First Friday
December 2, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Don’t miss this winter-themed First Friday to close out our 2022 season! Visit with Santa in the MLK Plaza and hop on a FREE trolley to take a look at the lighting displays downtown. Keep an eye out for “The Clef-Hangers”, caroling around downtown from 6:30-8pm! Stop by the Enchanted Forest (decorated by local non-profits) on Locust Lane, the evergreen tree at the Allen Street Gates, and the dynamic holiday display in the MLK Plaza! Enjoy FREE holiday parking and CATA bus tokens – click here for more info!
First Friday with Santa
MLK Plaza
5-8pm
Stop by the MLK Plaza to visit with Santa between 5 and 8pm!
Hop on a FREE Trolley
Board on Fraser St at the MLK Plaza
5-8pm
The FREE holiday trolley will be making continuous loops through downtown – don’t miss this holiday tradition!
Open Game Night at Master Goblin Games
234 E College Ave, Suite D
5-10pm
Master Goblin Games will be hosting an Open Game Night from 5-10pm!
First Friday at The Nittany Quill
111 S Fraser St
5-7pm
The Nittany Quill will be offering light refreshments during First Friday! Snack while you shop!
Affordable Art Sale at Woskob Family Gallery
146 S Allen St
5-8pm
During their monthly First Friday event and the next day, the Woskob Family Gallery will collaborate with the Penn State Painting Club and clay c0ven to host an affordable art sale in time for the holidays!
First Friday at Juana’s
129 S Fraser St
5-8pm
Mention “First Friday” for a 10% discount at Juana’s! They’ll be open until 8pm for First Friday!
First Friday at Growing Tree Toys
202 S Allen St
5-8pm
Growing Tree Toys will be open late during First Friday! Get your holiday shopping in!
First Friday at The Squirrel and Acorn Bookshop
103 S Allen St
5-8pm
The Squirrel and Acorn Bookshop will be open until 8pm tonight! Stop by and make a festive bookmark!
First Friday at Kish Bank
114 S Allen St
5:30-7:30pm
Kish and the Art Alliance of Central PA present Recent Work by Joe Beddall!
First Friday at Tempest Studios
140 Kelly Aly
6-7:30pm
Join VanDance and Tempest Productions as they celebrate the holidays with a Family Holiday Dance Party. They’ll teach some fun historical holiday dances and they’ll just play holiday music from swing to jazz to pop to country! For all ages and all experience levels.
First Friday at The Makery
123 S Fraser St
6-8pm
Pop in tonight between 6 and 8 to say hi and make a few happy holiday items!
First Friday at 3 Dots
137 E Beaver Ave
Artist Talk 5-7pm
Dance Party 7-11pm
Come between 5 and 7pm for an Artists’ Talk for the new exhibition on display at the 3 Dots Gallery: Masked | Emily Steinberg, Michael Green, Bill Doan
Stay for the Gorinto Productions Monthly Dance Party from 7-11pm, featuring Partners in Crime (Pittsburgh), LEG, and Izzy!
First Friday at the Blue Brick Theatre
209 W Calder Way
show starts at 7pm
Happy Valley Improv presents a special discounted improv comedy performance! Join us at 7 pm on Friday, December 2 at the Blue Brick Theatre, located at 209 W Calder Way. To celebrate First Friday, guests will receive 20% off of tickets with the promo code “FIRSTFRIDAY” at checkout. Come out to the Blue Brick Theatre this First Friday for an evening of roaring laughs! Click here for tickets!
First Friday at The State Theatre
130 W Beaver Ave
film starting at 7pm
show starting at 7:30pm
Appalachian Outdoors presents Warren Miller’s Daymaker in the Friedman Auditorium at 7pm! Kick off the winter season with their 73rd annual ski and snowboard film!
Open Music presents a Readers Theater adaptation of the Bakkhai by Euripides in the Attic, starting at 7:30pm! This is one of the great plays of Greek theater, and was recently translated by the brilliant poet and classicist Anne Carson.
Essence 2 at St.Paul’s UMC
250 E College Ave
show starts at 7pm
Stop into St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 250 E. College Ave for the Essence 2, Ltd, concert, And They Sang a Hymn at 7pm! Admission is free, and a free will offering will be collected.
