Events for Gettysburg and surrounding Adams County
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Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
The Battle of Gettysburg changed more lives than we could ever imagine. The events that took place in July of 1863, in a small town many people had never heard of, forever affected our nation’s ...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Come celebrate the 159th Anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, in Gettysburg. This history-filled two-day event will feature Battle Reenactments, Artillery and Cavalry Demonstrations, Livi...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Ride for, and with our heroes to support them and their families. Ride through the scenic Catoctin mountains and historic Gettysburg Battlefields. This patriotic 2-day ride gives you route options to ...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Join The Outlet Shoppes and Rebel’s Roost for the best monthly Antique & Vintage Outdoor Market in the area! Enjoy a day of treasure hunting, food trucks and shopping all in one location! Lo...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
If you love everything bagels, you’ll definitely want to try these delicious biscuits. We’ll be using cream cheese and butter in the dough and making our own everything seasoning. The only pro...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
The first of its kind: 1 mission, 2 – Days and 3 routes (25 | 35 | 50 miles) in the Catoctin mountains and historic Gettysburg. Complete with rider’s festival with live bands and entertainment...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Travel back in time and enjoy this rare opportunity to visit inside seven historic barns near Gettysburg. The Historic Gettysburg-Adams County Preservation Society (HGAC) presents the “Historic ...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Head to Thomason’s Olde Thyme Herb Farm and Gift Shop for the 8th Annual Sweet Potato Festival! Enjoy all things sweet potato including fries, soup, funnel cakes and whoopie pies! Shop the local cr...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Sponsored by: Keystone Sutler EMarketing Sponsors: Mr. Ed’s Elephant Emporium, Dora Townsend & David Rice, and Joe & Rose Tripi Jalopy Deluxe is an experienced, South Central Pennsylvani...
Saturday the 18th, September, 2021
Travel back in time as you visit inside seven historic barns in Adams County, PA. Drive to each barn in any order you choose and stay as long as you like. Learn about these icons of our rural landscap...
Sunday the 19th, September, 2021
On these beautiful fall afternoons a Licensed Battlefield Guide will lead a program focusing on a specific battle-related topic. These are ideal for those who desire a more in-depth look at one aspe...
Sunday the 19th, September, 2021
Travel to Glen Rock, PA and back with our historic PRR GP9 Diesel Locomotive built-in 1959 on a former Pennsylvania Railroad mainline that has been in operation since 1838. Your ride follows the route...
Monday the 20th, September, 2021
A spectacular documentary event tours through St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum, a wonderful complex of buildings with the largest collection of paintings in the world, to retrace two and a ha...
Tuesday the 21st, September, 2021
The New York Times calls Joel Fan an “impressive pianist,” acclaimed for embracing a bold repertoire of classical, contemporary and world music. He’s well known for his work with cellist Yo-Yo M...
Wednesday the 22nd, September, 2021
Kids Dinner Club Fall Session #1: Wednesdays, September 22-October 27, 2021 Fall Session #2: Wednesdays, November 3-December 15, 2021 5-6:30 p.m. via ZOOM J’Amy Graham Thomas, instructor $120 for ea...
Thursday the 23rd, September, 2021
This event has been canceled. ...
Friday the 24th, September, 2021
Sponsored by: Keystone Sutler EMarketing Sponsors: Mr. Ed’s Elephant Emporium, Dora Townsend & David Rice, and Joe & Rose Tripi Pomona’s Trio is a group of three friends – Ma...
