Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!
What you’ll find:
For something new: The Masque of the Red Death | a rock concert experience at Open Stage; Little Amps Coffee BBQ Beer Dinner at Little Amps Uptown Worth noting: The *last* SoMa Block Party of the year (tonight); 3rd in the Burg (Friday); Harrisburg Book Festival is underway Things on my agenda this weekend: Gus Dapperton tonight, 3rd in the Burg in SoMa on Friday, youth baseball and a haunted happy hour Saturday, and on Sunday we wear black and gold and hope for the best.
For your weekend(ish) planning
- Harrisburg Book Festival is here!
- The last SoMa Block Party of 2023 is TONIGHT
- Add ‘3rd in the Burg’ to your weekend ‘to do’ list now — we’ve got a good one in SoMa
- See what else you missed on the blog
Below are options for your weekend.
A Look Ahead
- Win tickets to see HU Presents Paul Cauthen on Oct. 28
- Find the perfect holiday-themed getaway — no planning required!
- The Best Farmers Markets around Harrisburg
- Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup
Thursday
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- SoMa Block Party | October 2023 – last one of 2023!
- HU Presents Gus Dapperton at XL Live
- Music on the Patio | with Trace Morgan at Midtown Cinema
- The Exactlys at The Sturges Speakeasy
- Anniversary Sip & Shop at Carriage House Boutique
- Harrisburg Fall/Winter WeeUsables Consignment Event at the Pa. Farm Show Complex
- 2023 Harrisburg Book Festival
- An Evening with Chloe Gong and Alix E. Harrow: Fantasy and Intrigue at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Dillsburg Farmers Fair
- Friends of Northern Dauphin Library Fall Book Sale
- THE EXORCIST | live on stage at Open Stage
- The Masque of the Red Death | a rock concert experience at Open Stage
- Misery at Fulton Theatre
- Pennsylvania National Horse Show at the Farm Show Complex
- Poetry w/ Blacklisted Poets of Hbg at HMAC
Friday
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- 3rd in the Burg
- sip @ soma fting Mad Chef Craft Brewing | 3rd in the Burg October
- Hocus Pocus | 3rd in the Burg Movies Night at Midtown Cinema
- Art of the State Artists Conversation Tour for 3rd in the Burg at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
- 3rd in the Burg at Susquehanna Art Museum
- Little Amps Coffee BBQ Beer Dinner at Little Amps Uptown
- Organ Spooktacular: Masquerade Ball at Market Square Church
- Hocus Pocus Movie Night at the Bandshell in Reservoir Park
- Aortic Valve #3rdFridaze Nocturnal Harrisburg
October Edition - 2023 Harrisburg Book Festival
- Outdoor Tent Sale at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Evening with Liza Mundy: The Sisterhood at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Evening with Teju Cole and Samuel Kọ́láwọlé: Tremor at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Friends of Northern Dauphin Library Fall Book Sale
- Harrisburg Fall/Winter WeeUsables Consignment Event at the Pa. Farm Show Complex
- Hersheypark Halloween
- Dillsburg Farmers Fair
- Apple Festival at SpringGate
- Box of Rain: Grateful Dead Tribute at The Englewood
- Pennsylvania National Horse Show at the Farm Show Complex
- Here Come The Mummies at XL Live
- Green Jelly Presents Green Jelloween!!! Night 1 at Underground Live (GULLIFTYS REUNION SHOW)
- 90s Halloweek at the West Shore Theatre Sponsored by NCFCU
- THE EXORCIST | live on stage at Open Stage
- The Masque of the Red Death | a rock concert experience at Open Stage
- Misery at Fulton Theatre
- Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2
- Cradle Of Filth & Devildriver at HMAC
Saturday
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- Lemoyne Pumpkinfest – Vendor Fair, Food Trucks, FREE Fall Fun, crafts and games!
- Pumpkin Palooza at Hershey Gardens
- Fall Harvest Festival at Central Penn College
- 2023 Space Day at Whitaker Center
- Streets of Treats in Mechanicsburg
- 13th Annual Spooky Saturday in Downtown Carlisle
- 2023 End of the Road Half Marathon & 4 Miler
- Night at the Nature Center at Olewine Nature Center/Wildwood Park
- Antique & Vintage Outdoor Market / Store Octoberfest Sale! at The Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg
- Oktoberfest at Ashcombe with Big Bottom Brewery
- Apple Festival at SpringGate
- The Swisher Sweets at The Vineyard & Brewery at Hershey
- Harrisburg Fall/Winter WeeUsables Consignment Event at the Pa. Farm Show Complex
- 2023 Harrisburg Book Festival
- Outdoor Tent Sale at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Children’s Day at the Harrisburg Book Festival!
- Book Signing with Brigid Kemmerer: Defend the Dawn at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Book Signing with Hannah Nicole Maehrer: Assistant to the Villain at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Evening with Emily Wilson and Stephanie McCarter: The Iliad at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen and Phuc Tran: A Man of Two Faces at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Friends of Northern Dauphin Library Fall Book Sale
- Bosler Library Comic Con
- Dillsburg Farmers Fair
- Fall Furnace Fest 2023
- Apple Festival at Little Buffalo State Park
- Trunk or Treat at Trinity Lutheran Church Camp Hill
- Dauphin-Middle Paxton Historical Society Heritage Day
- Hersheypark Halloween
- 22nd Annual Pittie Party with Humane Society of Harrisburg Area
- Halloweekend! at The Winery at Hunters Valley
- Live Harpist | Candle Making | BYOB Event at The Gleeful Candle
- Miss Gay Pennsylvania America 2023 Preliminaries at Nocturnal
- Heroes and Villains Costume Party at Nocturnal
- New Cumberland Farmers Market on 4th
- Tell Me Lies – The Fleetwood Mac Experience @ XL LIVE
- 90s Halloweek at the West Shore Theatre Sponsored by NCFCU
- I Don’t Speak Spanish at Gamut Theatre Group
- Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- THE EXORCIST | live on stage at Open Stage
- The Masque of the Red Death | a rock concert experience at Open Stage
- Misery at Fulton Theatre
- Ciroc Saturdays at Level 2
- Armor For Sleep at HMAC
- 2000s Night Party at HMAC
Sunday
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- Pumpkin Palooza at Hershey Gardens
- The Harrisburg Record Riot! at Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
- Fall Furnace Fest 2023
- Apple Festival at Little Buffalo State Park
- Halloweekend! at The Winery at Hunters Valley
- Apple Festival at SpringGate
- Fort Hunter Conservancy Fall Foliage Hike
- Best of Halloween Radio Theater at Centre Street Grille
- Alejandro Escovedo at The Englewood
- 2023 End of the Road Half Marathon & 4 Miler
- 2023 Harrisburg Book Festival
- Outdoor Tent Sale at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Afternoon with Samantha Irby, Jenny Lawson, and Kate Baer at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- An Evening with Ilya Kaminsky and Katie Farris at Midtown Scholar Bookstore
- Hersheypark Halloween
- Pennsylvania National Horse Show at the Farm Show Complex
- 90s Halloweek at the West Shore Theatre Sponsored by NCFCU
- Sinatra: ‘That’s Life’ Concert Starring Tony Sands at West Shore Theatre
- THE EXORCIST | live on stage at Open Stage
- The Masque of the Red Death | a rock concert experience at Open Stage
- Misery at Fulton Theatre
- Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
- I Don’t Speak Spanish at Gamut Theatre Group
- Drag Brunch Bingo at HMAC
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