People's Choice Festival 2026

The People's Choice Festival is a 4-day arts and crafts festival founded in 1993 and located in Centre Hall, PA. This show was created by PA artists for PA artists. Starting in 2026, guest artists from states bordering Pennsylvania (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio) are also invited to apply in order to fill medium categories where there are not enough PA resident artist applicants. The goal is to maintain balance, variety, and high standards. The festival runs July 9th to 12th with hours Thursday to Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday 11am-4pm at Grange Park.

The event includes approximately 190 artisan booths, food court vendors, specialty food vendors, wineries, children's activities, community groups, free music and live entertainment. Categories of work accepted include Action (such as onsite portraiture and broommaking), Baskets, Clay, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metal, Other, Photography, Polymer Clay, Wood, and 2D (painting, printmaking, etc.). Each artist booth must contain arts or crafts in only a single medium, with small amounts of secondary medium allowed if complimentary and representing less than 10% of total product.

Booth fees range from $475 for a single 10'x10' booth to $1,500 for a double-double 20'x20' booth, with a $35 processing fee required of all applicants. Artists must use a clean, commercial-grade white tent and stay all four days of the festival. Liability insurance of $1,000,000 is required with certificates due before June 1, 2026. Check-in is required on Wednesday July 8 between 9:00am and 6:30pm at Centre County Grange.