Friday the 24th, September, 2021
Join the Pour Tour revolution and let us do the driving! We have selected a combination of Wineries, Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries from the Adams County Pour Tour to give you a true taste of Ad...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Sponsored by: Keystone Sutler EMarketing Sponsors: Mr. Ed’s Elephant Emporium, Dora Townsend & David Rice, and Joe & Rose Tripi Switch Fu will rock, sway, and mesmerize your soul. No rul...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
This bike ride will take place on Saturday morning, beginning and ending at the Gettysburg Area Recreation Park. Three different routes are being offered to accommodate riders of all experience levels...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Help us celebrate the 277th birthday of a very special person, John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. We’ll have apple-themed crafts and games for all to enjoy, and of course, and apple tre...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Enjoy this end-of-summer evening excursion to Seitzland, PA. We’re stopping at Railroad Park on our return for a campfire (weather permitting) where you can cook hot dogs and roast marshmallows for ...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Covid-19 certainly has created a significant financial strain for the YW – with the fitness center, swimming pool, and daycare facility all closed at some point. Everything’s up and running no...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Celebrate Gettysburg College’s Homecoming Weekend ’21 with The Jazz Tributaries Project, featuring the premiere of Axiom Asunder Redux, a cornucopia of music ranging from spirituals and bl...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Journey through The Gettysburg Countryside as your guide entertains you with stories of history and Paranormal tales. During this 1 hour 45-minute journey you will depart the bus at the Sachs Bridge...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
Sprawling out from Gettysburg’s historic Lincoln Square, the antique event is billed as a “buyers and sellers” paradise, with high-quality antiques and collectibles. Items range from primitive c...
Saturday the 25th, September, 2021
The Maryland Microbrewery Festival is a fun-packed celebration that promotes the best of Maryland’s handcrafted and distinctive microbrews. Numerous Maryland brewers will be attending, all true ...
Sunday the 26th, September, 2021
Outside your window is the beautiful Heritage Rail Trail County Park and southern York County countryside on this trip to Hanover Junction. Our authentic replica steam locomotive, the William H. Simps...
Monday the 27th, September, 2021
0 unseen masterpieces unveiled for the first time: Manet, Caillebotte, Renoir, Monet, Ce´zanne, Signac, Sisley and Berthe Morisot. A cinematic journey to discover the art revolution caused by the ...
Tuesday the 28th, September, 2021
This event has been canceled. ...
Wednesday the 29th, September, 2021
**Concert has been rescheduled from September 10** Twice winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music Live Act of the Year Award (2016 & 2011), Skerryvore create a unique fusion of folk, rock and...
Friday the 1st, October, 2021
United Way of Adams County Golf Classic 7 am Registration / 8 am Shot Gun Start Buffet Lunch & Prizes Awarded starting at 1 pm – Registration Fee Includes: continental breakfast, buffet lunc...
Friday the 1st, October, 2021
Join the Pour Tour revolution and let us do the driving! We have selected a combination of Wineries, Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries from the Adams County Pour Tour to give you a true taste of Ad...
Friday the 1st, October, 2021
Stroll, Shop and Dine the First Friday of every month with the downtown Gettysburg merchants. Visit the GARMA website for a complete listing of participating First Friday merchants. Parking is availab...
Saturday the 2nd, October, 2021
The National Apple Harvest Festival, which is held during the first two full weekends in October, has been celebrating beautiful crafts, great music and wonderful food for over fifty years. The festiv...
Tuesday the 5th, October, 2021
Destination Gettysburg typically holds an End of Summer Social each year to celebrate the end of a successful summer season and the hardworking Adams County tourism community. We are still planning on...
Tuesday the 5th, October, 2021
Anytime you talk to any of Tommy Emmanuel’s fans, whether musicians or civilians, invariably they will speak of not one but two qualities that define his greatness. The first, predictably, is hi...
Friday the 8th, October, 2021
The creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show...
Friday the 24th, September, 2021
Join Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center staff for special walking tours, each of which will examine a specific aspect of Seminary Ridge before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg. Spec...
Saturday the 9th, October, 2021
It’s back for its second year! The 2nd Annual New Oxford Harvest Hunt will run from Saturday, October 9 through Sunday, October 24. Join us for a fun-filled scavenger hunt through our town while...
