Things to do in Harrisburg

DEC5SatSaturday, December 528 events · Afternoon

1. 12 p.m.2 p.m.

   Gingerbread House Competition

   Windmill Art Studios$20

   Classes & Talks

2. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

   Mount Gretna’s Christmas Village

   Mount Gretna Playhouse

   Festivals & Holidays

3. 12 p.m.8 p.m.

   Pennsylvania Krampusnacht

   Zembo Shrine Auditorium$17.85+

   Festivals & Holidays

4. 12:30 p.m.1:30 p.m.

   Family Swim

   YWCA York

5. 12:30 p.m.

   Fort Couture Saturdays and Sundays ONLY!

   Stone StableFreeFamily

   Family & Kids

6. 12:30 p.m.

   Kids Only Holiday Shop Saturdays and Sundays ONLY!

   Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1FreeFamily

   Family & Kids

7. 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

8. 1 p.m.2:30 p.m.

   Elf Academy: Embossed Metal Ornament Set Workshop

   Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$28

   Classes & Talks

9. 1 p.m.3 p.m.

   Horn Pub (PA)

   Horn Pub$49

   Festivals & Holidays

10. 1 p.m.

    Miracle on 34th Street

    Keystone Theatrics$46+

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

11. 1 p.m.

    Miracle on 34th Street - The Radio Play

    West Shore Theatre$51+

    Theater & Dance

12. 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

13. 1 p.m.

    Pennsylvania Regional Ballet presents The Nutcracker

    Harrisburg Scottish Rite$25+Family

    Also at 5 p.m.

    Theater & Dance

14. 1 p.m.4 p.m.

    TWO Farm Event- Alpacas, Horses & Holiday Cheer

    Shear Heaven Farm

15. 2 p.m.5 p.m.

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

    The Playhouse Theatre at AllenberryFree

    Arts & Culture

16. 2 p.m.

    Pearl Harbor Day 2026

    Camp Hill

17. 2:30 p.m.

    Harrisburg Girls Varsity Basketball @ Milton Hershey

    Milton Hershey School Athletic Complex

    Sports

18. 2:30 p.m.

    York College of Pennsylvania Women's Wrestling vs New Standard Invitational

    York College of Pennsylvania- Yorkview Hall

    Sports

19. 3 p.m.5:30 p.m.

    “A Winter Ride” presented by Cantate Carlisle

    Second Presbyterian Church

20. 3 p.m.4:30 p.m.

    Elf Academy: Simmer Pot Jars

    Fort Hunter Park - Centennial Barn Room 1$20

    Classes & Talks

21. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holly Jolly Jubilee

    Veteran's Courtyard on the Town Square

    Festivals & Holidays

22. 3 p.m.6 p.m.

    Holly Jolly Jubilee & Tree Lighting

    Veterans Memorial Courtyard, Carlisle PaFamily

    Festivals & Holidays

23. 3 p.m.5 p.m.

    Sounds of the Season: Matinee Performance

    Hershey Theatre - HersheyFamily

    Music

24. 3:30 p.m.

    Capfilm: White Christmas

    Strand Theatre at Appell Center for the Performing Arts

    Also at 7 p.m.

    Arts & Culture

25. 4 p.m.5 p.m.

    Elizabethtown Holiday Parade!

    Downtown Elizabethtown PA

    Festivals & Holidays

26. 4 p.m.6 p.m.

    Who's Holiday!

    Open Stage Court Street Cabaret$25+

27. 4 p.m.7 p.m.

    Holiday Secret Shop with The Edit Elves

    The EditFamily

28. 4:30 p.m.6 p.m.

    Christmas Candlelight Walking Tour

    The Passenger Station

    Festivals & Holidays