Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!
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What you’ll find ⤵️
For something new: If I were going to be in town, I wouldn’t miss A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas with The Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet at The Englewood.
Worth noting: Post-Thanksgiving Holiday Markets, Yam Yam at XL, lots of turkey trot-type stuff
Things on my agenda this weekend: OOO to Pittsburgh through Saturday, then SoMa Christmas Market!
🆕 Quick Weekend Links: Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday
New + Noteworthy
you know, ICYMI
- SoMa Christmas Market is Nov. 30 with shopping, gift wrapping, boozy hot cocoa booth, Santa, and more!
- Shop my 2025 Hoilday Gift Guide
- See what else you missed on the blog
- and check out the new “Extras” section at the very bottom
Sara’s Top Picks
for the group chat
- Thanksgiving cocktails
- Win tickets to Theatre Harrisburg’s Countdown to 100 New Year’s Celebration
- Fancy progressive dinner party for not one, but two good causes
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- 👨💻 Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup
Wednesday | Thanksgiving Eve
- Cycle Express: Cycle before Cooking
at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg - Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
- Thanksgiving Eve Trivia at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- Thanksgiving Eve at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Yam Yam & Minka wsg Red Meat Conspiracy at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- The Machine performs Pink Floyd at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
- Queensryche at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Thanksgiving Eve Bash ft. Aortic Valve at West Art | $ | Lancaster
- Thanksgiving Eve @ STEALEYS!! | Free | Harrisburg
- WHEEL’S ON FIRE – The Last Waltz “Recreated” at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Thanksgiving Eve Party at The Beered Goat Brewing | Free | Harrisburg
- Thanksgiving Eve Party at Sawyers | Free | Harrisburg
- Thanksgiving Eve Party at Bourbon Street | Free | Harrisburg
Thursday | Thanksgiving
- Pre AND Post – SMT Turkey Trot tailgate with Harrisburg Beer Runners | $ | New Cumberland
- SMT Turkey Trot – New Cumberland, PA | $ | New Cumberland
- H2L Studio Thanksgiving Day Schedule | $ | Mechanicsburg
- 2025 Carlisle Family YMCA Turkey Trot 5K Presented by Penn State Health | $ | Carlisle
- Great Turkey Chase | $ | Elizabethtown
- Sticks and Biscuits 5k at In The Net Sports | $ | Palmyra
- Thanksgiving Zumba & Boxing at Be FIT | $ | Harrisburg
- Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
- Thanksgiving Eve at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
- The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Bird! – Thanksgiving at the Brownstone | Free | Harrisburg
Friday
- Winter Holiday Market at Dottie’s Family Market | Free | Dover
- Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens | $ | Hershey
- Give & Glow Black Friday Event with Restorativ Health and Beauty! | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Black Friday Sale at K Novinger Jewelry | Free | Lemoyne
- Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 At RecordSmith | Free | Mechanicsburg
- SALSA @ SOURCE – A Salsa Class & Social Dancing with Alexis Frutos & DJ RUMSPRINGA | $ | New Cumberland
- A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas with The Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
Friday Night Live: Hidden Roots at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg- Black Friday with TMI Improv at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
- Funktion Band at Hollywood Casino | Free | Grantville
- Raymond the Amish Comic at Harrisburg Comedy Zone | $ | New Cumberland
- Blackout Party at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
- Flux Capacitor and Roux at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center- Stage on Herr | $ | Harrisburg
- The Other Guys at Mad Moose Tavern | Free | Harrisburg
- Handles & Sampson Present Black Friday an All Black Affair at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Matt Rife at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Feelin’ Just Prine: An evening of John Prine’s music by Lancaster, For Lancaster. at West Art | $ | Lancaster
- Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
- The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
- Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
- 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
- Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
- Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Grand Opening of Katie Bean Boutique | Free | Carlisle
- Small Business Saturday! at Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Free | Harrisburg
- Small Business Saturday in Downtown Carlisle | Free | Carlisle
- Christmas at Basehore Farm | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Small Business Saturday at K Novinger Jewelry | Free | Lemoyne
- Come Support Our Vendors on Small Business Saturday at Hershey Fresh Market | Free | Hershey
- The Odd Ones Holiday Bizarre! at The Millworks | Free | Harrisburg
- York Symphony’s Holiday Pops Spectacular at The Appell Center | $ | York
- AN AMERICAN PASTORAL | at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
- Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Splintered Sunlight at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Solar Federation (RUSH Tribute) @ Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | $ | Harrisburg
- I Love R&B at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- NO SHOW PONIES/GROOVE REBELS at Metropolis Collective | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Small Town Titans at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
- The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Ciroc Saturdays at Level 2 | Harrisburg
- Brewery Tours: York City Walking Tour | $ | York
- Brewery Tours: Cruise York County | $ | York
- Brewery Tours: Lancaster City Walking Tour | $ | Lancaster
- Brewery Tours: Lancaster City Walk-a-Bout! | $ | Lancaster
- Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
- 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
- Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
- Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
- Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
Sunday
- Sunday Tea at The Willows at Ashcombe | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Kundalini Yoga with Keane Living at Consciousness Coffee | $ | Lemoyne
- Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
- Reindog Run with Fleet Feet Mechanicsburg | $ | Mechanicsburg
- FREE CLASSES: H2L STUDIO Customer Appreciation Series
| Free | Mechanicsburg - SoMa Christmas Market | Free | Harrisburg
- 3rd Annual Merry Marketplace at Ever Grain Brewing | Free | Camp Hill
- Santa Visits The Event Cafe | $ | New Cumberland
- Breathwork Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Live Music with Brunch: Neil McClain at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg
- JazZenJourney House Concerts – Jazz in the “Cliffs” | $ | Camp Hill
- Hershey Bears vs. Laval Rocket at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- AN AMERICAN PASTORAL | at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
- Bartender’s Ball at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
- Bartender’s Ball at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
- The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
- Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
- Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
- Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
Extras
- Coronet Park to open in early 2026. If you want to check it out, make sure you’re on my email list.
- Want to share an ‘extra’? Email Sara with interest!
