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State College Holiday Event List

July 2026

Good Times Line Dancing – All-American Bash Theme Night

July 10 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Arena Bar & Grill 1521 Martin Street, State College

November 2026

Light Up Night

November 19 @ 5:00 pm EST

MLK Plaza 127 S. Fraser Stree, State College, PA, United States

FREE

What to Know About Parking and Transit During Arts Fest

in Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Community, Latest Penn State News, Local News, State College

Jul 8, 2026

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Geoff Rushton

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts returns Wednesday, July 8, through Sunday, July 12, marking the busiest days of the summer in downtown State College and Penn State’s University Park campus. The 60th year of the festival kicked off with Children and Youth Day from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Festivities continue…
Penn State 2026 Offensive Line Preview

in Penn State Football, Penn State Sports

Jul 8, 2026

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Joel Haas

After an offseason of massive structural shifts, Penn State’s offensive line enters the fall tasked with mastering a completely redesigned system under head coach Matt Campbell and offensive line coach Ryan Clanton. For a unit that serves as the backbone of the entire offense, the upcoming campaign isn’t just about replacing departing production, it’s about…
Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Data Centers

in Business, Elections, Political News, Spotlight PA

Jul 8, 2026

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Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

As public frustration about data centers has risen, both candidates have tempered their enthusiasm.
Art in the Orchard Returns to Way Fruit Farm for Three-Day Festival

in Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Community, Entertainment News, Local News

Jul 7, 2026

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Evan Halfen

While the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts fills downtown State College this week, Way Fruit Farm is once again offering its own countryside celebration with the return of Art in the Orchard. The sixth annual event will take place Thursday through Saturday, July 9-11, at the 150-year-old, family-owned farm located at 2355 Halfmoon Valley…
Will It Rain During Arts Fest? Here’s the Forecast for Festival Week in Centre County

in Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Community, Local News, Weather

Jul 7, 2026

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Evan Halfen

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for part of festival week in Centre County before drier, cooler weather arrives for the one of the busiest weekends of the summer in downtown State College and the surrounding areas. AccuWeather senior meteorologist Isaac Longley said Thursday and Friday — when the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the…
Mount Nittany Medical Center Employees Set to Strike

in Business, Health News, Local News

Jul 7, 2026

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Geoff Rushton

Updated 7:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2026. Mount Nittany Medical Center employees appear ready to strike for the fist time in more than 20 years after negotiations with management failed to produce a new contract. The hospital’s 950 workers represented by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania will vote Wednesday to decide the date and duration of a…
Four-Star RB Aiden Gibson Flips Commitment From Penn State to Rutgers

in Penn State Football, Penn State Recruiting, Penn State Sports

Jul 7, 2026

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Joel Haas

Over a decade later, Rutgers has gotten its revenge for Saquon Barkley. On Tuesday afternoon, four-star running back Aiden Gibson flipped his commitment from Penn State to the Scarlet Knights, a surprise move from one of the Nittany Lions’ top commitments. Twelve years prior, Barkley — also a four-star running back — famously flipped from…
Keeping the Magic Alive for 60 Years: The Enduring Appeal of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

in Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Community, Local News, State College, Town&Gown Magazine

Jul 7, 2026

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Holly Riddle

No matter what challenges or evolution has come its way, though, The Arts Festival has always retained the magic that has defined it from the very first day in 1967.
Hook: A Welcoming Education at Penn State’s Breazeale Nuclear Reactor

in Columns, Latest Penn State News, Local News

Jul 7, 2026

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John Hook

When I arrived at Penn State in the fall of 1977 as a 17-year-old – what is now referred to as a “first-year student” – I moved into Beam Hall in the North Halls dorm area. North Halls was, and is, the smallest dorm area on campus, and at the time it was the primary…
Belgium Beats U.S. 4-1 to Reach World Cup Quarterfinals, Taking Advantage of Defensive Lapses

in Associated Press, Sports

Jul 7, 2026

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RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

American hopes for a deep World Cup run at home ended when Charles De Ketelaere scored twice and assisted on another goal, helping Belgium expose the U.S. defensive liabilities in a 4-1 win Monday night that earned a quarterfinal berth.