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: Many of these events might not be new, but I bet you can find a handful that are new to you. L’Italia Fest in Lititz, Savor: A Strolling Supper, PawPaw Festival in York
Worth noting: Harrisburg Restaurant Week is happening now! New Cumberland Music + Film Fest runs today through Saturday
Things on my agenda this weekend: Restaurant Week, Hersheypark Halloween, and our first travel baseball tournament!
Thursday
- Harrisburg Restaurant Week | $ | Harrisburg
- New Cumberland Music + Film Fest (Your Guide) | $ | New Cumberland
- Weird Fish and Fishing Weirs at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- 3rd Thursday – Yappy Hour! at Fresh Market at Hershey Towne Square | Free | Hershey
- Book Sale to Benefit Fredricksen Library | Free | Camp Hill
- Halfway to Paddy’s & Kicking Cancer’s Butt at Pizza Boy Brewing Co. | Free | Enola
- Oktoberfest @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- America’s Largest RV Show® 2026 at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Wax + DJ Hoppa with Grieves at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Curious Cat Trivia at JB Lovedraft’s | Free | Harrisburg
- West Art Welcomes Yusuf Miller with Marble Teeth and Conor Lynch! | $ | Lancaster
- The Farmhouse – Summer Porch Music Series! at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hummelstown
- An Evening With Trampled By Turtles at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Joshua Quimby at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Trace Adkins: 30th Anniversary Tour 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
- Learn at Lunchtime: Mussel Power: Benefits of Restoring Native Species in a Recovering West Branch Susquehanna River Watershed with The State Museum of Pennsylvania | Free | Virtual
- America’s Largest RV Show® 2026 at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Harrisburg Restaurant Week | $ | Harrisburg
- New Cumberland Music + Film Fest (Your Guide) | $ | New Cumberland
- Oktoberfest @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Book Sale to Benefit Fredricksen Library | Free | Camp Hill
- 3rd in the Burg at various participating locations | Free | Harrisburg
- Three Years On Third
at The Rummagers | Free | Harrisburg - 3rd in the Burg at Susquehanna Art Museum | Free | Harrisburg
- Celebrating the publication of BEHOLD by Poet SHARA MCCALLUM, with CAREY SALERNO at Midtown Scholar | Free | Harrisburg
- Midtown South Mural Tour with Sprocket Mural Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Taste the Wild: Uncommon Foods of the Lower Susquehanna at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- Shiloh Paving & Excavating Presents the Kevin Gobrecht Challenge at Williams Grove Speedway | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Jason Mescia and the Sac Pack [[Debut Show!]] at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- The Wooten Brothers at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
- CapFilm: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 35th Anniversary at Appell Center | $ | York
- It’s A 2000’s Party at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- West Art Welcomes The Wailers, with support from Suge! | $ | Lancaster
- Anthony Gomes at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Ladies of the 80’s Night Out at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Magical Mystery Doors Presents: Beatles / Zeppelin / Doors at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | 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
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
- 2026 SHINE Walk at City Island | $ | Harrisburg
- Dumplin’ Days at Paddletown UMC Community Center | Free | Etters
- 2026 York County Pawpaw Festival at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- L’Italia Festival 2026 in Downtown Lititz | Free | Lititz
- Gettysburg Plant Festival at The Outlet Shops at Gettysburg | Free | Gettysburg
- Fall Fest at Oak Grove Farms | Free | Mechanicsburg
- America’s Largest RV Show® 2026 at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Book Sale to Benefit Fredricksen Library | Free | Camp Hill
- African Cultural Festival at HACC | Free | Harrisburg
- New Cumberland Music + Film Fest (Your Guide) | $ | New Cumberland
- Oktoberfest @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Tröegs + NSCNA Rugged Trail 5k Run at Ned Smith Center | $ | Millersburg
- Savor: A Strolling Supper at LEAF Project | $ | Landisburg
- Kathleen Madigan at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- YORK EXCAVATING KEVIN GOBRECHT CLASSIC at BAPS Motor Speedway | $ | Mechanicsburg
- 3 Year Anniversary Block Party at Triple P Fitness | Free | Harrisburg
- CapFilm: CANTINFLAS ~ Free Hispanic Heritage Month Film Series at Appell Center | $ | York
- Molly Tuttle at the Appell Center | $ | York
- Know Return: Celebrating the Music of Kansas & Styx at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Langhorne Slim: The Dreamin’ Kind Tour! with support from Keenan O’Meara! | $ | Lancaster
- Handles & Sampson Presents: So Long Summer Party at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Cole Barnhill – Asleep At The Wheel Tour at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- The Billy Joel Legacy 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
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Shamrocks & Shenanigans | $ | 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: Shamrocks & Shenanigans | $ | Manheim
- Book Sale to Benefit Fredricksen Library | Free | Camp Hill
- Family Fun Day at West Shore Elks | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Cooking With Pawpaw: Savor The Wild at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
- Makers at the Museum presented by Stay Apparel Co. at Hershey History Center | Free | Hershey
- Bug-O-Rama at Hershey Gardens | $ | Hershey
- LīVE IN LP – Steve Rudolph Quartet at Dauphin County Heroes Grove Amphitheater | Free | Harrisburg
- America’s Largest RV Show® 2026 at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Steve Martin & Martin Short at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
- Harrisburg Free Store at Broad Street Market | Free | Harrisburg
- New Cumberland Free Swap at New Cumberland Legion | Free | New Cumberland
- Oktoberfest @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Fort Hunter Day at Fort Hunter Park | Free | Harrisburg
- CapFilm: MULHOLLAND DRIVE 25th Anniversary at Appell Center | $ | York
- Trevor Young Solo Acoustic Show wsg Brandon Hardesty of Bumpin Uglies | Live at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Fall Open Mic with Susquehanna Folk at West Shore Theatre | Free | New Cumberland
- Nate Vickers at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Rhonda Vincent with The Malpass Brothers at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- 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
