Lycoming Arts - Upcoming Events 2025

Call to Artists

Join us in welcoming Bob with unique artwork depictions. We will supply cardboard and you make the art! These pieces will NOT be sold....lets bring Bob to life on W 4th Street Williamsport!

How This Works: Stop by 46 W 4th Street Williamsport if you need cardboard or use your own. Paint or draw something creative and drop it off at Lycoming Arts April 18th 2-4PM or April 21st 9-11AM.

WHERE: West 4th Street at Lycoming Arts
WHEN: April 22nd 4-8PM

STORYTELLERS BOOK FAIR

When: May 17 6-9 pm
Where: Pennington Lounge on Lycoming College Campus
Directions to the venue and parking.

$104.00 BUY ONLINE

Storytellers Book Fair 2025 - 8 Foot Vendor Table

This is for an eight foot table for vendors and authors for the Storytellers Book Fair at Pennington Lounge on the campus of Lycoming College, Williamsport PA, which includes one 8 foot table with two chairs. Vendors must bring tablecloths. Please indicate if electricity is needed.

NOTE: Children are not allowed to attend or work booths. A book fair event for adults! It's an evening of fun with friends, books, food and wine. A chance for people to get out and have fun and see your wares!

$52.00 BUY ONLINE

Storytellers Book Fair 2025 - Storytellers Soiree Pass

Storytellers Soiree Pass Adult ticket (age 21+) for admission to the Storytellers Book Fair at Pennington Lounge on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA. Storytellers Soiree Pass includes a swag bag filled with cool stuff!

$36.50 BUY ONLINE
Storytellers Book Fair 2025 Event Pass

Adult ticket (age 21+) for admission to the Storytellers Book Fair at Pennington Lounge on the campus of Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA.

2025 Ways Garden Juried Art Competition

Schedule of Events

Friday June 6 at 5 to 9pm
Williamsport First Friday™ - Downtown - Art, Music, Food
Saturday June 7 at 6 - 8pm - Juried Art Competition
Park Place (800 West 4th Street)
Light fare and beverages.
Sunday, June 8 at 10 am to 4 pm
Way's Garden Art Show (West 4th & Maynard)
Strawberry Festival at Trinity Church (844 West 4th Street)

Call to Artists - Submit Your Art

Submit Your Art to Our Professional Juried Art Competition

🕊️Make Your Own Artisan Clay Birdhouse! 🎨

Craft. Create. Connect with Nature.

Join us for an immersive four-session workshop with Lycoming Arts in partnership with Rider Park, where you'll shape, sculpt, and personalize a handmade clay birdhouse—a perfect blend of art and function! This workshop is part of the Artist in Residency program made possible from a grant from the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts. 🌿🐦

📅 Workshop Dates: July 8, 10, 15, 17 6-8PM (must attend all sessions)
📍 Location: Rider Park
💰 Cost: $104 per person (limited to 20 participants)

🔹 No prior experience needed—just bring your creativity!
🔹 Workshop will be conducted by local clay artist, Kathy Gorg
🔹 The Audubon Society will be giving talks about birds and habitat

Limited scholarships to attend the workshop may be available based on need. Contact [email protected].

Follow-On Event – Show Off Your Work!

Join us at Lycoming Arts on July 22 (5-9 PM) to see the finished creations from the workshop and meet the artists, as well as learn more about the processes and skills used in creating the objects.

Get Your Workshop Tickets Online OR PAY $100 WITH VENMO AND SAVE $4

Summer Firefly Experience 2025
at Robert Porter Allen Natural Area

Join us MID JULY 2025 (final date to be determined) at 8:15pm to experience fireflies at Robert Porter Allen Natural Area in South Williamsport in this 4th Annual Firefly Event! The evening begins with a showing of Diana Lehr's short film A Midsummer Nocturne that captures the remarkable, ephemeral and intricate world of fireflies. Afterwards, join guided tours of the Natural Area and learn about fireflies from firefly expert Sarah Lower, a Biology Professor from Bucknell University, and her students.

Leadup Arts2Go! Project

At Lycoming Arts office and gallery on June 10 at 1pm -- Make&Take Firefly Bookmark Art Project. Space is limited to 20. To sign up, email us at [email protected].

Lycoming Arts will provide Arts2Go! firefly kids crafts creating a paper lantern.

This special opportunity to connect with art, nature and science outside the walls of a museum, will celebrate the temporal lifespan of these winged, bioluminescent insects, whose numbers are rapidly dwindling.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Education Grants Program has provided financial and other support for this event.

REGISTRATION COMING SOON

This Summer, join Lycoming Arts at the Robert Porter Allen Natural Area for an immersive Firefly Experience. Combining art, science, and nature, the event is a collaborative effort between Lycoming Arts, Bucknell University and the team behind the natural area project.

The event will be held at the entrance of the natural area, located at the natural area at 1724 Sylvan Dell Rd, Armstrong Township, PA 17702.

Inaugural 2025

River Valley Film Festival

40 Films planned to show on the AMC Classic Williamsport 11 Movie Theater

July 17 – 20, 2025
AMC CLASSIC Williamsport 11 Movie Theater Downtown

Why Submit to River Valley Film Festival?

