Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!
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What you’ll find below:
For something new: Tiny Park Concert series kicks off Friday in Coronet Park; Mother’s Day event at Youveau on Saturday
Worth noting: BAPS is hosting a free Carnival all weekend with live racing on Saturday night. Loads of Mother’s Day ideas (in case you, uh, forgot) Saturday and Sunday.
Things on my agenda this weekend: Chaperoning the 2nd grade field trip to Pinchot; Tiny Park Concert, flag football combine (what?), baseball practice, and Mother’s Day brunch at Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick, Md.
Please note: The Weekend Roundup will not be published May 14 and May 21. You got this, guys. I’ll see you on May 28.
Thursday
- Carnival Food Truck Fest at BAPS Motor Speedway | Free | York Haven
- Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Harrisburg Senators DEAF & HARD OF HEARING AWARENESS NIGHT | VS ERIE SEAWOLVES (AA TIGERS) | $ | Harrisburg
- Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Mal Blum at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
Friday
- Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Tiny Park Concert: DeRose & The Dreadnoughts in Coronet Park | Free | Harrisburg
- Free Mushroom Workshop with Bennett Run Mushroom Farm at Fresh Market Hershey | Free | Hershey
- Mother’s Day Weekend: BOGO Single Group Fitness Classes at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Hilary Duff– TGIF Theme Rides: Summer Concert Prep Series May at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Harrisburg Senators FIREWORKS FRIDAY | VS ERIE SEAWOLVES (AA TIGERS) | $ | Harrisburg
- Trivia with Ffej presents: Pop Culture Mashup @ Tröegs Brewery | Free | Hershey
- 2nd Friday Contra Dance at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Music in the Vines at Cassel Vineyards of Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Carnival Food Truck Fest at BAPS Motor Speedway | Free | York Haven
- Live Music with Marshall Stone at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
- Decked Out Live with Swisher Sweets at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Middletown
- Melissa Etheridge at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- The Uptown Band at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Go Go Gadjet at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Arankai at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Sicard Hollow at The Abbey Bar w/ West Branch 3 | $ | Harrisburg
- Leonid & Friends at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Bad Animals: The Heart Tribute at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- West Art Welcomes Charlie in the Question Mark! | $ | Lancaster
- GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
- Oyster Mill Playhouse presents Sabrina Fair | $ | Camp Hill
- Murder at Mount Hope Mansion | $ | Manheim
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Mother’s Day Weekend Pilates Yoga at Burn30 with Allison Galbreath | $ | Lemoyne
- Mother’s Day Out at Youveau Aesthetics | $ | Harrisburg
- Mother’s Day Weekend: BOGO Single Group Fitness Classes at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Harrisburg Senators YOUTH JERSEY GIVEAWAY | VS ERIE SEAWOLVES (AA TIGERS) | $ | Harrisburg
- Mother’s Day Weekend at Hueter’s Greenhouses | Free | York
- Mother’s Day Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- Dillsburg Pickle Fest 2026 | Free | Dillsburg
- Hershey Artfest at Englewood Hershey | Free | Hummelstown
- Mount Gretna International Film Festival: Short & Sweet Film Screening at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hummelstown
- Spring Sensations Wine & Spirits trail! at The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey | $ | Middletown
- Mother’s Day Tea at The Willows- a Regency Era Inspired Tea Party fit for a Queen | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Mother’s Day @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Mother’s Day Wine & Cupcake Pairing at CrossWinds Winery of Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra presents Masterworks VII – Orion Weiss plays Tchaikovsky at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
- Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
- Carnival Food Truck Fest at BAPS Motor Speedway | Free | York Haven
- Taste of Pennsylvania Wine Festival at Bob Hoffman Fields | $ | York
- FK Rod Ends Night Presented by York Revolution at BAPS Motor Speedway | Free | York Haven
- Live Music with Lucid Ruby at Harrisburg Beach Club | $ | Harrisburg
- “A Night of Bruce Springsteen” featuring The B-Street Band at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- America at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- Dropout Kings at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Kendall Street Company at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Jimmie’s Chicken Shack at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- WXPN Welcomes Mo Lowda & the Humble Tailing the Ghost Tour at Tellus360 | $ | Harrisburg
- Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone with Chris Ruggiero at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Absolute Adele with Jennifer Cella at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
- Oyster Mill Playhouse presents Sabrina Fair | $ | Camp Hill
- Murder at Mount Hope Mansion | $ | Manheim
- 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
Sunday
- Mother’s Day Tea at The Willows- a Regency Era Inspired Tea Party fit for a Queen | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
- Sunday Night Trivia at McGrath’s Pub | Free | Harrisburg
- Sunday Food Truck Night In SoMa at Agape Elixir Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
- Sunday PA Farm Show Flea Market | Free | Harrisburg
- Mother’s Day Weekend: BOGO Single Group Fitness Classes at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Mother’s Day Brunch at Eleve Event Studio | $ | Harrisburg
- Mother’s Day Brunch at The Bond with The JDK Group | $ | York
- Mother’s Day Brunch 2026 at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hummelstown
- Harrisburg Senators MOTHER’S DAY | VS ERIE SEAWOLVES (AA TIGERS) | $ | Harrisburg
- Mother’s Day Wine & Cupcake Pairing at CrossWinds Winery of Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Mother’s Day Weekend at Hueter’s Greenhouses | Free | York
- Mother’s Day Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- Mother’s Day @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Mother’s Day Brunch at Royal Winery | $ | Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra presents Masterworks VII – Orion Weiss plays Tchaikovsky at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
- Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
- Jeff Krick Jr. Presents Mother’s Day with Elvis at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- West Art Welcomes Big Fat Meanies and the Music For Everyone Sound Factory! | $ | Lancaster
- Carnival Food Truck Fest at BAPS Motor Speedway | Free | York Haven
- Emerson Woolf & the Wishbones at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver Starring Jim Curry at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
