Central Pennsylvania Festival of the ArtsTM State College, PA July 11-14, 2013         Children and Youth Day July 10, 2013   Find Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Follow Us on Pinterest Festival Videos on YouTube Festival Blog

  • The Festival Poster
    Available NOW!
    Arts festivals across the country often advertise themselves with collectible posters. Some festivals hire an advertising agency, others commission a prior year’s winner to do their poster. The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts does things a bit differently.

    Learn more!
  • 2013 Banners
    Registration Info Available!
    The Banner Competition is one of the signature events of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The Festival is proud to display past and present banners annually. Our banners hang over the Festival route, adding color and movement to the festive atmosphere.

    Get the details!
  • Children & Youth
    Get Your Application!
    Young people are bursting with artistic energy. The Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is a fun way for boys and girls to express themselves visually. Enjoy Children and Youth Day, July 10, 2013!

    Download App
  • Ready, Set, RUN!
    10 Mile, 10K and 5K Race
    The Sue Crowe Memorial 38th Annual Arts Festival Races are the oldest and most storied in Central Pennsylvania. First run in 1975 as a 10 Miler, the Arts Festival race became a 10K race in the late 1980s adding a 5K in 2005. This year we are bringing back the 10 miler!

    Download Application

WELCOME!
The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts brings over 125,000 people to downtown State College and the University Park campus of Penn State to celebrate the arts with its nationally recognized Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, gallery exhibition, sand sculpture and music, dance and theatrical performances in a variety of traditional and non-traditional venues.

Support the CPFA via Centre Gives May 22 at 6am - May 23 at 6pm
If you have not yet made your contribution or wish to increase your gift to the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Centre Foundation is providing a great opportunity.
1. Visit centregives.org from 6am May 22 through 6pm May 23, 2013 from your computer, smartphone or device. 2. Find Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in the non-profit listing.
3. MAKE A DONATION! Your dollars will be stretched by a $100,000 match from Centre Foundation (ex., if the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts raises 5 percent of the total raised during this 36-hour event, we will receive 5 percent of the match or $5,000). This is a great way to increase your gift to the Festival.
4. Your donation could also qualify the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts for a variety of cash prizes. Every penny helps!
5. Tell your friends about donating to the CPFA through Centre Gives!

Click the links below to download applications and/or for details about applying for the following:
2013 Festival Race
2013 Banner Competition
Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale

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