A Walk Through the Forest Cathedral
2025-07-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Please meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom for an interpretive hike into the Forest Cathedral, a registered National Natural Landmark. Learn how to identify old growth forest characteristics, and observe different types of environmental disturbance that are an integral part of old growth forest ecosystems.

Fireworks, Live Music, & Food Trucks @ Lost in the Wilds
2025-07-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Lost in the Wilds Brewing, 21964 Route 66,, Shippenville, PA, 16254, United States
Celebrate Independence Day at Lost in the Wilds on July 5th. Food trucks include Independent Taco, Dad Bodz Burgers, and Penns Woods Pretzel Co. Live music includes the Brandon Rea Band.

Virtual Tour of Cook Forest
2025-07-05 20:30 - 21:30 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
There are many things to see and do during your stay at Cook Forest, from walking amongst magnificent tall and ancient old growth forests to taking a scenic float down the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River. Do you like to investigate wildlife, take a hike on a trail, or are you just trying to find a short break from the rigors of life? There’s just so much to do in such a short amount of time that it’s just impossible to pack it all into one trip. We challenge you to leave your electronic gadgets at home and start a family tradition that will last generations… many of your fellow campers already have. Bring your chairs and blankets to the Ridge Camp park amphitheater for an evening virtual tour that will bring back many memories and help you to make new ones

Fire Tower / Seneca Point Historical Tour
2025-07-06 11:30 - 14:30 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Please bring your binoculars and meet at the Fire Tower Parking Lot for an historical interpretive tour of the Fire Tower and Seneca Point by DCNR Conservation Volunteer, Greg Burns. Learn about local logging history, learn to identify signs of past Native Americans, and take a breathtaking view from the top of the Fire Tower.

Friends of Cook Forest: Women's Hike Series
2025-07-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
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 River Pavilion on River Road. For more information, please contact Meredith Reinhart at (814)319-4621

Clarion River Boating Program: Arroyo Bridge-Spring Creek
2025-07-11 08:30 - 16:30 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Cook Forest State Park will be conducting a 5.4 mile interpretive guided float down the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River from Arroyo Bridge to Spring Creek. This section of river is rich in local history and contains the most challenging set of rapids on the river. We will be passing remnants of the Arroyo Tannery and have lunch along the abandoned Clarion River Railway near the Lilly Pond. This is a true wilderness experience. Fishing is excellent here so don’t forget your poles! Only experienced boaters permitted. Please meet at the Park Office where we will drive to the starting point. Participants must pre-register by 7/7 by contacting the Park Office at (814)744-8407. Registration limited to 10 boats. Cost is $50/boat payable by cash, check, or money order made out to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior Cook Forest kayak training participants receive a 50% discount.

Hiking Tour I National Scenic North Country Trail
2025-07-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Log Cabin Environmental Learning Center
Meet at Environmental Center (41.34675672428117, -79.2182977028447). Shuttle to Gravel Lick. Hike back. 6 miles total.
Questions? Contact Susan Giering at lsigiering@gmail.com or 814-226-4679. All hikes meet at the trailhead parking lots, which can be found on the North Country Trail website at this link: https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/pennsylvania/cla/

Woodcarvers' Festival: "A Day at the County Fair"
2025-07-12 10:00 - 2025-07-13 17:00 | Sawmill Center for the Arts, 140-170 Theatre Lane, Cooksburg, 16217, United States
This festival features carefully hand-carved creations which are judged by professional carvers. In addition to the carvings, we are adding other wooden works of art to the festival. These impressive works of art are displayed throughout the weekend, and many are available for purchase. Demonstrations and a woodcarving class will round out the event.

David Mayfield Parade: Showmanship & Entertainment!
2025-07-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Lincoln Hall, 42 S. Palmer Street, Foxburg, PA, United States
This is joyous Bluegrass summer entertainment at its BEST with the showmanship, comedy and blazing instrumentals of THE DAVID MAYFIELD Parade – as the charismatic songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist David Mayfield with his band of virtuosic instrumentalists, Stephen Moore, Keith and Ryan Wellen and Graham Bell, return to Lincoln Hall on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM.