Saturday the 9th, October, 2021
Chicken BBQ to benefit the Gettysburg VFW post 15 Auxiliary Veteran initiatives. Pick-up at the Adams County Farmers’ Market. Dinner includes: 1/2 chicken baked potato dinner roll applesauce P...
Saturday the 9th, October, 2021
Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussor...
Saturday the 9th, October, 2021
When someone is suffering from an ailment we have not experienced, we often say to ourselves “I wish there was something I could do.” Likewise, the person suffering may feel no one underst...
Monday the 11th, October, 2021
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is an initiative to bring world-class ballet, direct from the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, exclusively to cinema audiences around the world. On her sixteenth birthday,...
Friday the 15th, October, 2021
On the Cemetery Walk, as a guide leads you through the dark by candlelight, saints and martyrs come to life and reflect upon the “Last Things”: death, judgment, heaven and hell. Like Saint Isaac J...
Friday the 15th, October, 2021
As seen on CBS Sunday Morning in May 2021! Rich Little is a master mimic of more than 200 voices, and a show business legend who has appeared on TV variety shows hosted by Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, ...
Friday the 15th, October, 2021
Join the Pour Tour revolution and let us do the driving! We have selected a combination of Wineries, Breweries, Cideries and Distilleries from the Adams County Pour Tour to give you a true taste of Ad...
Saturday the 16th, October, 2021
Saturday, October 16th 1:30 -3:00 PM Apple pies, apple dumplings, apple bread, apple turnovers, apple sauce – there are so many ways to enjoy apples. How about blonde apple brownies? As part of ...
Thursday the 21st, October, 2021
After 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it’s safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with ...
Saturday the 23rd, October, 2021
Enjoy a fun-filled fall day in New Oxford. The annual Harvest Day Festival features a variety of vendors selling crafts, artisan products, farmers market items and food. There will be live entertainme...
Saturday the 23rd, October, 2021
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir, which The New York Times praised after its 2019...
Saturday the 23rd, October, 2021
Join us for a special walking tour that covers the battle action of Colonel Chapman Biddle’s Union brigade on July 1, 1863. This unheralded and often overlooked fighting unit suffered horrific l...
Saturday the 23rd, October, 2021
Visit us for a weekend with the Axis and Allies of World War II. Enjoy a full weekend of WWII living history events! Visit the different camps, learn about the uniforms, explore vehicles and equipment...
Friday the 29th, October, 2021
Enjoy local Gettysburg ghost lore and site-specific stories about paranormal experiences around the fire outside at Battlefield B&B. Bundle up to enjoy thrills and chills! Most performances at 8pm...
Saturday the 30th, October, 2021
We missed you all so much last year, and we cannot wait to invite you back to Good Field for your favorite sips, snacks, and fun. Meshing Hanover’s rich snack food heritage with local craft beer...
Saturday the 30th, October, 2021
Halloween Family Fun Event October 30th 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Pumpkins, wagon rides, and trick-or-treating – it must be Halloween! We love Halloween on the farm, and can’t wait to share the fu...
Monday the 1st, November, 2021
Based on the acclaimed novel by Mark Haddon, adapted by Simon Stephens Captured live from the National Theatre in London, this critically acclaimed production directed by Marianne Elliot (Angels in A...
Wednesday the 3rd, November, 2021
The Multiple Personalities Tour comes to the Mela Kitchen on November 3! General admission is $25 for our stadium seating. Show begins at 8pm. Our VIP tables seat 4 people, price is per table. Price ...
Wednesday the 3rd, November, 2021
Kids Dinner Club Fall Session #1: Wednesdays, September 22-October 27, 2021 Fall Session #2: Wednesdays, November 3-December 15, 2021 5-6:30 p.m. via ZOOM J’Amy Graham Thomas, instructor $120 for ea...
Thursday the 4th, November, 2021
The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family, and the choices we make. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine. Directed by Christopher Kauffman. Pre...
