Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale

1. All artists must be between the ages 8 and 18 and live or have relatives living in any of the centrally located Pennsylvania counties (Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union) to participate.
2. The artist must design and make all work. Work made from kits is not permitted. This includes items such as balloon yo-yos.
3. Artists must personally attend to their booths and must be present during the entire day. Representatives, including family members, may NOT attend in place of the artist.
4. Only items described in the application or shown in submitted photographs may be displayed.
5. Artists may not use their booths to display samples of items to be delivered later. Sales should be on a “cash and carry” basis.
6. All artwork must be original and age appropriate for for the event’s audience, much of which is under 18 years old.
7. The following are absolutely prohibited:
   • Services such as face painting, hair braiding, nail painting or flower arranging; on-site personalization and monogramming of work
   • The sale of food
   • The sale of plants
   • Use of licensed, trademarked, or copyrighted characters or names (e.g., no use in any way of the Penn State name, the Nittany Lion, Disney, or other animated characters, Minecraft, team logos or similar names on any artwork or craft); trademarks and logos should not be intact on products made from recycled materials
   • The sale of offensive and defensive weapons, including toys and facsimiles, is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the sale of rubber band guns, pop-guns, swords, shields, light sabers, bows and arrows, items that launch a projectile, and Nerf weapons
   • Graphic depictions of violence or nudity
   • Games involving prize-winning or raffles
   • Activities that require the purchaser to assemble the product
   • Additions to applications after submission
   • Commercial banners hanging in artists’ booths

CPFA reserves the right to request to the removal of work that is not consistent with the original application or that is in violation of CPFA rules. Failure to comply with a request to remove work may jeopardize the right to participate in future CPFA activities.

1. Booths should be simple and functional.
2. Booths are ten feet wide. They may not extend more than eight feet into the center of the street.
3. Booth set-up and tear-down should take no longer than one hour with minimal adult help.
4. Each artist must provide a table, chairs, and any other materials necessary for display.
5. Space is assigned based on the timestamp of the submitted Google Form application, the postmark on a mailed application, or the delivery date of an application dropped off in-person at the Arts Festival office.
6. If you wish to have your booth next to a friend’s booth, you must answer that question on the Google Form, or if applying via postal mail, submit both applications in the same envelope.

We must keep the center of the street free of obstructions for emergency vehicle access. Booths may not extend more than eight feet from the curb line into the center of South Allen Street. We will be able to accommodate a limited number of 10’ by 10’ tents, as long as they do not extend more than eight feet into the street. In other words, the rear tent legs will have to be placed on the sidewalk or grass behind the booth.

Ten by ten tents will not fit in certain spots because there are obstructions, such as street lights, signs, and trees, which prevent a tent from being moved back the required two feet. Accordingly, please indicate on your application if you intend to bring a ten by ten tent. Please do not use a tent that promotes a business or organization. 

1. Click on the APPLY HERE button above and follow the directions in the Google Form.
2. Up to three children may apply within the same booth application.  Complete the information for the first child to move on to the second and/or third child, or skip those two pages of the form.
3. Indicate whether you will be bringing a 10’x10′ tent.
4. Upload an image representative of what you will be making and selling.  Multiple images may be uploaded.
5. A parent/guardian of each child applying must read the acknowledgement and provide an electronic signature.

The link to pay your booth fee online is https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MX3JK3VBVBCTG. 

If you wish to pay by mail, please address the check to CPFA, put “Children & Youth Sidewalk Sale” in the memo line, and mail it to:

Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
P.O. Box 1023
State College, PA 16804

If you want to drop off your payment in person, the office is located at:

Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
403 South Allen Street, Suite 205A
State College, PA 16801

The deadline for in-person submissions is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2026 Applications after that date will not be accepted.

A confirmation packet with your booth assignment and parking pass will be sent in the mail on or after July 1, 2026. Please do not call the Festival office regarding your application status prior to that date.

Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale exhibitors will receive a FREE t-shirt specially designed for Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale exhibitors by State College illustrator Anni Matsick! This shirt is available exclusively to Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale exhibitors. They are available in youth and adult sizes small, medium, and large, and adult extra-large. Shirts MUST be pre-ordered with sizes submitted by application deadline, May 29, 2026.  Shirts will be available for pickup at the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale on July 8, 2026.