03/22/2026
Big news! The 14th Annual PA Firefly Festival will be at Tionesta Market Village-300 Block, Tionesta PA this year!! June 26th and 27th 12-6pm, free and open to the public, with food, live music, exhibitors and entertainment, as well as all of our shops open (we will have brochures and maps available for you!)
Enter the lottery for your chance to be on the guided tours from 7-11pm at Tionesta Lake- only 150 spots will be selected and the entry closes next Sunday, March 29th. They will select the 150 people on March 30th. (See link below) These tours are separate from the Festival just a short drive away, and there are literally thousands of applicants each year.
✨️Why is this so freakin' cool? In case you didn't know, the firefly is the PA state insect, and while there are 2,000 species worldwide, the PA Wilds area is home to the rare synchronous species that flash in unison during mating season, as well as the Chinese lantern fireflies. The only other places in the WORLD to watch these beauties is Great Smoky Mountains National Park area, and parts of Asia!
People travel from all over to see the forest here light up like Christmas Trees.
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