canceled and not rescheduled. Cancellation information will be posted on the aforementioned Facebook page and at http://www.facebook.com/HummelstownisHappeninginCentralPA.