ALL STAR JURY
Get your work in front of an all-star panel of judges including Academy Award Winning Tom Woodruff Jr., Media & Entertainment Journalist Ethan Alter, Publishing Industry Expert John Shableski, The Contending’s Megan Mclachlan, and Cartoonist & Illustrator Emily Flake

2025 RVFF Jury One Sheet

Download

DIGITAL CINEMA PACKAGE
We've partnered with The DCP Works to offer two DCPs - to the Millionaire and Grand Jury Winners a
free DCP creation, maximum 20 minutes each along with help for submitting filmmakers to create their required DCP should they be accepted to the festival.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
25% Off Submissions Through April 30, 2025 -- Use Code GoogleRVFF25 at Film Freeway to Submit Your Film (CLICK HERE)

Lycoming Arts Film Office is proud to present the annual River Valley Film Festival (RVFF). Covid has put a bit of a delay in the festival's inaugural year, but it's finally here! River Valley Film Festival is ready to introduce the city of Williamsport to the magic of film, and what it can bring to the community.

Learn More

Inaugural 2025
Susquehanna Film Festival

Never Before Seen Films on Multiple Screens

September 20th and 21st, 2025 at
Events happening all weekend!

Lycoming Arts Film Office is proud to support the Susquehanna Film Festival, the 1st festival of its kind to be announced in Williamsport, by founder Tim Yasui, an LA-based independent film producer who was originally born and raised in Williamsport. Our Festival will celebrate and acknowledge not only international films, but also regionally produced feature films and short films from the Greater Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic states. We will also encourage all film makers and young students who are studying Film to submit their films which otherwise might be ignored by the national festivals.

Visit the Festival Website Submit Your Film!

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2nd Annual

Two-Day German Holiday Market 2025

(Weihnachtsmarkt) Featuring craft vendors, traditional eats, music & more! Catch a ride on the trolley and visit other nearby attractions such as the Brandon Park Lights, Salvation Army Festival of the Trees, Christmas Parade and Downtown Shopping Events.

2025 to feature two day event and Lantern Walk

German Market 2024

Cost

100% Free To Walk Around!

Where

Lycoming College Commuter Lot - Little League Blvd & Mulberry Street

When

Friday December 5th 1-7PM
Saturday December 6th - 11-7PM

Treats

Bratwurst
Gluhwein (Spiced Wine)
Hot Roasted Nuts
Pretzels

Lycoming Arts Gallery
Arts in the Neighborhood

Featured Artists - Opening Receptions
5pm - 8pm November through April
5pm - 9pm May through October

January - Marjorie Maddox & Karen Elias - Includes Book Launch
February - Anniversary Totebag Design Winning Artist Showcase
March - Maggie Kemmerer
April - Elaine Rockoff - SheRockArt "Verse to Vision"
Opening Reception Music - Bryant, Dylan and Gianna Rockoff
Youth Gallery - Loyalsock School District
May - Uriah Marcellus Hammond / Montgomery School District
June - Sue Nichols
July - Leslie Landon
August - Damon McCloskey
September - Shane Kiefer
October - Debra Moffitt
November - TBD
December - TBD

First Friday 2025

(Check back as we continually update details of our 2025 events!)

January 3, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Marjorie Maddox & Karen Elias - Includes Book Launch
Opening Reception: 5-8pm January 3 at Lycoming Arts
Gallery Music: Clayton Merrill
February 7, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Anniversary Totebag Design Winning Artist Showcase
Opening Reception: 5-8pm February 7 at Lycoming Arts
Gallery Music: Richard Findlay
March 7, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Maggie Kemmerer
Opening Reception: 5-8pm March 7 at Lycoming Arts
Gallery Music: Peter Harris
April 4, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Elaine Rockoff - SheRockArt "Verse to Vision"
Youth Gallery: Loyalsock School District
Opening Reception: 5-8pm April 4 at Lycoming Arts
Gallery Music: Bryant, Dylan and Gianna Rockoff
May 2, 2025
UPMC Block Party 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Uriah Marcellus Hammond
Youth Gallery: Montgomery School District
Opening Reception: 5-8pm May 2 at Lycoming Arts
June 6, 2025
Birthday Celebration! First Friday is 25 Years Old!
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Sue Nichols
Opening Reception: 5-8pm June 6 at Lycoming Arts
July 4, 2025
There will be no Williamsport First Friday this month!
August 1, 2025
Drum Corp and Kids Carnival
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Damon McCloskey
Opening Reception: 5-8pm August 1 at Lycoming Arts
September 5, 2024
Lycoming Arts Gallery: TBD
Opening Reception: 5-8pm September 5 at Lycoming Arts
October 3, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: Debra Moffitt
Opening Reception: 5-8pm October 3 at Lycoming Arts
November 7, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: TBD
Opening Reception: 5-8pm November 7 at Lycoming Arts
December 5, 2025
Lycoming Arts Gallery: TBD
Opening Reception: 5-8pm December 5 at Lycoming Arts

BE A WILLIAMSPORT FIRST FRIDAY™ VENDOR

Williamsport First Friday
Music 2025

April 4, 2025 Bryant, Dylan and Gianna Rockoff
May 2, 2025 Lycoming Arts First Friday featuring the UPMC Community Block Party, and WASD Music, Celtic Wood and Wires, and Carl Finnetry
June 6, 2025 Blue River Soul Richard Findlay, Morgan Brothers Band and Rob Mordan
August 1, 2025 Trip the Light, Keith Resnick and the Soundsport Drum Corps
September 5, 2025 Pepper Street Band, Dave Housekneck, Chris Welker, Tight Nerves, and Justin Lutz
October 3, 2025 Cass and Ball-Out Crew, Mike Steppe, and Kick Trax - Jon Geise