David Mayfield acoustic guitar & vocals
Steven Moore 5-string banjo & vocals
Keith Wallen mandolin & vocals
Ryan Wellen resonator guitar & vocals
Graham Bell upright bass & vocals

East Brady Area River Fest
2025-07-18 08:00 - 2025-07-19 17:00 | East Brady, Kelly's Way, East Brady, PA, 16028
Join us for the annual celebration of life along the Allegheny River at the East Brady Area Riverfest.

Clarion County Fair
2025-07-20 - 2025-07-26 | Redbank Valley Municipal Park, 137 Park Rd, Fairmount City, PA, 16224, United States
Celebrate with us and be a part of this cherished local tradition that has thrived for over seven decades.

Animal Shows and Agricultural Exhibits: Explore a showcase of local livestock and agricultural achievements.
Grandstand Events: Enjoy a variety of performances and competitions in the historic grandstand.
Arts and Crafts Displays: Visit the former dance hall, now home to local arts and crafts vendors.
Carnival Rides and Games: Have fun with family-friendly rides and games.
Live Entertainment and Parades: Experience exciting parades and live performances throughout the week.

View the full schedule here
Questions? Call (814) 365-5179 or email info@ClarionCountyFair.com

Fabulous InTRANSIT Band
2025-07-20 18:00 - 21:00 | Riverstone Estate, 615 Riverstone Lane, Foxburg, PA, 16036
Celebrate Summer as The InTRANSIT band returns to beautiful RiverStone Estate on Sunday, July 20 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM with two phenomenal vocalists WILL MANKER, “the Crooner” and KEELY BUSTEED SINGER in their 9-piece band for an evening of dancing and fabulous music performing all your favorite songs from Motown, R&B and Soul – Rock ‘n’ Roll, 60’s, 70’, 80’s music.
The concert follows ARCA’s popular Members’ pig roast picnic in the RiverStone H-Barns at 4:30 PM – and there’s still time to become a member and join the festivities! OR bring you picnic and cooler and party on!

Walk with Friends: Blyson Run Loop
2025-07-26 09:00 - 14:00 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Join Friends of Cook Forest and the park naturalist as we hike the seldom visited Blyson Run Loop in the Clarion River Lands. We’ll discuss local history as we walk from the river up to the ridge and back. Expect a steep climb from the river and small stream crossings. We’ll meet at the park office to shuttle/car pool to the parking area. Friendly dogs are welcome.

Clarion Summer Fest (August)
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-02 | Downtown Clarion, Main Street, 730 Main Street, Clarion, PA, 16214, United States
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 including a planetarium, scavenger hunt, yoga in the park, and outdoor concert. Each summer month has its own unique theme, ensuring you’ll always find something new and exciting to do.
August 1st

Art Glass Exhibit | 9-3 pm @ Clarion County Historical Society

Glassblowers’ Village | 1-7 pm @ Veterans Memorial Park

“Stars Over Clarion” Planetarium Show | 7 pm @ Peirce Planetarium in the Grunenwald Science & Technology Center

Live Music & Food Truck (Brick Oven Wood Fired Pizza)| 5-10 pm @ Mechanistic Brewing

August 2nd

Pop-Up Shops | 10-4 pm on Main Street Clarion

Glassblowers’ Village | 10-4 pm @ Veterans Memorial Park

“Street Chalk on Main” Chalk Art Competition (Rain or Shine) | 7:30 am check-in | 8:30 am official start | Winners announced @ 12 pm | Clarion Free Library

Art Glass Exhibition | 9-3 pm @ Clarion County Historical Society

The BIG Marble Hunt | 9am start with marbles awarded at 1 pm @ the Summer Fest Tent @ 6th & Main

Street Musicians | 10-4 pm @ various locations on Main St.

Yoga in the Park | 11 am @ Veterans Memorial Park

Brewery 5k | 11 am @ Mechanistic Brewing

Artist-in-Residence Chloe Boden | 12-3 pm @ 6th & Main St.

KidZone | 1-3 pm @ 6th & Main St.

