Events

February

Annual Honeybrook Fire Co. Auction & Sale - Honeybrook Fire Company

Location: Honeybrook, PA.

610-273-2688

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March

Charter Day

Held in mid March

Location:  Railroad Museum

Route 741

Strasburg, PA 17579

717-687-8628

Admission Free

Observe the birthday of the Commonwealth - amid Pennsylvania made and operated historic rolling stock at the Keystone State's official railroad museum. Open to the public free of charge.

April

Quilters Heritage Celebration

Held in early April

Location:  Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Lancaster

800-233-0121

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Shakespeare & A Classic - Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Held in mid April

Location: Route 72, Cornwall, PA 17016

717-665-7021

The excitement and imagery of Shakespeare plus the riveting drama of a literary classic unfold in Victorian Mount Hope Mansion.

Art Walk

Held in late April

Location: 120 N. Duke Street

Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Free

A free two-day walking tour of 25 arts organizations, artist's studios and businesses in downtown Lancaster.

May

Herb & Garden Faire

Held in early May

Location: Landis Valley Museum

2451 Kissel Hill Road

Lancaster, PA 17601

717-569-0401

Admission Free

This is one of the East Coast's largest sales of heirloom varieties of herb, vegetable, and ornamental plants. Over 90 vendors of plants, seeds, garden equipment, and outdoor art and crafts are featured.

Season Opener - Mud Bog / Tuff Trucks

Early May

Location: Buck Motorsports Park

Route 272, Lancaster, PA 17604

717-859-4244

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June

Wachovia Cycling Series

Held in early June

Location: Lancaster

717-859-4244

91-mile cycling race through the streets of Lancaster and the adjacent Lancaster County Park. Race starts at 4:30 pm on Queen Street in center city Lancaster.

Dave Martin's Championship Rodeo Presents The Buck-A-Roo Bull Ride Mania

Held in early June

Location: Buck Motorsports Park

Route 272, Lancaster, PA 17604

717-859-4244

The Wild, Wild West Comes to the Buck! Bronc Riding, Cowgirls barrel racing, wild cow milking contest, bull hockey, rodeo clown act and America's most dangerous sport - bull riding...plus Little Buck-A-Roo rodeo events.

Lucas Oil East Coast Series - Smoke & Thunder Nationals

Held in mid June

Location: Buck Mototsports Park

Route 272, Lancaster, PA 17604

717-859-4244

Super Stock/Pro Stock Smoker Tractors, Wheelstanding 2WD Trucks, Multi-engine Modified Tractors, S.S. 4WD Trucks.

Annual Berry Festival

Held in mid June

Location: Kitchen Kettle Village

Rt. 240, Intercourse, PA.

717-768-8261

No one goes away hungry at this turn-of-the-century community social complete with down-home banjo music and old fashioned family festivities. Indoors and out, guests will find all types of food displays and cooking ideas featuring berries - from great beverages and tempting sweets to colorful side dishes and barbecued meats grilled with berry sauces.

Celtic Fling - Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Held in late June

Location: Route 72, Cornwall, PA 17016

717-665-7021

Enjoy the sounds, scents, sights and tastes of Ireland and Scotland, both traditional and new.

July

Musser Park Old Fashioned 4th of July

Held on the fourth of July

Location: 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Food, games, crafts, entertainment and fun. An Independence Day celebration held in Musser Park.

August

Annual Heritage Day

Held in early August

Location: Hans Herr House & Museum

1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, PA.

717-464-4438

Heritage Day is a fun-filled farm festival featuring demonstrations of farm life and activities from the 18th century through the early 20th century. Watch demonstrations of plowing with oxen, hay making, threshing, 18th century gardening, broom making, carpentry, meat smoking, home textile manufacture, quilting, hearth cooking, blacksmithing, and much more!

Lucas Oil East Coast Points Series Summer Truck & Tractor Pulling Championships Fan Appreciation Night

Held in early August

Location: Buck Motorsports Park

Route 272, Lancaster, PA 17604

717-859-4244

Multi-engine modified tractors, hot rod 4WD trucks, limited pro-stock tractors and diesel pick-up pulling.

Lancaster Fest

Held in mid August

Location:  120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Free

Celebration of cultures in music, dance, food and crafts with an international theme right in the heart of downtown Lancaster. Over 100 craft vendors, 25 musical acts and food!

Annual Art in the Park

Held mid – late August

Location: 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Free

A celebration of art featuring free hands-on projects of all ages.

Lancaster Airport Community Days Airshow

Held in late August

Location:  Lancaster Airport

500 Airport Road (off Rt. 501), Lititz, PA 17543

717-569-1221

See a variety of civilian, military, and vintage aircraft, the US Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team the "Black Daggers", and military and warbird flybys. Helicopter and aircraft rides are available and many of the aircraft are open for display. Talk with the pilots, tour the planes, and see them in the air as they perform.

September

The Amazing Maize Maze

Held all of September – October

Location: Cherry-Crest Farm

150 Cherry Hill Rd., Ronks, PA 17572

717-687-6843

Described by Discover Channel as the "world's biggest free standing mind bender..."

Annual Long's Park Art & Craft Festival

Held in early September

Location: Long’s Park Amphitheater

Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-295-7054

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Anniversary Labor Day Weekend Demolition Derby Finals Plus Spectacular 3-D Fireworks Display!

Held in early September

Location: Buck Motorsports Park

Route 272, Lancaster, PA 17604

717-859-4244

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Christian Family Fest

Held in mid September

Location: Dutch Wonderland

Plenty of Christian music and loads of fun riding the great rides at Dutch Wonderland.

