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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

June 5, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

Amber Barnes speaks at the press conference

It was a busy week in Harrisburg as the city gears up for the summer. If you missed any of the TheBurg’s daily coverage, we’ve wrapped it up neatly for you below:

Art Association of Harrisburg’s long-time President Carrie Wissler-Thomas will retire in September after leading the group to its pivotal position in central Pennsylvania culture.

Bob’s Art Blog celebrates the “merry month of May” and looks ahead to June.

Denim Coffee will open its third downtown Harrisburg location next week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning.

CPC Film Series returned to the Capital Blue Cross Theater last Friday with a triple-feature event celebrating the work of Central Penn College alumni.

Gamut Theatre’s “As You Like It” offers a boisterous, touching night of free Shakespeare at Reservoir Park, according to our theatre reviewer.

Harrisburg Area Community College’s board of trustees approved a resolution Tuesday giving the institution permission to sell or lease seven buildings it owns across central PA.

Harrisburg Young Professionals on Thursday announced the return of its Italian Lake Concert series, which brings live music to the park each month this season.

LGBT Center of Central PA received a recognition from Dauphin County officials Monday, who celebrated the start of Pride Month.

Market Square Concerts has announced it will present its Summermusic series with a special emphasis on American musical contributions for the country’s 250th birthday throughout July.

Our publisher Lawrance Binda recounts how TheBurg plays a role in building community in his June publisher’s note, inspired by a speaking engagement with Strong Towns Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania Downtown Center, in partnership with the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC), announced they will be hosting several public workshops in June after releasing the results of a downtown Harrisburg perception survey.

“River City Stories” is returning to the Harrisburg Fringe Festival this July with a fresh lineup of original films inspired by life in the city.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including SoMa PinFest. Check out the full list.

SoMa PinFest is returning to downtown this Saturday, mixing old-school games with a summer block party.

Source the Space, a creative studio in New Cumberland, is combining forces with Thoughtfully Sustainable, an online STEM and sustainability education platform for a sustainability-themed kids summer camp.

TFEC is now accepting applications for Community Impact Grants, which are put toward projects impact communities for the better.

“Unapologetically Us,” an LGBTQ+ art exhibition in Harrisburg, is bringing together 40 pieces from 12 artists for Pride Month.

Visit Hershey & Harrisburg unveiled new materials to spotlight the Harrisburg Arts District Thursday, including an updated print map with new destinations and a fresh audio walking tour.

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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

June 4, 2026 | by Sara Bozich

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

In partnership with

What you’ll find below:

For something new: Yappy Hour in Coronet Park TONIGHT! Belmont Bourbon Bash 2026 on Saturday evening.

Worth noting: SoMa PinFest is Saturday — this is going to be huge! Dig My Earth Festival is Friday in Biglerville – a can’t-miss tribute to Bob Dylan! Rock Paper Records celebrates 15 years.

Things on my agenda this weekend: Yappy Hour, Denim VIP preview (it opens next week – follow me on IG for a VIP Preview!), Hersheypark with my kiddo (our last day of school tradition), SoMa PinFest, a screen-free day on City Island with PA Outdoor Recreation Association (more info coming soon), and Eagle Air Aviation $5 Keystone Nationals at BAPS Motor Speedway on Sunday! phew!

Thursday

Yappy Hour at Coronet Park | Free | Harrisburg
Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
DJ Taz Live at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
The Acacia Strain at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
The Temptations & The Four Tops at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
Always… Patsy Cline at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna

