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J.A.M. Fest 2026

Jana’s Art and Music Festival in Downtown State College

J.A.M. Fest is a community-wide mental wellness day designed to help increase well-being, build connections, and foster self-expression. Held annually in downtown State College, the event features live music, yoga, meditation, stations for creative expression, artwork to view, and more.

Art, music, and creative expression are lifelong sources of resilience, self-confidence, and happiness, so save the date for this fun-filled event.

Thank you to this year’s key sponsors, Mount Nittany Health, Ferguson Foundation, and GP Audio, for keeping this event accessible and fun! Thank you to all of our generous sponsors for helping to open minds and save lives! Learn more about them below.

Family Friendly Free Event

Join the fun!

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Noon-5 pm

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza & 100 Block of Fraser St.

Register for a Table
Sponsor This Event
people making beaded bracelets at an outdoor table at a street festival

This Year's Engagement Stations

As of 5/1/26

Bethany Christian Services
Face painting, ring toss, and giveaways

Centre County Mental Health
Station details coming soon!

Centre County Youth Service Bureau
Station details coming soon!

Centre Helps
Station details coming soon!

Centre LGBT+
Station details coming soon!

Centre Safe
Resources and family coloring sheets

Community Care Behavioral Health
Station info coming soon! Thank you for sponsoring this year’s event!

Curiosity Cube
Hands-on STEM experiments

Discovery Space/The Rivet
Positive-TEA: Pack your own tea blend using common ingredients

Doing Good with Wood
Create a simple wooden kazoo or slide whistle (while supplies last)

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center
Create a bracelet and grab resources

Innovo Health
Create a positive message in a bottle

Jana Marie Foundation
Make a personalized stick weaving, stop by the bead bar, paint a bookmark, and check out JMF swag and a collaborative art piece at the info booth

Lincoln Caverns
Try out a rock experiment and cave games

The Makery
Join in a mindful art-making offering at The Makery’s open studio

The Meadows Psychiatric Center
Stress relief and journaling activities. Thank you for sponsoring this year’s event!

Nittany Balloons
Get your very own balloon animal from Nittany Balloons from 3-5 pm

The Real Monster D
From the artist himself: “I am Monster D, and I am here to MONSTERIZE you into a unique ‘caricreature’ drawing fully inspired by your very own wonderful likes, interests, and curiosities.”

Skills of Central PA/Centre Opportunity Clubhouse
Make your own custom slime

State College Friends School
Make your own birding binoculars

Tempest Productions
Imaginative play featuring costumes, StoryBook Theatre, puppets, and crafts

Tides
Station info coming soon! Thank you for sponsoring this year’s event!

Wellness in Motion
Mindful craft for teens and tweens

Sponsors

List of JAM Fest sponsor logos

Learn more about our sponsors!

Flyer for JAM Fest 2026 with time, location, and date info

ReGister For A Table

J.A.M. Fest 2026
I understand that my organization will be responsible for setting up and tearing down our booth in addition to bringing a table and any necessary supplies.
I acknowledge the expectation that my organization will stay for the entire event.
I will provide Jana Marie Foundation with my organization’s certificate of insurance.