Art is in the Air during the Summer of 2025 in Happy Valley!
It's that time of year again! The sun is shining, and summer is upon us! And as always, Happy Valley boasts four of the most dynamic Art Festivals in the state of Pennsylvania.
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
The granddaddy of them all in the area is the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The vendor booths snake through downtown State College and the Penn State Campus at University Park.
Over the past 59 years, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has become one of the top-ranked juried art fairs in the country, the highlight of the State College summer, one of the biggest non-football alumni weekends for Penn Staters, the summer’s economic anchor for downtown State College businesses, and the place to be for art, music, and fun the week after Independence Day.
For many of the 125,000+ visitors and hundreds of volunteers each year, the Arts Festival is an enduring tradition, experienced with friends and family, and not to be missed.
A highlight of the festival is the free Limited-Edition posters that are currently available at some downtown businesses or at the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau's Downtown and Bellefonte stores.
The festival will take place June 9-13, 2025 with the Children and Youth Sidewalk sale taking place on Wednesday from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts click here.
People's Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts
It’s been over two decades since a handful of volunteers got together to create a homegrown arts festival. In 1993, there were 50 vendors, a couple of food stands, and a few live bands. Now it’s one of the largest and most family-friendly arts festivals in central Pennsylvania – attracting more than 110,000 visitors over a four-day period. This year the People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts features nearly 200 artists, about two dozen food vendors, and 40 acts..
Originally on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum, the past few festivals were held at the Grange Fair Grounds in Centre Hall, Pa. This year's festival returns to the fairgrounds on June 10-13, 2025,
For more information about the People's Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts festival click here.
Art in the Orchard
In its fifth year, Way Fruit Farm hosts Art in the Orchard on July 10 to 12 this year.
Way Fruit Farm encourages people to bring the whole family and enjoy a unique array of artists and crafters set up around the farm grounds and in the orchards, various food trucks and vendors with scrumptious eats, drinks and desserts, and festive live music! This year, the farm will also host a Butterfly Tent, Bunny Barn Petting Area, and LIVE sand sculpting - fun for all!
Way Fruit Farms is located at 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda, PA 16870.
For more information about Art in the Orchard, click here.
Celebrating its 42nd year, the Bellefonte Arts and Craft Fair offers a fun arts and crafts haven for everyone. Enjoy arts, crafts and more from talented artists and crafters from near and far. Bring along the kids for numerous fun activities and games that will be sure to make memories. Also, don’t forget to save room for supper. With countless delectable delights from the area’s finest concessionaires, no one will leave hungry!
Taking place on August 1 and 2, 2025, booths are located on High Street and N. Alleghany Street in Bellefonte.
For more information about the Bellefonte Arts and Craft Fair, click here.
