Name: Sips & Sounds Downtown
Start: 2024-06-28T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-28T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Sidney Friedman Park

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Sips & Sounds Downtown

June 28 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Enjoy the second annual Sips & Sounds Downtown, an outdoor food and drink festival that celebrates summer in State College!

Event-goers will enjoy upbeat music by local musicians, cold drinks by Central PA Tasting Trail craft beverage producers, and fresh fare by area food vendors.

Set for the Friday leading up to the inaugural Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley on Sunday and the Central PA 4th Fest on Thursday, Sips & Sounds will kick off an action-packed week in Downtown State College. The new venue at Sidney Friedman Park boasts ample shade, play areas for children, and grassy patches ideal for laying out a cozy picnic blanket.

Pre-register and reserve your spot at the event now!

This is event is not possible without generous help from volunteers. Please consider signing up for a shift! Click here to sign up!

Music Lineup:

4:00-5:30 p.m. Mystery Mochine

5:30-6:30 p.m. DJ Elbow Knee Knee

6:30-8:00 p.m. Anna Pearl Belinda & Sam Christensen

Central PA Tasting Trail Vendors:

University Wine Company

Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery

Axemann Brewery

Barrel 21 Distillery

Otto’s Pub & Brewery

Antifragile Brewing Co.

Big Spring Spirits

814 Cider Works

Non-alcoholic option:

Happy Valley Nomadic Spirits

Moody Culture Kombucha

Food Vendors:

Auntie Anne’s

Juana’s Venezuelan Cuisine

Belle Springs

Real Taste 570

Twisted Whisk Catering

Dulce Luca

Sunset Slush Happy Valley

El Jefe’s Taqueria

Parking:
Free 3-hour Parking validations will be provided for the Pugh, Fraser, or Beaver Garages (ask for one at the DID table)
Additional parking available at the Beaver Metered Lot, McAllister Deck, On-Street Parking.Click here for more info on parking downtown

Entering the Event:
Sips & Sounds is a fenced event with two entrances – approach from either Fraser Street or Foster Ave! Please note that D Alley is closed for construction north of Sidney Friedman Park and is not open to pedestrians.