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South Central PA Festivals Timeline

 

- Curated by Katelyn Mayer | PA & MD REALTOR®

🌷 Spring (March – May)

🍫 Chocolate-Covered February (Hershey)
📍 Hershey | 🗓 February (into early March)
A month-long celebration with tastings, pairings, and chocolate-themed events.

🌸 Cherry Blossom Festival (Harrisburg)
📍 Riverfront Park | 🗓 Late March – Early April
Cultural celebration with Japanese food, music, and blooming trees.

🐑 Pennsylvania Sheep & Wool Festival
📍 York Fairgrounds | 🗓 May
A niche but popular gathering for fiber arts, crafts, and sheep shearing demos.

🎶 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
📍 Granite Hill Camping Resort | 🗓 May & August
Nationally known bluegrass music festival, camping optional but recommended!

🌞 Summer (June – August)

🎆 Jubilee Day (Mechanicsburg)
📍 Downtown Mechanicsburg | 🗓 Mid-June
The largest one-day street fair on the East Coast with food, crafts, and entertainment.

🎨 Mount Gretna Art Show
📍 Mount Gretna | 🗓 August
One of the top 50 art festivals in the U.S. set in a wooded Victorian village.

🍷 Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival
📍 Gettysburg | 🗓 September (pre-fall but sometimes late August)
Features 20+ Pennsylvania wineries with live music and scenic views.

🍂 Fall (September – November)

🌽 Corn Maze & Harvest Festivals
📍 Cherry Crest Adventure Farm (Lancaster) | 🗓 September–October
A family favorite with a giant corn maze, apple cider donuts, and hayrides.

🎃 National Apple Harvest Festival
📍 Biglerville (near Gettysburg) | 🗓 First two weekends in October
Crafts, music, tractor square dancing, and everything apple-related.

🦃 Lititz Chocolate Walk
📍 Lititz | 🗓 Mid-October
Stroll through one of PA’s coolest small towns sampling chocolates from regional vendors.

❄️ Winter (December – February)

🎄 Christmas in Hershey
📍 Hersheypark & Chocolate World | 🗓 Mid-November – New Year
Lights, holiday rides, and seasonal treats for families and couples alike.

🎅 Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem (Day Trip)
📍 Bethlehem, PA | 🗓 Late November – December
A nationally recognized German-style Christmas market worth the drive.

🎆 New Year’s Eve Pickle Drop (Dillsburg)
📍 Dillsburg | 🗓 December 31
A quirky South Central PA tradition featuring a giant light-up pickle and fireworks.

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