Visit Potter-Tioga Pennsylvania

Pokemon Club
2026-05-21 15:30, 2026-05-28 15:30, 2026-06-04 15:30, 2026-06-11 15:30, 2026-06-18 15:30, 2026-06-25 15:30, 2026-07-02 15:30, 2026-07-09 15:30 (America/New_York) and 16 more dates | Pop’s Culture Shoppe, 25 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA, United States
Meet other fans at Pop’s Culture Shoppe in Wellsboro every Thursday at 3:30 pm who love to collect the cards and play Pokémon.
Learn the basics, improve your game, and even play in tournaments with our Professor of Pokémon! Free!
Visit the website or call Pop’s Culture Shoppe for details.

84th Annual Pennsylvania State Mountain Laurel Festival
2026-06-13 - 2026-06-21 | Various Locations
Join the celebration of the commonwealth’s state flower in Wellsboro at the 84th Annual Pennsylvania State Mountain Laurel Festival when it is held June 13th through 21st, 2026 at sites across the beautiful Pennsylvania Grand Canyon region.
The week-long celebration will include a juried arts and crafts fair, queen’s pageant, pet parade, children’s health fair, foot races, a gospel sing, and several musical concerts, as well as the traditional two-hour Laurel Festival Parade. This is always a great week packed full of fun for the entire family!
For a complete schedule of events for this year’s event, visit the Chamber website at PA State Laurel Festival.
Photo of the lush mountain laurel by Photographer Linda Stager.

Bark Peelers’ Festival
2026-07-04 09:00 - 2026-07-05 17:00 | Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, 5660 US 6 West, Ulysses, PA, 16948, United States
The biggest event of the year at the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum that you won’t want to miss!
Enjoy lively special programs, contests, and demonstrations that celebrate “woodhick” skills – the incredible talents and skills that lumber workers rely on in their demanding trade. Enjoy unique food and craft vendors, live music, games at the kid’s corner, operation of the museum’s sawmill and birch still, blacksmithing demonstrations, camp cooking, chainsaw carving, and door prizes.
Visitors are encouraged to compete in the greased pole, log rolling, crosscut saw, and birling competitions to earn the title “Grand Champion Bark Peeler” and the associated cash prizes. Be part of the fun celebrating the heritage of Pennsylvania’s dynamic lumber heritage.

Susquehannock Trail Performance Rally Super Regional Event
2026-07-09 - 2026-07-11 | Tioga and Potter Counties, Pennsylvania
Racing fans will want to head to Tioga County this July 9-11, 2026, when the ARA 2026 East Regional Championship is set to take place once again, bringing together the best and brightest teams in the region.
This long standing event serves as a platform for teams to showcase their skills, foster innovation, and build lasting connections. Watch as rally cars hurtle through the forests and fields of Tioga and Potter Counties at high speeds, kicking up mud and dust!
For event schedule, spectator information and list of competitors, visit https://www.stpr.org/

5th Annual Wellsboro Comic Con
2026-08-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Various locations around Wellsboro
Wellsboro Comic Con Returns for a weekend of fun in the heart of historic downtown!

Across downtown at venues both indoors and outdoors – The Deane Center for the Performing Arts, The Warehouse Theatre, The Deane Center Lawn, and Central Ave from Main St. to Water St. – this annual celebration of illustrated art returns for 2026 in a big way!
The Wellsboro Comic Con will be held on Saturday, August 9th from 10am – 6pm and will feature vendors, exhibits, entertainment and other scheduled activities for a day filled with fun. Wellsboro Comic Con is now FREE throughout all venues!
A premiere VIP package will be offered; check the website for details – Wellsboro Comic Con
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Step Outdoors TRYathlon
2026-09-19 08:30 - 23:30 | Hills Creek State Park, 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, 16901, United States
The Step Outdoors TRYathlon, hosted at Hills Creek State Park, is an introductory event that is great for the first-time participant while featuring a course that will also interest the seasoned athlete!
2026 event will be similar to recent years – but while registration is still capped at 150, we will return to in-person, day-of registration! Advance registration is still highly recommended and appreciated. Event shirt guaranteed if registered by 9/1!
ABOUT THIS EVENT:
As the name implies, the focus is on “trying” rather than winning, on camaraderie rather than competition, on personal challenge rather than place of finish. Assemble a team of two or three people. Run, paddle, and bike your way to the finish! Or, if you feel energetic, complete all three legs of the event as a solo participant. The landscape of the park makes this a great spectator event too!
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Traverse a mixture of park roads and trails around the perimeter of the lake for 5 kilometers. Paddle around temporary markers in the lake for approximately 1.75 miles. Bike on hard top and dirt roads in and around the park for 8.0 miles. All routes will remain the same as in recent years. The new event also includes a 5K stand-alone option that starts at the same time and location as the TRYathlon and follows the same course.
Please note, check-in is open only from 8:30 – 9:30am on the event day.

Fall Antique Show & Sawmill Run
2026-10-10 09:00 - 2026-10-11 16:00 | Pennsylvania Lumber Museum, 5660 US 6 West, Ulysses, PA, 16948, United States
Head to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum for one of fall’s most popular events!
The Fall Antique Show & Sawmill Run will be held on Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th – the weekend before Columbus/ Indigenous People’s Day Monday. Northern Pennsylvania typically reaches peak fall foliage conditions around this time so the forests surrounding the museum will (hopefully) be offering visitors rich and beautiful colors.
The Antique Show features multiple antique vendors selling their wares in the museum program room. Vendors always offer shoppers a little bit of everything, including antique tools, vintage clothing, collectible coins, glassware, books, and furniture. Vendors open 9am-5pm Saturday and 9am-3pm Sunday.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase. There is no ATM on site so plan accordingly.
Outside, the museum grounds will come alive with historic trade demonstrations. On Saturday October 11th, the steam-powered circular sawmill will be running from 10 AM to 3 PM. Other demonstrations will be happening over both days of the event at the birch still, blacksmith shop, lumber camp kitchen, and the Eastern Loggers model railroad display.
(Antique vendors interested in participating can call (814)435-2652 to reserve a space for the event.)
