The Autumn Leaf Festival is a nine-day annual festival held each fall in Clarion, Pennsylvania, featuring food, entertainment, and carnival rides across the small college town's downtown and surrounding grounds. It is one of the longer-running community festivals in northwestern Pennsylvania, timed to coincide with peak autumn foliage.
Its autumn identity and long-running parade/festival program make it a strong seasonal row.
A nine-day run is unusually long for a small-town festival, giving Clarion's Autumn Leaf Festival room for a full slate of programming, from carnival midway rides to parades and entertainment, that most single-weekend festivals cannot match
The event's home in Clarion, host to PennWest Clarion university, blends college-town energy with small-city civic tradition, drawing both longtime area residents and university-connected visitors into an extended fall celebration that stretches across more than a full week of programming
The nine-day format itself has become a defining tradition
alongside a carnival midway that has anchored the festival for generations
giving Clarion an extended autumn identity built around both entertainment and community gathering rather than a single-day event
Dates TBA · Usually September
Driving is typical.
Layered fall clothing is recommended given the multi-day span and variable October weather, including a jacket for cool evenings and comfortable walking shoes for navigating festival grounds...
Keep valuables light, set a meeting point, and give processions room to move.
Clarion
Many carnival moments are public, but confirm paid areas or stands before travel.
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Clarion Autumn Leaf Festival is listed for September · Autumn. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Clarion, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
Autumn is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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Clarion, PA
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