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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

May 1, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

A CASA student shows a hat designed for CASALive’s “Waves”

Happy May, everyone! We published our new issue this week, thick with stories on Harrisburg’s restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and more. It’s one of our favorite issues of the year—and we hope it’s one of yours, too!

Around town this week, we also covered lots of exciting developments, including the Harrisburg School Board’s hiring of a new principal and the Harrisburg YMCA’s takeover of a downtown fitness studio. Check out the full news haul below:

CASA Live, an all-original student-led production, will take place later this month. Students have created the music, scenes and everything in-between.

Excel Remodeling’s president shares tips for a smooth home remodel in a column from April’s home and gardens issue.

HACC reversed course on its decision to cancel fall sports programming as part of a plan to reduce costs as it attempts to narrow a large budget deficit.

Harrisburg School Board hired a new high school principal and approved $6.8 million in William Penn demo contracts earlier this week.

Harrisburg YMCA has taken over operations of the former “Fit on Market” fitness studio in Strawberry Square downtown, now called “Y on Market.”

LGBT Center of Central PA announced its schedule of happenings for the coming months, including exhibits, screenings and celebrations.

TheBurg captured the “Sweepstakes” award for best performance in an annual ad contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is set to shift its business model with the help of a transition team, after an open letter said its development of the Alexander Grass Campus was “not viable.”

Our Adventure Together columnist highlights Cunningham Falls State Park as a fun family trip just over the Maryland state line.

Our editor wonders why Harrisburg feels like it’s constantly in crisis in his May editorial—and proposes some potential answers.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including Books & Brews in Coronet Park. Check out the full list.

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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich

April 30, 2026 | by Sara Bozich

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

What you’ll find below:

For something new: Books & Brews in Coronet Park on Saturday!

Worth noting: Lots of spring markets and festivals, plus Derby Day events. What will you choose?

Things on my agenda this weekend: a college reunion, Horn Farm Center Plant Sale with mom, then Books & Brews. On Sunday, hitting up Grayapple’s Spring Market!

Thursday

Market Square Concerts presents Cuarteto Latinoamericano at Temple Ohev Sholom | $ | Harrisburg
FREE- Beginner Cycling Workshop at H2L Studio | Free | Mechanicsburg
Enola Goodwill Grand Opening! | Free | Enola
Eryn Michael at The Sturges Speakeasy | Free | Harrisburg
Open Mic & Jam | Thursdays | The Abbey Bar | Free | Harrisburg
Lacuna Coil, Escape The Fate & AXTY at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
Anne Wilson The Stars Tour at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
Leslie Odom, Jr. at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE – ON STAGE at The Appell Center | $ | York

Friday

Margarita Fridays at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
Music in the Vines at Cassel Vineyards of Hershey | $ | Hershey
PUTTing Students First Mini Golf Outing at The Frosty Putter | $ | Lewisberry
Morgan Wallen– TGIF Theme Rides: Summer Concert Prep Series May at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Summer Concert Series at Tucker&Co. Bakery | Free | Dillsburg
First Friday in Downtown York | Free | York
Revolutionary Comedy Night at Revolutionary Hot Sauce Eatery & Brewpub | $ | Mechanicsburg
HYP Paint & Sip at Susquehanna Art Museum | $ | Harrisburg
open mic at Consciousness Coffee | Free | Lemoyne
Full Moon Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
Decked Out Live w/ Better Than Nothing at The Vineyard at Hershey | $ | Middletown
JAZZ IN THE CITY: JAZZ FUSION at The Appell Center | $ | York
Susquehanna Folk’s Old Time Jam at Central Market York | Free | York
Legends on the Lawn at Englewood Hershey | Free | Hummelstown
Lower Case Blues Band at Mad Moose Tavern | Free | Harrisburg
Pressing Strings at The Abbey Bar | $ | Harrisburg
WXPN Welcomes Pigeons Playing PingPong at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
Wretched Tongues at Capital City Music Hall | Free | Harrisburg
Gillian Smith at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
STOMP at American Music Theatre | $ | Lancaster
Murder at Mount Hope Mansion | $ | Manheim
Latin Fuzion Fridayz at Level 2 | Harrisburg

