You'll find a wide selection of hotels, motels, and inns located in State College, with easy access to Penn State University. The Happy Valley region offers a variety of lodging options from the lone traveler looking to be steps away from downtown State College and the Penn State campus all the way to the traveler who wants to fall asleep to the sound of crickets.

Travelers can explore museums and historical sites in Happy Valley that showcase Happy Valley's rich history. The Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Iroquois tribes made their life off the land by planting crops in the fertile valleys and hunting game among the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. Explorers and settlers arrived in the mid-18th century, and industry would soon follow a couple of decades later with the discovery of iron ore.

The Children & Youth Day Sidewalk Sale is sponsored by Penn State Federal Credit Union, and the event is a fun way for boys and girls to develop both their artistic and entrepreneurial potential.

If you have visited the State College area, odds are you have heard of, or even attended, the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair. With an impressive assortment of activities, rides, and classic fair food, the Grange Fair is an undeniable destination every August. However, when walking around the fair, enjoying a funnel cake or watching a sheep show, you might wonder what happens when the vendors pack up and the animals return to their pens.

Hiking in a forest alone never crossed my mind as something I would be doing before 2023. I had barely set foot in a forest. As a former long-distance runner, I thrived on the adrenaline of a long run. Never would I see myself hiking slowly through a forest, having to be aware of such things as snakes and bears. After the passing of my mother in late 2020, I thought I would use running to heal, but I found that I could no longer find the motivation to do so. After many failed attempts to return to running, I began walking instead.

The Pennsylvania State University, one of the largest universities in the country and a member of the Big Ten Conference, was founded in 1855. The University Park Campus today covers more than 5,000 acres and provides more than 40,000 students with about 160 baccalaureate and 150 graduate programs.

On Thursday, February 22, celebrate a pre-party for Rhoneymeade Fest 2024, support our artists, and enjoy a free drink courtesy of our official beer vendor Boal City Brewing!

Much of downtown State College’s charm is owing to its historic buildings and community institutions, such as Harpers, The Corner Room, The Tavern, and the Shandygaff. While these standbys have sustained local retail, food, and drink needs for decades, the downtown region is alive, growing, and thriving — constantly attracting new shops and restaurants and inspiring events that make revisiting the business district a regular, must-do activity.

Beyond-classical-rock string trio Time for Three will return to the Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since 2015. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Eisenhower Auditorium.