It is time to start making your plans for the 57th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, and it is now easier than ever to plan your trip! While the Festival’s paper guide is available in many local markets and shops as usual, the Festival is proud to announce the launch of a NEW MOBILE APP that will allow you to truly customize your festival experience, and make the most of your time!

It’s time for WingFest at Tussey Mountain! Every Thursday from June 22nd – August 10th, enjoy new music and wings from your favorite restaurants and vote for your favorite! Each week a winner is crowned, and each week’s winner moves on to the Finals on August 10th to compete for the Wing King title.

Millheim's annual music festival will return on the weekend of July 29 and 30. Visitors to previous Walkfests can expect a few changes for this year's event, which has been rebranded as Millheim SummerFest in recognition of the smaller footprint of the festival. SummerFest will focus on what makes Millheim a beloved destination: it hosts a vibrant music scene, homegrown food, wine, and beer, in a beautiful valley close to State College, Lewistown, Lock Haven, Lewisburg, and Bellefonte. This is a free event with free parking.

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE will be dazzling audiences in State College during its 7-week, 70-city U.S. tour this holiday season. Audiences from coast-to-coast will be captivated by this brilliant and whimsical holiday spectacular December 13 at the Bryce Jordan Center.

This June the Lincoln Caverns’ family continues the tradition of celebrating four generations of Dunlavy family legacy with the 19th edition of Discover Days on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, 2023, 9 AM – 5 PM each day.

Application deadlines for both the Children & Youth Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts Sidewalk Sale and the Festival Banner Competition are fast approaching.

Downtown Bellefonte Inc. (DBI), is seeking qualified artist(s) for a large-scale mural project. In the summer of 2023 DBI will install one large mural in Downtown. Artists are invited to submit their qualifications for consideration. The artist application is posted on DBI’s website, and the deadline for artists to apply is July 23, 2023.

As Happy Valley’s local restaurants prepare for the 2023 Happy Valley Restaurant Week, June 16–25, the consensus is clear. Proprietors hope locals will use the special event to visit eateries that might not currently be among their regular dining rotation, and maybe even find a new favorite.

It’s no secret that the last few years have been difficult for the performing arts industry, as theaters grappled with quarantine, audience size limitations and adapting live event-reliant art mediums for virtual spaces. However, as the pandemic worries subsided and live events and festivals filled calendars once again, things have started to look — at least a little bit — like normal.