Saturday

Saturday Morning Yoga at Boneshire Brew Works | $ | Harrisburg
Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
Books & Brews in Coronet Park | Free | Harrisburg
Frühlingsfest – Spring Festival & Beer Release at Boneshire Brew Works | Free | Harrisburg
Greenlight Operations 5K Run for Restoration at City Island | $ | Harrisburg
Friends of New Cumberland Public Library Book & Media Sale | Free | New Cumberland
Spring Bird Walk at Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art | Free | Millersburg
14th Annual Horn Farm Plant Sale | Free | Hallam
FREE: Beginner Bootcamp Class at H2L Studio | Free | Mechanicsburg
Walking Tour: Landmarks of the Capitol Complex (and Lost Landmarks of the Old 8th Ward) with Historic Harrisburg Association | $ | Harrisburg
Gray Apple Spring Market | Free | York
Mother’s Day Maker’s Market at Dottie’s Family Market | $ | York
Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
Spring Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery | Free | Halifax
Derby Day at The Bearded Goat | Free | Harrisburg
Kentucky Derby Party at Cassel Vineyards | Free | Hershey
Kentucky Derby Party at Midstate Distillery | Free | Mechanicsburg
Hats, Heels, and Hooves: A Kentucky Derby Day Event with The LGBTQ Center at Hollywood Casino | $ | Grantville
Greystone Derby Day at Greystone Public House | $ | Harrisburg
Legends on the Lawn at Englewood Hershey | Free | Hummelstown
Downtown Mechanicsburg’s 24th Annual Art & Wine Walk | Free | Mechanicsburg
Outback presents BILLY GARDELL: The Less Is More Tour at The Appell Center | $ | York
Real Diamond Tribute to Neal Diamond at the West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
WXPN Welcomes Pigeons Playing PingPong at XL Live | $ | Harrisburg
Babes Against The Machine at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
West Art Welcomes Soporus, Tyler Pursel, and Tom Gluibizzi! | $ | Lancaster
Galactic Empire and All Sabers Proudly Present: Galactic-Con at Mickey’s Black Box | $ | Lititz
GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
Hershey Symphony Presents: Czech, Please! at Hershey Theatre | $ | Hershey
Stifel Stars on Ice at GIANT Center | $ | Hershey
Murder at Mount Hope Mansion | $ | Manheim
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
Spring weekends at Hersheypark | $ | Hershey
Sunday PA Farm Show Flea Market | Free | Harrisburg
Breathwork Class at H2L Studio | $ | Mechanicsburg
Birding Floats with Susquehanna Outfitters | $ | Wormleysburg
Garden Faire at Fort Hunter Park | Free | Harrisburg
Greens Galore – Mid-Spring Foraging Walk at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
Mycology Meanderings – Spring Mushroom Walk at Horn Farm Center | $ | Hallam
Spring Festival at Armstrong Valley Winery | Free | Halifax
Arts on the Square present FRENCH CHORAL MASTERWORKS at Market Square Presbyterian Church | $ | Harrisburg
Sunday Reset: Breathwork + Kava at Agape Elixir Bar | $ | Harrisburg
Tour with the Curator: American Identity at Susquehanna Art Museum | $ | Harrisburg
Guided Hike at Big Hill Ciderworks | Free | Gardners
CAPFILM: STAR WARS EPISODE VI – RETURN OF THE JEDI at The Appell Center | $ | York
SPRING VALLEY MULCH NIGHT at BAPS Motor Speedway | $ | York Haven
Sound Sanctuary – Spring Sound Journey with Sarah Paz Hyde at Empowered Music Education | $ | Camp Hill
Voices of the Valley presents “Of Thee I Sing” at West Shore Theatre | $ | New Cumberland
Music at Pine Street presents Pianist Junwen Liang | Free | Harrisburg
Spring Market at Ever Grain Brewing | Free | Camp Hill
Gray Apple Spring Market | Free | York
Unwithered at Capital City Music Hall | $ | Harrisburg
West Art Welcomes Big Cricket String Band with Andy and the Dandy! | $ | Lancaster
GODSPELL 2012 Revised Version at Theatre Harrisburg | $ | Harrisburg
THE DIONYSIUM | at Midtown Cinema | $ | Harrisburg

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The Week that Was: News and features around Harrisburg

April 24, 2026 | by TheBurg Staff

Coronet Park ribbon cutting

There’s been a lot of exciting news this week! Downtown Harrisburg saw the opening of its first “pocket park,” a local gym expanded its training space with a turf lawn, and high school eSports players from Harrisburg prepared for a statewide tournament. All that, and more, is compiled for you below:

Coronet Park, downtown Harrisburg’s first “pocket park,” opened this week with plans to host a flurry of pop-up events with Sara Bozich in the coming months.

CREDC offered a first look at responses from a downtown Harrisburg perception survey ahead of revitalization plans at an Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority meeting Wednesday.

Harrisburg High School eSports players prepared for a statewide tournament this week, seeding first and fourth.

Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC) is facing $7.9 million in foreclosure claims from a mortgage lender who asked a court to pursue a sheriff’s sale of the property last week.

Harrisburg police proposed a union contract that would bump city officers’ salaries significantly in order to help with recruitment.

Latino Connection Foundation has announced its first executive director, Shalawn James.

Sara Bozich has compiled the best events of the weekend in her Weekend Roundup, including the Wetlands Festival at Wildwood Park. Check out the full list.

Susquehanna Art Museum’s current exhibit “American Identity: Restoring the Susquehanna River’s Artistic Legacy” encompasses 400 years of assembled artwork across a variety of mediums.

Triple P Fitness finished the installation of 3,300 square feet of turf along its riverfront North Front Street property and plans to use the new space for training and classes.

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