Craft Beverage Expo presented by the Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail

Updated information for 2024 will be coming soon.

Centre County’s bountiful supply of fruits, grains, and spring water has made the area popular with vintners, brewers, cider makers and distillers. Today’s consumers don’t want to just buy a product, they want to see how and where it’s made. Local craft beverage producers founded the Central Pennsylvania Tasting Trail in 2015 to meet this need while promoting their products and encouraging agritourism.

Members of the Tasting Trail have been at the Festival since 2018 selling trail passports. This year we are delighted to welcome them back again to provide our audience with the chance to sample and purchase the beers, wines, ciders, and spirits made right here in Centre County!

The Tasting Trail will be operating a craft beverage expo, with light entertainment, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 13 and 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 14 & Saturday, July 15 in the Martin Luther King Plaza. After making a donation of $10, patrons over the age of 21, with proper ID, will be able to sample and purchase drinks by the glass to enjoy in the MLK Plaza. Patrons will also be able to purchase bottled beverages to go.

Please note that the Borough of State College prohibits open containers of alcohol in public areas of the Borough.

Entertainment

Thursday, July 13:  Travis McCoy, 3:00pm to 4:00pm; Mountain City Acoustic, 4:15pm to 5:15pm; The Extra Miles, 5:30pm to 6:30pm; Jim Colbert, 6:45pm to 7:45pm                                                             

Friday, July 14: Jim Colbert, 12:00pm to 12:45pm; Mary Madigan, 1:00pm to 1:45pm; Doug Irwin, 2:00pm to 2:45pm; Conner Gilbert, 3:00pm to 3:45pm; Eric Ian Farmer, 4:00pm to 5:45pm; OverheaD Duo, 6:00pm to 6:45pm; Acoustic Artifacts, 7:00pm to 7:45pm

Saturday, July 15: Eric McCrum, 12:00pm to 12:45pm; Pat McGinnis, 1:00pm to 1:45pm; Doug Irwin, 2:00pm to 2:45pm; Rue Moyer, 3:00pm to 3:45pm; Pat McGinnis, 4:00pm to 4:45pm; Ted & Molly, 5:00pm to 5:45pm; tba, 6:00pm to 6:45pm; Mary Madigan, 7:00pm to 7:45pm

Visit the Festival Store!

Get a Festival poster and buy Festival wristbands, t-shirts and other merchandise at the corner of College and Allen – or visit our online store.