Peoples Natural Gas Park
Peoples Natural Gas Park in Johnstown opened in 2012 as the purpose built home of the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, with a pavilion stage, the Community Foundation Oilhouse and a full bar on site. The whole festival footprint sits inside the park at 90 Johns Street, with downtown garages and street parking close by. Primitive camping is available nearby at a riverside campground with an hourly shuttle.
Before you go
- Capacity
- 400 acres of campground across the festival's riverside site
- Official site
- floodcitymusic.com
- Next festival here
- AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, Jul 22 to 24, 2027
Festivals here
Venue basics: Purpose built festival park since 2012 · Downtown parking, within walking distance · Riverside camping with hourly shuttle.
Getting there and parking
Festival-specific · AmeriServ Flood City Music FestivalThe festival footprint is contained in Peoples Natural Gas Park at 90 Johns Street. Ample parking is available in downtown garages within walking distance and along nearby streets, plus privately run event parking lots near the grounds such as Bold Athletics at 60 Walnut Street, across from the train station. A limited amount of free street parking is also available, and city garages may charge a fee.
Festival-specific · AmeriServ Flood City Music FestivalJohnstown is a few hours' drive from Ohio, western Pennsylvania, the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas, and West Virginia. From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, drivers take the Bedford Exit to 220 and 99 North, then 56 West to 219 North and follow the Johnstown Expressway into the city; the park is visible from the highway just past Point Stadium.
Accessibility
We don't yet have confirmed information about accessibility at Peoples Natural Gas Park. The venue's own pages are the place to check: floodcitymusic.com.
Camping
Festival-specific · AmeriServ Flood City Music FestivalThe festival partners with Coal Tubin' for primitive camping at a riverside campground at 100 Station Street, a 10 minute shuttle ride from the festival grounds. Shuttles run every hour, flush restrooms are available at the campground 24 hours a day, and all campsites have fire pits. Kids 12 and under camp free with their parents.
Food, water and what you can bring
Festival-specific · AmeriServ Flood City Music FestivalThe festival site has one full bar, inside the Community Foundation Oilhouse, serving liquor, wine, cocktails and beer.
Quick answers
Where is Peoples Natural Gas Park?
At 90 Johns Street in downtown Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a few hours' drive from Ohio, western Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Baltimore and West Virginia.
When did Peoples Natural Gas Park open?
In 2012, with the help of a two million dollar state grant and a lead gift from Peoples Natural Gas.
Can I camp near Peoples Natural Gas Park?
Yes. The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival partners with Coal Tubin' for primitive riverside camping about 10 minutes away by shuttle, which runs every hour.
Is there parking at Peoples Natural Gas Park?
Yes. Downtown garages and street parking are within walking distance, and private lots such as Bold Athletics on Walnut Street sit near the grounds.
Is there a bar at Peoples Natural Gas Park?
Yes. There is one full bar on site, inside the Community Foundation Oilhouse, serving liquor, wine, cocktails and beer.
What is the history of Peoples Natural Gas Park?
It grew out of the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival's roots in a 1989 flood centennial event, which moved from Cambria City to the park's site in 2004 and became a permanent park in 2012.
A little history
Peoples Natural Gas Park opened in 2012 with the help of a two million dollar grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a lead gift from Peoples Natural Gas. The festival's roots go back to 1989, when Heritage Johnstown produced a centennial commemoration of the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889 in the Cambria City neighborhood, and the festival moved to a plot of land next to downtown in 2004 before that land became the park.
The park includes a pavilion stage, the Community Foundation Oilhouse, and electricity and internet service, and it is the year round home of the festival and other special events.