Covered Bridge & Arts Festival

There will be a variety of new additions to this year's Festival, including the following:

• Children's Museum Scavenger Hunt: A Festival scavenger hunt for kids will be available all four days, organized by the Bloomsburg Children's Museum. Youth may pick up scavenger hunt materials at the Children's Museum booth, which will be located near the main entrance of the Festival. Upon completing the scavenger hunt, participants may bring them back to the Children's Museum booth and turn them in for the choice of a prize. All completed scavenger hunts throughout the four day event will also be entered into a grand prize drawing for a larger prize.
• Sunday Vesper Services: To be held on Sunday morning at 8 AM.
• Classic Cars & Truck Cruise-In: There will be a variety of classic cars and trucks on display at the Festival, likely all four days but especially on Sunday, October 6. An area for the classic vehicles will be set up between Avenues C & D and between 4th & 10th Streets.
  • HAVE A CLASSIC CAR YOU'D LIKE TO BRING TO DISPLAY AT THE FESTIVAL?
    • Fill out our pre-registration form to let us know you're coming!
• COVERED BRIDGE BUS TOUR COMING BACK IN 2024 - A guided covered bridge bus tour, leaving directly from the Festival on Saturday, October 5th. The cost to attend the bus tour is $30 per person. Tickets for the bus tour may be purchased by calling the Visitors Bureau office at 570-784-8279. Bridges visited will include: Rupert, Wanich, Shoemaker, Kramer, Patterson, East & West Paden Twins, Josiah Hess, and Stillwater. The bus will leave and return directly from the Fairgrounds with time to shop and walk around the event after the tour concludes. The tour is planned for 10 AM to approximately 1 PM. Attendees will meet for the bus by Gate 2 of the Fairgrounds by no later than 9:45 AM. As of 10/2/24, there are only three seats left on the bus tour.
• Due to the poor weather last week at the Bloomsburg Fair, their inaugural hot air balloon rides weren't able to get off the ground. As such, Lancaster Balloon Rides will be carrying over their pre-booked rides to the weekend of the Festival, and will also be available to book other rides for interested parties. Please contact Lancaster Balloon Rides at (800) 723-5884 for more information, as we have no affiliation with the rides themselves.

1. Will there be a cost for entrance and parking? NO!
2. Will there be help for handicapped? There will be scooters available to rent and will be located just inside of Gate 3. No pre-registration of scooters, wheelchairs, or wagons: please just show up and rent them! For more information, please visit: stillwaterscooters.com.
3. Will there be transit trams operating in the parking lots? Yes!
4. Will there be any kid-friendly activities? There will be several carnival-style games, a weekend petting zoo, and live crafter demonstrations throughout the festival. New this year will also be a kid's scavenger hunt, organized by the Bloomsburg Children's Museum. Visit their booth, located near the main festival gate, to pick up scavenger hunt materials!
5. Are dogs allowed at the Festival? No, dogs are not permitted at the Festival. The Festival rents the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds for the event and thus abides by traditional Fairground policy regarding dog entry.
6. Are service dogs allowed at the festival? Service dogs ARE PERMITTED at the Festival. You may be asked if the animal is required because of a disability and which task(s) the animal is trained to perform.
7. Will there be ATMs there?  There are two ATMs available on premises.
8. What types of food will be there? A wide variety of food vendors will be at the Festival. A complete list of food vendors is published on this page.
9. How do you get into the Festival? Vehicles will enter the Fairgrounds through the main gate (Gate 3) of the Fairgrounds, or from the 5th Street side (Gate 6). Both will allow access into the main parking lot. Attendees will then enter the festival through the main gate (Gate 3). Attendees walking down from town can also enter through the pedestrian entrances on Leonard Street, Barton Street, & Gate 8.
10. Where can I get Festival information on the day of the event? The information booth will be located right inside the main entrance (Gate 3).
11. Will the gates open prior to 9 AM each day? The Festival officially opens at 9 AM each day; however gates may be opened prior to 9 AM at the discretion of Fairground security in consideration of patron safety. Vendors set-up/re-stock daily on the grounds; customers will NOT be permitted to enter while vendor vehicles are on-site.
12. Will there be entertainment?  There will be music on Saturday only at the free stage. The entertainment lineup is listed further down this page!
13. Where will the wineries, distilleries, and brewery be located?  There will be a number of wineries located in the Horticultural Building. There will also be several distilleries and a brewery located amongst the craft vendors in the festival grounds.