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- 9/13/20
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Dauphin County Jazz and Wine Festival
Join Dauphin County Parks and Recreation at beautiful Fort Hunter Park as we welcome national, regional and local recording artists. Browse among some of Central Pennsylvania’s top wineries and a fine gathering of wine, craft and food vendors. Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Outside alcohol is not allowed. Gate opens one hour prior to start time.$60 in advance, $75 at the door, tickets on sale after March 1. Click here for entertainment line-up, participating wineries, information and tickets.
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- 9/20/20
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Fort Hunter Day
Fort Hunter Day ushers in fall with a free celebration of the old-time way of life. Sponsored by M&T Bank, visitors will find arts and crafts, children’s games and activities, historic demonstrations and exhibits, entertainment, a bake sale, festival food and more.View a butterfly habitat, visit with the PA Honey Queen, see old farm implements and hear a street organ played. Learn about native foods – pawpaws, persimmons, hickory and shagbark hickory nuts and sassafras.
Visit Heckton Church throughout the day to enjoy casual musical offerings, Saint Thomas Dulcimer Society 12 – 2p.m.. View antique tractors, a 1947 Mac fire engine and an antique hammermill from private collections.
Archaeologists from the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission will be excavating in the side yard of the Mansion to find the 1750s Fort at Hunter’s Mill.
Throughout the day enjoy musical entertainment on the corncrib stage in partnership with the Susquehanna Folk Music Society.
Click here for craft vendor application.
Sincere thanks to event sponsor M&T Bank for their support of this fun, family day. Free
Highlights
Butterfly Habitat Demonstration Arts and Crafts Show Honey Bee Queen Dairy Cow Chalk Art Demonstration Antique Tractors, Fire Engines, Old Time Wagon and Tools Children’s Hands-on Activities Heckton Church Concerts – Saint Thomas Dulcimer Society McAllister Cemetery Walking Tour, 1 pm Hay rides Children’s Games and Play Area Archaeology Excavation and Interpretation Pretzel Purveyors Strolling Musicians – “Gents Night Out” barbershop Craft Demonstrations – native foods demonstration, apple butter making, spinning and weaving, quilting, needlepoint, soap making, woodworking, bee keeping, chair caning, home canning Mansion Tours – $3.00 Quilt Exhibit – African-American Quilters Gathering of Harrisburg Children’s Crafts Exhibits – Old Time Native Foods Corncrib Stage Entertainment –Susquehanna Folk Music Jam Session More »
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- 10/17/20
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For Families - Native Americans Along the Susquehanna
Experience what life was like for Native American Woodlands people living along the Susquehanna River hundreds of years ago. Throughout this two hour program you and your children will hear stories, make crafts, visit a wigwam, handle artifacts and play Native American children’s games. This special workshop is designed for adults and young children (ages 5-10) to participate together as they work, learn and play.This program is ideal for young families, grandparents and grandchildren and aunts and uncles with their nieces and nephews who want to have fun and enjoy time together in a planned learning experience. If younger children need to come with the family, there is no charge for under 4 years old but adults must provide additional activities for them.
Preregistration is required. $5per person.
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- 10/24/20
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"Hit the Road Educational Tour" Haunting Halloween Adventure
Join the Friends of Fort Hunter for a trip to Philadelphia to tour the home of Edgar Allen Poe and the Eastern State Penitentiary. Dr. Donald Koones will provide an energetic historical review of Poe and his home where he wrote “Black Cat” which describes the basement in the tour of the home and the Peniteniary, one of the most haunted places in the world.
Tickets on sale after May 1
$95 Non-Member, $85 Member
Trip itinerary:
- Bus departs Fort Hunter Centennial Barn parking lot at 8 a.m. and returns by approximately 7:30p.m.
- Escorted tour at Edgar Allen Poe Historic Site
- 12:15 Lunch on your own at Jack’s Firehouse, Urban Saloon, OCF Coffee House, Hickory Lane American Bistro, Fare, Philly Flavors or Fairmont Pizza and Grill
- Guided audio tour of Eastern State Peniteniary
- Comfort stop on the way home
Tickets include:
- Transportation by Cross Country Coach
- Admission to Edgar Allen Poe Historic Site and Eastern State Peniteniary and narration by Dr. Donald Koones
- Not included – Gratuity for the bus driver and lunch
- All sales are final, no refunds will be issued.
