Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

Back in-person for the first time since 2019, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts’ renowned Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition kicked off on Thursday with hundreds of excited artists and impressive first-day crowds in downtown State College and on the Penn State campus. More than 300 invited exhibitors displaying a vast variety of art will…

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in State College will host its second annual free poetry reading and panel discussion featuring the winners of its 2022 poetry contest, “Caring for Creation,” on Saturday as part of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The event will be held in-person at 1 p.m. in the church at 208…

The 56th annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts — and first in-person since 2019 — got underway on Wednesday with Children and Youth Day. From young artisans displaying their wares at the Youth Sidewalk Sale, to performances, food and more, take a quick exploration of the first day of the festival: More Arts Festival…

Community members and visitors can join the Centre County United Way in creating a permanent public mural in downtown State College during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. “All Hands on Deck,” will be open for participants to add their handprints from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday on the outer wall of…

To say that we are happy to have the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts back for 2022 would be an understatement. Thanks to the efforts of FestZero — a group of Penn State alumni, current students and concerned citizens, the Borough of State College, Penn State and the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority —…