The Pennsylvania Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns and Farm Stays
The castle gates swing wide open on August 2 at the Mount Hope Estate for the 34th annual Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair. It is 13 weekends of mirth and merriment amidst jousting knights and royal delights. A cast of hundreds of colorfully-costumed characters fill the Shire with music, dancing and more.
The Bark Peelers' Convention offers attendees a chance to witness and discover the impact the Pennsylvania lumber industry had on the Commonwealth.
More than 200,000 motorcyclists are expected when the annual Thunder in the Valley roars into Johnstown. They come for the chance to safely smoke their tires in the burnout pit, to buy the latest gear from hundreds of vendors and to celebrate their machines with one another.
Every year, some of the best professional actors appear at Totem Pole Playhouse. Nestled in the woods of Caledonia State Park, about 13 miles west of Gettysburg and 10 miles east of Chambersburg along historic U.S. 30, you will be treated to award-winning or nominated productions that are simply magical.
The Pittsburgh Playhouse is the performing arts center of Point Park University and the Conservatory of Performing Arts. The three-theatre performing arts center is home to a professional theatre company and three student companies. The Pittsburgh Playhouse maintains a rigorous performance calendar with 18 major productions and 235 performances entertaining more than 30,000 patrons annually.
A self-guided tour of downtown galleries including special exhibitions, meet-the-artist events, live demonstrations, workshops, performance arts and more are all available for discovery within the walkable, bustling independent galleries of Lancaster city.
One of the largest automotive swap meets in the world, Spring Carlisle plays host to thousands of collector and classic automotive enthusiasts. Enthusiasts travel from around the world to the 150-acre Carlisle PA Fairgrounds. The show offers 8,100 vending spaces and is the place to purchase any of the 2,000 vehicles at the car corral. You can buy, sell and trade with total confidence. The event is April 23-27, 2014 from 7am-6pm Wednesday through Saturday and 7am-3pm on Sunday.
If you're tired of April Showers, plan a visit to enjoy May Flowers at one of the many Botanical Gardens in Pennsylvania. The Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh is a great glass Victorian greenhouse. Located in Schenley Park, Phipps Conservatory stands as a cultural and architectural centerpiece of the city's Oakland neighborhood. With 19 indoor and outdoor gardens to stroll, you can also participate in a number of docent-led group tours including the new Center for Sustainable Landscape.
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania in internationally renown as "Maple City, USA" and is home of the 67th Annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival to be held on March 29-30 and April 2-6, 2014. Your Maple Adventure begins at Festival Park where you'll discover the way country life was at the turn of the century. Located on scenic Meyers Avenue, the complex is the heart of the Festival. It features the Historic Meyers Homestead, an Antique Doctor's Office, The Cobbler's Shop, The Country Store, period reenactors, and of course, the sugar camp. Learn how to tap a tree, and boil sap into syrup.
Visit Jim Thorpe for a WinterFest weekend which means ice and wood carvings, civil war re-enactors, the Famous Jim Thorpe Mug Walk, free magic show, and paid entertainment at the Opera House.
