The Hush & Hum Meditation Center will be hosting a one hour session of crystal and Himalayan singing bowls in Cook Forest State Park on May 31st, 2026. The event will be focused on your chakras in honor of the second full moon, which is a rare occurrence. Space is limited, so be sure to […]

June 6-7, Saturday from 9 am – 4 pm & Sunday from 10 am – 3 pm. This marks the 42nd year for this signature festival that draws hundreds of people looking to start their gardens and get closer to nature. There will be baskets, bedding flats, perennials, annuals, herbs, garden artists, and more. Annual […]

This festival is great fun for adults and kids alike. For more action-packed weekends in Clarion during the summer, the town’s Main Street welcomes visitors to enjoy pop-up shops featuring local businesses and an exciting lineup of events, which in the past has featured a planetarium show, scavenger hunt, yoga in the park, and outdoor […]

Make plans to get your spring “warbler fix” on Saturday, June 6th with an outing to one the best migrating warbler traps in Western Pennsylvania, Cook Forest State Park. Michael Leahy from Knox, PA will be the leader for a spring trip to one of the gems in the crown of the Pennsylvania State Park […]

It’s yard sale season! Make some extra cash by having your June 6th yard sale put on the map! Register your sale below and enjoy the perks of extra advertising for only $10. A map will be released the week before the big day so shoppers can plan their route. A limited number of paper […]

Celebrate the beginning of Summer – and gentle breezes along the riverbank – wearing tropical garb and sipping sangria while being entertained by captivating vocal artist CHANTAL JOSEPH returning to Lincoln Hall with the Steel City Calypso band for an evening of Afro-Caribbean music on Saturday, June 6 at 7:30 PM in Foxburg in full bloom in the beautiful […]

Own a 4x4 vehicle or are a big fan of 4x4s? Free registration from 12-4p, with giveaways, live music from Ramble On (2-5 pm), and a food truck from Vintage Cafe (12-6 pm). Street legal vehicles only!

Children 12 years and under are permitted to fish freshly stocked Tom’s Run from the Swinging Bridge to the Children’s Fishing Pond. Registration and prize give-away will be held at the Children's Fishing Pond behind the Park Office. This event is sponsored by the Marienville Rod & Gun Club, PA Fish & Boat Commission, Cook […]

The PA Firefly Community Science Firefly Blitz in Clarion County is a summer-long community science initiative running from June 1 through September 1, 2026. This program enlists local residents or campers to search for and document the diversity and distribution of firefly species across the county's varied landscapes—from backyards, campsites, farm fields and the banks of […]

   Brian M. Wargo is best known for being a hawkwatcher. He was a counter at Cumberland Gap Hawk Watch in Maryland and is currently a counter at Allegheny Front Hawk Watch. Along with birds, butterflies have become another serious interest for Wargo. He regularly spends time when the weather is warm, and the sun is […]

Join the Keystone Trails Association for a long weekend of hiking, paddling, and adventure in the heart of Cook Forest and the Clarion River region. The KTA Clarion Slackpack is a three-day, fully supported event featuring some of the most scenic trails in western Pennsylvania, with accommodations at the beautiful Cabins at Cook Forest. ​ […]

One of the founding fathers of our country.  Science, glass music, and  philosophy are only part of Doctor Franklin’s life.  Join the elderly statesman as he reminisces about his involvement in the French & Indian forts of the 1750s.  Please bring your chairs & blankets and meet at the Ridge Camp Park Amphitheater.

Please meet at Shelter #2 to learn about our crepuscular friends while helping  scientists survey bats & moths along Tom’s Run.  Please bring a light (headlamps with a red or green night-vision filter are best) and a refillable water bottle - we'll have bat & moth masks for the kids to color.  Program is free […]

Cook Forest State Park will host a series of living history events depicting life during the French & Indian War. Highlights of this full two-day encampment include woodland natives, cannon and musket firing, cooking, primitive skills, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, pottery, children’s games, sutler camp, renown living historians, French & Indian War Era artisans, and live tactical […]

Join the Clarion Conservation District (CCD), PA American Water, Iron Furnace Chapter #288 of Trout Unlimited, National Trout Unlimited, Mill Creek Coalition (MCC), Watershed Association of Lower Clarion (WALC), Pennsylvania Sea Grant, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), and the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission (PFBC) for a workshop of hands-on activities covering topics such as water […]

Enjoy an evening nurturing your mental and physical health. Moderate level hiking. Approximately 2 hours long.  Open to all women (ages 14 & up). Please meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom. For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart at (814)-319-4621.