Golf Fundraiser
Oct. 1: Daystar Center for Recovery will host a golf tournament fundraiser at Armitage Golf Course, 800 Orrs Bridge Rd., Mechanicsburg. In addition to the four-person scramble, there will be contests with prizes, a lunch buffet and more. www.daystarrecovery.com
HBG Flea
Oct. 1: Shop the HBG Flea for local art, vintage treasures, curated curios, and unique gifts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Midtown Cinema, 250 Reily St., Harrisburg. The mission of the HBG Flea is to create a platform for community growth by bringing artists, small businesses, and patrons together. www.hbgflea.com
Book Fest
Oct. 1: The Chocolate Town Book Festival will be held in Chocolate Town Park, Hershey, 1 to 5 p.m., to connect readers and writers. New York Times national best-selling poet Kate Baer and 50 PA authors will sign and sell books. www.hersheylibrary.org
Scavenger Hunt
Oct. 1-31: Throughout October, hit the trails and explore fall at the Ned Smith Center, 176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg, with a self-guided activity. Pick up a passport from the trailhead kiosk and follow the map to find all the exploration stations. www.nedsmithcenter.org
Pumpkin Fest
Oct. 1-31: Rockhill Trolley Museum and East Broad Top Railroad, 421 Meadow St., Rockhill, will host the Great Pumpkin Patch Express. Enjoy Peanuts-themed activities on a vintage trolley, picking out a pumpkin, shopping with vendors and more. www.eastbroadtop.com
Bus Tour
Oct. 2: Historic Harrisburg Resource Center, 1230 N. 3rd St., hosts its Annual Bus Tour of Local Landmarks, featuring African American heritage sites in Cumberland County, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. www.historicharrisburg.org
Fall Meet Week
Oct. 3-7: Check out high-performance cars during the Eastern Regional Fall Meet, Hershey’s annual antique car show and festival. View period automobiles, see racecar demonstrations and visit a flea market. On Oct. 4, attend the “Night at the Museum” dinner and reception at the AACA Museum, 161 Museum Dr., Hershey, 6 to 10 p.m. www.hershey.aaca.com
Business Night
Oct. 6: Join the West Shore Chamber of Commerce for the 70th annual Business & Industry Night celebration, 3 to 7 p.m., at the Penn Harris Hotel, 1150 Camp Hill Bypass, 3 to 7 p.m. View members’ products and services and join in on the fun with this year’s “The ‘70s” theme. Tickets are $30. www.wschamber.org
Harvestfest
Oct. 7-8: Enjoy the fall season at the 37th Annual Big Valley Harvestfest of fall and winter décor, food, entertainment and activities at Mifflin County Youth Park, 110 W. Logan St., Reedsville. www.visitbigvalley.com
Heritage Fest
Oct. 7-8: Strasburg Heritage Society, 122 S. Decatur St., celebrates its 50th anniversary with Strasburg Heritage Fest. Attend an ice cream social, a movie screening under a large tent, historic tours, presentations and more. Kids can enjoy crafts, face painting and games. www.strasburgheritagesociety.org
Fun Run/Walk
Oct. 8: Join Tri County Community Action (TCCA) at the HACC campus in Harrisburg, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., for the 8K for Kathy Fun Run/Walk, in honor or Kathy Possinger, who served as TCCA executive director from 2010 to 2015. Come dressed as your favorite superhero. www.cactricounty.org
Pop-up Paddle
Oct. 8: Take in the fall scenery as you kayak the Susquehanna during a Pop-Up Paddle, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This half-day, 6-mile float takes paddlers from Milton State Park to the PFBC Chillisquaque Boat Launch. Registration is $20. Limited kayak and canoe rentals are available. www.susquehannagreenway.org
Celebrate Autumn
Oct. 8: Check out beautiful colors on the mountain and explore all that autumn has to offer at the Ned Smith Center, 176 Water Company Rd., Millersburg, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy guided hikes, crafts, educational programs, a self-guided scavenger hunt, complimentary snacks, local cider and entertainment. www.nedsmithcenter.org
Volunteer Work Day
Oct. 8: Head to Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, to enjoy the outdoors and help with continuing park and habitat enhancement projects, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tools and work gloves provided. Pre-registration required. www.explorewildwoodpark.org
Senstoberfest
Oct. 8: Try more than 75 beers at Senstoberfest a craft beer sampling at FNB Field, City Island, Harrisburg. The event benefits Harrisburg River Rescue. Tickets are $55 general admission, $75 VIP. www.senatorsbaseball.com.
