Calendar of Events in our Area
State College & Centre County, PA — plan your visit around these annual highlights.
January
- Happy New Year!
February
- Penn State Dance Marathon (thon.org)800-392-8466
March
- Penn State Spring Break
- Central PA Builders Assn Home Show814-231-8813
- YMCA Swimming Championships @ Penn State Natatorium814-863-3884
- PIAA Basketball Championships800-833-5533
- Shaver's Creek Maple Harvest Festival814-238-2782
April
- Annual Big Brothers / Big Sisters Spring Fling Rummage Sale814-237-5731
- Trout Season Opening Day
- Blue White Game PSU Football800-833-5533
May
- AAUW Used Book Sale
- Penn State Spring Commencement
- Bellefonte Big Spring Festival814-355-2917
- Central PA Orchid Show
- "A Day in Towne"
- Memorial Day Annual on the Fly PA Fisherman's Tournament814-237-5731
- Master Gardeners Annual Plant Sale
- Transylvania Mountain Bike Epic814-355-2917
June
- Penn State Alumni Weekend800-548-5466
- Nittany Antique Machinery Show814-625-2069
- Bellefonte Children's Fair
- PA Special Olympics814-234-8750
- PIAA Boys Volleyball Championships800-833-5533
- Lemont Village Strawberry Festival814-238-1288
- Bellefonte Cruise814-355-2917
- PIAA Baseball & Softball Championships814-833-5533
- Transylvania Mountain Bike Epic814-355-2917
- State College Spikes Opening Day
- State College Horse Show @ Kocher Farm814-238-4124
- PA Youth Hunter Educational Challenge @ Scotia Range814-355-2917
July
- Central PA 4th Festival of the Arts814-238-2782
- Blue Chip Basketball Tournament800-358-5466
- Central PA Festival of the Arts888-604-0693
- Peoples Choice Festival of the Arts
- Annual Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau Clubs for K.A.R.E. Golf Outing814-231-1401
- Nita-Nee Kennel Club Dog Show
- Jazz PA Festival
- Bellefonte Garden Club Tours814-353-8647
- Car & Motorcycle Show @ PA Military Museum
August
- Centre County Local Foods Week & Farm Tour
- Penn State Summer Commencement
- AG Progress Days814-865-2081
- Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair814-353-1115
- Penn State First Year Student Arrival
- Penn State Upper Classman Arrival
- Centre County Grange Fair814-364-9219
- State College Microbrewers & Importers Expo814-692-8529
September
- Nittany Antique Machinery Show814-625-2069
- Penn State Parent & Family Weekend
- Great Insect Fair814-865-1895
- Woodward Camp Annual High Performance Weekend
- WPSU Wine Festival
- Football Season Begins
October
- Haines Township Fall Festival814-349-8276
- Clearwater Spring Creek Day814-237-0400
- Boalsburg – Columbus Ball & Heritage Festival814-466-6210
- Penn State Horticulture Show
- Shaver's Creek Children's Halloween Trail
- Lemont Village Haunted Granary814-238-1288
- Fall Festival Community Days814-353-3100
- Penn State Homecoming
- Tussey Mountainback 50M Ultramarathon
- Bow Hunting / Muzzle Loading Season
November
- Penn State Basketball Season Begins — Nittany Lions / Lady Lions
- Central PA Regional Business & Industry Expo
- Deer Hunting Season Begins
- Center Film Festival
December
- Boalsburg Hometown Christmas
- Central PA Guild of Craftsman Winter Craft Market814-237-6325
- Festival of Trees814-237-7717
- Bellefonte Victorian Christmas814-353-1954
- Penn State Fall Commencement
- First Night State College
- Winter Craft Market
Plan Your Visit Around These Events
Hidden Ridge is just 12 miles from Penn State — the perfect home base for any of these events.