Bike Harrisburg
May 1-29: For National Bike Month, Bike Harrisburg will host a series of events, including the Seersucker & Lace Benefit Bicycle Ride (May 15), a Capitol Rally (May 16), Ghost Bikes at the Capitol (May 18) and International Ride of Silence (May 18). For a complete schedule, visit bikeharrisburg.org.
Night of UnWINEding
May 2: Enjoy happy hour with the YWCA Junior Board at Spring Gate Vineyard, 5790 Devonshire Rd., Harrisburg, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Bid on themed gift baskets and taste the vineyard’s wines. Proceeds benefit YWCA’s Camp Reily. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Visit ywcahbg.org.
Leads Over Lunch
May 3: Mix and mingle with business leaders at this free lunch hosted by Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC at Buffalo Wild Wings, 4600 Jonestown Rd., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit harrisburgregionalchamber.org.
Heart Healthy Shopping
May 4: PinnacleHealth will host “Heart Healthy Grocery Shopping Tour” at the Giant Food Store, 2300 Linglestown Rd., at 6 p.m. Discover heart-healthy groceries and comparison shop for nutritional content and value per dollar. Visit pinnaclehealth.org.
Cinco de Mayo Mixer
May 5: West Shore Chamber of Commerce will hold its 8th Annual Cinco de Mayo Regional Mixer at the Conference Center at Shippensburg University, 500 Newburg Rd., 5 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy food, drinks, networking and free admission. Visit wschamber.org.
Art of Tröegs
May 5: Grain + Verse Bottlehouse, 148 Sheraton Dr., New Cumberland, will host Art of Tröegs Tap Takeover, 6:30 p.m. Make art and drink Tröegs brews. Get creative with coloring books and colored pencils and participate in a group art piece. Visit grainandverse.com.
National Public Gardens Day
May 6: Head to Hershey Gardens, 170 Hotel Rd., Hershey, for National Public Gardens Day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy half-priced admission with a voucher available on the Hershey Gardens website. For more details, visit HersheyGardens.org.
Londonderry’s 5k and Fun Run
May 7: Londonderry School will host a 5K and Fun Run, its annual spring fundraiser. The 5K will start and finish on City Island in Harrisburg. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the race starts at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Visit thelondonderryschool.org.
Flower Barrel Planting
May 7: Friends of Midtown will replant barrels throughout Midtown and replace damaged ones from 9 to 11 a.m. Volunteers will start the day at N. 3rd and Verbeke streets. Visit friendsofmidtown.org.
Mother’s Day Flowers
May 7: Kids ages 5 to 13 can create a flowering container for mom with Penn State Master Gardeners in Cumberland County at the Penn State Extension office, 310 Allen Rd., Carlisle, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. A parent or guardian must be present. The $10 fee covers the cost of supplies. Visit extension.psu.edu/cumberland.
Book Fundraiser
May 7: Eugenio M. Albano will host a book fundraiser at The Cornerstone Coffeehouse, 2133 Market St., Camp Hill, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a portion of the book sales benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. For more details, visit thecornerstonecoffeehouse.com.
HBG Flea
May 7: The HBG Flea first outdoor market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on N. 3rd Street between Herr and Cumberland streets. Enjoy local art among vendors, food trucks, music and more. For more details, visit hbgflea.com.
Circle School Spring Gala
May 7: The Circle School, 210 Oakleigh Ave., Harrisburg, will host its annual Spring Gala from 12 to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Enjoy student entertainment, refreshments, a silent auction and a basket raffle. For more details, visit CircleSchool.org.
Multicultural Parade and Festival
May 7: YWCA of Greater Harrisburg will host the 14th Annual South Allison Hill Multicultural Parade and Festival, kicking off at 1 p.m. at the Heart of the Community Garden at Derry and Kittatinny streets. Visit ywcahbg.org for more details.
Tea and Conversation
May 7: The Historical Society of Dauphin County will host an afternoon tea at 2:30 p.m. in the Victorian parlor of the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion, 219 S. Front St., Harrisburg. Tickets are $20 and $15 for Historical Society members. Call 717-233-3462 or email office@dauphincountyhistory.org.
Rail Transit in Action
May 10: Harrisburg Chapter National Railway Historical Society will host “Rail Transit in Action,” an illustrated talk with Bob Vogel at Hoss’s Restaurant, 743 Wertzville Rd., Enola. Business meeting and speaker begin at 7 p.m., with a meal available as early as 5 p.m. Call 717-439-9744 or email sloan@auchincloss.com.
Midtown Cleanup
May 10: Friends of Midtown will hold a #2MinTue Cleanup, starting at Green and Maclay streets, 6:15 p.m. The group will collect trash around the Olde Uptown neighborhood, weather permitting. Visit friendsofmidtown.org.