Fall Fest
Oct. 8: Enjoy Fall Fest at Reeds Gap State Park, 1405 New Lancaster Valley Rd., Milroy, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event includes a hayride, pumpkin painting, a stream study, arrowhead artifacts, a lumberjack demonstration, apple cider, live music and more. www.juniatarivervalley.org
Evening Mixer
Oct. 13: Build new relationships with local business professionals at the West Shore Chamber of Commerce’s October Evening Networking Mixer, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at UPMC Outpatient Center, 2020 Technology Pkwy, Mechanicsburg. The event is free and open to chamber members. www.wschamber.org
Food Rally
Oct. 13: Enjoy fresh, savory foods at the New Cumberland Food Truck & Restaurant Rally every second Thursday of the month, 5 to 8 p.m. Grab dinner from area food trucks or New Cumberland restaurants and enjoy shopping and special promotions at local businesses. www.newcumberlandpa.org
Curiosity Kids
Oct. 13, 27: Kids ages 3 to 6 are invited to learn about fall leaves on Oct. 13 and about color pigments on Oct. 27 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 North St., Harrisburg, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Curiosity Kids events are included with museum general admission, but space is limited. www.statemuseumpa.org
Over the Edge
Oct. 14: Rappel from the rooftop of 200 N. 3rd St. in downtown Harrisburg between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Raise funds and awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region’s one-to-one youth mentoring programs. www.capbigs.org
Stargazing
Oct. 14: Join a Wildwood Park naturalist and the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum for an exciting evening exploring the night sky at Wiconisco Creek Park, 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy STEM and art activities, stargazing with the Harrisburg Astronomical Society and learn about the James Webb Space Telescope. www.explorewildwood.org
Halloween Party
Oct. 15: State Museum of PA, 300 North St., Harrisburg, will host the family-friendly “Great Pumpkin Day,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come dressed as your favorite animal, superhero, ghost or museum icon. Play some holiday games, make a craft and more.
www.statemuseumpa.org
Harvest Fest
Oct. 15: Central Penn College, 600 Valley Rd., Summerdale, hosts its annual Fall Harvest Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will feature live music, food trucks, vendors, kids’ games and more. www.centralpenn.edu
Dinner & Concert
Oct. 15: Susquehanna Folk Music Society hosts a harvest dinner and concert with Colin Cutler at Beshore Hill Farm, New Cumberland Collective, 5-9 p.m. www.sfmsfolk.org
Burgers & Brews
Oct. 15: Central Penn College, 600 Valley Rd., Summerdale, is spicing up the fall season with its inaugural Burgers and Brews Music Festival as part of Homecoming weekend, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Enjoy gourmet burgers and sliders, a variety of brews and a full lineup of live music. www.centralpenn.edu
Art Tour
Oct. 15-16: The fourth annual Hershey Hummelstown Art Studio Tour features 11 Hershey/Hummelstown artists and studios that will open their spaces to the public. Visitors can tour studios, watch demonstrations and purchase art on Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Oct. 16, 12 to 5 p.m. www.hersheyhummelstownartstudiotour.com
Book Festival
Oct. 19-23: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, hosts the ninth annual Harrisburg Book Festival with in-person bookstore hours, an outdoor tent sale and virtual author events with award-winning and bestselling authors. www.hbgbookfest.com
3rd in The Burg
Oct. 21: Explore the best of Harrisburg during 3rd in the Burg, the monthly arts and culture event, where you can visit and enjoy galleries, restaurants and art spaces throughout downtown and Midtown, from 6 to 9 p.m. www.thirdintheburg.org
Halloween Ball
