Events
January
Annual:
Hershey Theater performance of a major Broadway play: For more
information, call the Box Office at (717) 534-3405
Mid-January Annually:
Pennsylvania Farm Show, 9 - 9, Harrisburg Farm Show Complex.
Late March
Adventure Sports in Hershey opens
for the season.
Call for Spring hours. 717-533-7479
Early May
Hersheypark opens for the season.
October
Halloween events at the park
December
December and January: Hershey Sweet
Lightsand Christmas Candylane: a spectacular holiday drive-through of
a winter wonderland with displays and many lights adjacent to Hershey
Park.
Through the month of December: A Holiday Dinner
Theater Musical Christmas in Chocolatetown. (closed Christmas eve and
Christmas Day)
First
weekend:
Christkindlmarkt: Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair and Festival 11 AM – 5 PM,
Hershey Museum (Free with Museum admission) For more information, call
(717)534-3439. The annual festival
celebrates the holidays in the German tradition with weekend-long entertainment,
craft vendors and craft demonstrations, a German food court, festival of trees,
German singers and dancers and much more.
Saturday of 1st weekend:
Belsnickle Day, 2 PM, Hershey Museum (Free with Museum admission) For
more information, call (717)534-3439 This hilarious, not-quite-like Santa
character is a staple of German holiday folklore. The presentation showcases a
popular holiday tradition.
Second
weekend:
The Canadian Brass, 8 PM, Hershey Theatre. With their unbeatable blend
of virtuosity, spontaneity and humor, the five virtuosi of The Canadian Brass
play everything from Bach to Dixieland. For more
information, call the Box Office at (717) 534-3405.
Weekend
after Christmas:
Annual Cinderella’s Storyland, 1:30 & 3 PM, Hershey Museum (Free with
Museum admission) For more information, call (717)534-3439 Celebrated children’s
entertainer Kit’s Kaboodle presents a unique variation of the childhood classic
in a program that combines history, music, dance and improvisation with audience
members cast into the show. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Annual: Mr. David Drawings and Songs,
Hershey Museum (Free with Museum admission) For more
information, call (717)534-3439 Variety and humor make David Perry a hit with
all ages as he mixes music, art and popular songs with drawing games, clever
characters, puppets and playful props.