Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!

What you’ll find ⤵️

For something new: If I were going to be in town, I wouldn’t miss A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas with The Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet at The Englewood.

Worth noting: Post-Thanksgiving Holiday Markets, Yam Yam at XL, lots of turkey trot-type stuff

Things on my agenda this weekend: OOO to Pittsburgh through Saturday, then SoMa Christmas Market!

🆕 Quick Weekend Links: Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday

New + Noteworthy

you know, ICYMI

• SoMa Christmas Market is Nov. 30 with shopping, gift wrapping, boozy hot cocoa booth, Santa, and more!
• Shop my 2025 Hoilday Gift Guide
• See what else you missed on the blog
• and check out the new “Extras” section at the very bottom

Sara’s Top Picks

for the group chat

• Thanksgiving cocktails
• Win tickets to Theatre Harrisburg’s Countdown to 100 New Year’s Celebration
• Fancy progressive dinner party for not one, but two good causes
• 📤 Share this with the friend who always asks, ‘What’s going on this weekend?’
• 👨‍💻 Submit your events for the Weekend Roundup

Wednesday | Thanksgiving Eve

• Cycle Express: Cycle before Cooking at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• Thanksgiving Eve Trivia at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
• Thanksgiving Eve at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg
• Yam Yam & Minka wsg Red Meat Conspiracy at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
• The Machine performs Pink Floyd at Whitaker Center | $ | Harrisburg
• Queensryche at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• Thanksgiving Eve Bash ft. Aortic Valve at West Art | $ | Lancaster
• Thanksgiving Eve @ STEALEYS!! | Free | Harrisburg
• WHEEL’S ON FIRE – The Last Waltz “Recreated” at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
• Thanksgiving Eve Party at The Beered Goat Brewing | Free | Harrisburg
• Thanksgiving Eve Party at Sawyers | Free | Harrisburg
• Thanksgiving Eve Party at Bourbon Street | Free | Harrisburg

Thursday | Thanksgiving

• Pre AND Post – SMT Turkey Trot tailgate with Harrisburg Beer Runners | $ | New Cumberland
• SMT Turkey Trot – New Cumberland, PA | $ | New Cumberland
• H2L Studio Thanksgiving Day Schedule | $ | Mechanicsburg
• 2025 Carlisle Family YMCA Turkey Trot 5K Presented by Penn State Health | $ | Carlisle
• Great Turkey Chase | $ | Elizabethtown
• Sticks and Biscuits 5k at In The Net Sports | $ | Palmyra
• Thanksgiving Zumba & Boxing at Be FIT | $ | Harrisburg
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• Thanksgiving Eve at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Bird! – Thanksgiving at the Brownstone | Free | Harrisburg

Friday

• Winter Holiday Market at Dottie’s Family Market | Free | Dover
• Christmas Tree Showcase at Hershey Gardens | $ | Hershey
• Give & Glow Black Friday Event with Restorativ Health and Beauty! | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Black Friday Sale at K Novinger Jewelry | Free | Lemoyne
• Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 At RecordSmith | Free | Mechanicsburg
• SALSA @ SOURCE – A Salsa Class & Social Dancing with Alexis Frutos & DJ RUMSPRINGA | $ | New Cumberland
• A Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas with The Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet at Englewood Hershey | $ | Hershey
• Friday Night Live: Hidden Roots at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg
• Black Friday with TMI Improv at Gamut Theatre | $ | Harrisburg
• Funktion Band at Hollywood Casino | Free | Grantville
• Raymond the Amish Comic at Harrisburg Comedy Zone | $ | New Cumberland
• Blackout Party at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
• Flux Capacitor and Roux at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center- Stage on Herr | $ | Harrisburg
• The Other Guys at Mad Moose Tavern | Free | Harrisburg
• Handles & Sampson Present Black Friday an All Black Affair at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
• Matt Rife at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• Feelin’ Just Prine: An evening of John Prine’s music by Lancaster, For Lancaster. at West Art | $ | Lancaster
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim
• Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York

Saturday

• Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
• Grand Opening of Katie Bean Boutique | Free | Carlisle
• Small Business Saturday! at Midtown Scholar Bookstore | Free | Harrisburg
• Small Business Saturday in Downtown Carlisle | Free | Carlisle
• Christmas at Basehore Farm | Free | Mechanicsburg
• Small Business Saturday at K Novinger Jewelry | Free | Lemoyne
• Come Support Our Vendors on Small Business Saturday at Hershey Fresh Market | Free | Hershey
• The Odd Ones Holiday Bizarre! at The Millworks | Free | Harrisburg
• York Symphony’s Holiday Pops Spectacular at The Appell Center | $ | York
• AN AMERICAN PASTORAL | at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
• Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• Splintered Sunlight at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
• Solar Federation (RUSH Tribute) @ Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts | $ | Harrisburg
• I Love R&B at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• NO SHOW PONIES/GROOVE REBELS at Metropolis Collective | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Small Town Titans at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• 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
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• 8th Annual Christmas Light Drive-Thru at The Star Barn at Stone Gable Estates | $ | Elizabethtown
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim

Sunday

• Sunday Tea at The Willows at Ashcombe | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Kundalini Yoga with Keane Living at Consciousness Coffee | $ | Lemoyne
• Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
• Reindog Run with Fleet Feet Mechanicsburg | $ | Mechanicsburg
• FREE CLASSES: H2L STUDIO Customer Appreciation Series  | Free | Mechanicsburg
• SoMa Christmas Market | Free | Harrisburg 
• 3rd Annual Merry Marketplace at Ever Grain Brewing | Free | Camp Hill
• Santa Visits The Event Cafe | $ | New Cumberland
• Breathwork Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
• Live Music with Brunch: Neil McClain at Wolf Brewing Co. | Free | Mechanicsburg
• JazZenJourney House Concerts – Jazz in the “Cliffs” | $ | Camp Hill
• Hershey Bears vs. Laval Rocket at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
• AN AMERICAN PASTORAL | at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg
• Bartender’s Ball at Nocturnal | $ | Harrisburg
• Bartender’s Ball at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
• Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Open Stage | $ | Harrisburg
• The 2025 Christmas Show: Deck the Halls at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Candy Lane at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
• Hershey Sweet Lights | $ | Hershey
• Christmas Spirit Light Show at Lancaster Barnstormers | $ | Lancaster
• Christmas Magic York at Rocky Ridge County Park | $ | York
• Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | $ | Manheim

Extras

1. Coronet Park to open in early 2026. If you want to check it out, make sure you’re on my email list.
2. Want to share an ‘extra’? Email Sara with interest!