Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
Dates: July 9 to July 12, 2009
The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is one of the biggest annual events in the State College Area. Other than the football season, the largest crowds can be seen evrywhere from the festival itself to the bars and nightclubs in downtown state college.
If you are planning to visit during this time of the year, plan on booking your hotel room months in advance or have plans to stay with a friend as it is virtually impossible to get a room at any hotel in the area.
Below is the schedule for entertainment lined up for "Arts Fest"
| Wednesday July 8 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m | Children and Youth Day Sidewalk Sale | South Allen Street |
| 11:00 a.m. | Nittany Dreamers | Shell |
| 11:30 a.m. | National Marionette Theatre presents Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Schwab Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop | Shell |
| 2:00 p.m. | National Marionette Theatre presents Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Schwab Auditorium |
| 2:30 p.m. | Centre Dance Studio | Shell |
| 4:30 p.m. | Dance Academy | Shell |
| Thursday July 9 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 12:00 Noon | Tex Wyndham | Allen |
| 2:00 p.m. | Pure Cane Sugar | Allen |
| 2:30 p.m. | Backseat Drivers | Shell |
| 3:30 p.m. | Two Man Gentlemen Band | Allen |
| 4:30 p.m. | Nittany Highland Pipe Band | Shell |
| 5:30 p.m. | Atlas Soundtrack | Parklet |
| 6:30 p.m. | Deb Callahan Band | Shell |
| 7:30 p.m. | Tr-HANDS-formation | Parklet |
| 8:00 p.m. | Galumpha | Schwab |
| 9:30 p.m. | Fat Girl Slim | Shell |
| Friday July 10 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 12:00 Noon | Heritage Brass | Allen |
| 2:00 p.m. | Fieldstone | Allen |
| 4:00 p.m. | Tolins’ Bluegrass Revue | Allen |
| 4:30 p.m. | Vocal Jazz Quartet | Shell |
| 5:30 p.m. | Kelly Birtch | Parklet |
| 6:00 p.m. | Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s | Allen |
| 7:00 p.m. | Essence of Joy | State College Presbyterian Church |
| 7:30 p.m. | Cartoon | Schwab |
| 8:00 p.m. | Parkwright | Allen |
| 8:30 p.m. | Ronnie Burrage’s Blue Noise | Shell |
| 9:00 p.m. | Northwest Territory | State College Presbyterian Church |
| 9:30 p.m. | Trixie Neptune | Parklet |
| 10:00 p.m. | The Ultra Kings | Allen |
| 11:00 p.m. | Family Brew | Shell |
| Saturday July 11 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 11:30 a.m. | State College Area Municipal Band | Shell |
| 12:00 p.m. | Rustical Quality String Band | Allen |
| 1:30 p.m. | Rick Hirsch & Liquid Jazz | Shell |
| 2:00 p.m. | Lux Bridge | Allen |
| 3:00 p.m. | Musicians from Music at Penn’s Woods | St. Andrews Episcopal Church |
| 3:30 p.m. | The Swingin’ Swamis | Shell |
| 4:00 p.m. | Victoria Vox | Allen |
| 5:30 p.m. | Christine Havrilla Trio | Parklet |
| 5:30 p.m. | Friar’s Point | Shell |
| 7:30 p.m. | Jimmy Hall with the Tommy Talton Band | Shell |
| 7:30 p.m. | Mark DeRose Band | Parklet |
| 8:00 p.m. | Universe of Dreams | Schwab |
| 9:00 p.m. | Hot Soup | State College Presbyterian Church |
| 9:30 p.m. | Girlyman | Parklet |
| 10:00 p.m. | E.S. Whitefisch | Allen |
| 10:00 p.m. | Velveeta | Shell |
| Sunday July 12 | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 12:00 p.m. | Penn State Taiji Club | Shell |
| 12:30 p.m. | Celtic Connection | Allen |
| 1:30 p.m. | Blues Moon Band | Shell |
| 2:30 p.m. | Summit City Saints | Allen |
| 3:30 p.m. | Earthtones | Shell |
| 4:30 p.m. | Ruby & the Hummingbirds | Allen |
State College Bars
Candy Bar Lounge |
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