What’s the best kind of Arts Fest? Free Arts Fest.

The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will not sell wristbands and buttons to view live performances for its 2024 edition. Instead, all concerts held in State College during the weekend will be free to all attendees, the festival announced via a press release.

In the past, Arts Fest has had a mix of free outdoor and paid indoor entertainment, with indoor performances requiring buttons or wristbands to attend. Admission for entertainment was $15 in 2023.

Arts Fest will take place in downtown State College and on Penn State’s campus from Wednesday, July 10, through Sunday, July 14. Activities and events will begin during the morning each day and run through the evening from Wednesday through Saturday, though Sunday’s events will close down in the late afternoon.