Programs & Events

Sunset Mansion Tour

Visit Fort Hunter Mansion for a stunning sunset tour and see the house aglow by the warm afternoon sun. After your tour, enjoy freshly poured mocktails and a plate of […]

$16.00

Jazz & Wine Festival

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

Come to town on Friday and enjoy the Jazz Walk in Midtown Harrisburg! Friday, September 6, 2024: 6:00 - 9:00 PM Presented in partnership with the Central PA Friends of Jazz & […]

$60.00 – $75.00

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 community science efforts to help track Monarch Butterfly migrations […]

FREE

Walk with a Doc at Fort Hunter Park

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

Join us for a Walk With A Doc | Just Walk program on the Greenbelt Connector starting at Fort Hunter Park.  The walk will be approximately 2 miles in length, but it […]

FREE

Fort Hunter Day

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

Welcome fall with a festival celebrating the old-time ways of life at our annual Fort Hunter Day celebration! Visitors will find arts and crafts, family-friendly games and activities, historic demonstrations […]

Free

Hit the Road Educational Tours: Presidential Homes

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

Join the Friends of Fort Hunter on a two-day bus trip of four presidents' homes in the scenic countryside of Virginia. A highlight of the trip is the energetic narration […]

$355 – $510

PawPaw Walk

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

“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

Fort Hunter Mansion and McAllister Cemetery Combo Tour

Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

Enjoy a tour of the historic Fort Hunter Mansion followed by a stroll to the McAllister Family Cemetery. Join us at the Mansion at 1 p.m. to learn about the […]

$15.00

Homeschool Days

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

During our Homeschool Days, students will explore different aspects of American history in our two-part program. The first portion of the program, Native Americans along the Susquehanna River invites students […]

$7.00

Homeschool Days

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

During our Homeschool Days, students will explore different aspects of American history in our two-part program. The first portion of the program, Native Americans along the Susquehanna River invites students […]

$7.00

Hearth Cooking Demonstration 

Tavern House Summer Kitchen 100 Fort Hunter Rd, Harrisburg, PA, United States

Stop by the Tavern House Summer Kitchen to see how popcorn was made prior to the invention of the popcorn popper in the late 1800’s. This is an informal, meet-and-greet […]

FREE