Live Music & Food Truck (Brick Oven Wood Fired Pizza) | 6-9 pm

Brookville Community Theater presents "Into the Woods"
2025-08-01 00:00 - 2025-08-03 00:00 | Sawmill Center for the Arts, 140-170 Theatre Lane, Cooksburg, 16217, United States
Brookville Community Theater presents “Into the Woods”. The story follows a childless baker and his wife who set out to break a generational witch’s curse. Along their journey, they encounter familiar characters including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Jack, each facing their own desires and challenges. As wishes are granted, consequences unfold, reminding us that happily ever after is not always what it seems. Written by: James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim Courtesy of: Music Theater International
Suitability: All Ages
Cautions: strobe lighting

Stars Over Clarion
2025-08-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Peirce Planetarium, Greenville Ave, Clarion, PA, 16214
Join us for our very popular monthly shows in the Peirce Planetarium! During the shows, we will weave storytelling and science together to highlight the month’s brightest stars and planets. See the table below for showtimes. The shows last roughly 50 minutes and are free and open to the general public. All are welcome. No tickets are required. However, since seating is limited, you may want to arrive 15 minutes early.

Discovering Unique Attributes of Our Local Creeks
2025-08-02 09:00 - 14:00 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
There are incredible places to explore along the Clarion and Allegheny River watersheds that hold wonderful scenic beauty, historic archaeological sites, and seldom viewed animals, right here in our own backyard. We will leave promptly at the Park Office where we will be car-pooling potentially dozens of miles out to some of these areas. We will be taking long energetic difficult hikes through often steep muddy weedy off-trail terrain into some of these hard to reach, but incredibly rewarding places. Things to possibly see along the way include huge conglomerate boulders, scenic vistas, rock outcrops, and seldom seen herps. Please bring good hiking boots, walking stick, lunch, and plenty of water.

Friends of Cook Forest: Women's Hike Series
2025-08-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Log Cabin Environmental Learning Center
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.

Foxburg Hickory Championship
2025-08-07 00:00 - 2025-08-09 00:00 | Foxburg Country Club, 369 Harvey Rd, Foxburg, PA, 16032
The dates for this annual gutty ball tournament are planned for Aug. 8–9. Registration and practice rounds will take place on Aug. 7.
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Clarion River Boating Program: Spring Creek-Heath Pump Station
2025-08-08 08:30 - 16:30 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Join us for an interpretive guided float down the National Wild & Scenic Clarion River from Spring Creek to Heath Pump Station. We’ll learn about the lumber & wood chemical industry at Halton, float past remnants of one of the largest lumber mills on the Clarion at Pine Rapid, and take a 1 mile hike up one of the drainages along the way to view unique rock formations. Fishing is excellent here, so don’t forget your poles! Only experienced boaters permitted. Please meet at the Park Office where we will drive to the starting point. Lunch and boats provided to those who register by 8/4 by contacting the Park Office at (814)744-8407 or cookforestsp@pa.gov. Registration limited to 10 boats. Cost is $50/boat payable by cash, check, or money order made out to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lunch, boats, and all boating equipment provided. Prior Cook Forest kayak training participants receive a 50% discount. See you on the river!

Knox Horsethief Days
2025-08-09 - 2025-08-16 | Downtown Knox, Knox, PA, 16232, United States
Knox, Pennsylvania, brings history and excitement together in its unique annual Horsethief Days Festival, a celebration inspired by the town’s colorful past.

Hiking Tour I National Scenic North Country Trail
2025-08-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Rt. 322
Meet at Rt. 322 (41.22670106414608, -79.40496912139984)
Shuttle to Deer Creek. Hike Back. 7 miles total. Or shuttle to Meyers Rd. and hike back. Short 3 miles total. Questions? Contact Susan Giering at lsigiering@gmail.com or 814-226-4679. All hikes meet at the trailhead parking lots, which can be found on the North Country Trail website at this link: https://northcountrytrail.org/trail/pennsylvania/cla/

Snorkeling the Clarion
2025-08-09 11:00 - 14:00 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Please bring your mask & snorkels to the River Cabin playground to search the river for aquatic insects and fish. This is a great opportunity to see fish and bugs up close and undisturbed in their natural habitat. It’s a totally different world down there. Children must be with participating adult. Be prepared to car pool to other areas along the river.

