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.
Call for exact
dates and hours
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.
Call for exact
schedule and hours
Harrisburg