Friday

Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
Barre with a Bottle: H2L & Gruver Farms Winery | $ | New Cumberland
Chair Yoga with H2L in the Lavender Fields at Within You Farms | $ | Mechanicsburg
HYP First Friday Social & Captains Meeting at Sawyer’s | Free | Harrisburg
Taste of Lititz in Downtown Lititz | Free | Lititz
Dig My Earth Festival 2026 at South Mountain Fairgrounds | $ | Biglerville
Sunset Music and Movie Series: Stone House Breakdown at Fort Hunter Park | Free | Harrisburg
Summer Concert Series at Tucker&Co. Bakery | Free | Dillsburg
Cusick at The Millworks Rooftop | Free | Harrisburg
Decked Out Live with Crossing Abbey Road at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Middletown
Revolutionary Comedy Night at Revolutionary Hot Sauce Eatery & Brewpub | $ | Mechanicsburg
Harrisburg Senators POST-GAME FIREWORKS | VS AA YANKEES | $ | Harrisburg
First Friday Free Family Film: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 35th Anniversary at The Appell Center | Free | York
Dueling Pianos at ABC Mechanicsburg | Free | Mechanicsburg
Jazz in the City: Percussion Blowout! at The Appell Center | $ | York
Jazz at the Barnyard at Hershey History Center | Free | Hershey
Darius Rucker: Songs Of Summer Tour 2026 at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
Phil Cannizzaro and Mitch Hood- live at Flinchy’s | Free | Camp Hill
Live Music w/ Cool Beans Duo at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
The Jellybricks, Very Fine Gentlemen, Seneca at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
NIGHTS OF MALICE | MY OWN WILL | BEHEAD THE BETRAYER | BRICKTOTHEFACE | EDGE OF DESOLATION | CCMH | $ | Harrisburg
33rd Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park: As You Like It at Reservoir Park | $ | Harrisburg
Always… Patsy Cline at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna
Open Stage presents Boys in the Band | $ | Harrisburg
SWEENEY TODD • Opening Night! at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg | $ | Mechanicsburg
Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg

Saturday

Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
SoMa PinFest | Free | Harrisburg
School’s Out Community Day at Whitaker Center | Free | Harrisburg
2026 Midtown Yard Sale | Friends of Midtown | Free | Harrisburg
HBG Flea – June 2026 at Midtown Cinema | Free | Harrisburg
Summer Book Sale at Red Land Community Library | Free | Etters
Penn State Extension Master Gardener Walk & Talk – Park Rx at Wildwood Park | Free | Harrisburg
Lavender Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
RPR Fest! at Metropolis Collective | $ | Mechanicsburg
Lancaster VegFest 2026 at Buchanan Park | Free | Lancaster
Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
America250 PA Cumberland County Appalachian Trail Hikes: Micro Thru-Hike | $ | Carlisle
Foundry Day Arts & Crafts Festival at Children’s Lake | Free | Boiling Springs
Discover Newport Food Truck Festival – Eat | Shop | Explore | Free | Newport
Restorative Yin + Immersive sound at Drip105 Hot Yoga | $ | Camp Hill
11th Anniversary Celebration! at CrossWinds Winery of Hershey | Free | Hershey
Harrisburg Senators SOCCER NIGHT | VS SOMERSET PATRIOTS (AA YANKEES) | $ | Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Regional Ballet Summer Concert at The Rose Lehrman Arts Center | $ | Harrisburg
Belmont Bourbon Bash 2026 at Ironstone Ranch | $ | Elizabethtown
Dinner Under the Pavilion with Groovy Gut at Talking Breads | $ | Mechanicsburg
Shinedown at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
Kyle Smith at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
Live Music w/ Mike & Me at Harrisburg Beach Club | Free | Harrisburg
Emily’s ToyBox at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Middletown
Smooth Like Clyde at Englewood Hershey! | Free | Hummelstown
Scotty McCreery with guest Shane Profitt at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
Almost Queen – A Tribute to Queen at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
ALL YOUR FRIENDS – The Indie Sleaze Dance Party at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
Y2K Party with DJ JLuxe and Nite Look at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
33rd Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park: As You Like It at Reservoir Park | $ | Harrisburg
Always… Patsy Cline at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna
Open Stage presents Boys in the Band | $ | Harrisburg
SWEENEY TODD at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg | $ | Mechanicsburg
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

