The Autumn Leaf Festival is a tourist attraction, celebrating Clarion County's beautiful foliage. The event started in 1953. The idea developed from a discussion by young Clarion business and professional men in the L&R Decorating Company's store room on Main Street. One of the men mentioned the attraction of tourists to the autumnal foliage around Clarion. This is when the idea of Autumn Leaf Festival was born.
Autumn Leaf Festival brings between 250,000 and 500,000 people to the Clarion area. What founders hoped for in 1953 has come true. More than 5,000 volunteers work throughout the year to provide an environment for citizens to celebrate the community-- and the foliage-- together.
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650 Main St, Clarion, PA 16214