Heritage Folk Art & Crafts Festival

Held in mid September

Location: Landis Valley Museum

2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601

717-569-0401

Admission Free

Heirloom-quality traditional handcrafts will be demonstrated and offered for sale at this unique craft show. The Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen and Landis Valley Museum are proud to present traditional crafts of the finest quality displayed in the museum setting. Meet the artists and watch as their work is created as it was in the past.

Keystone International Balloon Festival

Held in late September

Location: Lancaster Central Park, Lancaster, PA.

717-299-2274

The festival features hot air balloon teams from the U.S. and the international balloon community, hot air balloon launches, hound & hare races, tethered hot air balloon rides, night time balloon glow, entertainment, ethnic food court, antique car show, crafts, children's activity center, carnival rides, and contests.  October

JazzFest, Art Sunday, and Outdoor Restaurant Fair

Held in early October

Location: 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Free

Music, art and food combine to make a great afternoon in Downtown Lancaster. Well-known national and regional musicians perform, art presented by 30 regional non-profit organizations, businesses and artists and area restaurants also participate.

Snitz Fest

Held in early October

Location: Hans Herr House & Museum

1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, PA.

717-464-4438

Snitz Fest celebrates the apple and its part in everyday Lancaster County history. Apples constituted an important part of early Pennsylvania settlers' diets. Watch cider being pressed and snitz being "cut and dried". Sample some 18th century recipes using apples in the Küche of the 1719 Herr House. Take a wagon tour of the Museum's orchard of historic apple varieties, and afterwards taste and compare the apples that came from these trees at the apple tasting table.

Harvest Days

Held in mid October

Location: Landis Valley Museum

2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601

717-569-0401

The annual celebration of Pennsylvania German Life! Come see over 80 demonstrators participating in activities that date back as far as the mid-1700s, such as threshing, food preserving, cider and apple butter making, as well as open hearth cooking and traditional craft demonstrations.

Autumn's Colors

Held early – late October

Location: Longwood Gardens

Route 1, Kennett Square PA 19348

610-388-1000

Glowing shades of yellow, orange, purple, and red illuminate the trees and flower gardens throughout the former du Pont estate.

Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Held in mid October

Location: PA Farm Show Complex

2300 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110

717-787-5373

Call for additional information

November

A Dickens of a Christmas - Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Held late November – late December

Location: Route 72, Cornwall, PA 17016

717-665-7021

Experience a fun-filled, turn-of- the-century Christmas celebration as Master Charles Dickens, luminaries of the times and even a few fictional favorites from Dickens' novels welcome guests to a joyous and festive Holiday celebration.

December

Days of the Belsnickel

Held in early December

Location: Landis Valley Museum

2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601

717-569-0401

Start the holiday season with the Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of a visit from the Belsnickel. Luncheons with tours that bring to life holiday traditions of the past. 

Mayor's Tree Lighting

Held in early December

Location: 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Free

The official kickoff of the holiday season begins with the Mayor's Tree Lighting in Penn Square. Carolers and the infamous "Tuba Christmas" lend to the festivities.

Christmas Spectacular

Held in late December

Location: Village Greens Gold

1444 Village Road, Strasburg, PA 17579

717-687-6933

Admission Charged Come feel the warm and exciting holiday spirit radiating from over 100,000 lights as you stroll through 10 acres of holiday displays!

Countdown Lancaster

Held on New Year’s Eve

Location: 120 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17608

717-291-4711

Admission Charged

New Year's Eve celebrated in the good old-fashioned Lancaster County way. Family-oriented entertainment features over 100 performers with fireworks and a grand finale to usher in the New Year. All events are within easy walking distance. Shuttle service provided

Arts & Entertainment

American Music Theatre

2425 Lincoln Highway East

Lancaster, PA 17602 717-397-7700

American Music Theatre is all about the music and there's enough of it to suit any age and every taste. During the spring and summer the theatre presents a show hailed by reviewers as remarkable and equal to any Broadway production. In this unique and entertaining tribute, favorite songs are brought to life by an incredible cast of singers and dancers accompanied by the amazing AMT band. When the holidays arrive, the sounds of the season are always at American Music Theatre. Combining heartwarming family humor with the very best in traditional and contemporary holiday music, AMT Christmas is a Lancaster County tradition.

Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre

510 Centerville Rd.

Lancaster, PA 17601 717-898-1900

Sizzle, romance, surprise, intrigue, spirit, and joy.

Fulton Opera House 12 North Prince St.

Lancaster, PA 17608 717-394-7133

The Fulton offers another year of nourishing the heart and soul of its patrons. The National Historic Landmark Theatre proudly serves as an artistic home - entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences, both young and old, from Central Pennsylvania and beyond.

Theatre of the Seventh Sister 31 S. Duke St.

Lancaster, PA 17602 717-396-7764

Call for performance schedule

The Theater of the Seventh Sister continues to explore the human connection by providing heartfelt, diverse, thought provoking theater.

Lancaster Opera

Performances at the Fulton

12 North Prince Street Lancaster, PA 17608-1865

717-397-7425

Fifty years after the first production of the Lancaster Opera Workshop in 1952, Lancaster is still watching as the Lancaster Opera Company continues to delight critics and audiences alike with its professional quality productions, mounted by one of the oldest and most unique amateur opera companies in the country.

Lancaster School of Ballet

214 W Grant St. Lancaster, PA 17603

717-393-9221

Call for performance schedule

Pennsylvania’s' premier dance studio and home of the Ballet Theater of Lancaster follows the Cecchetti method and also provides training in tap, jazz, modern, Middle East, Irish and others.             

Lancaster Symphony

44 North Queen St. Central Market Mall Lancaster, PA 17608 717-291-6440

Call for performance schedule

The core purpose of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is to enrich, entertain, and educate the Central Pennsylvania Community through unique live musical performances and to provide opportunities for music education and appreciation to area school students.