Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA! Scroll down or use the menu links to find ideas for your weekend.
What’s inside:
Need something NEW to do? Spooky season: a new nightclub opens; trick-or-treats galore; Boneshire 5-Year
(Still) Worth noting: Check out my private Facebook community, Cheers Harrisburg. You can join the convo here.
Things on my agenda this weekend: Trick-or-Treat, Bo’s 4th Birthday, more.
Don’t forget to support your local brewery! Click here to find one near you.
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- Nov. 19 • 3RD IN THE BURG | SOMA HARRISBURG
- Nov. 17-20 • SIP @ 17 WITH UPPER REACH MEAD
- Nov. 17-20 • SIP @ SOMA WITH THE ENGLEWOOD
For your weekend planning:
- Start planning your holiday travel now with this tip
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- Shop these great local markets.
- View our local Restaurant Directory
- Local Brewery, Winery, & Cidery Directory
- See what else you missed on the blog.
Below are options for your weekend.
Top Weekend Recs
- Make these Jell-O shots for Halloween
- Enjoy these Halloween-themed Soundscapes from Market Square Concerts
- Boneshire Brew Works 5-Year Anniversary
- Update your bar cart for fall
- Stream episodes of Poured in PA: The Series
COVID-19 Disclaimer: Masking and social distancing policies may vary per business, venue, and event. Please be considerate, follow the rules, and be nice. And tip extra!
Thursday
- Trick or Treat night at The Broad Street Market!
- Mamma Mia! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- Throwback Thursdays with DJ Caraby at The Englewood
- Josh Cohen & Julian Levinson: How to Live. What to Do: In Search of Ourselves in Life and Literature with the Midtown Scholar
- Blitz Dynette at The Englewood
Friday
- Learn @ Lunchtime with The State Museum of Pennsylvania: Treasures from the Vault: The Leroy Hopkins’ Ike Jacket
- Shoo-Fly Porter in Back! at Lancaster Brewing Co.
- Open Stage presents White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
- Mamma Mia! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- Hersheypark in the Dark
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
- Hedwig and the Angry Itch at The Ephrata Performing Arts Center
- Halloween Boozy Milkshakes! at Midstate Distillery
- Harrisburg University Presents The Record Company at XL Live
- Boneshire Anniversary Weekend! – Anniversary Live @ The Shire: Lil Brother Band
- King Fest at Midtown Cinema
- Odyssey Opening Night at former Hops, Vines, & Spirits Tasting Room
- Halloween Weekend! at SpringGate
- HarrisburgBuzz.com Launch Party at La Cultura
- TMI Improv featuring Andy Shaw + Costume Contest
- HYP New Member Social at Susquehanna Art Museum
- Pete Henry with Shine Delphi at The Englewood
- The Rocky Horror Show LIVE at Mickey’s Black Box at Rock Lititz
- For King + For Country at GIANT Center
Saturday
- 5th Annual City Island Haunted House 5K & Half Marathon
- Friends of Midtown Dog Costume Party at Broad Street Market
- Halloween at Whitaker
- Halloween Fun at The Shoppes at Susquehanna
- Ashcombe Fall Harvest Days
- The York County Ale Trail Brew Bus
- The York County Ale Trail Original Walking Tour
- Open Stage presents White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
- Hersheypark in the Dark
- Pumpkin Glow at Hershey Gardens
- Market on Chocolate
- The Coexist Farmers Market
- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market on 4th – Find more local markets here
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- Mamma Mia! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- Hedwig and the Angry Itch at The Ephrata Performing Arts Center
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
- Harrisburg University Presents Cold War Kids at XL Live
- Adult Halloween Costume Party at Newfangled
- Boneshire Anniversary Weekend! – Anniversary Live @ The Shire: Nate Myers
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show | at Midtown Cinema
- The 4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl – Harrisburg
- Odyssey Masquerade Ball at the former Hops, Vines, & Spirits Tasting Room
- Halloween Weekend! at SpringGate
- Halloween Hike & Campfire at Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
- The Lobster Band to perform at Etters VFW Halloween Party
- Crippled But Free at The Englewood
- 2021 Virtual Workshops in Archaeology at The State Museum of Pennsylvania: HIDDEN STORIES: UNCOVERING AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH ARCHAEOLOGY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
- CPHL Radio presents Dracula at The Pollock Center
- Fall Garden Series: How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter at Wildwood Park
- The Rocky Horror Show LIVE at Mickey’s Black Box at Rock Lititz
- Fall Harvest Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery
- Middletown Business Association Halloween Mixer
- Stumpy’s Halloween Throwdown
- Hershey Bears v Cleveland Monsters
Sunday
- Just Plain Yoga Virtual Monthly Yin Yoga
- NFL Football on the BIG Screen at The Englewood
- Halloween Brunch with Abigail’s Garden at Mount Gretna Brewery
- The York County Ale Trail Original Walking Tour
- Sunday Family Day at Stumpy’s Hatchet House Hershey
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- Mamma Mia! at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- Ashcombe Fall Harvest Days
- Hersheypark in the Dark
- Pumpkin Glow at Hershey Gardens
- Open Stage presents White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
- Bare Bones Ensemble presents The Rocky Horror Show at Federal Taphouse
- Theatre Harrisburg presents THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
- MAGIC BEANS wsg LITZ (HAPPY HALLOW-BEAN!) @ XL LIVE
- Fall Block Party at Elementary Coffee (North St)
- Trick or Treat Night in downtown Carlisle
- Boneshire Anniversary Weekend!
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show | at Midtown Cinema
- Halloween (1978) | at Midtown Cinema
- The Harrisburg Record Riot!
- Halloween Weekend! at SpringGate
- Halloween Millworks Artist Mixer at City House B&B
- Fall Harvest Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery
- Halloween Radio Theater at Center Street Grille
- Hershey Bears v Cleveland Monsters
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