Plan your visit to Central PA Arts Fest and the People’s Choice Festival with this guide
Even the most seasoned arts festival attendee has a lot of questions leading up to mid-July. Where to park? What’s happening when? How much kettle corn is safe to eat in one day, anyway?
This year — the first in-person Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and People’s Choice Festival since 2019 — there may be even more questions. Some big changes are in place, including a venue change for People’s Choice and a new all-access pass for Arts Fest performances.
The Centre Daily Times has you covered with your guide to Centre County’s festivals. Check back here for updates on the festivals, which kick off July 13, and coverage from the events.
Here’s what to know:
Other festivals
It’s a full festival weekend across Centre County, with enough to keep you busy every day and then some. Philipsburg Heritage Days is also making its return after a two-year hiatus, while Way Fruit Farm’s Art in the Orchard is back for its second year.
Find details here on those events.
Arts Fest
The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts — affectionately known as Arts Fest — typically draws about 125,000 people to Happy Valley. But the COVID-19 pandemic put the in-person event on hold for the past two years. Now it’s back, with some changes you should know about. Here’s a look:
- Schedule of events
- What’s new?
- A guide to parking, music and more
- Who are the food vendors?
- Where to find posters
- New Penn State Berkey Creamery flavor
- Local musicians react to return
People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania
Like Arts Fest, People’s Choice has taken a two-year pause due to the pandemic. For its first year back, it’s now in a new location. What to know:
First time back in Happy Valley for a couple years?
A lot has changed! Check out this overview of new restaurants, places to stay and more.
What’s happening during festival weekend?
Check back here for coverage from the events.
This story was originally published July 12, 2022 at 9:12 AM.