Black Leaders Detroit is dedicated to promoting equity through community action and is excited to announce its most ambitious initiative yet: the 2025 Ride For Equity. This groundbreaking thirty-five-day cross-country bike ride will launch on May 31, 2025, starting at Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and concluding at Wall Street in New York City near Independence Day. They will be in State College, PA on June 26, 2025, and leaving for their journey to Wall Street in New York City on June 28, 2025.

As of Friday, Jan. 31, we are 211 days out from the start of the next Penn State Football season. There’s no doubt local businesses, hotels and homeowners are elated about what that means for Centre County.

To kick off the weekend of ComiCon, The Happy Valley Comic and Collectible convention are bringing the film Se7en to Happy Valley. Sponsored by Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance, the film will be put on display at the Friedman Auditorium, followed by a Q&A with the film’s screenwriter, Andrew Kevin Walker.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau is saying 2024 was a record year for tourism – but where will that extra revenue go?

This past weekend volleyball teams from all over arrived in State College to complete in the Happy Valley Rally. WeBuildYouPlay puts on an amazing tournament where fun and competitive drive combine to create a magnetic weekend of volleyball!

By, Nadya Solometo STATE COLLEGE, PA—“As the spring semester is newly underway, some might already want an escape. What better way to find one than through the silver screen?

If you don’t know what HVC3 stands for, it stands for the Happy Valley Comic and Collectibles Convention and, this year, it will take place on Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2, at the Nittany Valley Sports Centre.

STATE COLLEGE, PA—Grow, Renew, Inspire, and Purpose. Those are the initiatives following the GRIP Getaway: A Women’s Bike Weekend in Happy Valley, and that is exactly what you will experience at this bike getaway! Scheduled through the 2nd to the 4th of May 2025, you can expect a weekend of cycling, learning, training, and community in beautiful Central Pennsylvania. Information on lodging, registration and even a detailed Get a GRIP: Guidebook is located on their website.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau is excited to announce its 2025-26 grant program, conducted in partnership with the Centre County Board of Commissioners. Since 2003-4, this program has awarded nearly $8.3 million to profits, events and initiatives meant to enhance visitor experience and increase tourism in Happy Valley.

The holidays are just around the corner and with that comes a busy time of year for Happy Valley! With holiday performances and markets, Centre County is filled with fun festive activities for all! Our family at the Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance is wishing you the happiest of holidays this season!

Organizers of the 25th Tussey Mountainback, a regional footrace event held in Central Pennsylvania’s Rothrock State Forest, will announce the event’s 2024 fundraising total in support of this year’s beneficiary, the Centre Region Down Syndrome Society, on Dec. 10. The donation will be presented at the meeting of the Nittany Valley Running Club at Hi-Way Pizza Pub, 1301 W. College Ave., State College, PA. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. 

December will be quite the busy month in Happy Valley if Penn State hosts a College Football Playoff Game at the end of the month.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau (HVAB) recognized standouts in the Centre County tourism and hospitality community on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Third Annual Happy Valley Hospitality Awards.