Entertainment & Events in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Special Events

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center 717-787-5373
2300 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is host to more than 200 shows and events each year. more
Chili Cook Off 717-232-8468
Strawberry Square
Chili Cook Off to benifit American Cancer Society. Join more than 3 dozen area chili chefs, a hot sauce eating contest, and live music to warm up at the Turn Up the Heat Chili Cook Off. Vote for the peoples choice more
Forum Auditorium, The 717-783-9100
500 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17125
Southeast Corner of the State Capitol Complex
One of Harrisburg's major performing arts facilities and home to the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and the Wednesday Club Concert Association, the 1,763-seat, Classical-style Forum Auditorium features a wide variety of choral, jazz, gospel, dramatic and dance presentations each year.

Regal Cinemas Harrisburg 14 717-526-2140
1500 Caughey Drive
Harrisburg, PA 17112
The latest Hollywood dramas, comedies, romances and action movies can be enjoyed at Regal Cinemas 14 in Harrisburg. more

Italian Lake Concert Series 717-255-3020
Third and Division Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17011
Situated among the restored Renaissance gardens of Italian Lake, the annual Italian Lake Concert Series is held outdoors each summer on Sunday nights in July and August. Concerts usually start at 7:30 p.m. If it is raining, concerts will take place at Camp Curtin School at 2900 North 6th Street.
Harrisburg Singers, The 717-233-1005
P.O. Box 10501
Harrisburg, PA 17105-0501
The Harrisburg Singers is "one of central Pennsylvania's finest choral ensembles" with 40 members. more
Harrisburg Opera Association 717-214-ARTS (Box Office)
222 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Located in Downtown Harrisburg
Harrisburg Opera Association is the resident opera company of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts. more
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra 717-545-5527
800 Corporate Circle, Suite 101
Harrisburg, PA 17110
The Harrisburg Symphony performs seven Masterworks concerts at the Forum at the State Capitol Complex on 5th and Walnut Streets and three pairs of concerts on its Capital BlueCross Pops Series each season. more

Theatre Harrisburg 717-232-5501
513 Hurlock Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Formerly known as Harrisburg Community Theatre, Theatre Harrisburg is "one of the 25 oldest community theatres in the United States,” having been established in 1926. Theatre Harrisburg currently performs five major productions, three musicals and two plays, each season at two locations. Musicals are performed downtown in the state-of-the-art Sunoco Performance Theatre of Whitaker Center while non-musical productions can be enjoyed uptown at Krevsky Production Center on 6th & Hurlock Streets. more
Open Stage of Harrisburg 717-214-2787 (Box Office)
223 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Open Stage of Harrisburg is a regional professional theatre offering many thought provoking theatrical performances and educational activities each season. more

Artsfest Film Festival
P.O. Box 15105
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Held in May, the Artsfest Film Festival celebrates film through screenings, discussions, food and more. more
Central PA Friends of Jazz 717-540-1010
P.O. Box 10738
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz is dedicated to preserving, promoting and presenting JAZZ, America's original art form. We produce seven monthly concerts, an annual festival, an annual picnic and a jazz camp for youth. CPFJ is a non-profit, all-volunteer, membership organization formed in 1980 to serve a diverse community of jazz lovers in south central Pennsylvania. more
Harrisburg Holiday Parade 717-255-3034
Downtown Harrisburg
Join us as more than a dozen bands, several giant helium balloons, and a variety of specialty units and floats start the holiday season on City Island and downtown. Held in November.

Harrisburg Horizon Basketball 717-986-0499
4751 Lindle Road, Suites 101-102
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Harrisburg Horizon's men and women's leagues are part of the Eastern Basketball Alliance, the longest running professional basketball, minor league in the United States. Home games are played at Rowland Middle School's Manny Weaver Gym at 1842 Derry Street. more