07/29/2025
🎉 CLARION SUMMER FEST KICKS OFF IN 4 DAYS! 🎉
Get ready for a weekend full of art, music, food, and fun as Clarion comes alive for Summer Fest, August 1-3! Here's your full event guide so you don’t miss a moment:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
🎨• Art Glass Exhibit: 9 AM-3 PM @ Clarion County Historical Society. View an exhibit of art glass created by world renowned and Clarion County native Dominick Labino.
🌟🛍• Glassblowers’ Village: 2-7 PM @ Memorial Park. 10+ vendors demonstrating the art of glassblowing and making gifts from glass. Produced by: Studio XIII
🌠• “Stars Over Clarion” Planetarium Show: 7 PM @ Donald D. Pierce Planetarium in the Grunenwald Science and Technology Center, Greenville Ave, Clarion Show hosted by: James Snader For more information contact Dr. Sharon Montgomery: [email protected]
🍕🎸• Live Music & Food Truck: 5–9 PM Mechanistic Brewing Co. Food Truck: The Brick Oven Pizza
Sponsored by Mechanistic
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
🎨• Chalk Art Competition @ the library(“Street Chalk on Main”) rain or shine!
-7:30am check-in/register
-8:30 Competition begins
-11:30 winners announced
Participant categories: Youth 9 - 12, Teens 13 - 17, Adult 18+ Register for the Chalk Art Competition here: https://l.facebook.com/l.php...
💵 Pay your fee via Venmo: venmo.com/u/thelocalclarioncounty
📬 Or mail a check to:
Clarion Free Library
644 Main St.
Clarion, PA 16214
(Checks payable to The Local Clarion County)
Produced by: Clarion Free Library
🟣• BIG Marble Hunt - 9 AM get instructions @ Summer Fest Tent, Marbles awarded at 1 PM @ Glassblowers’ Village in the park. Find a clue and win a hand-blown marble. Kid & adult welcome. Marbles given out at 1 pm at Glassblowers Village.
Sponsored by: Studio XIII Body Piercing & Glassworks
🎨• Art Glass Exhibit: 9 AM-3 PM @ Clarion County Historical Society. View an exhibit of art glass created by world renowned artist and Clarion County native Dominick Labino
🛍✨• Pop-Up Shops✨🛍: 10 AM-4 PM @ Main Street. Artists & Entrepreneurs selling unique products, Artist Demonstrations.
Sponsored by The Local & Destination Clarion Downtown, Pick up free gifts and see the Maker Map at the black Summer Fest tent, 6th & Main.
For more information: Clarion Summer Fest "The Arts" Event Page.
🌟🛍• Glassblowers’ Village: 10 AM-4 PM @ Memorial Park. 10+ vendors demonstrating the art of glassblowing and making gifts from glass. Produced by: Studio XIII Body Piercing & Glassworks
🎶🎸• Street Musicians - 10 AM-3 PM @ Various locations on Main Street. Sponsored by Clarion River Brewing Company
🧘♀️• Yoga in the Park (with Rachel Young) – 11 AM @ Veterans Memorial Park. Sponsor by: Logue & Urik, Atty
🏃♀️• Brewery 5K – 11 AM Start @ Mechanistic Brewing Co. To sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../summerfest-5k-beer-run-x...
🍺PA Brewery Running Series
🧑🎨• Artist In Residence Demo: Chloe Boden 12-3 PM @ 6th & Main. Watch professional artist, Chloe Boden, a Clarion graduate (2010), demonstrate her artwork. Then continue down “Artist Row” to find more art and demonstrations.
🎨📚• KidZone: Little Campers Interactive Campground: 11A-3P @ 6th and Main. Free games, Picnic area, glamping tent, free popsicles and s’mores, kayaking pretend paddle.
Hosted by: Rustic Acres RV Resort and Campground
🎸🍕• Live Music & Food Truck @ Mechanistic Brewing Co. “Live Music” - The Karg Brothers 6-9pm
Food Truck: The Brick Oven Pizza 11am - 9pm
Sponsored by Mechanistic Brewery
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
🎨• Chalk Art Exhibit Viewing: 1-5 PM | Self-guided tour @ Main Street sidewalks
