Bellefonte Under the Lights is a night of communal outdoor dining, created to celebrate what DBI loves most about Bellefonte: our vibrant businesses, gorgeous waterfront, and friendly neighborhood communities.
This award-winning event is a progressive-style dinner with guests choosing their own culinary adventure from our local food and beverage providers.
When you support this event, you're supporting Downtown Bellefonte Inc.'s biggest fundraiser of the year! Funds from this event are used to help initiatives that make Bellefonte a great place to live, visit and do business.
Interested in being an Under the Lights food or beverage vendor? Please fill out the form below.
This event is a progressive-style dinner with guests choosing their own culinary adventure from our local food and beverage providers. Admission includes one of each course (appetizer, entree and dessert) plus a beverage of your choice. Additional course and beverage purchases can be made at the event.
Live music is back again this year! We will be joined by Hops & Vines (Friday) and Miss Melanie (Saturday). Don't forget to buy raffle tickets for the live art auction during the event.
Dinner Ticket Price: $50
Live Art Raffle
One of our favorite event elements is back! The Bellefonte Art Museum has recruited a slate of local artists who will host live paintings during the event. Buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win!
#1 - Experiences at The Republic & Creekside: Drink + Appetizer
- Discover the art of craft cocktail making led by an expert mixologist. You will learn how to make The Republic's famous Old Fashioned. Following the demo, you are welcome to enjoy an Old Fashioned or you may select another craft beverage. AND
- Learn how to make a delicious appetizer from Creekside's Master Chef Michael. Enjoy the appetizer within one of The Gamble Mill's award-winning suites.
#2 - Experiences by The Republic & Smith + Front
- Discover the art of craft cocktail making led by an expert mixologist. You will learn how to make The Republic's famous Old Fashioned. Following the demo, you are welcome to enjoy an Old Fashioned or you may select another craft beverage. AND
- Personalize a bottle opener or ornament to remember the night. This art class will be guided by a local artist from Smith + Front.
#3 - Enjoy Music and the Speakeasy
Just want to relax and mingle? Hang out in the Speakeasy during VIP Hour with a complimentary cocktail and enjoy live music on the patio. There are no VIP Hour Experiences included in this ticket.
Relax in the speakeasy, enjoy music and a complimentary cocktail at The Gamble Mill. Musical entertainment will be Hops & Vines (Friday) and Eric Ian Farmer (Saturday). VIP is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Main lawn food and drink vendors will open at 5 p.m. for VIP ticket holders.
VIP Ticket Price: $100 *This ticket includes general admission
We welcome returning sponsor Arize Federal Credit Union and thank them for their generous support in bringing our community together.
“Serving the region for over 40 years, Arize Federal Credit Union is committed to building positive relationships between our staff, our members and our local community, providing support where needed to help Centre and Huntingdon Counties become thriving communities. We believe in changing the way people think about finances and are committed to extending the credit union advantage to individuals, businesses and organizations in Central Pennsylvania. We are so committed to changing the way people think about finances that in 2018 we eliminated 90% of our service fees. That’s right! Gone! If you’re looking for a better way to bank, you found it.”
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of Under the Lights 2022, please fill out the form here.
Or contact us for more information.