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2,230 events in the next 30 days, from the Harrisburg events calendar.

Saturday, December 5100 events

  1. All day

    Christmas Bazaar

    Middletown First Church of God

    Also at 8 a.m.

    Markets & Shopping
  2. All day

    December Frost Fest

    York County Fairgrounds

  3. All day

    Winterfest! 2026

    Coleman Memorial ParkFamily

    Community
  4. All day

    Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 2026

    Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire at Mount Hope Estate & Winery

    Festivals & Holidays
  5. All day

  6. 12:01 a.m.

    Girls Varsity Wrestling vs North Schuylkill High School

    220 N Church St, Elizabethville Pennsylvania 17023-8918

    Sports
  7. 2 a.m.6 a.m.

    Pancake Breakfast

    Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 723 Lehman Street

    Food & Drink
  8. 3 a.m.8 a.m.

  9. 7 a.m.5 p.m.

    The Pennsylvania Christmas & Gift Show 2026

    The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

    Festivals & Holidays
  10. 8 a.m.9 a.m.

    HYP Running Club

    Walnut Street Bridge

    Sports
  11. 8 a.m.11 a.m.

    Outdoors
  12. 8 a.m.5 p.m.

    Winterfest! 2026

    Lloyd E. Wolfe Recreation AreaFreeFamily

    Community
  13. 8:30 a.m.

    Holiday 5K, & 10K at New Cumberland, PA (49)

    Roof Park$30+

    Also at 8:30 a.m.

    Sports
  14. 8:30 a.m.1 p.m.

    Saint Patrick Church 5th Annual Christmas Craft Market

    Saint Patrick Church Parish Activity Center

    Festivals & Holidays
  15. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Breakfast with Santa

    30 E Penn St$7+

    Festivals & Holidays
  16. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    Carnivorous Winos Holiday Cat Show

    Lebanon Valley Expo Center$5

    Festivals & Holidays
  17. 9 a.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  18. 9 a.m.7 p.m.

    Christmas and Gift Show

    The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

    Festivals & Holidays
  19. 9 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    Elf Academy: Friendship Soup

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$20

    Classes & Talks
  20. 9 a.m.10 a.m.

    Saturday Reset Yoga Class

    EVANS PE CENTER Room 107$10.25+

    Health & Wellness
  21. 9 a.m.4 p.m.

    Weekend Childbirth Preparation

    Auditorium – Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Community
  22. 9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.

    TOPS

    Grace United Methodist Church

  23. 9:30 a.m.

    Sports
  24. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    December 2026 Fort Hunter Mansion Tours

    Fort Hunter Mansion and Park$5+

    Also at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

  25. 10 a.m.11 a.m.

    Deck the Paws Doggie Fashion Show

    The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

  26. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  27. 10 a.m.4 p.m.

    Holiday Train Show

    Hershey History CenterFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  28. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Community
  29. 10 a.m.2 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  30. 10 a.m.

    Tot Rock

    The Studio at The Appell CenterFamily

    Family & Kids
  31. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Young Birders: Counting is for the Birds

    Wildwood Park and Olewine Nature CenterFree

    Outdoors
  32. 10 a.m.12 p.m.

    Youth Birders - Christmas Bird Count

    Wildwood Park - Middle LotFamily

    Family & Kids
  33. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Santa's Workshop

    Stuart Community centerFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  34. 10:30 a.m.12 p.m.

    Top Secret

    Bosler Memorial Library

  35. 10:45 a.m.

    Family Workshop: Relative Laughter Hour

    The Studio at The Appell Center

    Classes & Talks
  36. 11 a.m.2 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  37. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Tours & Attractions
  38. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Christmas Concert - St. Andrews

    St Andrews In the Valley Episcopal Church

    Festivals & Holidays
  39. 11 a.m.12:30 p.m.

    Elf Academy: Needle Felted Cardinal Ornament Workshop

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$28

    Classes & Talks
  40. 11 a.m.12 p.m.

    Arts & Culture
  41. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    Market of Curiosities: An Odd Market for Everyone

    Carlisle Expo Center – Carlisle, PA

  42. 11 a.m.6 p.m.

    Nissley Vineyards Holiday Cheer Music Series

    Nissley Vineyards & Winery EstateFamily

    Music
  43. 11 a.m.4 p.m.

    WGM & WGP Christmas Luncheon “Ring the Bells” honoring WGM/WGP

    Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Brossman Ballroom

    Festivals & Holidays
  44. 11 a.m.

    York College of Pennsylvania Men's Swimming vs Ursinus College

    York College of Pennsylvania- Yorkview Hall

    Sports
  45. 11 a.m.

    York College of Pennsylvania Women's Swimming vs Ursinus College

    York College of Pennsylvania- Yorkview Hall

    Sports
  46. 11:30 a.m.

