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: YMCA Milkshake Mile on Saturday; Bash by the Breeches supporting Nouri’s Place on Sunday
Worth noting: SoMa Block Party TONIGHT! 3rd in the Burg Friday. Friends of Midtown Litter Clean Up & Meet Up on Sunday.
Things on my agenda this weekend: SoMa Block Party, Little League World Series, the races?, High Tea at Madame Rochelle’s.
Thursday
- SoMa Block Party | Free | Harrisburg
- Music in the Gardens at Hershey Gardens | $ | Harrisburg
- Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Curious Cat Trivia at JB Lovedraft’s | Free | Harrisburg
- The Farmhouse – Summer Porch Music Series! at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hummelstown
- York Fringe (various locations) | $ | York
Friday
- Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- open mic at Consciousness Coffee | Free | Harrisburg
- August 3rd in the Burg | Free | various locations, Harrisburg
- PAINT NIGHT – 3rd IN THE BURG at wake and bake cafe | $ | Harrisburg
- Midtown North Mural Tour with Sprocket Mural Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Adults Night Out at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
- August 3rd in the Burg at Susquehanna Art Museum | Free | Harrisburg
- Book Release Party with Becky Diamond, Author of CITY TAVERN at Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Free | Harrisburg
- Sunset Music and Movie Series: Elio at Fort Hunter Park | Free | Harrisburg
- York Fringe (various locations) | $ | York
- Live Music with Nixon Harmony at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
- EDM Night at Burger Yum | Free | Harrisburg
- TGIF: Cycle Express Theme Ride- Y2K & 2000s Hits at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Tires on Netflix Presents the Jack Gunn Memorial at Williams Grove Speedway | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Jon Pardi at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
- Andy Frasco & The U.N. and Kitchen Dwellers at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Six Feet Under at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Killers of Kill Tony at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- Blue Öyster Cult at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Gretna Theatre presents Broadway’s Best: A Night of Musical Showstoppers | $ | Mt. Gretna
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Yoga at Italian Lake | Free | Harrisburg
- YMCA Milkshake Mile Presented by PA Dairymen’s Association at HACC | $ | Harrisburg
- Tunnel to Towers 5k Run & Walk at Herbert A Schaffner Memorial Park | $ | Hummelstown
- Saturday Schedule: Group Fitness Classes at H2L Studio 8/22 + Stacked and Dirty Drinks/Mini Pancake | $ | Mechanicsburg
- FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE: MEAN GIRLS at Midtown Cinema | Free | Harrisburg
- Slavic Festival at St. Anne’s Byzantine Church | Free | Harrisburg
- Italian Summer at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Middletown
- 2026 Lancaster Craft Beerfest | $ | Lancaster
- Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con 2026 at PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
- York Fringe (various locations) | $ | York
- LEVAN MACHINE & CUB SCOUTS NIGHT at BAPS Motor Speedway | $ | York Haven
- Live Music w/ Havana Budda at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
- Colebrook Road at the Mt. Gretna Heritage Festival at Mt Gretna Tabernacle | $ | Mt Gretna
- John and The Locals at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- House of Heavy at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Pitbull at Hersheypark Stadium | $ | Hershey
- Top of the World – A Carpenters Tribute at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Gretna Theatre presents Broadway’s Best: A Night of Musical Showstoppers | $ | Mt. Gretna
- 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
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Legends of the Sea | $ | Manheim
Sunday
- Sunday Tea at the Willows at Ashcombe Mansion | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Sunday Night Trivia at McGrath’s Pub | Free | Harrisburg
- Sunday Guided Tours at Dills Tavern | $ | Dillsburg
- Sunday Scaries at The Plant Witch | Free | Harrisburg
- Sunday Food Truck Night In SoMa at Agape Elixir Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Legends of the Sea | $ | Manheim
- Friends of Midtown Litter Clean Up & Meet Up at Little Amps | Free | Harrisburg
- Kray Bagels at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Bash by the Breeches at Creekside at Liberty Forge | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Sound Healing Meditation Fundraiser: Humane Society at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con 2026 at PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
- Hershey Reptile Expo at Holiday Inn Harrisburg | $ | Grantville
- SHENK SCHOLARSHIP FUND STUDENT ORGAN RECITAL at St. Stephen’s | Free | Harrisburg
- York Fringe (various locations) | $ | York
- BoDeans at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
- Anthony Green: This Tour Won’t Save You at Tellus360 | $ | Lancaster
- Plush at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Blues Society of Central PA presents Rick Estrin and the Nightcats at Champions | $ | Highspire
- Captain Mike & The Shipwrecked – A Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
