Get ready to mark your calendars for an exciting cinematic extravaganza in Happy Valley! The fifth annual Centre Film Festival is set to take place from Monday, October 30th to Sunday, November 5th. This highly anticipated event serves as a platform for student filmmakers, independent creators, and established talents to showcase their captivating stories.

The 1st Annual Uncork Happy Valley is coming to the Nittany Valley Sports Centre on September 30th…with free souvenir wine glass, reusable shopping bag, free caricatures, photo booth, live entertainment, food samplings, specialty vendors, a silent auction, and more. Food options for lunch or dinner will be offered at the Courtside Cafe while you are there. Uncork Happy Valley will offer all of the great vendors and entertainment you’ve come to expect with Uncork the Alleghenies, but in State College! Tickets can be purchased online now and will be available at the door on September 30th while supplies last.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau (HVAB) will begin accepting nominations for the second annual Happy Valley Hospitality Awards on Thursday, Aug. 3, coinciding with Hospitality Appreciation Night at the State College Spikes.

Penn State’s Center for the Performing Arts announces a variety of joyful, creative and community-building events for its 2023–2024 event season.

Rt. 45 Getaways, featuring over 30 destinations that highlight local farms, small businesses, and artists along the Rt. 45 corridor, will return for its third year July 28 through August 6.

Bluey’s Big Play, the traveling stage adaptation of the wildly popular Australian television series, Bluey, is coming to University Park. Audience members will enjoy their favorite characters brought to life in the form of puppets.

Luke Cimbala has been hyping local bands all his life. “When I was in high school, we would rent out the Boalsburg Fire Hall to put on a concert, and I would stuff flyers in everyone’s lockers,” he said. “It was a long time before social media, but still, it wasn’t hard to get the word out.”

For the more than 2,400 elite athletes that competed in the inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3® Pennsylvania Happy Valley triathlon, crossing the finish line at Beaver Stadium marked a moment of tremendous pride and personal accomplishment. Months and months of preparation and planning were followed by day-of determination and grit to achieve the goal of IRONMAN success. For first-time participants, it was a particularly noteworthy milestone.

The 57th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts kicks off TODAY with our special Children and Youth Day from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. This day is devoted to young artists, young performers, and the young at heart. On this special day, young artists will be selling their wares at the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, with a record breaking 283 young artists ages 8 to 18.