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: Hummelstown Porch Fest!
Worth noting: The last Tiny Park Concert is Friday with RalphReal & The Family Jam – don’t miss it! Jazz Walk also on Friday; Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival Sat-Sun; Gallery Walk is Sunday in Harrisburg
Things on my agenda this weekend: Come From Away tonight! TPC Friday. Baby shower Saturday + youth baseball. Sunday: more baseball; football is back!
Thursday
- Through the Decades Trivia Night at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- New Cumberland Food Truck & Restaurant Rally | Free | New Cumberland
- Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Curious Cat Trivia at JB Lovedraft’s | Free | Harrisburg
- Reprise: Recreating Iconic Phish Shows at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Radio Soul! The Early Songs of Elvis Costello – Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Theatre Harrisburg presents Come From Away at Krevsky Center | $ | Harrisburg – SOLD OUT
Friday
- Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- open mic at Consciousness Coffee | Free | Harrisburg
- Tiny Park Concert: RalphReal & The Family Jam at Coronet Park | Free | Harrisburg
- Jazz Walk in Midtown Harrisburg (various locations) | Free | Harrisburg
- Next Stop Comedy at Gruver Farms Winery and Tasting Room | $ | New Cumberland
- Yellow Breeches Creek Float with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
- TGIF: Cycle Express Theme Ride- Usher vs. Beyoncé at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Mat Pilates & Mahjong for Beginners 
at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg- 2nd Friday Contra Dance at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Apple Museum Concert Series: Public Disco Porch at National Apple Museum | $ | Biglerville
- Esseks at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Dark Star Orchestra at Stage at Riverfront Park | $ | Harrisburg
- DSO AFTERPARTY feat. Rigometrics (Portland, ME) & Sons of Pitches (Harrisburg, PA) at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Get the Led Out at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
- Theatre Harrisburg presents Come From Away at Krevsky Center | $ | Harrisburg – SOLD OUT
- Bad Seed at Oyster Mill Playhouse | $ | Camp Hill
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Yoga at Italian Lake | Free | Harrisburg
- 23rd Annual Hershey Miracle 5K Race at Henry Hershey Field | $ | Hershey
- 2nd Saturdays – Tastings & Activities Day at Fresh Market at Hershey Towne Square | Free | Hershey
- Earth Skills for Women – Intro to Wilderness Survival at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- Saturday Schedule: Group Fitness Classes at H2L Studio 9/12 Salt + Light Coffee Co Pop-Up | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Barre Flow at Ashcombe Gardens | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Art of Tröegs Art Market @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Speranza Septemberfest 2026 at Williams Grover Historical Steam Engine Association | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Dottie’s Family Market car show | Free | Dover
- Pup-Up Event in SoMa | Free | Harrisburg
- September Splendor PopUp at Roots Cut Flower Farm | Free | Carlisle
- Dauphin County Jazz and Wine Festival at Fort Hunter Park | $ | Harrisburg
- Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival | $ | Gettysburg
- Balderdash at Dill’s Tavern | $ | Dillsburg
- Gray Apple Fall Flea | Free | York
- Army Expo at U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center | Free | Carlisle
- Hershey Symphony Presents: Unwrap The Music at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- 10th Annual Wish Upon A Food Truck Festival! at AACA Museum | Free | Hershey
- Farm en Blanc at Leg Up Farm | $ | Mount Wolf
- Thrills & Chills Author Event at Book Bar | Free | Palmyra
- 16th annual Hispanic Heritage Festival | Free | Harrisburg
- SUNSET SESSIONS at Millworks rooftop – FREE House Music event | Free | Harrisburg
- Live Music w/ Mojo Filter at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
- FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE: THE NEVERENDING STORY (& BLOCK PARTY!) at Midtown Cinema | Free | Harrisburg
- Grateful Allman Band Experience | The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- The Last Name Tour – Struggle Jennings at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Gimme Gimme Disco at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Ugly Kid Joe at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Winslow: An Evening of The Eagles at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- An Evening with Celtic Thunder: Celebrate Your Favorite Songs at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
- 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: Wizarding Weekend | $ | Manheim
- Popcorn Hat Players present Rapunzel at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
- Theatre Harrisburg presents Come From Away at Krevsky Center | $ | Harrisburg – SOLD OUT
- Harold and Maude at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
- Bad Seed at Oyster Mill Playhouse | $ | Camp Hill
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
- Karaoke at JB Lovedrafts | Free | Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Wizarding Weekend | $ | Manheim
- YMCA Hbg Half Marathon & 10K Presented by UPMC | $ | Harrisburg
- Wild Abundance – Late Summer Foraging Walk at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- Milton Hershey’s Birthday Celebration in Chocolate Town Square Park | Free | Hershey
- Army Expo at U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center | Free | Carlisle
- Gray Apple Fall Flea | Free | York
- Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival | $ | Gettysburg
- Harrisburg Zine Fest at HACC | Free | Harrisburg
- Central Penn Doll Collectors Club Doll Show at the Lebanon Expo Center | $ | Lebanon
- Kray Bagels at H2L Studio | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Barre with your Girls:
Swiftie Barre Party at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg - 38th Harrisburg Gallery Walk (14 locations) | Free | Harrisburg
- Hummelstown Porch Fest (various locations) | Free | Hummelstown
- Savor: A Strolling Supper at LEAF Project | $ | Landisburg
- LīVE IN LP – Colin Alvarez Band at Dauphin County Heroes Grove Ampitheatre | Free | Harrisburg
- Restorative Yoga + Sound Healing Specialty Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Harvest & Harmony Greater Wellness Holistic Expo: Fall at Lebanon Expo Center | $ | Lebanon- Horn Farm Education Trail – Grand Opening Guided Walk | $ | Hallam
- Sunday
Watch Party @Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg - Dauphin County Jazz and Wine Festival at Fort Hunter Park | $ | Harrisburg
- Sunday Scaries Pop-Up @ The Plant Witch | Free | Harrisburg
- Obsolescence at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- The Australian Pink Floyd Show: The Happiest Days Of Our Lives – Greatest Hits 26 at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Brad Williams The Tall Tales Tour at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- Theatre Harrisburg presents Come From Away at Krevsky Center | $ | Harrisburg – SOLD OUT!
- Harold and Maude at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