Friday the 5th, November, 2021
Join the biggest day of giving in Adams County, Adam’s County Community Foundation’s Giving Spree! This year, donors can support more than 95 nonprofits by mail, drive through drop off, or...
Sunday the 7th, November, 2021
The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family, and the choices we make. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine. Directed by Christopher Kauffman. Pre...
Monday the 8th, November, 2021
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical was direct...
Friday the 12th, November, 2021
MTI’s All Together Now! – A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatres from around the world performing all at the same times this exclusive musical revue featuring songs from MTI’s bel...
Saturday the 13th, November, 2021
*The 2021 event has been canceled. First, join us for a battlefield walk for this two-part event. We will meet at Little Round Top and join Ted Chamberlain, aka Joshua Chamberlain, as we walk to the...
Saturday the 13th, November, 2021
Homemade Herb Bread- Family Cooking Class Saturday, November 13th 1:30 -3:00 PM For this delicious herb bread, we’ll mix together rosemary, oregano, basil, and garlic powder to make a bread worthy o...
Friday the 19th, November, 2021
November 19, the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, was formally designated as Dedication Day, by a joint resolution of the U.S. Senate and H...
Saturday the 20th, November, 2021
Join us in honoring the soldiers and civilians of the American Civil War in this special annual parade. The parade will line up on Middle Street and then proceed to Baltimore Street and then turn onto...
Saturday the 20th, November, 2021
Kid’s Holiday Event – Giving Thanks November 20th 10:00 – 11:30 AM Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Join us at the market as we find out the answer to this question as well as learn mor...
Saturday the 20th, November, 2021
Attend the Original Civil War Ball supporting monument preservation at Gettysburg National Military Park. Music for the evening will be by the Philadelphia Brigade Band and dances will be led by the V...
Saturday the 20th, November, 2021
Come and join us for a German style Christmas Mart. The Shrivers, who founded Union Mills, were grandsons of German immigrants leaders in the German-speaking community in Piedmont, Maryland. Our Chris...
Sunday the 21st, November, 2021
Cemetery Ridge. Seminary Ridge. Culp’s Hill. Cemetery Hill. These now-famous features hosted some of the most ferocious and critical fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg, and saw movements or combat...
Friday the 26th, November, 2021
Thanksgiving evening is the beginning of the Christmas holiday season at the Shriver House Museum. The Shriver family moved into their new home just before the Christmas of 1860. In anticipation of sh...
Friday the 26th, November, 2021
Join GARMA for the annual Gettysburg Christmas Tree Lighting LIVE on Lincoln Square. You can also live stream the event on our Facebook page. Celebrate in person or at home! Santa will arrive at 6pm...
Monday the 29th, November, 2021
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is an initiative to bring world-class ballet, direct from the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, exclusively to cinema audiences around the world. In Imperial Rome led by C...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
Hollabaugh’s 12th Annual Holiday Open House Friday, December 3rd, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday, December 4th, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday, December 5th, 12:00 – 5:00 PM Our Holiday Open House is a ...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
Come to Gettysburg to enjoy the special charm of our small town during this holiday season and make lasting memories. Gather the family and start a new tradition as you explore all our quaint communit...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
CHRISTMAS 1863 On Christmas Eve 1863 the Mother of Jennie Wade, Mary, was still coping with the death of her 20 year old daughter. Jennie was the only civilian to die during the infamous battle w...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
Main Street Gettysburg is kicking off the holiday season with “A Gettysburg Christmas Festival,” and as a part of it, Civil War Tails Diorama Museum is offering a Christmas-themed scavenger hunt t...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
Held in the assembly room at the rear of the Original Gettysburg Orphanage! Join one of the Ghostly Images Guides for a presentation of legends, folklore and stories that include spirits, trolls, wi...
Friday the 3rd, December, 2021
Based on one of Roald Dahl’s most poignantly quirky stories, Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach JR. is a brand new take on this “masterpeach” of a tale. Featuring a wickedly tu...
