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: 717 Community Arts Housewarming tonight; Courtyard Community Day: Art Brings Us Together at SAM on Saturday; Stuff To Do Fair in New Cumberland on Sunday
Worth noting: A busy Saturday in Midtown: HBG Flea, SAM event (above), Little Amps 15-Year Block Party. Plus, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra kicks off its Pops series with The Music of Bond and More; Hershey Bears home opener weekend
Things on my agenda this weekend: Dinner, Shoe Strut, travel baseball
Thursday
- House Warming Party Grand Opening Fundraiser at 717 Community Arts | $ | Harrisburg
- Fall Carlisle at Carlisle Fairgrounds | $ | Carlisle
- FDJ Fashion That Fits at Plum Bottom | Free | Camp Hill
- Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- Curious Cat Trivia at JB Lovedraft’s | Free | Harrisburg
- Alien Ant Farm – ANThology Tour 2026 at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Diamond Rio at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- DJ Taz Live at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
Friday
- Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- open mic at Consciousness Coffee | Free | Harrisburg
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
- Salvation Army Shoe Strut at Hershey Lodge | $ | Hershey
- JAZZ IN THE CITY 15TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT with York’s Own “Big Band” at Appell Center | $ | York
- Sunset BARRE & Sip at Gruver Farms | $ | New Cumberland
- Fall Carlisle at Carlisle Fairgrounds | $ | Carlisle
- Hershey Hummelstown Art Studio Tour 2026 | Free | Hummelstown
- Central PA Tattoo and Horror Expo at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
- J&S Classics National Open – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars at Williams Grove Speedway | $ | Mechanicsburg
- First Friday – Live Music with Jeremiah Williams at Fresh Market at Hershey Towne Square | Free | Hershey
- Ladies of the 80s Night Out, featuring Joyride 80s Mixtape at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Lez Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same – 50th Anniv. Celebration at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Englewood Hershey Presents: U2TOPIA at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hummelstown
- Little Brother Band at Mad Moose Tavern | Free | Harrisburg
- Bunchafunk – FREE SHOW at XL Live | Harrisburg
- BRAT at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Ariana Grande Night at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
- The Tempest at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
- Tours and Tastings at the Eichelberger Distillery | $ | Dillsburg
- PIGTOBERFEST 2026 at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- YMCA Hop Dash 5K Presented by Tröegs | $ | Hershey
- 12th annual Homeland Hospice 5K and Memory Walk at Rossmoyne Business Center | $ | Mechanicsburg
- 2026 Harrisburg Out of the Darkness Walk at FNB Field | $ | Harrisburg
- HBG Flea at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
- Courtyard Community Day: Art Brings Us Together at Susquehanna Art Museum | Free | Harrisburg
- 2nd Annual Ride for Kindness at Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson | $ | Harrisburg
- Sip and See Into Your Future at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- Little Buffalo Festival 2026 at Little Buffalo State Park | Free | Newport
- Snack Town Fall Fest x Snack Town Run Fest at Long Arm Creek | $ | Hanover
- 2026 Mugs & Music Fest in Downtown Mechanicsburg | Free | Mechanicsburg
- 2026 Fall Festival at George Park | Free | Harrisburg
- Newport’s Canal Day | Free | Newport
- Fall Carlisle at Carlisle Fairgrounds | $ | Carlisle
- Fall Harvest at Ashcombe Farm & Greenhouses | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Chocolate Town Book Fest at Hershey Public Library | $ | Hershey
- Harrisburg Mental Health Fair 2026 at Kunkel Plaza | Free | Harrisburg
- National Apple Harvest Festival | $ | Biglerville
- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Capital Blue Cross Pops Series: The Music of Bond and More at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
- CAPFILM: MANHATTAN SHORT 2026 at Appell Center | $ | York
- Ancestral Roots | Raices Ancestrales, Storytelling and Performance at Source the Space | $ | New Cumberland
- J&S Classics National Open – World of Outlaws Sprint Cars at Williams Grove Speedway | $ | Mechanicsburg
Bear Necessities Puck Drop at Fresh Market at Hershey Towne Square | Free | Hershey- Hershey Bears vs. Charlotte Checkers at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- Hershey Hummelstown Art Studio Tour 2026 | Free | Hummelstown
- Central PA Tattoo and Horror Expo at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
- West Art presents Bad Saints Jazz Festival | $ | Lancaster
- Feeling 22: A Tribute to Taylor Swift at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- YORK SYMPHONY: BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH at Appell Center | $ | York
- SUNSET SESSIONS at Millworks rooftop – FREE House Music event | Harrisburg
- Stryper at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- REMnant: A Tribute to R.E.M. *Rescheduled Date* at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- House of Heavy at Capital City Music Hall | $ | 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: Tiime Travelers | $ | Manheim
- The Tempest at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
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
- Sunday Guided Tours at Dills Tavern | $ | Dillsburg
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Time Travelers | $ | Manheim
- Fall Harvest at Ashcombe Farm & Greenhouses | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Dark Nights at Hersheypark Halloween | $ | Hershey
- Stuff to Do Fair at New Cumberland Fire Dept. | Free | New Cumberland
- Shame Hole/My Body the Hand Grenade/Body Garden/Bison Squad at the 717 Arts Community Center | $ | Harrisburg
- Cafe Con Pan: Cookout and Celebration at Elementary Coffee Co. | Free | Harrisburg
- Sip and See Into Your Future at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- Harvest Festival at Waltz Vineyards | $ | Manheim
- Hershey Hummelstown Art Studio Tour 2026 | Free | Hummelstown
- Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Capital Blue Cross Pops Series: The Music of Bond and More at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
- West Art presents Bad Saints Jazz Festival | $ | Lancaster
- Central PA Tattoo and Horror Expo at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
- National Apple Harvest Festival | $ | Biglerville
- Hershey Bears vs. Charlotte Checkers at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND: Ledbetter Heights 30th Anniversary Tour at Appell Center | $ | York
- The Tempest at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