Sunday Tea at the Willows at Ashcombe Mansion | $ | Mechanicsburg
Sundays at Stumpy’s! | $ | Hershey
Sunday Night Trivia at McGrath’s Pub | Free | Harrisburg
Sunday Food Truck Night In SoMa at Agape Elixir Bar | Free | Harrisburg
2026 Tour de Belt with Capital Area Greenbelt Association | $ | Harrisburg
Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
2026 Annual Church Picnic at St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox | $ | Harrisburg
Harrisburg Senators BLUEY | VS SOMERSET PATRIOTS (AA YANKEES) | $ | Harrisburg
Eagle Air Aviation $5 Keystone Nationals at BAPS Motor Speedway | $ | York Haven
Dinner Under the Pavilion with Groovy Gut at Talking Breads | $ | Mechanicsburg
Music Bingo at Royal Winery | Free | Harrisburg
Italian Lake Concert Series with HYP | Free | Harrisburg
Lavender Weekend at Gruver Farms | Free | New Cumberland
Best Friend Day Celebration- Cycle + Barre at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Lancaster VegFest 2026 at Buchanan Park | Free | Lancaster
The Righteous Brothers: Lovin’ Feelin’ Farewell Tour at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
Sound Healing Meditation at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Open Stage presents Boys in the Band | $ | Harrisburg
Always… Patsy Cline at Gretna Theatre | $ | Mount Gretna

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Arcade, food trucks, mobile bookshop coming to downtown Harrisburg this weekend

June 2, 2026 | by Maddie Gittens

2025 PinFest. Photo by Michael Yatsko Photography.

Some throwback fun is coming to Harrisburg this weekend.

SoMa PinFest will return to downtown on Saturday, June 6, mixing old-school games with a summer block party on S. 3^rd Street, between Market and Chestnut Streets.

Harristown Enterprises and Sara Bozich Events are hosting the event, which will line the street with a pop-up arcade, food trucks, beverage vendors, a live band and a mobile bookstore.

The pinball lounge will be set up inside the former Bricco restaurant space on the block and feature 12 pinball machines and other games, courtesy of Capital Vending.

The mobile bookshop, Once Upon a Plot Twist, is inside a converted mini-school bus and sells romance-only books.

River the Bubble Magician will also be strolling through the event doing magic tricks for attendees.

The festival is free to attend, but access to the pinball lounge is $20 for an all-you-can-play wristband.

The following food and beverage vendors will be on site:

Beverage Vendors

Boneshire Brew Works
Liquid Noise Brewing
Wolf Brewing Co.
HOLLA Spirits
Revolutionary Brew Pub
Agape Elixir Bar
Stacey’s Fresh Squeezed Orangeade

Food Vendors

717 Tacos
La Maison Tacos
Diesel & Dough
The Pretzel Spot Café
Alsies Ice Cream

For more information about SoMa Fest, visit sarabozich.com/events.

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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

May 29, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

Hannah Witwer and Brian Omino celebrate their marriage at the Broad Street Market

Our June issue has debuted—pick up a copy and picture yourself in one of Detweiler Park’s lovely orange Adirondack chairs. If you missed any of TheBurg’s daily coverage this week, we’ve wrapped it up neatly for you below:

Artsfest gathered thousands along Riverfront Park for the 58th annual celebration of art, music and community—here’s a little bit about how the event came to be.

Broad Street Market hosted wedding festivities for Harrisburg residents Hannah Witwer and Brian Omino—a couple who were first introduced through friends and later ran into each other at the favorite lunch spot.

City Council on Tuesday approved a contract to support an Independence Day fireworks show, while expressing support for increased safety measures at the event.

Crispy Halal, a new-to-the-area restaurant, is slated to open along N. 2nd Street in June.

Harrisburg School Board advanced its 2026-2027 budget Tuesday night, with the intent to adopt a final version next month.

Moviate Film Festival took place at Midtown Cinema this week, featuring more than 60 films from 15 countries with 13% of the movies being screened on real film.

Our “Adventure Together” columnist explores a historic tree in Linglestown.

Our publisher offers a positive observation of the city, clocking a wave of new businesses opening in downtown Harrisburg following a challenging few years for commercial activity post-pandemic.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including Sunday Food Truck Night at SoMa. Check out the full list.

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