    Jingle Bell Crawl York

    The Handsome Cab$25

    Festivals & Holidays
  47. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  48. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

    Pennsylvania Krampusnacht

    Zembo Shrine Auditorium$17.85+

    Festivals & Holidays
  49. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

    Family Swim

    YWCA York

  50. 12:30 p.m.

    Family & Kids
  51. 12:30 p.m.

    Kids Only Holiday Shop Saturdays and Sundays ONLY!

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1FreeFamily

    Family & Kids
  52. 1 p.m.1:45 p.m.

    Christmas Carol: A Reprise

    Mount Gretna Playhouse$18+

    Also at 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  53. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

    Elf Academy: Embossed Metal Ornament Set Workshop

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$28

    Classes & Talks
  54. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Horn Pub (PA)

    Horn Pub$49

    Festivals & Holidays
  55. 1 p.m.

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Keystone Theatrics$61

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  56. 1 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  57. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

    Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play

    West Shore Theatre$20+

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  58. 1 p.m.

    Pennsylvania Regional Ballet presents The Nutcracker

    Harrisburg Scottish Rite$25+Family

    Also at 5 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  59. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

  60. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

    Holiday Movie Matinee - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

    The Playhouse Theatre at AllenberryFree

    Arts & Culture
  61. 2 p.m.

  62. 2:30 p.m.

    Harrisburg Girls Varsity Basketball @ Milton Hershey

    Milton Hershey School Athletic Complex

    Sports
  63. 2:30 p.m.

    Sports
  64. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Elf Academy: Simmer Pot Jars

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$20

    Classes & Talks
  65. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holly Jolly Jubilee

    Veteran's Courtyard on the Town Square

    Festivals & Holidays
  66. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holly Jolly Jubilee & Tree Lighting

    Veterans Memorial Courtyard, Carlisle PaFamily

    Festivals & Holidays
  67. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    Sounds of the Season: Matinee Performance

    Hershey Theatre - HersheyFamily

    Music
  68. 3 p.m.5:30 p.m.

  69. 3:30 p.m.

    Capfilm: White Christmas

    Strand Theatre at Appell Center for the Performing Arts

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Arts & Culture
  70. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Elizabethtown Holiday Parade!

    Downtown Elizabethtown PA

    Festivals & Holidays
  71. 4 p.m.6 p.m.

    Who's Holiday!

    Open Stage Court Street Cabaret$25+

  72. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

  73. 4:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  74. 5 p.m.6 p.m.

    Christ Disciples Assembly - Chapel

    York First Church of the Brethren

    Community
  75. 5 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    Christmas Train Rides

    Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association$12+

    Also at 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  76. 5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

    Food & Drink
  77. 5:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    The Christmas Hope Festival

    Faith Bible ChurchFree

    Festivals & Holidays
  78. 5:45 p.m.6:45 p.m.

    Festivals & Holidays
  79. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    12/5/26- Painting With Sam- Cabin in Winter

    The Winery at the Long Shot Farm$35

    Food & Drink
  80. 6 p.m.8 p.m.

    Karaoke Night

    Drunken Smithy Mead Hall

    Nightlife
  81. 6 p.m.

    Pennsylvania Ballet Academy - Nutcracker Sweets

    Pullo Performing Arts Center, Penn State$63+

    Also at 6 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  82. 6 p.m.

    Pennsylvania Ballet Academy: Nutcracker Sweets

    Pullo Performing Arts Center, Penn State$57+

    Theater & Dance
  83. 6:30 p.m.8 p.m.

    Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Carol Sing-a-Long

    Mount Gretna United Methodist Church

    Festivals & Holidays
  84. 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.

    LIVE MUSIC by Dave ‘Forever Strange’ Kaminski

    Totem Pole Ranch & Winery – Carlisle Tasting Room

    Music
  85. 7 p.m.

    Alex Radus

    The Playhouse at Allenberry Resort

    Music
  86. 7 p.m.

    Christ Disciples Assembly - Fellowship Hall

    York First Church of the Brethren

    Community
  87. 7 p.m.

    Fireside Collective

    The Abbey Bar at Appalachian Brewing Company

    Music
  88. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Business & Networking
  89. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Live Music with Run for Cover

    Rising Sun Bar and Kitchen

    Music
  90. 7 p.m.9 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  91. 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance
  92. 7 p.m.10 p.m.

    Phantoms @ Bears

    Giant Center - Hershey, PA

    Sports
  93. 7 p.m.

  94. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

    Open Stage Court Street Cabaret$25+

    Festivals & Holidays
  95. 7:30 p.m.

    Sports
  96. 7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    Sounds of the Season: Evening Performance

    Hershey Theatre - HersheyFamily

    Music
  97. 8 p.m.9:30 p.m.

    A night with Cacophony Daniels

    Karma Entertainment Complex$28.52+

    Theater & Dance
  98. 8 p.m.

    Jamal Harrington

    Hershey Area Playhouse

  99. 8 p.m.

    The Frim

    Capital City Music Hall - Lower Level

    Music
  100. 8 p.m.10 p.m.

    Music

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