The Mars PA New Year Festival is Pennsylvania’s quirkiest celebration—a space-themed bash with alien parades, ‘UFO landings,’ and the kind of fun only a place called Mars could pull off.

PJ’s coffee catering photo courtesy PJ’s Coffee. Photo of David Mesa is courtesy of Ballard Brands.

With Gudi Padwa or Maharashtrian New Year being celebrated in the state, there is a section that, too, has accepted the ...