Located on the Penn State University campus and in Downtown State College, the Arts Festival features the work of approximately 1,000 visual and performing artists. Centre County Visitors Bureau Welcome to Penn State Country. Performances are held all year long. Museum Experience America through Boal history and discover the Christopher Columbus collection. Every autumn, both Curtain Village and Aaronsburg hold Apple Festivals.
Apple butter is their specialty.
There's something to do every weekend in Centre County and week days offer plenty to do, too. Each autumn, the Centre Daily Times publishes a column that describes the best driving routes to see the golden, orange, and red hues around the countryside. Outdoor activities include giant, lighted ice sculptures, midnight fire works, Centre Community Hospital Resolution sculptures, and grand procession. Indoor activities include music, dance, theatre, ice skating, and multi-media programming at approximately 25 sites selected throughout Downtown State College. August 27 through September 2, 1999-125th Anniversary this year.