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- 10/25/20
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Howl-O'Ween: Pets at Fort Hunter
Dogs
, people and costumes celebrate the household pet! Participate in a pet and owner costume contest at 2:30 p.m., view pet agility training and obedience training throughout the afternoon. Enjoy Steppin’ Woofs dog dancing, shop for craft and pet products, dress up your pet in the photo booth, free activities for kids, face painting, and pet themed snacks, hot dogs and beverages for sale. Visit with local pet rescues – find that forever companion! Not only for pets, enjoy the afternoon with or without a dog or costume! Thanks to Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, Inc., for joining us. FreeWould you like to be a vendor? Click here for vendor application, click here for pet rescue application. Spaces are still available, contact Julia at jhair@dauphinc.org or 717-599-5188.
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- 11/11/20
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Homeschoolers’ Day
A workshop about regional Native American Indians! Students in grades 2-6 and their parents love this hands-on workshop and the tour the Fort Hunter Mansion. The visit, including time for a bag lunch, runs just under 4 hours. In the 1 ½ hour workshop students will furnish a wigwam, practice with a throwing stick, participate in hands on activities and more. Then they’ll tour the Mansion to see how people lived at Fort Hunter in the early 1900s. Because of space limitations, only students in the 2 – 6 grades will participate in the program. If younger children attend, families must provide other activities for those children.$5 students, $3 adults, pre-register at 717-599-5751.
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- 11/12/20
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Homeschoolers’ Day
A workshop about regional Native American Indians! Students in grades 2-6 and their parents love this hands-on workshop and the tour the Fort Hunter Mansion. The visit, including time for a bag lunch, runs just under 4 hours. In the 1 ½ hour workshop students will furnish a wigwam, practice with a throwing stick, participate in hands on activities and more. Then they’ll tour the Mansion to see how people lived at Fort Hunter in the early 1900s. Because of space limitations, only students in the 2 – 6 grades will participate in the program. If younger children attend, families must provide other activities for those children.$5 students, $3 adults, pre-register at 717-599-5751.
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- 11/28/20
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Annual Festival of Trees
Co-sponsored by the Harrisburg Area Civic Garden Center, six themed Christmas trees are exhibited for viewing. Beautifully decorated with handmade ornaments and trimmed by local garden clubs the trees are available for raffle. A selection of handmade ornaments will be available for purchase.Open weekends only, Saturdays and Sundays 12:30 – 4:30 November 28- December 20 Free
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- 11/28/20
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Toy Train Exhibit
Toy trains and Christmas are the stuff of memories. View passenger trains, freight trains and scenes reminiscent of Pennsylvania attractions and countryside at this annual event. Presented and operated by the Keystone Model Railroad Historical Society, a magical wonderland of HO gauge trains unfolds on an 18X24 layout that may be viewed from all sides.Check it out from every angle. There is something for everyone as lights flash, burning buildings glow, sirens sound, cattle moo and Ferris wheels turn. Old and new trains will be displayed each week and for the annual visitor, exciting new additions are made each year. Thanks to the Friends of Fort Hunter for underwriting this popular attraction.
Open weekends only, November 28 – December 20, Saturday and Sunday 12:30 – 4:30 Free
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- 11/29/20
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Annual Festival of Trees
Co-sponsored by the Harrisburg Area Civic Garden Center, six themed Christmas trees are exhibited for viewing. Beautifully decorated with handmade ornaments and trimmed by local garden clubs the trees are available for raffle. A selection of handmade ornaments will be available for purchase.Open weekends only, Saturdays and Sundays 12:30 – 4:30 November 28- December 20 Free
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Built on a bluff overlooking the Susquehanna River, Fort Hunter Mansion and Park has served as a war fort, a hub for frontier commerce, and an exclusive private estate. Now preserved and open to the public, Fort Hunter Mansion and Park invites you to explore Pennsylvania's rich history.
