Upcoming Events

Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau
Fri 23rd Dec
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
Festival of Lights, Smethport
Tis the season for holiday lights, making memories, and coming together!
Holiday displays created and built by your local community members and businesses. 
(Drive through only event)
Car-$10 Bus-$25
Questions call/text Chuck 814-367-9591
Or email mckeanfol@gmail.com
Or visit
www.facebook.com/Festi.....unty/
McKean County Fairgrounds, East Smethport, PA 16730
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Sat 24th Dec
9:00 am
12:00 pm
Elk Basics
New to learning about elk? Join us for the basic breakdown as we learn about elk
history, elk ecology and elk behavior. Are you a seasoned “Elkspert?” We bet
you’ll learn something new too!
134 Homestead Dr, Benezette, PA 15821, USA
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Sat 31st Dec
First Night Bradford, Bradford
First Night Bradford Committee is planning a fantastic day and night of entertainment and activities for the whole family. They are partnering with BCPAC in bringing Michael Kent, a nationally known comedian/magician to perform. They also have the Rock N Roll Pet Store, a puppeteer, a juggler, Bwana Jim, as well as many other musical and artistic acts.
A $5 button will give you free admission into any of our venues that will be listed in our program. 
For more information visit
www.facebook.com/FirstNightBradford/
Bradford, PA 16701
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Sat 31st Dec
9:00 am
12:00 pm
Deer Family
“Moose, Elk, Caribou, and Whitetail Oh My!” The Deer family has quite a few
members! Join our staff as we learn about the elk and their many cousins that live
in North America. You are sure to learn something new along the way!
134 Homestead Dr, Benezette, PA 15821, USA
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Sat 31st Dec
9:00 pm
12:30 am
Mad Dog 159 Presents Kane's 2nd Annual New Year's Star Drop
Come out to our second annual New Years celebration! This event is BYOB and we will be giving away a ton of prizes, including 50-inch Smart TV, 14-inch Laptop, hundreds of dollars in gift cards. Click here for all of the information about how to enter to win. We will be doing a Star Drop and count down at midnight so dress warm and come prepared for tons of fun!
Mad Dog 159, 159 N Fraley St, Kane, PA 16735, USA
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Sun 1st Jan
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
First Day Hike
Start the New Year healthy! Visit the park for a First Day Hike on the General Kane Trail! The trail is an approximate 1.5 mile easy rated trail. Dress in layers for the weather and wear appropriate shoes/boots. Part of the trail is open to hunting, so please wear an orange vest and hat. Meet in the Overflow Parking Lot.

In case of inclement weather, call the park office for cancellation information at: (814) 778-5467.
296 Viaduct Rd, Kane, PA 16735, USA
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Tue 17th Jan
to Tue 31st Jan
Artist-in-Residence Program – Call for Artists
We will foster creative
expression through an artist-in-residence program that seeks to tell the stories of the forest during
the 2023 Allegheny National Forest Centennial and beyond.

About the residency
• As a pilot of the program one residency opportunity of two weeks will be offered during
January 17 – 31, 2023, in Allegheny National Forest. We hope to continue the program
by offering one residency during the spring, summer, and autumn of 2023.
• Program goals:
o Provide learning opportunities for the public
o Help our local communities explore the connections between public lands, nature,

our use of natural resources, and our emotional ties to natural beauty through self-
expression.

For more info:
Website: www.fs.usda.gov/detail.....63563
Sheffield, PA 16347, USA
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Sat 21st Jan
Winter Fun Day
Visit Kinzua Bridge State Park on Saturday, January 21, 2023 for “Winter Fun
Day”! Celebrate some of the activities that can be done outside! This year is our
sled dog demonstration is back! The sled dogs are younger and are in training
for all of us to watch! Some of the mushers are younger and are also in training!
Join us for this exciting event! They will run snow or no snow.

Along with the sled dogs there will be other demonstrations such as winter biking!
Learn to snowshoe, cross country ski and have fun! Come out and visit!
Local Boy Scouts will be selling hot dogs and hot chocolate to help keep you
warm!
Wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather. Meet on the west side of
the building near the bridge.
For more information, please contact Kinzua Bridge State Park Complex Office at
(814) 778-5467 or e-mail us at kinzuabridgesp@pa.gov . Visit DCNR’s website
directly at www.dcnr.pa.gov .
Kinzua Bridge State Park, 296 Viaduct Rd, Mt Jewett, PA 16740, USA
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Sat 21st Jan
12:00 pm
4:00 pm
Marilla Winter Trek, Bradford
Hike, snowshoe, ski, or bike the trails of the Marilla Watershed from Noon-4 at Marilla Reservoir just west of Bradford, PA. The trail club will have a guided hike, ski, fat bike ride, bonfire, refreshments at the gazebo, and shuttles to the Willows and the top of the Marilla Springs trail in cooperation with Willow Creek Snowmobile Club. The event is free to the public, but the TVTA will be accepting donations at the gazebo.  
For more information visit Tunavalleytrail.com
or visit
www.facebook.com/justr.....2020/
Marilla Reservoir, PA 346(West of Bradford, PA)
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Sat 4th Feb
9:00 am
4:00 pm
44th Annual Tony Dolan Ski for Cancer, Westline
This community event is the longest running American Cancer Society event in the state of Pennsylvania where participants can ski, hike, or use snowshoes on the Kinzua Valley Trail - which is about 4.5 miles long and is located adjacent to the Westline Inn. Any person can participate, as an individual or as part of a team.


For more information call 814-203-7848 or visit www.facebook.com/TonyD.....ncer/  .
Historic Westline Inn, 1 Westline Road (3 miles off of Route 219), Westline, PA 16751
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Fri 10th Feb
8:00 am
7:00 pm
The Perfect Valentine's Gift, Kane
Laughing Owl Press has put together the perfect gift package from local vendors that will make your sweetie swoon. The fee is $45.
For more information visit
www.eventbrite.com/e/t.....92897
The Laughing Owl Press Company, 59 N Fraley St, Kane, PA 16735
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