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Gettysburg Wedding Showcase

September 14, from 12 – 3p, Battlefield B&B hosts the Gettysburg Wedding Showcase, a delightful afternoon at the inn featuring some of our absolute favorite vendors, delicious samples, and wonderful specials…and door prizes!Battlefield B&B’s wedding venues will be staged as if real weddings were happening, so that you can see first-hand what these awesome vendors do best.Tickets are free, but you must register in advance to qualify for door prizes and discounts. BOOK TICKETS ONLINEWhether you are at the very beginning your wedding planning adventure, need to finalize one last vendor, or just want a chance to speak to some ... Read This Story

Hanover Snack Town Fall Fest

Get excited for the 2nd Annual Snack Town Fall Fest 2025! 

Join us for a day filled with food trucks, craft vendors, live music, and fun for all ages! Stop by Moul Field from 1 – 6p on Saturday September 20.Enjoy a wide range of drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), family-friendly activities, and amazing live performances. For those 21 and over, we’ll have a variety of beers available to enjoy.Want to check out all our incredible sponsors? Visit Snack Town Fall Fest online.

The Longest Yarn at WWII American Experience

The Longest Yarn is a three-dimensional wool tapestry that tells the momentous story of June 6, from the build-up and launch in England through the Normandy invasion.

Knitted and crocheted by hundreds of volunteers worldwide, the folk art exhibit was created with guidance from historians, retained by the project, to be historically accurate. Each of the 80 unique scenes illustrate the story of this momentous day in history.

The entire traveling exhibit measures 80 meters (265 feet) and represents the 80 years since D-Day and the 80 days it took for the Allies to liberate Paris.

After a highly successful launch in Carentan ... Read This Story

Haunted Gingerbread Houses

Fun For All Ages at the Adams County Library – Gettysburg branchCome for a frightfully fun twist on a classic holiday tradition! Whether you’re a crafty ghoul or a haunted house rookie, decorate your very own spooky gingerbread creation using creepy candies, eerie icing, and terrifying treats.Registration Required.

Medicine & Surgery

Pus, boils, enemas, and vomiting… amputations, trepanations, and bloodletting. Perhaps not the most polite conversation topics, but these were common occurrences in 18th-century life. Come to this program to learn about Revolutionary-era physicians, the advancements in science, the origins of medicine, and the surgical tools they used. A fascinating blend of science, history, grossness, and entertainment!Presented by Matthew Wedd, Executive Director of the Conococheague Institute

Veteran Resource Event

Please stop by to talk with a PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veteran Service Specialist from the PA VetConnect Team to learn more about your earned benefits and local veteran resources!

Vision Corp

VisionCorps is a leading non-profit organization in Pennsylvania, on a mission to empower individuals who are blind or vision impaired to attain independence. Come hear how VisionCorps can help you and others in the community who have low vision.Registration Required.

Preventing Terror Attack

John Ricca will discuss why there is an increasing probability of a terrorist organization gaining possession of a nuclear explosive device and the homeland security mission to prevent a terrorist nuclear attack.  It will include the possible techniques that terrorists could use to transport a nuclear weapon, types of intelligence, detection capabilities, the technical and operational approaches to intercept a weapon, and conclusions.Registration Required.

GCCA presents pianist Philip Thomson

Gettysburg Community Concert Association (GCCA) opens its 2025–26 season with a performance by Canadian pianist Philip Thomson at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Best known for his recordings of Liszt, Thomson has toured throughout Europe and the United States and has been broadcast on radio and TV. He will also present a student outreach program in an Adams County-Hanover area school.The concert will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, 109 York Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Admission is $20 at the door, but free for GCCA members, college students with an ID, and anyone under 19 (under 13 ... Read This Story

Five Christmases at the Shriver House

Gettysburg History (Adams County Historical Society) cordially invites guests to tour the Shriver House Museum as it is meticulously decorated in 1860s Christmas fashion. Hear about each of the five Christmases the Shriver family spent in their home on Baltimore Street and learn how the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War affected the holiday season.

The 45-minute tour covers all four floors of the Shriver family’s original home, from the attic to the saloon in the cellar.

Tickets are $20/General Admission, $18/ACHS Members, and $15/Youth (k-12). Purchase tickets here.

Civil War Barn Dance

Experience an evening of historic pageantry at the 2025 Civil War Barn Dance hosted by Daughters of Union Soldiers, Gettysburg. Saturday, October 4, Beech Springs Farms welcomes guests to don period attire, listen to the Susquehanna Travelers, and dance to the calls of Mistress Rebecca Kesler. Admission includes light fare and tours of the historic barn. Only 100 tickets will be sold – get them by contacting [email protected]. Adults, $25.00 each; Children under 16, $10.00 each.The doors open at 5:00 with dancing from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Hollabaugh’s Apple Harvest Weekends

Nothing screams fall more than the Annual National Apple Harvest Festival. In conjunction with that annual event, Hollabaugh Bros Inc. invites guests to sample and savor the crisp tastes of apple season at the Farm & Fruit Market on Biglerville Road just a few miles from the South Mountain Fairgrounds. Stop by the market for in-market sampling, warm apple crisp, apple backed goods, local artisan craft vendors and bins of fresh-picked apples. Enjoy a signature Apple Cider Donut Milkshake or an apple cider slushie on the drive home. And, if you have a favorite bakery item, be sure to call ... Read This Story