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Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Pop into the Mansion summer kitchen for a live, in-person demonstration. Each month explore a different skill or chore whether it’s drying fresh herbs from the garden, hand-washing laundry, or […]

Free

Event Series Children’s Mansion Tour

Children’s Mansion Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

During this tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early […]

$5.00

Jazz & Wine Festival

Centennial Barn 5395 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join Dauphin County Parks and Recreation for the 16th Annual Dauphin County Jazz & Wine Festival at beautiful Fort Hunter Park as we welcome 6 national bands, wine tasting by […]

$50.00 – $60.00

Monarch Tagging

Heckton Church 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join a Naturalist near Heckton Church along the River for an afternoon of Monarch Tagging. Learn about Monarch Watch and Project Monarch Health, annual citizen science efforts to help track Monarch Butterfly migrations […]

Free

Greenbelt Connector Walk

Heckton Church 5300 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join a Naturalist to walk the Greenbelt Connector from Fort Hunter to Wildwood Park. Plan to park along the river at Fort Hunter and meet at Heckton Church. The walk […]

Free

Fall Prevention and Balance Workshop

Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Interested in learning how to improve your balance and help to decrease your risk of falling? Did you know that 1 in 4 adults over the age of 65 fall […]

Free

PawPaw Walk

Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

“Picking up pawpaws, put em’ in your pocket, way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.” That old familiar Appalachian Trail tune is a melody of the ages. Meet a Naturalist […]

Free

Virtual Illustrated Lecture: Hair through Time

Virtual

In this virtual lecture we will learn about the many steps it takes to go from the idea for a museum display, through the research phase, and ending with the […]

Free
Event Series Children’s Mansion Tour

Children’s Mansion Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

During this tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early […]

$5.00

Succulent Fairy Garden Workshop

Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Join Plantscapes By Design at Fort Hunter Park for an evening of planting fun! Participants will create a whimsical succulent fairy garden planter to enjoy indoors over the cooler months […]

$35.00

Macabre Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Join us after hours for a tour of the historic Fort Hunter Mansion as we explore taboo topics from the Victorian era ranging from mourning etiquette to hair jewelry. This […]

$7.00