Coming up on our 58th year in 2024, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is 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 businesses, and the place to be for art, music, and fun the week after Independence Day.

Schedule of Events

July 10, 2024

10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Children & Youth Day Sidewalk Sale - South Allen Street
10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Cultural Showcase - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
10:00 am - 3:00 pm: Paint by Number Arts Festival Poster Mural - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Cody Sabol Art - Speed Painting - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Cirque Phoenix - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Children & Youth Day Grand Procession - Old Main Lawn 100 W. College Avenue, State College

July 11, 2024

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Tussey Mountain Moonshiners - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Below Centre - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Deb Callahan Band - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Quasi Quintet - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: The Ultra Kings - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Touch of Classics - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Corner Brothers - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Public Art Walk - 3 Dots Downtown 137 E. Beaver Avenue, State College
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm: The JR Mangan Band - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Kevin Briggs Blues Experience
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Happy Valley Improv - Blue Brick Theatre 209 W. Calder Way, State College
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Caryn Dixon Trio - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Eric Brace and the Last Train Home - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: The Soul Benders - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Coal Aly Band - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College

July 12, 2024

11:00 am - 1:00 pm: DJ Elbow Knee Knee - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Anchor & Arrow - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Sammy Hallacher Quartet - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Black Cat Belly Dance - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Hops & Vines - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Hartman & Goslin - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: The Triple A Blues Band - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Matt Otis and the Sound - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Blue Eyed Sally - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
6:45 pm - 8:30 pm: Bard in the Boro - Penn State Downtown Theatre Center 146 South Allen Street, State College
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Happy Valley Improv - Blue Brick Theatre 209 W. Calder Way, State College
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Ted McCloskey and the Hi-Fi’s - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Happy Valley Improv - Blue Brick Theatre 209 W. Calder Way, State College
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Joy Marie and The Gill Street Band - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Chase Campbell - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: The Pines - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College

July 13, 2024

9:30 am - 10:30 amPublic Art Walk - 3 Dots Downtown 137 E. Beaver Avenue, State College
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: DJ Elbow Knee Knee - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Kid-Friendly Best of the Fest - Tempest Studios 140 Kelly Alley, State College
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Skoal Brothers - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: State College Municipal Band - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: House of Hamill - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Songwriter Showcase - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Rick Hirsch 5 - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: The Extra Miles -Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Altoona Brass Collective - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: The Sorters - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Natascha & the Spy Boys - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Happy Valley Improv - Blue Brick Theatre 209 W. Calder Way, State College
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Ady’s Latin Band - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Across the Pond - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: OK Otter - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Hamlet: The Time is Out of Joint - Tempest Studios 140 Kelly Alley, State College
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Happy Valley Improv - Blue Brick Theatre 209 W. Calder Way, State College
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Pure Cane Sugar - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: The 8 Ohms Band - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
9:30 pm - 11:00 pm: The Tall Pines - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College

July 14, 2024

11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Never Far: Songs of Hope & Celebration - Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza S. Fraser St., State College
11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Nittany Knights - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Eric Ian Farmer & Friends - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Velveeta - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Alice in Wonderland - Tempest Studios 140 Kelly Alley, State College
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Bellefonte Community Band - Sidney Friedman Park 241 South Fraser Street, State College
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Cat’s Eye - Allen Street Stage 123 S Allen St, State College
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: David Zentner & the Nashville Music Co. - Festival Shell Stage 100 W. College Avenue, State College
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Hamlet: The Time is Out of Joint - Tempest Studios 140 Kelly Alley, State College

Date:
July 11-14, 2024

Location:
Various Venues in State College, PA

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