Make memories that will last a lifetime this summer with your family!
Make memories that will last a lifetime this summer and let one of our family-friendly festivals be the anchor of your trip. Pick a date below, build your weekend around the music, rides, parades, or fair food, and then extend your stay with the attractions and outdoor adventures that make Clarion County a year-round playground.
Whether you’re chasing dark skies and fireflies or fireworks at the fairgrounds, fiddle tunes in the forest, or quiet float trips on the Clarion and Allegheny rivers, this roundup is a great resource for travelers seeking low-impact, all-ages fun.
Step 1: Choose Your Festival
Clarion Summer Fest
Downtown Clarion — June 6th, July 11th, August 8th
A free street festival with live music, local food vendors, and shopping along Main Street on three Saturdays throughout the summer.
Wolf’s Corners Fair
Wolf’s Corners Fairgrounds, Tionesta — June 28th-July 4th
A classic week-long country fair packed with carnival rides, livestock shows, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, and fair food favorites.
Woodcarver’s Festival
Sawmill Center for the Arts, Cook Forest — June 28th-July 4th
Two days of wood-carving demonstrations, classes, and handmade art for sale, set among the towering pines of Cook Forest State Park.
Fisher Fiddle Festival
Fisher — July 13th-18th
An exciting four full days of musical workshops, jams and performances, with a focus on bluegrass, old time and Irish music. All skill levels and acoustic instruments welcome!
Clarion County Fair
Redbank Valley Municipal Park — July 26th-August 1
The county’s signature week of livestock shows, midway rides, grandstand entertainment, and homemade pie contests.
Knox Horsethief Days
Knox — August 9th-16th
The 65th annual community celebration with a parade, live music, food vendors, and games rooted in the town’s colorful 1800s lore.
Clarion County Firefly Blitz
Clarion River Brewing Co. — June 30th
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 the Clarion River to the deep woods of the Allegheny National Forest or Cook Forest State Park.
Step 2: Extend Your Stay
Once the fair packs up, the fun keeps going. These family attractions are open year-round, so you can stretch a weekend into a long weekend (or longer):
- Storybook Trail
- Fore Factory
- Cook Forest Fun Park
- The Big Cow
- Kalyumet Fore Fun
- Escape Room Clarion
- Peirce Planetarium
- Ice Cream Trail
- 9 Worlds Axe Throwing
- Kids Fishing Pond
- Basecamp to Trails: A Year-Round Trail Adventure
- Golden Ticket Cinemas
- Clarion Model Railroad
- Expert-led tours from the Clarion Conservation District & DCNR
Step 3: Set Up Camp
Check out any one of our six affordable, family friendly campgrounds, which offer a wide variety of entertaining experiences, including mini golfing, playgrounds, pools and events throughout the summer. If camping isn’t quite your style, check out all our lodging options here.
Cook Forest
Deer Meadow Campground
Cook Forest
Kalyumet Camping & Cabins
Clarion Highlands
Quiet Acres Camping
Redbank Valley
Redbank Valley Municipal Park
Clarion Highlands
Rustic Acres RV Resort & Campground
Clarion Highlands
Wolf’s Camping Resort
Plan Your Getaway Today
Escape the noise and discover the quieter side of Pennsylvania.
The new Clarion County Getaway Guide is your invitation to winding river towns, ancient hemlock forests, hidden trails, dark skies, local flavors, and unforgettable small-town experiences tucked within the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds. Whether you’re planning a weekend retreat or your next outdoor adventure, let this guide lead you somewhere wilder.
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