Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!
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For something new: This! We’re making some changes to help you navigate this post so every weekend is the best one ever! Worth noting: An abundance of great music and wine events, plus lots of fitness opportunities Things on my agenda this weekend: Catching up with friends, back-to-school prep, Tres Bonne Annee’s Patron Party at The Willows on Sunday
🆕 Quick Weekend Links: Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday
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New + Noteworthy
you know, ICYMI
- wake & bake cafe is now open | TheBurg
- PennLive hosted its public forum on downtown – What’s next? (I was there – were you?)
- Jazz Walk announced for Sept. 5 in Midtown Harrisburg
- Tickets are on sale NOW for Harrisburg’s latest (and greatest) event: Berry Bash – A Fundraiser Supporting Harrisburg River Rescue on Oct. 25 – Want a secret discount? email me. Limited availability.
- See what else you missed on the blog
- and check out the new “Extras” section at the very bottom
Sara’s Top Picks
what I’m telling my close friends group
- Dog owner? Enter to win a free 1-month membership at Greenlin Pet Resort Harrisburg
- WIN free tickets to the Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival!
- Join me for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Nov. 1!
- August SoMa Block Party is Aug. 29
Thursday
- Music at Hershey Gardens – The Anthony Haubert Quartet featuring Mikayla Shirley | $ | Hershey
- Cocktails for Campaign – Etter Family Green at the Grass Campus | $ | Harrisburg
- Laughter Yoga – Park Rx at Fort Hunter Park | $ | Harrisburg
- Open Mic and Jam at The Abbey Bar | Every Thursday Night! | Free | Harrisburg
- DJ EMD Spinning ALL of the HITS at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | City Island
- Karaoke Thursdays at Karma | Free | Harrisburg
- Brantley Gilbert: Tattoos Tour 2025 at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
- Bold Steps Behavioral Health Family Support Group | Free | Virtual
Friday
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- Luxury Outdoor Picnic Experience @ Gruver Farms Winery | $ | New Cumberland
- 2025 Ted Lick Memorial Sporting Clays Classic | $ | Harrisburg
- TGIF: 90’s Hip-Hop Mat Pilates at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Cycle Express Theme: TGIF – Journey
at H2L Studio | $ | Harrisburg - Brewery Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Cumberland Honey Live at The Abbey Bar w/ Ragged Union | $ | Harrisburg
- Shine Delphi LIVE at The Barn at Allenberry | Free | Boiling Springs
- Sunset Music & Movie Series: Mufasa The Lion King at Fort Hunter Park | Free | Harrisburg
- Music in the Vines: Jeff Seyfried | Creekview Food Company at Cassel Vineyards of Hershey | Free | Hershey
- Proper Motor Car Mixer: Rock & Rolls at the Rolls-Royce Foundation | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Decked Out Live with The Jess Zimmerman Band at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Hershey
- Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Comedy Night on Railroad Avenue | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Emmylou Harris at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- The Music of Queen + Journey at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna
- Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
Saturday
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- Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
- Zumba at Burn30 | $ | Lemoyne
- Yoga at Italian Lake | Free | Harrisburg
- Run Wild for Wildwood 5K/10K | $ | Harrisburg
- Master Gardener Walk & Talk “I Have a Dream” Anniversary at Martin Luther King, Jr. Garden | Free | Harrisburg
- Yoga on the Roof at Tellus 360 | $ | Lancaster
- FREE- Beginner Cycling Workshop at H2L Studio | Free | Mechanicsburg
- Spirits of America | $ | New Cumberland
- Sunflower Weekend at Gruver Farm Winery | Free | New Cumberland
- 2nd Annual Cultural Festival at First Alliance Church | Free | Harrisburg
- Brew Kids on the Block at Gift Horse Brewing | $ | York
- Dillsburg Library Summer Lawn Concert Series | Free | Dillsburg
- Slavic American Festival at St. Ann Byantine Catholic Church | Free | Harrisburg
- August Market & Food Truck Rally at Creative Grounds | Free | Mechanicsburg
- 2025 Lancaster Craft Beerfest | $ | Lancaster
- MOANA 2
Free Outdoor Film at Midtown Cinema | Free | Harrisburg - Music in the Vines: Quiet Soul | Creekview Food Company at Cassel Vineyards of Hershey | Free | Hershey
- Englewood Hershey Summer Patio Series | Free | Hershey
- An Evening with Muriel Anderson – Fingerstyle Guitar at The Manor on Front | $ | Harrisburg
- Art Association of Harrisburg Mountaindale Soiree II | $ | Harrisburg
- Shea Quinn’s The Band Who Sold the World at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- Nissley Vineyards – 2025 Music in the Vineyards Summer Concert Series | Free | Bainbridge
- Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con 2025 at PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
- Handles & Sampson Present: Ballin’ Movie Premier After Party at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
- Catalyst Dance Company Presents: Celestial at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
- Sons of Pitches LIVE at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
- Dj Caraby’s 3rd Annual End Of Summer Decades Party at Boomerang Bar & Grill | Free | New Cumberland
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
- Pyrate Invasion Weekend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
- The Music of Queen + Journey at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna
- Ciroc Saturdays at Level 2 | Harrisburg
- Brewery Tours: York City Walking Tour | $ | York
- Brewery Tours: Cruise York County | $ | York
- Brewery Tours: Lancaster City Walking Tour | $ | Lancaster
- Brewery Tours: Lancaster City Walk-a-Bout! | $ | Lancaster
Sunday
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- Sunday Tea at the Willows |$ | Mechanicsburg
- Italian Lake Concert Series: Adrian Garcia Music | Free | Harrisburg
- Breathwork Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
- Sunflower Weekend at Gruver Farm Winery | Free | New Cumberland
- Cured & Corked: A Charcuterie & Wine Pairing Experience at Royal Winery | $ | Harrisburg
- Queens of Karma: Illusions Drag Brunch at Karma | $ | Harrisburg
- Miss Gay Harrisburg PA America Pageant at Karma | Free | Harrisburg
- Harrisburg Comic and Pop Con 2025 at PA Farm Show Complex | $ | Harrisburg
- Thurston Howell – A Premier Yacht Rock Spectacular! at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
- 410 Sprints & PA Sprint Series 305 Sprints at BAPS Motor Speedway | $ | York Haven
- Pyrate Invasion Weekend at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
- Bingo at the Zembo Shrine | Free | Harrisburg
- VICK & TARSTAR’S SCARECROW FACTORY – A MUMBLEGORE FILM BY BREWCE LONGO & KASPER MELTEDHAIR at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
Extras
- Be the taste everyone talks about! We’re looking for partners to support Berry Bash as “Food Station Sponsor” – great opportunity for fun, engaging activation! Email me with interest!
- Vendor applications are open for the (outdoor) SoMa Christmas Market on Nov. 30! Sign-up here! Deadline to apply is Sept. 15.
- Save the date for Plants + Pints 2026! Sunday, April 12 at Strawberry Square
- Want to share an ‘extra’? Email Sara with interest!
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