Events

 July

American MusicFest

Riverfront Park, City Island

717-255-3020

Admission Free, except for certain concerts.

The American MusicFest is Pennsylvania's largest Independence Weekend Music Festival. Hosting over 200 hours of musical entertainment with over 80 musical & entertainment performances, the American MusicFest offers you All Your Favorite Music, in One Weekend!!  The American MusicFest stretches over 12 blocks on Harrisburg's Riverfront Park and uses much of City Island for its activities and concerts. With eleven stages on Riverfront Park, City Island and downtown, the festival brings music from local, regional, national, and international artists and performers throughout the holiday weekend. As always the American MusicFest concludes with a Gala Fireworks extravaganza.

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July and August

Italian Lake Concert Series

Third and Division Streets

717-255-3020

Admission Free

Set among the beautifully restored Renaissance gardens of Italian Lake, the concert series features eclectic and versatile acts like the Arcona Reel Band, Dixieland Express Band and the klezmer group called Simple Gifts. The concert series also hosts string quartets, brass ensembles, big band and Dixieland style music.

Performances are given over six consecutive Sunday evenings during July and August.

September

Kipona

RiverFront Park & City Island Parallel to Susquehanna River)

717-255-3020

Kipona is Central Pennsylvania’s largest annual festival. One of the oldest annual festivals in the nation, Kipona (which means “sparkling water” in Native American language) was named one of the top ten festivals in the state by the Pennsylvania Festivals Association. Kipona activities include a Riverfront Park festival of food, children’s rides, entertainment from several stages, nightly barge concerts, the State Chili Cook-Off, drag boat races, arts and crafts, and a wide variety of other entertainment. The festival is capped by the largest fireworks display of the year.

November

Holiday Parade At A Glance

Downtown Harrisburg

Admission Free

The Harrisburg Holiday Parade is the largest annual parade in Central Pennsylvania. Each year thousands of spectators visit downtown Harrisburg to watch the parade in person, and thousands more enjoy the parade on television. The Parade features more than a dozen bands, several giant helium balloons, and a variety of specialty units and floats.

December 31

Countdown – Harrisburg’s New Year’s Eve Celebration

Downtown Harrisburg

717-255-3020

Admission Free

The Mayor’s annual New Year’s Eve Celebration features musical entertainment, food, hot drinks, jugglers, carriage rides, a fireworks display, and the dropping of a giant lighted strawberry at midnight to the delight of the crowds inside the City Government Center and outside on Market Square. Residents from Central Pennsylvania gather in downtown Harrisburg to ring in the New Year at the area’s largest New Year’s Eve Celebration. The New Year’s Eve Celebration will feature something for all ages, including live music, strolling jugglers, clowns, carriage rides, children's theatre performances, and plenty of food, drink, and merriment. The evening concludes as a giant lighted strawberry descends into Market Square and a fireworks and laser show illuminate the sky, ringing in the New Year with a bang.

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