Oct. 21: Inspired Simplicity Design and PCADV are hosting the annual Halloween Charity Ball at The King Mansion at 2201 N. Front St., Harrisburg, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the annual gala will benefit the PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence. www.pcadv.org
Charity Walk
Oct. 22: Join the 2022 Homeland Hospice 5K and Memory Walk at the Rossmoyne Business Center in Mechanicsburg, 8 a.m. Registration is $25 for anyone 13 years or older. Funds raised support Homeland Hospice supportive services. www.homelandevents.org
Boatoberfest
Oct. 22: Enjoy Boatoberfest, Pride of the Susquehanna’s fall fundraiser by the riverboat dock on City Island, with beer and cheer of the traditional Bavarian Oktoberfest celebration, 4 to 8 p.m. Drinking, live music, dancing and dining are on tap. Tickets are $60. www.hbgriverboat.org
FAB Night
Oct. 22: Help celebrate LGBT Center of Central PA’s work and honor leaders at “FAB 2021—Connected Across Communities,” at Hershey Lodge, 325 University Dr, Hershey, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. FAB 2021 is a hybrid event, with in-person and free virtual options. www.centralpalgbtcenter.org/FAB
People Project
Oct. 22: Adams County Arts Council hosts The People Project at Mela Kitchen’s Core Theater, 1865 Gettysburg Village Dr., 7 p.m. With “My Place at the Table” as the theme, the event combines music performances, exhibits by Adams County artists, storytelling and a public art collaboration. Exhibits are open to the public, Oct. 21 to 23, during restaurant hours. www.adamsarts.org
Library Talk
Oct. 23: Join Friends of the Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, for a conversation with New Cumberland resident and former Borough Council President John (Jack) Murray, on the history and his remembrances of New Cumberland, 3 p.m. www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org
Nature at Night
Oct. 23: Families can take an after-hours walk through the Olewine Nature Center at Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg, to watch exhibit hall critters come to life, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Make s’mores and sip apple cider, while enjoying a Halloween story. Dress as a favorite animal or in a costume, and bring a trick-or-treat bag. www.explorewildwoodpark.org
U.S.-Russia Relations
Oct. 27: Jill Dougherty, former CNN foreign correspondent who once headed its Moscow bureau, will address the future of U.S.-Russia relations at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Harrisburg. Event is hosted by the Foreign Policy Association of Central Pennsylvania. www.fpaharrisburg.org
Film Friday
Oct. 28: Head to Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, for a screening of “We are the Best,” a film from Sweden, about three girls in 1980s Stockholm who decide to form a punk band. Showings are at 2 and 7 p.m. www.fredricksenlibrary.org
Haunted Adventure
Oct. 29: Join the Friends of Fort Hunter for a trip to Philadelphia for three haunting visits—the Eastern State Penitentiary, the home of Edgar Allan Poe and the Continental Tavern, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Bring a bag lunch, snacks and beverages. www.forthunter.org
Murder Mystery
Oct. 29: Scottish Rite Theatre presents a Murder Mystery dinner for guests 18 years of age and older at Harrisburg Consistory, 2701 N. 3rd St., 6:30 p.m. Dress for the night is “Roaring ‘20s” theme. Event includes a three-course meal, a bottle of wine and the show. www.valleyofharrisburg.org
Halloween Dance
Oct. 30: The Englewood, 1219 West End Ave., Hershey, hosts a Halloween dance at 4 p.m., with live music, small bites and a cash bar to raise funds for the Downtown Daily Bread, serving low-income and homeless central PA residents. Cost is $30 at the door or in advance online. Costumes are encouraged. www.englewoodhershey.com
Spooky Storytime
Oct. 31: Have some family-friendly Halloween storytime fun at the New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, 6 p.m. Relax and get cozy for story sharing and rhymes the whole family can enjoy. www.newcumberlandlibrary
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