Ring In The New!

First Night®State College will take place in downtown State College, Pennsylvania and on adjacent University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University on December 31, 2009 - January 1, 2010.

2010 First Night^® State College Sponsored in part by:

First Night State College is well known for its outstanding displays of carved ice. Once again, large ice sculptures will be located in the 100 block of South Allen Street. Smaller, one block sculptures will be located in Sidney Friedman Park, on the Municipal Building Plaza, 243 South Allen Street, on Centennial Walkway (near the Tavern Restaurant), and in front of supporting businesses downtown. Come and watch the talented First Night State College ice carving team do its stuff!

First Night State College features musical and theatrical performances in downtown churches, carriage rides, reindeer display, a Grand Procession, indoor and outdoor resolution sculptures, and art workshops for young people downtown and at the Palmer Museum of Art on the Penn State campus. For the athletically inclined, we even present a 5K Resolution Run in conjunction with the Nittany Valley Running Club. The race starts on College Avenue near Allen St and tours parts of downtown and the Penn State Campus. The finish line is on College Avenue near Garner St. (Register for the race online at www.active.com.) We truly have something for everyone.

While outdoor events are free, a 2010 First Night State College button provides general admission to all indoor performances and provides essential funding for outdoor programming, too. Wearing a First Night State College button is a great way to show that you support this great home-grown event. At $8 each (or 4 for $30 through December 27), it's the best deal in town.

The CSCL Lab at Penn State and First Night’s community partners have come together to help create more memories for your family and others in your community while you are attending First Night.

At www.firstnightstatecollege.com/mobile you can access the schedule of events taking place at First Night on your mobile or wireless device. And while you’re there you, can upload some of your favorite photos for the chance to win a $50 gift certificate for Downtown State College.

You can also check out what others are saying about the events in real time, post your own comments about your favorite events, and take our First Night survey to help make First Night the best it can be.

NOTICE: Your participation with these online services will contribute to some ongoing research on the use of community technologies. Identifiable information submitted on this site will be used for contest purposes only and will not be part of the research study. We are looking for volunteers to tell us about their experience using these services. If you would like to participate or have other questions about this research, please email hrobinson@ist.psu.edu.

First Night State College Staff