Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair Returns With Artwork, Music and Household Enjoyable

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This story initially appeared in The Centre County Gazette.

BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair is a summer time staple that brings collectively the area’s finest artisans, musicians and households for a weekend of creativity and group spirit. This 12 months’s honest, set for Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2, guarantees extra enjoyable than ever within the coronary heart of historic downtown Bellefonte.

With artists and vendors lining up the Bellefonte streets, guests will discover somewhat one thing for everybody. From handcrafted jewellery and residential décor to advantageous artwork and useful pottery, the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair guarantees to ship. Shoppers can stroll via a vibrant out of doors gallery whereas having fun with mouthwatering meals distributors and free dwell leisure on the primary stage all day lengthy.

Youth artists between the ages of eight and 17 can have cubicles arrange with their arts and crafts on the Diamond within the middle of city from 10 a.m. to three p.m. on each Friday and Saturday.

Shoppers can browse one-of-a-kind items beneath colourful tents, chat with artists about their inventive work and watch dwell demonstrations of woodturning, crocheting and pottery. With dwell music filling the air and the scenic appeal of Talleyrand Park simply steps away, the Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair provides a picture-perfect backdrop for summer time reminiscences and household enjoyable.

There will likely be candles, soaps, nation crafts, textiles, artisan meals, jewellery, images, portray, pottery, wooden and a lot extra.

The entertainment lineup for 2025 is filled with native favorites and crowd-pleasing expertise that spotlight Centre County musicians. On Friday, the music kicks off at 11 a.m. with the graceful harmonies of Anchor and Arrow, adopted by the genre-bending grooves of Urban Fusion at 12:30 p.m.

At 2 p.m., the JR Mangan Band that includes Veronica will take the stage with their energetic mixture of rock and soul, whereas the Nittany Knights barbershop refrain brings classic aptitude at 4 p.m. The night will shut with a bang as Groove Society performs at 7 p.m., delivering high-energy funk, dance and basic hits to maintain the group transferring.

On Saturday, the festivities begin brilliant and early at 10 a.m. with the Bellefonte Community Band, setting a nostalgic tone for the day. At 11:30 a.m., the soulful sounds of Honey Pie take over, adopted by the highly effective rock of 91 Stitches at 1 p.m. Jazz lovers will benefit from the basic swing stylings of the Keystone Big Band at 2:30 p.m., and the honest wraps up with foot-stomping enjoyable from the Nittany Valley Wranglers at 4 p.m.

Beyond the music and artwork, households can anticipate a full vary of actions for youths. Roaming performers will maintain younger minds entertained, whereas older kids can participate in video games designed to interact their creativity and their curiosity.

The honest additionally boasts quite a lot of meals vans and distributors providing every thing from funnel desserts and contemporary lemonade to scrumptious pizza and ethnic delicacies. Whether you’re craving candy kettle corn, smoky barbecue or smooth pretzels, the culinary choices are certain to fulfill each urge for food. Don’t miss out on the regionally made treats and connoisseur espresso stands that present the proper noon pick-me-up.

The honest will present a shuttle for visitors with free parking at Bellefonte Area High School. The shuttle hours are from 10 a.m. to eight:30 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to five:30 p.m. on Saturday. The shuttle bus will drop visitors off at Bishop and Allegheny Streets after which at Spring and High Streets.

Whether you’re an artwork lover, music fan or simply in search of a weekend journey, the Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair provides two full days of celebration, creativity and group.

For extra data, go to bellefontefair.org.