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.
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Need something NEW to do? Visit SoMa Harrisburg this weekend for tasting rooms, vintage shopping, a pop-up restaurant, and more.
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Things on my agenda this weekend: Wine & Wish List night at Meeka Fine Jewelry (then dinner at The Watershed), 3rd in the Burg in SoMa, the recouping from multiple days of socialization.
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- Nov. 17-20 • SIP @ 17 WITH UPPER REACH MEAD
- Nov. 17-20 • SIP @ SOMA WITH THE ENGLEWOOD
- Nov. 19 • 3RD IN THE BURG | SOMA HARRISBURG
For your weekend planning:
- Start planning your holiday travel now with this tip
- Enter to WIN: BBQ
- 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 your Thanksgiving food plans now
- Check out Grateful Goat Brewing & Provisions (REVIEW)
- Grab tickets to HHA’s Elegant Progressions Dinner (save big time if you’re under 40!)
- Update your bar cart for fall
- Buy new shoes
- 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
- sip @ 17 fting Upper Reach Mead
- sip @ soma fting The Englewood Brewery
- Ladies’ Wine & Wish List Night at Meeka Fine Jewlery
- Girls Pint Out in SoMa
- Throwback Thursdays with DJ Caraby at The Englewood
- GUY TORRY presented by Handles & Sampson Entertainment @ XL LIVE
- All 2000s Trivia at Hemauer Brewing
- Live Music with Pat Cusick at The Sturges Speakeasy
- HYP Coffee Tasting Series: Good Brotha’s Book Cafe
- Men’s Holiday Pop Up Shop from PrAna at Little Black Dress
- TMI Improv at Gamut Theatre
Friday
- 3rd in the Burg
- Learn @ Lunchtime with The State Museum of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Wild Dogs
- Gamut Theatre Group presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “BLACK AND UNKNOWN BARDS: A POETICAL EXPERIENCE” by Aneesa Neibauer
- Bumpin Uglies & Tropidelic w/ The Ries Brothers at XL Live
- Smoked Meats Festival! at SpringGate
- Men’s Holiday Pop Up Shop from PrAna at Little Black Dress
- Olivia Farabaugh at The Englewood
- Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
- The State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine presents “Cinderella” at Hershey Theatre
Saturday
- sip @ 17 fting Upper Reach Mead
- sip @ soma fting The Englewood Brewery
- City of Harrisburg Holiday Parade
- The York County Ale Trail Brew Bus
- The York County Ale Trail Original Walking Tour
- Market on Chocolate
- The Coexist Farmers Market
- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market on 4th – Find more local markets here
- Gamut Theatre Group presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
- The Brew Bus – York County
- Brewery Tours Original Walking Tour – York City
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “BLACK AND UNKNOWN BARDS: A POETICAL EXPERIENCE” by Aneesa Neibauer
- Court Street Cabaret at Open Stage
- Open Stage’s The Obstructed View ThanksGAYing Episode
- Harrisburg University Presents Christone “KINGFISH” Ingram Presents “662 Juke Joint Live” at XL Live
- The Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens
- Smoked Meats Festival! at SpringGate
- YPOC Boardgames & Brunch at Good Brotha’s Book Cafe
- Men’s Holiday Pop Up Shop from PrAna at Little Black Dress
- Virtual Tasting of Beaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau with Pennsylvania Wine Society
- Little Elves Workshop at The Hershey Story
- Tony Ryder and the Idle Saints with Hockersville Station at The Englewood
- Holiday Craft Show at Paddletown Church Etters
- The Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens
- Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
Sunday
- Candy Cane Walk in downtown Camp Hill
- Live holiday music from No Last Call, Harrisburg Academy’s String Quartet, and Camp Hill High School Band
- Hot cocoa bar at Tanner Law Office, LLC
- Cookies, carolers & hot chocolate @ West Shore Baptist Church
- Boozy peppermint eggnog milkshakes with holiday cocktail recipe cards and Grinch milkshakes for the kids @ Conte Wealth Advisors
- Enjoy snacks & drinks @ Halbruner, Hatch & Guise
- Refreshments, cookies and 20% off all haircare products @ KB Styles
- CHPC Preschool will be passing out Peppermint Play-doh and will have a kid’s game.
- Om Baby Center will have outdoor (weather permitting) and indoor activities in their newly remodeled studio, including holiday sensory bins, family games, easy kid crafts, hot chocolate, cider and treats.
- Dauphin County Doulas will also be offering car seat installation and safety checks. They are $20 for 20 minutes with a certified car seat installer. Must register at Calendar – Om Baby Center.
- Fire truck & candy canes from the fire station at 22nd Stree
- Men’s Holiday Pop Up Shop from PrAna at Little Black Dress
- 20% off Plum Bottom’s Clearance Room
- Cornerstone Coffeehouse features peppermint mochas, eggnog, and eggnog lattes
- Cocoa Creek Chocolates offers a free 2-piece truffle box with $35+ purchase; 4-piece with a $75+ purchase, plus enjoy peppermint candy stick dipped in Belgian dark chocolate
- Steven Williams ‘Skadi’ Book Signing at Cornerstone Coffeehouse
- Just Plain Yoga Virtual Monthly Yin Yoga
- NFL Football on the BIG Screen at The Englewood
- The York County Ale Trail Original Walking Tour
- Sunday Family Day at Stumpy’s Hatchet House Hershey
- Gamut Theatre Group presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
- The Hanover Brewery Tours Brew Bus
- Brewery Tours Original Walking Tour – York City
- Narçisse Theatre Company presents “BLACK AND UNKNOWN BARDS: A POETICAL EXPERIENCE” by Aneesa Neibauer
- Really Really Free Market at Broad Street Market
- HYP Book Club: Challenge Read – “Dune” Book 1
- Smoked Meats Festival! at SpringGate
- Little Elves Workshop at The Hershey Story
- Hersheypark Christmas Candylane
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