What you’ll find ⤵️
For something new: NEW MUSIC VENUE! Capital City Music Hall opens this weekend; Benaiah’s has new hours + happy hour specials
Worth noting: Taste of Ireland at Whitaker Friday; Hop Dash and Pigtoberfest at Boneshire Saturday; also Alex’s Chili Cookoff for a Cause.
Things on my agenda this weekend: idk about you, but in my household, the focus is on the first day of archery season. Also, Tres Bonne Annee.
🆕 Quick Weekend Links: Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday
New + Noteworthy
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- A night out – and overnight, plus brunch – for 2 for less than $300! — and your chance to WIN this is here
- See what else you missed on the blog
- and check out the new “Extras” section at the very bottom
Sara’s Top Picks
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- from TheBurg: Stealey’s Tavern is a hit in Midtown
- 💜 Join me for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Nov. 1!
- 📤 Share this with the friend who always asks, ‘What’s going on this weekend?’
- 👨💻 Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup
Thursday
- Keystone Merge at The Grotto | $ | York
- Bird Walk: Fall Migration at Wildwood – Park Rx | Free | Harrisburg
- HBA Parade of Homes | Free | various locations
- Live Music at the Cinema with Jessie Lynn at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
- Matt Jameson at The Sturges Speakeasy | Free | Harrisburg
- Julie Fowlis w/Special Guests Seasons at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Greensky Bluegrass Fall Tour at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Open Mic and Jam at The Abbey Bar | Every Thursday Night!| Free | Harrisburg
- Keith Urban at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- FREE Practical Recovery Support Group with Bold Steps Behavioral Health | Free | Online
Friday
- HBA Parade of Homes | Free | various locations
- Cycle Express: TGIF Theme 80’s Throw Back
at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg - Mean Girls Theme: Barre Express Event
at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg - HYP First Friday Social at Rookie’s Craft Burger Bar | Free | Harrisburg
- First Friday in Downtown York | $ | York
- Dan Miller for Mayor Block Party – 1400 Block of N. 3rd | Free | Harrisburg
- Outdoor Dinner Pop-Up at Coda Rouge | $ | Harrisburg
- poetry & open mic at Consciousness Coffee | Free | Lemoyne
- “The Life of a Showgirl” Album Release Party at YAH Brew | Free | Hershey
Taps & Tees at Wolf Brewing Company | Free | Mechanicsburg- RE-ANIMATOR | a Midtown CinemaAAH! Event | $ | Harrisburg
- Jazz in the City: Classical Music Themes at The Appell Center | $ | York
- Oxymorons Improv Comedy at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Free Live Music with Millennial Mixtape at The Vineyard at Hershey | Free | Hershey
- Central PA Tattoo and Horror Expo at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course | $ | Grantville
- Taste of Ireland at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
- It’s October 3rd Pink Party at Karma | $ | Harrisburg
- WXPN Welcomes: Marc Rebillet Places I’ve Never Played And Will Never Play Again Tour at XL LIve | $ | Harrisburg
- Cultus Black “The Autumn Horror Road Show” At Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Masters of Illusion at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
Saturday
- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Zumba at Burn30 | $ | Lemoyne
- FREE Beginner Yoga at H2L Studio | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Pilates Yoga Fusion with Burn30 at Zeroday Brewing | $ | Harrisburg
- Walk with a Doc – Park Rx at Reservoir Park | Free | Harrisburg
- HYP Running Club at FNB Field | Free | Harrisburg
- 11th Annual Homeland Hospice 5K and Memory Walk | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Tröegs | YMCA Hop Dash 5K at Tröegs | $ | Hershey
- Friends of Midtown Litter Clean Up & Meet Up at The Millworks | Free | Harrisburg
- HBG Flea – October 2025 at Midtown Cinema | Free | Harrisburg
- Friends of New Cumberland Public Library Book & Media Sale | Free | New Cumberland
- HBA Parade of Homes | Free | various locations
- Canal Day in Downtown Newport | Free | Newport
- October 1st Saturday Sampling – Soups & Chilis at Simply Flavorful | Free | Mechanicsburg
- 5th Annual Chocolate Town Book Fest | Free | Hershey
- Oktoberfest 2025 at Royal Winery | Free | Harrisburg
- PIGTOBERFEST 2025 at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
- Oktoberfest at The Beerded Goat | Free | Harrisburg
- Alex’s Chili Cookoff For A Cause 2025 at Range + Rye | $ | Dillsburg
- Annie Bailey’s 18th Annual Oysterfest | $ | Lancaster
- Lancaster Beer Gardens | Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration | Free | Lancaster
- LITITZ PARKWALK 2025 at Lititz Springs Park | Free | Lititz
- Pumpkin Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- The Dover Road at the McCormick Riverfront Library | Free | Harrisburg
- High Noon – A Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Southern Rock at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Blue & White: Forever Bright – Diane Crosby Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Success with Honor: Penn State vs UCLA Charity Watch Party and Silent Auction at Appalachian Brewing Company 1757 Grill, Carlisle Barracks Golf Course | $ | Carlisle
- Free Live Music with Crash & Cross at The Vineyard at Hershey | Free | Hershey
- HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA | Cereal and Saturday Morning Cartoons at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
- Leo DiSanto at Stealey’s Tavern | Free | Harrisburg
- Englewood Hershey Summer Patio Series | Free | Hershey
- WXPN Welcomes: Oteil & Friends at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Fight From Within “Talk is Cheap Tour” Part 1 w/ Resistor, Left on Red and More at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
- Popcorn Hat Players presents Little Red Riding Hood at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
- Gamut Theatre Group presents The Revolutionists | $ | Harrisburg
- Time Travelers Weekend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
- Open Stage presents Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors | $ | Harrisburg
- 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
Sunday
- Sunday Tea at the Willows | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Prenatal Yoga Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Kundalini Yoga with Keane Living at Consciousness Coffee | $ | Lemoyne
- Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
- Boobs Without Borders at Buhrig’s Gathering Place | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Oktoberfest 2025 at Royal Winery | Free | Harrisburg
- Pumpkin Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
- Canine Carnival at The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey | Free | Hershey
- Wyndridge Farm’s Oktoberfest | $ | Dallastown
- Pumpkins + Pints @ Tröegs Independent Brewery | Free | Hershey
- Trinity Concert Series: Peter Sirotin & Ya-Ting Chang at Trinity Dillsburg | $ | Dillsburg
- 1775: The Prequel – A Lecture on The Spirit of 1775 from the Olive Branch Petition to “Common Sense” at the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion | Free | Harrisburg
- Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime with Tomas McCarthy & Indio Downey at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Tobymac & Mercyme at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
- HBA Parade of Homes | Free | various locations
- Time Travelers Weekend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
- Open Stage presents Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors | $ | Harrisburg
- Gamut Theatre Group presents The Revolutionists | $ | Harrisburg
- The Vampire Circus – The Scariest Side of Cirque at The Appell Center | $ | York
Extras
- Be the taste everyone talks about! We’re looking for partners to support Berry Bash as “Food Station Sponsor” – great opportunity for fun, engaging activation! Email me with interest!
- Vendor applications are open for the (outdoor) SoMa Christmas Market on Nov. 30! Sign-up here! Deadline to apply is Sept. 15.
- Save the date for Plants + Pints 2026! Sunday, April 12 at Strawberry Square
- Want to share an ‘extra’? Email Sara with interest!
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