Central PA Outdoor & Sports Show set for March 20-22

The Central PA Outdoor & Sports Show has grown so large that it takes up three buildings at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds. The show is set to run March 20-22. — Courtesy photo

Annual event features live fishing pond, coyote weigh-ins and more

By Andy Stine

astine@altoonamirror.com

CLEARFIELD — The Central PA Outdoor & Sports Show has grown enough over its 15-plus years of existence that Harrisburg has called it the largest 3-day outdoors show in Pennsylvania.

“There might be ones that may be a little bigger, but they don’t do as many outdoorsy things as we do,” event organizer Logan Cramer III said.

The show is back again at the Clearfield County Fairgrounds from March 20-22. The Fairgrounds will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday of the event, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Cramer, a marketing executive, got involved with the outdoors show back in 2020, when organizers sought his help to get the word out about the show.

“That’s kind of when it started to blow up. Now we’re at three full buildings at the fairgrounds and over 150 vendors,” he said.

Cramer said a heat map for the three days of last year’s event showed that more than 8,000 people attended the show. They’re expecting about 7,500 people this year.

Golf carts will be available for people to drive around to the three buildings in use at the fairgrounds.

Guest speakers this year include Corey Brossman, Alan Probst, Bobby Hart and Edson Waite.

Brossman, host of Innerlocs Out-There Television, will host a Deer Hunting in Pennsylvania seminar. Brossman, who is a Pennsylvania native, has been producing outdoor-related television for over 25 years.

Probst will hold a course on trapping in Pennsylvania. He has been putting out high-quality trapping-related instructional information via TV, DVDs, and other various media outlets since 2003.

Hart will speak about how to get the most accuracy from your rifle. Hart was honored as the Legends of the Outdoors American Outdoor Sportsman of the Year in 2023.

Waite will score whitetail deer antlers for Buckmasters Whitetail Trophy during all three days of the show.

In addition, Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers, state Rep. Dallas Kephart, and members of the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office and Clearfield Regional Police will hold a concealed carry seminar at noon Saturday.

Other events include a live fishing pond, coyote weigh-ins, live drawings, door prizes, game calls and a kid’s calling contest,

Admission for the Outdoor & Sports Show is $8 dollars for adults; free to children 12 and younger. Military and first responders will get a discount to the event on March 20.

For more information, visit the show’s website at centralpaoutdoorshow.com, or visit the Central PA Outdoor & Sports Show’s Facebook page.