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 you’ll find:
For something new: Try “The Sunflower” at Cornerstone Coffeehouse; great acts at XL Live Fri & Sat with Harrisburg University Presents
Worth noting: Creatures of the Night opens at ZooAmerica; Visit Hershey-Harrisburg’s Harvest Hops through Nov. 30
Things on my agenda this weekend: Heading to a mini getaway in the Poconos! Follow along on IG.
For your weekend planning
- Plan a holiday-themed trip ?
- Harrisburg Book Festival is Oct. 19-23
- Market on Market now open Tuesdays in Camp Hill
- View my local Restaurant Directory or Local Brewery, Winery, & Cidery Directory
- See what else you missed on the blog
Below are options for your weekend.
Top Weekend Recs
- Check out AAA’s Pet Costume Contest!
- WIN a Pumpkin Spice gift pack from Cornerstone Coffeehouse
- Save the date for the last SoMa Block Party of 2022
- The Best Farmers Markets around Harrisburg
- Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup
Thursday
- Halloween Ends | at Midtown Cinema
- Shrimp Band on the Millworks roof
- New Cumberland Food Truck & Restaurant Rally
- The Color Purple at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
- Healthy Steps Diaper Bank Attitude of Gratitude
- Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives at American Music Theatre
- Sunset Relaxation Float with Susquehanna Outfitters
Friday
- Harrisburg University Presents Barns Courtney at XL Live
- Learn at Lunchtime: PA Mushrooms with The State Museum of Pennsylvania
- Walk & Talk with a Master Gardener in conjunction with Penn State Extension
- Court Street Cabaret: After Hours at Open Stage
- Down in Front! presents A Night to Dismember! at Midtown Cinema
- Open Stage presents Treasure Island
- Brews and Board Games! at The Vegetable Hunter
- Brews and Board Games! at The Vegetable Hunter (Carlisle)
- Funktion at H Lounge at Hollywood Casino
- Live At The Fillmore & Friends – “Fillmore East: The Final Concert” at Whitaker Center
- Harrisburg Whiskey Festival at the Crown Plaza
- Apple Festival! at SpringGate
- Destination Carlisle’s Halloweekend
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Hans & Peter Bloedel, from Players on High at the Carlisle Theatre
- Casting Crowns – The Healer Tour at GIANT Center
- Pop-Up Adult Ballroom Dancing Class
- The Color Purple at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
- Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza at American Music Theatre
- Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights
- Creatures of the Night at ZooAmerica
Saturday
- Harrisburg University Presents Judah & The Lion at XL Live
- ART TALKS: Exhibition Tour & Discussion for Artists at Susquehanna Art Museum
- Great Pumpkin at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
- Making Strides against Breast Cancer 5k Walk/Run
- Psycho (1960) | A Midtown CinemaAAH!! Event
- Evening With Owls at Ned Smith Center
- OKTOBERFEST at Hemauer Brewing Co.
- Market Square Concerts presents The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace
- Fall Harvest at Central Penn College
- Burgers and Brews Music Festival at Central Penn College
- Choctoberfest 2022 in downtown Hershey
- Foraging Walk at Little Buffalo State Park
- Little Buffalo Apple Festival
- Apple Festival! at SpringGate
- Yorktoberfest
- Hershey Bears vs Utica Comets
- Destination Carlisle’s Halloweekend
- 12th Annual Spooky Saturday in Downtown Carlisle
- Mystical Market 2022 at The Carlisle Antique Mall
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Hans & Peter Bloedel, from Players on High at the Carlisle Theatre
- Open Stage presents Treasure Island
- The Color Purple at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
- LGBT Center’s FAB 2022
- Creatures of the Night at ZooAmerica
- Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights
- Oktoberfest at Lancaster Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- New Cumberland Farmers’ Market On 4th
- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour
- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!
Sunday
- The Halloween BOOMERANG BRUNCH Drag Show! Costume Contest!
- The Evil Dead Triple Feature | A Midtown CinemaAAH!! Event
- National Theatre Live: FRANKENSTEIN at Midtown Cinema
- Open Stage presents Treasure Island
- Apple Festival! at SpringGate
- Hershey Bears vs. Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Fall Work Party at LEAF Project
- Destination Carlisle’s Halloweekend
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Hans & Peter Bloedel, from Players on High at the Carlisle Theatre
- The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash at American Music Theatre
- Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights
- Oktoberfest at Lancaster Brewing Co.
- Drag Brunch Bingo at HMAC
- Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
- YOGA at Hemauer Brewing
- Hanover Brewery Tours: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Brew Bus!
- York County Ale Trail: The Original Walking Tour
- Sunday Family Day at Stumpy’s Hatchet House Hershey
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