Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!

What you’ll find ⤵️

For something new: Rock the Food Bank benefit at XL Live on Friday; Light Up Downtown Hershey Holiday Celebration Saturday

Worth noting: 42nd annual PA Christmas + Gift Show runs all weekend; Elegant Progressions is Friday and Saturday; oodles of holiday events

Things on my agenda this weekend: Unleashing the holiday spirit

🆕 Quick Weekend Links: Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday

New + Noteworthy

you know, ICYMI

• Get half-price admission to the PA Christmas + Gift Show
• Shop my 2025 Hoilday Gift Guide
• See what else you missed on the blog
• and check out the new “Extras” section at the very bottom

Sara’s Top Picks

for the group chat

• Which holiday cocktail are you making?
• Get your tickets for Historic Harrisburg’s Candlelight House Tour
• 📤 Share this with the friend who always asks, ‘What’s going on this weekend?’
• 👨‍💻 Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup

Thursday

• PA Christmas + Gift Show at the PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
• Holiday Sip + Shop at DaisyAge | Free | Camp Hill
• Keystone Merge at Pursuit Coworking | Free | Harrisburg
• 18th Annual Pursuit of Justice Purse Auction at West Shore Country Club | $ | Camp Hill
• CAPLIVE: DAILEY & VINCENT – Candy Canes & Coal at The Appell Center | $ | York
• Harrisburg JCC’s Ellie Goldenberg Theater Program Presents The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) at the State Museum of Pennsylvania | $ | Harrisburg
• Meditation with Amanda Pendleton at Reiki by Rickie | $ | Harrisburg
• Better Lovers at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Bright Nights York at Wellspan Park | $ | York

Friday

• Holiday Jazz Night! at Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Free | Harrisburg
• HYP Sweater & Sparkle Soiree at Susquehanna Art Museum | Free | Harrisburg
• TGIF: Cycle Express Theme Ride- Hip-Hop Holiday at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Yin Inspired Flow Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Holiday Pasta Making Class at Horizons Creative Studio | $ | Lemoyne
• PA Christmas + Gift Show at the PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
• First Friday in Lancaster City | Free | Lancaster
• JAZZ IN THE CITY – SEASONAL JAZZ at The Appell Center | $ | York
• FIRST FRIDAY FREE FAMILY FILM – ANIMATED HOLIDAY CLASSICS at The Appell Center | $ | York
• J. Bliss and Jennifer Espenshade at Harrisburg Comedy Zone | $ | New Cumberland
• Consider The Source at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
• Rock The Food Bank Benefit Concert at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
• It’s A 2000’s Party at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• Winslow: An Evening of The Eagles at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
• Black Nativity at Rose Lehrman Arts Center | $ | Harrisburg
• The Harrisburg Singers present Sounds of the Season: Holiday Songs & Cherished Carols at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | $ | Hershey
• Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens | $ | Hershey
• A Christmas Story at The Playhouse at Allenberry | $ | Boiling Springs
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
• Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
• Who’s Holiday at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• Bright Nights York at Wellspan Park | $ | York

