If you’re looking for things to do this weekend around Harrisburg and central PA, I got you! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.
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Need something NEW to do? Memorial Day weekend. Midtown Scholar reopens. Ploughman Cider Taproom opens. Hersheypark opens. ArtsFest.
(Still) Worth noting: We revived our private Facebook group, Cheers Harrisburg. You can join the convo here.
Things on my agenda this weekend: Dinner with friends, then heading to the PA Wilds.
Don’t forget to support your local brewery! Click here to find one near you.
For your weekend planning:
- 6 brewery patios you must visit this season
- NEW Limited Edition Spiked Tea (a must-try, so win some here)
- Two words: Ice Cream
- View our local Restaurant Directory
- Local Brewery, Winery, & Cidery Directory
- See what else you missed on the blog.
Below are options for your weekend.

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Top Weekend Recs
- Midtown Scholar reopens!
- Catch On Your Feet! through Saturday at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- An under-$20 Pinot Grigio for porch sippin’
- How to upgrade your seltzer
- Pick up a new-to-you local 6-pack and stream episodes of Poured in PA: The Series
COVID-19 Disclaimer: As always, please click through the links or call ahead to get the most up-to-date information about venues and/or events below. It should also go without saying, but I’ll say it — Mask up, follow the rules, and be nice. And tip extra!
Thursday
- AAA Central Penn Member Appreciation Week
- The Market at Source
- Hersheypark opens, including ZooAmerica
- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Conversation with the Maestro
- Golden Girls Trivia at Spring Gate!
- Shrimp Band on the Roof(Millworks)
Friday
- AAA Central Penn Member Appreciation Week
- Grand Opening of Ploughman Cider Taproom
- Open Stage presents Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Judy Garland
- Learn @ Lunch with The State Museum of Pennsylvania:
- Art Association’s student/member exhibition “Free For All”
- Joe Tertel, Man of the Year Patio Party at the Hilton Harrisburg
- Red, White & Blue Weekend @ SpringGate Arcona
- Live Music with Shrimp Ryan’s Jig Band
- Elly Cooke at National Apple Museum
- Treasure Island – LIVE! at The Pollock Center (Camp Hill)
Saturday
- AAA Central Penn Member Appreciation Week
- Artsfest 2021
- Kids Discover: Insects (Ages 5-10) at Wildwood Lake Park
- Bunnies Beating Cancer: Brunch to Beat Blood Cancer
- Ice Cream Social at Sweet717
- Open Stage presents Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Judy Garland
- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market on 4th
- The Boardwalk water park and all-new The Chocolatier Restaurant, Bar + Patio in the Hershey’s Chocolatetown open at Hersheypark
- Red, White & Blue Weekend @ SpringGate Arcona
- Biggest Yard Sale, Memorial Day at Newberrytown Peddlers Market
- Flavorfest at Mount Hope Estate
Sunday
- Artsfest 2021
- Friends of Jazz Brunch at The Englewood
- Open Stage presents Over the Rainbow: The Songs of Judy Garland
- Red, White & Blue Weekend @ SpringGate Arcona
- Biggest Yard Sale, Memorial Day at Newberrytown Peddlers Market
- Flavorfest at Mount Hope Estate
Memorial Day
- Artsfest 2021
- Memorial Day Celebration @ Arcona
- Hemauer Brewing open 12-5 p.m. featuring “Adapt And Overcome” IPA, 2021 Pennsylvania Veterans beer collaboration
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