Human Resources Seminar
May 12: SMC Business Councils will host “Key Human Resource Obstacles for Small Business: Human Resources for Non-Human Resource Professionals” from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott Harrisburg West. Visit smc.org for more details.
Soils Workshop
May 12: Penn State Extension will offer a soils workshop at the Penn State Extension Cumberland County office, 310 Allen Rd., Carlisle, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The registration fee is $60 and includes lunch, a soil test kit and a textbook. Visit extension.psu.edu.
Midtown May Market
May 14: Friends of Midtown will host a Midtown community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A waffle brunch will be held at Second City Church, 251 Verbeke St., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit friendsofmidtown.org.
Volunteer Work Day
May 14: Lend a hand at Wildwood Park to help with continued park and habitat enhancement projects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Snacks, tools and work gloves will be provided. To reduce plastic usage, the park asks that volunteers bring a water bottle. Visit wildwoodpark.org.
Odd Ones Bizarre
May 14: The Odd Ones Bizarre will be held at The Millworks, 340 Verbeke St., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate spring with 26 crafters, artists and creators who will sell their handcrafted wares along with the 31 resident artists. Visit millworksharrisburg.com.
Pint .5K
May 14: Rotary Club of Harrisburg Keystone’s 4th Annual Pint .5K Endurance Challenge will begin at Appalachian Brewing Co., 50 N. Cameron St. at 2 p.m. Cost is $15 before May 6, $20 afterwards. For more details, visit rotarypoint5k.org.
Firkin Funday
May 15: Art and beer join together as Sprocket MuralWorks unveils new concepts and Zeroday Brewing Co. taps a new firkin to support the project. Vote on your favorite concept and listen to great music. Firkin Funday starts at 3 p.m. at Zeroday, 250 Reily St., Harrisburg. Visit www.sprocketmuralworks.com.
Networking Mixer
May 17: Join the West Shore Chamber and other local business professionals at the May networking mixer, 5 to 7 p.m., at Myers-Buhrig Funeral Home and Crematory, Mechanicsburg. The event is free and open to chamber members. Visit wschamber.org.
Business After Hours
May 19: Mingle with business professionals at Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC’s free networking event at Keystone Technical Institute, 2301 Academy Dr., Harrisburg, 5 to 7 p.m. Visit harrisburgregionalchamber.org.
Camp Reily Open House
May 19: Join the YWCA Greater Harrisburg for an open house at Camp Reily, 300 Camp Reily Rd., 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy free camp food and refreshments, kids’ activities, information on Camp Reily and music by Shawan and The Wonton. Visit ywcahbg.org.
North Korea Program
May 19: Foreign Policy Association of Harrisburg will host Frank Plantan, co-director of the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania, in a talk about North Korea at 7:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg, Camp Hill. Dinner precedes at 6:30 p.m. Visit fpa-harrisburg.org.
3rd in The Burg
May 20: Enjoy the best of Harrisburg during 3rd in the Burg, the monthly arts and culture event at galleries, restaurants and art spaces throughout downtown and Midtown. Check out all the action at thirdintheburg.org.
St. Stephen’s Benefit
May 20: St. Stephen’s Episcopal School will host “Foundation,” an evening with premier restaurants, coffee roasters, breweries, world class wines and silent and live auctions, at WITF Atrium, 4801 Lindle Rd., 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 and $30 for St. Stephen’s families and cathedral members. For more details, call Denise Paran at 717-238-8590.
Simpson Library ComiCon
May 21: Joseph T. Simpson Public Library will host its second annual free, family-friendly ComiCon at the First Church of God Community Center, 201 E. Green St., Mechanicsburg, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit cumberlandcountylibraries.org.
Women’s Day Service
May 22: Capital Presbyterian Women will celebrate Women’s Day during morning worship service at Capital Presbyterian Church, 1401 Cumberland St., Harrisburg, 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Harrisburg Councilwoman and church Elder Destini Hodges. A reception will follow. Call 717-236-2332 with any questions.
Local Lunch
May 22: Join Friends of Midtown at its monthly community lunch, which will be held at note. Bistro and Winebar, 1530 N. 2nd St., 12 to 2 p.m. Contact business@friendsofmidtown.org or visit friendsofmidtown.org.
Business Women’s Forum
May 25: The Carlisle Area and West Shore Chambers of Commerce will host the Business Women’s Forum at High Center at Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The daylong conference is designed to create opportunities for women to network and build leadership skills. Visit wschamber.org.
Preservation Celebration
May 26: The Historic Harrisburg Association will host its annual Preservation Celebration and Toast at John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion, 5 p.m. The event will include a silent auction and a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. Visit historicharrisburg.com.
49th Annual Artsfest
May 28-30: The 49th annual Artsfest takes place in Riverfront Park. The free event features more than 250 juried artists and craftsmen in a variety of mediums from across the United States and Canada. The festival also features live music, Kidsfest and FilmFest. Visit www.jumpstreet.org/events/artsfest.
