Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.
What you’ll find:
For something new: Wine with A Splash of Lyme tonight, Harrisburg Jazz Walk Friday, Oktoberfest at Dill’s Tavern Saturday; Gallery Walk on Sunday
Worth noting: BIG changes are coming in this space! Check out my private Facebook community, Cheers Harrisburg to get the first peeks.
Things on my agenda this weekend: Friends of TheBurg Bash tonight, Bug-O-Rama at Hershey Gardens on Sunday
For your weekend planning
- Best Fall 2022 Getaways — it’s not too late!
- Market on Market now open in Camp Hill
- FAQ for SoMa Block Party
- View my local Restaurant Directory or Local Brewery, Winery, & Cidery Directory
- See what else you missed on the blog
Below are options for your weekend.


Top Weekend Recs
- Start planning your Harrisburg Restaurant Week visits
- Save the dates for September in SoMa Harrisburg
- Check out what’s next in HU’s Summer Concert Series
- Make travel plans (with a discount + perks)
- Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup
Thursday
- Wine with A Splash of Lyme at Three Little Birds Boutique
- PA Geography with the Giant Map at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
- Music on the Patio with Anthony Pieruccini at Midtown Cinema
- Harrisburg Senators vs. Akron RubberDucks (AA Guardians)
- “Remembering Harrisburg’s Vanished African-American Neighborhoods” Exhibit Opening Weekend at Historic Harrisburg Association
- Open Stage presents Jolene: A Dolly Parton Song Cycle
- Live @ The Shire: Nate Myers at Boneshire Brew Works
- Shrimp Band at The Millworks
- Plunder & Lightning at The Sturges Speakeasy
- SAVING ABEL wsgs STONE HORSES + OBSERVE THE 93RD @ XL LIVE
- Lancaster Beer Gardens – Musser Park
- Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop at Mud Queen Pottery
- EPAC presents Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
- Sunset Relaxation Float with Susquehanna Outfitters
- New Cumberland Food Truck & Restaurant Rally
Friday
- Harrisburg Jazz Walk
- Down in Front! presents TROLL 2! at Midtown Cinema
- Virtual Learn at Lunchtime with The State Museum of Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Elk: 100 Years of Conservation
- Walk & Talk with a Master Gardener in conjunction with Penn State Extension at Fort Hunter Park
- Open Stage presents Jolene: A Dolly Parton Song Cycle
- “Remembering Harrisburg’s Vanished African-American Neighborhoods” Exhibit Opening Weekend at Historic Harrisburg Association
- Megan and Dave at Black Rock Brewing – Linglestown
- Harrisburg Senators vs. Akron RubberDucks (AA Guardians)
- Hidden Roots @ Wolf Brewing
- Jeffrey Gaines at HMAC
- Winestock Festival 2022! at SpringGate
- Moonlight Paddle at Little Buffalo State Park
- TWO NIGHTS W/ THE DISCO BISCUITS + DOGS IN A PILE + YAM YAM | SOUTHSIDE STAGE: NEXT TO XL LIVE
- Decked Out Live! The Famous at The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey
- Lancaster Beer Gardens – Musser Park
- EPAC presents Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
- The Glass Menagerie at Oyster Mill Playhouse
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “ANTIGONE” by Sophocles, adapted by FL Henley Jr
- The Odd Couple at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
Saturday
- $20 Express Facial Saturday with Nuborn SkinCare at Broad Street Market
- Friends of Midtown “Farm Show Milkshake” Fundraiser #2 at Broad Street Market
- Oktoberfest 2022 at Dill’s Tavern
- Volunteer Work Day at Wildwood Park
- Tröegs + NSCNA Rugged 5K Trail Run
- Trees in the Park at Soldiers and Sailors Park Mechanicsburg
- 3rd Annual Central PA St. Jude Heroes Putt 4 a Purpose
- Harrisburg Senators vs. Akron RubberDucks (AA Guardians)
- Open Stage presents Jolene: A Dolly Parton Song Cycle
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Back to School Block Party
- Full Moon Float with Susquehanna Outfitters
- The Piano Guys at Hershey Theatre
- 75th-anniversary show celebrating Keystone Capital Chorus and White Rose Chorus at Scottish Rite Cathedral
- Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival
- Speranza Fall Fest 2022 at Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
- Winestock Festival 2022! at SpringGate
- 18th Annual Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival
- 2022 Wish Upon a Food Truck Festival
- “Remembering Harrisburg’s Vanished African-American Neighborhoods” Exhibit Opening Weekend at Historic Harrisburg Association
- Book & Media Sale at Red Land Community Library
- Texas Roadhouse- Camp Hill Community Blood Drive
- Music on Chocolate: The Jellybricks
- Ben Brandt & The Soul Miners Union at The Englewood
- The Mighty River Band – Camp Along the River – with special guest: Colebrook Road at Fort Halifax Park
- TWO NIGHTS W/ THE DISCO BISCUITS + DOGS IN A PILE + YAM YAM | SOUTHSIDE STAGE: NEXT TO XL LIVE
- Steel Lotus Fitness Company Block Party / Open House
- Wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu Seminar and Fundraiser
- EPAC presents Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus
- The Glass Menagerie at Oyster Mill Playhouse
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “ANTIGONE” by Sophocles, adapted by FL Henley Jr
- The Odd Couple at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
- Lancaster Beer Gardens – Musser Park
- A Bronx Tale: One Man Show starring Chazz Palminteri at American Music Theatre
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- Saturday Yoga at Zeroday
- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market On 4th
- Market on Chocolate
- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour
- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!
Sunday
- UPMC Harrisburg Half Marathon
- 34th annual Gallery Walk
- Art of the State 2022 Awards Ceremony and Reception at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
- Flower Walk: Goldenrods, Asters, and Other Fall Surprises at Wildwood Park
- Bug-O-Rama at Hershey Gardens
- Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival
- Harrisburg Senators vs. Akron RubberDucks
- “Remembering Harrisburg’s Vanished African-American Neighborhoods” Exhibit Opening Weekend at Historic Harrisburg Association
- Open Stage presents Jolene: A Dolly Parton Song Cycle
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
- Winestock Festival 2022! at SpringGate
- 18th Annual Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival
- Apocalyptica – Cell-0 Tour at HMAC
- Lancaster Beer Gardens – Musser Park
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “ANTIGONE” by Sophocles, adapted by FL Henley Jr
- The Odd Couple at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg
- The Golden Boys starring Frankie Avalon, Fabian, and Bobby Rydell at American Music Theatre
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- YOGA at Hemauer Brewing
- Sunday Yoga at Zeroday with Just Plain Yoga
- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour
- Sunday Family Day at Stumpy’s Hatchet House Hershey
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