The Dauphin County Commissioners met Wednesday.
Offering a glimpse of events and entertainers coming to Dauphin County parks this year, the county board of commissioners unanimously approved a dozen entertainment contracts Wednesday.
For the 2026 Jazz & Wine Festival, slated for Fort Hunter Park on Sept. 12 and 13, the county approved contracts for musical acts.
Slated entertainers include a jazz trio made up of keyboardist Brian Simpson and saxophonists Marion Meadows and Jessy J ($12,500); Chelsey Green & The Green Project, led by violinist and vocalist Chelsey Green, ($7,500); pianist Kofi Boakye ($6,500); Phaze II, a six-piece jazz ensemble from Washington D.C., ($3,500), and Best Kept Soul, a Delaware band that plays jazz ($3,250).
For the 2026 BrewFest, a beer and music festival put on by the county, musician Mark DeRose is slated to perform ($600). The event is planned for July 18 in front of Fort Hunter Mansion.
The county also secured a contractor to provide movie and screen audio for its family friendly, 12-week Sunset Music and Movie Series that will run June through August at Fort Hunter Park ($7,350).
The county also approved a professional race timing contract with a vendor ($1,100) for its annual Run Wild for Wildwood 5K/10K and a contract with Ryan “The Bug Man” Bridge to give insect presentations at a nature-themed kids day camp ($770).
The 5K/10K race is held at and that raises money for Wildwood Park. Nature Explorers Day Camp, also held at Wildwood Park, for kids aged 6 to 8 begins in July.
County commissioners Justin Douglas, Mike Pries and George Hartwick approved the entertainment contracts alongside many other line items Wednesday.
The money for these contracts, which were all budgeted for, comes from the Dauphin County Community Fund.
To learn more about the Dauphin County Commissioners visit this website.
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