Saturday

• Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
• HBG Flea Holiday Market at Strawberry Square | Free | Harrisburg
• Pilates Yoga Fusion with Burn30 at Zeroday | $ | Harrisburg
• Holiday Reset Wine & Yoga at Lampeter’s Corner | $ | Lancaster
• THE FROSTY 5, 5K RUN / WALK | $ | Middletown
• PA Christmas + Gift Show at the PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
• Arcona Alpacas Holiday Open House | Free | Mechanicsburg
• Book Launch Party with Jessica Yoon: BLACKPINK at Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Free | Harrisburg
• Holiday Magic at the Market at West Shore Farmers Market | Free | Lemoyne
• First Saturdays at The Millworks | Free | Harrisburg
• Holiday Makers Market at Annie Baileys | Free | Lancaster
• Holidays on Chocolate at Hershey Fresh Market | Free | Hershey
• Light Up Downtown Hershey Holiday Celebration | Free | Hershey
• Market of Curiosities at Carlisle Expo Center | $ | Carlisle
• Cumberland County Historical Society Holiday House Bus Tour at Penn Harris Hotel | $ | Camp Hill
• Tröegs Ullr Fest 2025 @ Roundtop Mountain | Free | Lewisberry
• Holiday Sip & Shop! at CrossWinds Winery of Hershey | Free | Hershey
• Star City Christmas Tree Lighting at the Broad Street Market | Free | Harrisburg
• 7th Annual Santalympics at Royal Winery | Free | Harrisburg
• CAPFILM: WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Appell Center | $ | York
• Harrisburg JCC’s Ellie Goldenberg Theater Program Presents The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) at the State Museum of Pennsylvania | $ | Harrisburg
• Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Pops 2: Swing With Me at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
• York Cards and Collectibles Show at York Expo Center | $ | York
• York Christmas Gift & Craft Show at York Expo Center | $ | York
• Pennsylvania Ballet Academy presents Nutcracker Sweets with live symphony orchestra at The Pullo Center | $ | York
• J. Bliss and Jennifer Espenshade at Harrisburg Comedy Zone | $ | New Cumberland
• Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• The Local Honeys Live at The Abbey Bar with Abby Hamilton and Virginia Masland | $ | Harrisburg
• Songs For Phil at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
• Scythian Ugly Christmas Sweater Show at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
• Toys For Tots Benefit at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• Philly Drag Mafia’s Drag Brunch Ft. Brittany Lynn at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
• The Harrisburg Singers present Sounds of the Season: Holiday Songs & Cherished Carols at St. Joseph Catholic Church | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Oyster Mill Playhouse: Cabaret Night at the Mill | $ | Camp Hill
• Black Nativity at Rose Lehrman Arts Center | $ | Harrisburg
• A Christmas Story at The Playhouse at Allenberry | $ | Boiling Springs
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls 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
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
• Who’s Holiday at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• Bright Nights York at Wellspan Park | $ | York

Sunday

• Sunday Tea at The Willows at Ashcombe | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Kundalini Yoga with Keane Living at Consciousness Coffee | $ | Lemoyne
• Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
• Sound Healing Meditation at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
• PA Christmas + Gift Show at the PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
• Stay presents The Englewood Makers Market | Free | Hershey
• Sip & Shop at Hershey Italian Lodge | Free | Hershey
• The Harrisburg Record Riot at IW ABel Banquet Hall | $ | Steelton
• The Harrisburg Singers present “Sounds of the Season: Holiday Songs & Cherished Carols” at Trinity Camp Hill | Free | Camp Hill
• Arcona Alpacas Holiday Open House | Free | Mechanicsburg
• Pines & Pints – Wreath Decorating Event at Gruver’s Tree Farm | $ | New Cumberland
• Holiday Sip & Shop! at CrossWinds Winery of Hershey | Free | Hershey
• An Evening with Swearingen & Kelli – An Indie-Americana Duo (with guest Jonathan Beedle) at The Manor on Front | $ | Harrisburg
• The Harrisburg Singers present Sounds of the Season: Holiday Songs & Cherished Carols at Trinity Lutheran Church | $ | Camp Hill
• Cupboard Maker Books Vault Party 2025 | $ | Enola
• Hershey Exotic Plant Show and Sale | $ | Hershey
• CAPFILM: WHITE CHRISTMAS at The Appell Center | $ | York
• Harrisburg JCC’s Ellie Goldenberg Theater Program Presents The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) at the State Museum of Pennsylvania | $ | Harrisburg
• Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Pops 2: Swing With Me at The Forum | $ | Harrisburg
• Hershey Bears vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• Screaming Orphans Christmas Show at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
• Black Nativity at Rose Lehrman Arts Center | $ | Harrisburg
• A Christmas Story at The Playhouse at Allenberry | $ | Boiling Springs
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
• Bright Nights York at Wellspan Park | $ | York

Extras

1. Coronet Park to open in early 2026. If you want to check it out, make sure you’re on my email list.
2. Want to share an ‘extra’? Email Sara with interest! 

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