PHOTOS PROVIDED Photos are seen from previous Art Fest events.

PHOTOS PROVIDED
Photos are seen from previous Art Fest events.

STATE COLLEGE — Applications are now open for the 2026 Children and Youth Sidewalk sale and two more art exhibition events in State College.

The Children & Youth Day Sidewalk Sale is sponsored by AAUW State College, and the event is a fun way for boys and girls to develop both their artistic and entrepreneurial potential.

Artists aged 8 through 18 who live in, or have relatives in the following counties — Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union — are eligible to participate.

Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale rules prohibit the sale of work made from kits, offensive and defensive weapons, the sale of services like face painting or hair braiding, the use of trademarked characters or products, like the Nittany Lion and Minecraft, in artist’s work and the sale of food. All work must be original. A complete listing of the rules can be found in the application. Please review the rules carefully as they may have changed since you last participated in the event.

The 2026 preferred application method is a digital google form which is available at arts-festival.com/children-and-youth.

The application deadline is Friday, May 29. No exceptions will be made! Applications may also be printed and mailed (postmarked by May 29) or hand-delivered to the festival office until 5 p.m. on May 29. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications are only considered complete when booth payment is made either online or by check.

For additional information on how to participate, visit arts-festival.com/children-and-youth.

The Banner Exhibition and 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. These banners will hang over the festival route, adding color and movement to the festive atmosphere.

The 2026 banner competition application deadline is Friday, June 12.

For more information on how to participate, visit arts-festival.com/banners.

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts looks forward to showcasing the talent and creativity of Pennsylvania’s artists, young and old.

The exhibition is just one facet of the 60th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, which will be held July 8 through July 12.

Watch for more information at arts-festival.com/.

The Arts Festival receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and additional grant support from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Centre County Commissioners.