A screening of a contemporary Indonesian horror film, Setan Jawa, accompanied by a live score composed and performed by guest artist Peni Candra Rini, with Andy McGraw and Hannah Marie Standiford. Garin Nugroho’s Setan Jawa evokes Javanese mythology as inspired by the silent film classic, Nosferatu by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau.

Indonesian snacks and desserts will be served after the showing. The event is free and open to the public. Located in the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts screening room.

The Second Saturday Community Market is held in downtown Meadville, PA from May - September. This season, you can find them on Chestnut Street between Park Ave and Mulberry Alley.

Each 2nd Saturday of the month from 9AM - 2PM, browse the wares of local vendors and businesses, enjoy local foods, live music and entertainment, and family activities.

Last day of the 2026 fair! Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Senior Citizens (65+) and Veterans will receive free admission all day. Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

Admission is $10 per person (cash at the gate) or $30 per person for a weekly pass (presale or cash at the gate). Children 6 and under are free with a paid admission.

$5 Admission Day

A community jam session in Bicentennial Park! Rain location is the Unitarian Church Sanctuary. Marty’s Nacho Mama’s Food Truck will be on site for your food & beverage needs.

Please bring chairs & blankets! Rain location is the Unitarian Church sanctuary.

July 30th: Community Jam

All FREE concerts are at Diamond Park and begin on 7 p.m. Rain location is the Unitarian Church Sanctuary. Marty’s Nacho Mama’s Food Truck will be on site for your food & beverage needs.

Please bring chairs & blankets! Rain location is the Unitarian Church sanctuary.

July 23rd: Mambo

All FREE concerts are at Diamond Park and begin on 7 p.m. Rain location is the Unitarian Church Sanctuary. Marty’s Nacho Mama’s Food Truck will be on site for your food & beverage needs.

Please bring chairs & blankets! Rain location is the Unitarian Church sanctuary.

July 16th: Jeff Fetterman Blues Band

All FREE concerts are at Diamond Park and begin on 7 p.m. Rain location is the Unitarian Church Sanctuary. Marty’s Nacho Mama’s Food Truck will be on site for your food & beverage needs.

Please bring chairs & blankets! Rain location is the Unitarian Church sanctuary.

July 9th: Better Late Bluegrass Band

Save the date for a night of dinner and dancing at New Beginnings Church of God! Open to all adults with special needs in Crawford County.

More details to follow. See other events on the New Beginnings website.

The last First Friday of 2025 is the most festive one yet! Join Experience Meadville Friday, December 5th in Downtown Meadville for a merry & bright evening of holiday-themed family-fun! Explore Christmas magic around every corner!

Join our friends at Meadville Public Library for their monthly Open Jam session hosted by local musician Zackary Johnson! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, bring your instrument and join the symphony of sounds. It's a safe, open space for musicians of all ages and backgrounds to convene, share, and create music together.

Because You Care animal rescue is hosting a dog and family-friendly fundraiser at Frontier Park in Erie. There will be food trucks, a beer garden, kid and dog friendly activities, Magic Steve balloon sculptures, Bryan Toy caricatures, craft vendors, and their annual Franklin Fund Basket Raffle.

Tickets are $20 and all funds support providing veterinary care and maintaining the BYC adoption center.

Experience Meadville Public Library in a new way with local musician Paul Groh. Hang out, read a book, or explore the third floor Community Space while listening to free music.

Celebration Meadville is designed to recognize what Meadville and its surrounding residents offer to make this a great place to live. There will be music, activities for kids, food and more to celebrate this very special place we call home! Come learn new things about the people, businesses, and organizations in Meadville and the surrounding areas.

Celebration Meadville is an annual celebration grown from the efforts of the NAACP | Meadville PA Branch 2271 | Youth and College Committee.

Second Saturday Night Live is bringing us Pear's Garlic Fest.
This time honored tradition features live music from:
Credit/No Credit
Touch of Gray

Garlic fan? Show up with a potluck style dish to show off your garlic cuisine. Awards will be given for those folks with the tastiest and most creative garlic dishes.

Bring a plate, a chair and any monetary donation you wish to give for Not One More Hayden House; a recovery house renovation project in Meadville. T-shirts will be on sale for $15..

At the Arc Community Greenspace.

Supported by Meadville Neighborhood Center and ACE Hardware.

The Erie Philharmonic’s In Your Hometown Concert Series returns this summer to Diamond Park. Enjoy an evening outside with good music and great community. Free and open to the public.

Share your lunch break as a community in the Library’s front lawn (rain location is the top floor community space) and enjoy cupcakes, music, and other exciting activities to celebrate the library’s 145th birthday!

A short-history of folk music (people's music!) ," will include singing and commentary from Dr. Doug Morris (West Chester University professor). There are tens of thousands of songs in the "folk" tradition, we will not sing or talk about all of them (hence, "a short history"), cover the years from roughly 1840 to 1940, and will include: field songs, dance songs, freedom songs, railroad songs, protest songs, union songs (e.g., from Joe Hill, and the Industrial Workers of the World, Florence Reese, etc.), Dustbowl songs (Woody Guthrie), etc. Audience participation will be encouraged - singing, insights, questions, dialogue, etc.!

Registration on the library website is required: https://meadvillelibrary.libcal.com/event/12251207

Allegheny Music Department will host their spring jazz concert in Shafer Auditorium.

Art exhibition opening featuring Deborah van der Bol watercolors and John Mangine abstract paintings on display and for sale.

Live music and refreshments.

Illustrate your own fairytale - purchase a small hardcover book to illustrate. $5 includes pencils and a pair of eclipse glasses.

A day filled with maple demonstrations, bonfires, s’mores, and a whole line up of live music.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE

11:30am-1:30pm Fred Oakman & The Flood

2pm-4pm Reece Gustafson

4:30pm-6:30pm Another Round

7:30pm-10:30pm Refuge

The library is hosting an evening of creativity and music! Hosted by local musician Zackary Johnson, the Open Jam session is an event where anyone can bring an instrument and play music alongside others. Grab your instrument, whether it's a guitar, keyboard, or even a tambourine, and let's create music together. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting to strum your first chords, everyone is welcome! This event is for all ages and all musical backgrounds. Let's turn the library into a symphony of sounds!