Saturday the 4th, December, 2021
The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, has inspired composers since opera’s earliest days. Rising American ...
Thursday the 9th, December, 2021
The classic Totem Pole Playhouse adaptation of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol returns to the Majestic Theater in December 2021. A multi-talented company of actors, singers and dancers bring Dicken...
Friday the 10th, December, 2021
Tuba players from around the country will join together to play Christmas carols in Gettysburg, Pa. It’s truly a magical performance as crowds gather to join in the merriment and come tog...
Saturday the 11th, December, 2021
Red Velvet Peppermint Cupcakes- Family Cooking Class Saturday, December 11th 1:30 -3:00 PM What could be better than red velvet cupcakes? How about adding peppermint flavoring and topping them with ...
Saturday the 11th, December, 2021
*The 2021 event has been canceled. You will be able tour homes or business that are charming and unique and decorated for the season. Learn the history and get a sample of food and drink at each place...
Saturday the 18th, December, 2021
Kid’s Holiday Event – Reindeer Games December 18th 10:00 – 11:30 AM You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen? Santa’s reindeer have a very important job to do on Christmas Eve, eve...
Monday the 27th, December, 2021
Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is an initiative to bring world-class ballet, direct from the legendary Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, exclusively to cinema audiences around the world. On Christmas eve, Marie an...
Saturday the 8th, January, 2022
Continuing a treasured holiday tradition, the Met presents a new installment in its series of abridged opera adaptations for family audiences. Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendr...
Friday the 28th, January, 2022
Back by popular demand! Experience a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and inspiring documentary films curated from Telluride’s annual Mountainfilm festival. These short films seek to u...
Saturday the 29th, January, 2022
The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a bold new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award–winning director resets the opera’s action in 1920s Europ...
Saturday the 12th, February, 2022
he Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) Written and directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor They’ve skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebra...
Wednesday the 16th, February, 2022
With a legendary career spanning several generations and a multitude of genres, Aretha Franklin truly earned her title, “The Queen of Soul.” Wrought in the Baptist congregations of Detroit, Frankl...
Sunday the 6th, March, 2022
An America’s Got Talent finalist, Catapult is a magical production that features incredible dancers who work behind a screen to create shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. Be ama...
Friday the 18th, March, 2022
Colin Mochrie (of Whose Line is it Anyway?) presents HYPROV: Improv under Hypnosis From the brilliant minds of improv legend Colin Mochrie and master hypnotist Asad Mecci comes a brand new, mind-blowi...
Sunday the 10th, April, 2022
The Gettysburg Festival of Races is the combination of three historic races in one single weekend! Come and race alongside the hallowed ground of Gettysburg battlefield. Our course winds through beaut...
Tuesday the 12th, April, 2022
Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classi...
Saturday the 30th, April, 2022
As the redheaded child of exhausted parents, humorist, storyteller, singer and songwriter Kim Weitkamp grew up enjoying the role of the middle child. Allowed to roam free in the heart of Amish Country...
Saturday the 28th, May, 2022
Created and originally directed by Ted Swindley, Always…Patsy Cline is based on a true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with a fan, Louise Seger, who befriended the singer in 1961, and c...
Saturday the 18th, June, 2022
The Sound of Music! When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport wi...
Saturday the 2nd, July, 2022
Confederates Take the Shriver House: Civilians Caught in the Crossfire! During the battle, Confederate sharpshooters took over the Shrivers’ home to set up a sharpshooters nest in the attic to fire...
Saturday the 23rd, July, 2022
Beehive. The 60’s Musical July 8 – July 24, 2022 Beehive is the ultimate celebration of 1960’s female empowerment. Featuring such timeless classics as “My Boyfriend’s Back”, “Be My Baby...
Saturday the 30th, July, 2022
Footloose is the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with mo...