Dazzling Virtuoso SVETLANA SMOLINA Returns!
2025-08-10 14:00 - 18:00 | Lincoln Hall, 42 S. Palmer Street, Foxburg, PA, United States
After her tour de force virtuosic program last season – and TWO standing ovations from her ecstatic Lincoln Hall audience, internationally acclaimed piano virtuoso and stunningly beautiful Svetlana Smolina is back by popular demand with a program of Romantic piano masterpieces on Sunday, August 10 at 2 PM in air conditioned Lincoln Hall.
Hailed by one ARCA piano aficionado as “the best I’ve ever heard,” don’t miss her electrifying bravura and triumphant return. And bring all the young music and piano students that you know to be inspired by her thrilling pianism and artistry. Students are free and parents receive the ARCA member discount.
Another seasoned ARCA patron wrote, “She is phenomenal – truly gifted and beautiful and connects with her audience. Everything I had read about her prior to the concert seemed a bit like hyperbole, but when I experienced her performance, all those statements were true! She certainly deserved all those “BRAVOS!”
This concert will sell out – so buy online or reserve early.

Explore Clarion River Lands: Maxwell Run, Boiler & Finkbinder Loop Ramble
2025-08-16 08:30 - 14:30 | Cook Forest State Park, 100 RT 36, Cooksburg, PA, 16217, United States
Are you curious as to what scenic surprises, wildlife, and local history lie within the newly acquired Clarion River Lands? If so, you’ll need a guide to get you there. Trails are steep, rocky, and sometimes hard to find, but the wilderness experience will be worth the effort. This 5.5 mile interpretive and very strenuous hike drops 550ft to the valley floor with over 1600ft of elevation change throughout the trip. We’ll go past the old boiler, and up Maxwell Run, a hidden jewel of stream tucked away in a scenic hemlock valley. We will also hike along the seldom travelled Finkbinder Loops to a potential scenic overlook. The hike out though is off trail and straight up! Pack a lunch & bring plenty of water. Please meet at the Park Office where we’ll drive to the starting point.

Friends of Cook Forest presents a Bluegrass Concert featuring the Keister Family Band
2025-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Sawmill Center for the Arts, 140-170 Theatre Lane, Cooksburg, 16217, United States
Friends of Cook Forest presents a Bluegrass Concert featuring the Keister Family Band at Verna Leith Theatre! Door opens at 6:00 pm. Concert from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Proceeds will benefit the Ridge Campground Playground Project.
Suitability: All Ages

Friends of Cook Forest: Qi Gong Series
2025-08-19 10:00 - 11:30 | Log Cabin Environmental Learning Center
Please meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom to join Laura Matthews of Deer Heart Medicinals & Mercantile for a Qi Gong series that marries traditional Qi Gong practices with the land’s timeless healing energy. Enter Chu Shu – White Dew – and clarity, returning to the 8 Brocades to deepen calm and reflection.

Clarion Community Theater presents "The 1984 Knox Biker Wars"
2025-08-20 00:00 - 2025-08-23 00:00 | Sawmill Center for the Arts, 140-170 Theatre Lane, Cooksburg, 16217, United States
Clarion Community Theater presents “The 1984 Knox Biker Wars”. In this comedy show, a small-town administration ticks off a biker gang. They then have to manage to get themselves out of a pickle.
Written by: Chris McKerracher
Suitability: All Ages

Organic Goat Milk Soap Workshop
2025-08-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Foxburg Wine Cellars, 65 Main St, Foxburg, PA, 16036
Join us in making an entire loaf of organic goats milk soap that will be cut into 6-8 bars of soap! We will have 6 varieties available, and you will make your own scented layered loaf of soap that will be cut into 6-8 bars of soap at the event! We will have tags & twine for packaging each piece! Cost is $55 per project

Appalachian Mountain STOL
2025-08-29 - 2025-08-30 | Clarion Airport, 395 Airport Rd, Shippenville, PA, 16254, United States
Bring the whole family and come out to the Clarion County Airport for an action packed day of competitive flying,
This exhilarating aviation fly-in and STOL (short takeoff and landing) competition is set to take place at the Clarion airport! Pilots from various backgrounds will converge to demonstrate their aircraft’s impressive capabilities. Airfield camping is available for a truly unique weekend.
Tickets on sale in June
