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Attending the People’s Choice Festival in Centre County

A collage of four photos depicting scenes from the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The top left image shows a busy aisle with attendees browsing through rows of white tents filled with various crafts and artworks. The top right image captures the vibrant food court, with colorful stalls offering treats like ice cream, milkshakes, cheesesteaks, and hot sausage. The bottom left image features a live musical performance under a tent, with an audience seated and enjoying the entertainment. The bottom right image displays a festival T-shirt with a colorful design, highlighting the event's name and an illustration of tents and crafts.

If you’re looking for information about attending the 2024 People’s Choice Festival in Centre County, you’re in the right place!

A vibrant scene at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, featuring numerous white tents showcasing various artworks and crafts. Attendees, including families and individuals, stroll through the festival grounds, browsing and purchasing items from the artists and craftsmen. The sky is partly cloudy, and the festival atmosphere is lively and bustling with activity.

Now in its 30th year, the People’s Choice Festival is being held July 11-14th at the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall.

Festival-goers shopping for arts and crafts at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Attendees, including families and individuals, stroll through rows of white vendor tents. A young woman in the foreground is examining items at a booth selling soaps and candles from "Butterfly House Soap Company." Other vendors display various handmade items and artworks. The sunny weather and partly cloudy sky create a pleasant summer atmosphere for the event.

The festival brings together more than 200 artists and craft vendors, along with musical entertainment, food vendors, and more.

Festival-goers walking through the food court at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The scene features various food stalls, including one offering pretzel braids and iced tea, and another selling shaved ice. People of all ages are enjoying the event under a partly cloudy sky, with a backdrop of rolling hills and greenery. The vibrant atmosphere showcases the diversity of food options available at the festival.

Directions | Hours | Parking

The People’s Choice Festival is held on the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds, located at 149 Homan Lane, Centre Hall, PA 16828.

The hours for the People’s Choice Festival are Thursday – Saturday 10 am – 8 pm | Sunday noon – 5 pm.

A bustling scene at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, with a crowd of attendees walking through rows of white tents. Each tent houses artists and craftsmen displaying and selling their creations. The atmosphere is lively, with people of all ages enjoying the event under a partly cloudy sky. Trees in the background provide a touch of greenery to the festive environment.

The festival is offering FREE PARKING in 2024, and asking attendees to bring a non-perishable food donation instead (optional, of course), which will benefit local food banks.

A view of the parking area at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, showing a wide expanse of grassy field filled with parked cars and trucks. In the background, rows of white tents mark the festival grounds, set against a backdrop of rolling green hills and a partly cloudy sky. The scene captures the scale of the event and the picturesque rural setting of the Center County Grange Fairgrounds in mid-July.

What You’ll See at the People’s Choice Festival

In 2024, more than 200 artists will showcase and sell their work at the People’s Choice Festival.

A vibrant scene at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, showcasing rows of white tents where artists and craftsmen present and sell their works. Festival-goers of all ages stroll through the pathways, browsing the various displays and enjoying the sunny summer weather. The background features lush green trees and a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, adding to the lively and engaging atmosphere of the event.

The expansive array of vendors at the festival features a diverse range of talent, including jewelers, painters, sculptors, photographers, caricaturists, and potters, all hailing from Pennsylvania.

A booth featuring wildlife art by Al Dornisch at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The display includes framed paintings of various animals and nature scenes. Festival-goers, including families and individuals, walk through the background, exploring other vendor tents. The atmosphere is lively and vibrant, with a partly cloudy sky and a mix of people enjoying the summer festival. The scene captures the diverse range of artistic offerings at the event.

Each artist is carefully selected for their quality and affordability.

A skilled craftsman demonstrating broom making at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The artisan, wearing a hat and green shirt, is working under a white tent filled with handmade brooms on display. Festival-goers stroll through the background, exploring other vendor tents and attractions, including a lemonade stand. The sky is partly cloudy, adding to the pleasant summer ambiance of the event.

Each day also features a full schedule of musical entertainment – CLICK HERE to see the 2024 entertainment lineup.

A lively musical performance at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. A band is performing on stage under a large tent, with musicians playing various instruments including saxophones, trumpet, guitar, and drums. An audience of festival-goers, seated on folding chairs, watches the performance, while some individuals stand and dance in front of the stage. The event features a vibrant and engaging atmosphere, with people enjoying live entertainment as part of the festival's activities.

Come to this festival ready to eat, as there are two food courts located on the East and West ends of the festival.

A bustling food court at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, featuring a variety of colorful food stands offering ice cream, milkshakes, cheesesteaks, hot sausage, and other festival favorites. Attendees are lined up to purchase food, creating a lively and festive atmosphere. The sky is partly cloudy, and the event is well-attended, with people of all ages enjoying the culinary offerings and the overall vibrant environment of the festival.

There are activities for kids as well, such as an inflatable obstacle course.

A colorful inflatable obstacle course at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania, set up for children to enjoy. The obstacle course is brightly colored in blue, green, red, yellow, and purple, and is cordoned off with caution tape. In the background, festival-goers can be seen exploring vendor tents and enjoying refreshments under a large pavilion and nearby trees. The sky is partly cloudy, creating a pleasant summer day atmosphere for the event.

All in all, it’s a very enjoyable event to attend, and bookends nicely with Arts Fest in State College, which happens on the same dates just a few miles away.

Attendees browsing art vendor tents at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. A couple holds hands as they walk past a booth displaying various artworks. Other festival-goers, including families and individuals, explore the vendor stalls under the white tents. Trees and more tents can be seen in the background, adding to the lively and engaging atmosphere of the summer event.

For more information, please visit the People’s Choice Festival’s OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

A white T-shirt displayed at the Peoples Choice Festival in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The shirt features a colorful design with the text "People's Choice Festival of Pennsylvania" and an illustration of white festival tents and various art and craft elements. The event dates, July 14-17, 2022, are also included in the design. The shirt is hanging under a red tent, and the background shows a grassy area and other festival tents.

Nearby Attractions

Arts Fest 2024 runs from Wednesday, July 10 to Sunday, July 14 in downtown State College and on Penn State’s main campus.

Arts Fest is a summer tradition in State College PA. — Arts Fest is a summer tradition in State College.

Arts Fest brings in hundreds of artists from around the country to participate in sidewalk sales, along with multiple stages of live entertainment and lots of food vendors.

Arts Fest booths along the Mall at Penn State.

32 Must-See Attractions in Centre County is your guide to lots of great things to see and do near the People’s Choice Festival.

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