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100+ Family Friendly Events in the Harrisburg & West Shore area

Festivals, fairs, planetarium shows, baseball games, storytimes, skating, free events & more!

By Kat Dinsmore, publisher, www.harrisburg.macaronikid.com May 28, 2019

Did you know that each week, the newsletter highlights the best events happening in the Harrisburg & West Shore area? But, it doesn't list ALL the events. Make sure to check the calendar page on the homepage to find the hundreds of events happening each month.

Wednesday, May 29

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Little Learners - Whitaker Center

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

Storytime ages 3 - 6 (Mechanicsburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

⚾ Harrisburg Senators Baseball Game (City Island)

Family fun in neighboring towns


THURSDAY, MAY 30

Broad Street Market (Harrisburg)

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Governor's Residence Tours (Harrisburg)

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

⚾ Harrisburg Senators Baseball Game (City Island)

Toddler Time (Linglestown)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

North Side Elementary Band Performance (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

Tales with Tails (Mechanicsburg)

Family fun in neighboring towns


FRIDAY, MAY 31

Broad Street Market (Harrisburg)

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Toddler Time Jump (Mechanicsburg)

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

PA Open Air Market (Harrisburg)

Storytime ages 3 - 6 (Mechanicsburg)

Story Time (Mechanicsburg)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

Cheap Skate (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

Open Skate (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

Local Band Performance (Harrisburg)

26th Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing

Open Skate (Harrisburg)

Family fun in neighboring towns


SATURDAY, JUNE 1

Broad Street Market (Harrisburg)

Strawberry Festival & 5k (Dillsburg)

Toddler Time Jump (Mechanicsburg)

Home Depot Kids "How-to" Workshop: Putting Green

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Little Learners - Whitaker Center

Sensory Friendly Morning (Hershey)

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Kids Club: ages 3+ (Harrisburg & Camp Hill)

River School (Harrisburg)

Brownie Program: Wonderful Water

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

Herb Garden Workshop 10:30 a (Mechanicsburg)

Herb Garden Workshop 10:30a (Linglestown)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

Who Am I? Planetarium Show 11a (Harrisburg)

Country Barn Strawberry Festival (Lancaster)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

Apollo 11: Man’s First Step Onto The Moon 12p (Harrisburg)

Who Am I? Planetarium Show 1p (Harrisburg)

Apollo 11: Man’s First Step Onto The Moon 1p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1p (Harrisburg)

Oakes Museum (Mechanicsburg)

Herb Garden Workshop 1:30p (Mechanicsburg)

Herb Garden Workshop 1:30p (Linglestown)

Apollo 11: Man’s First Step Onto The Moon 2p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 2p (Harrisburg)

Open Skate (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

Ford Parade + Street Party (Carlisle)

26th Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing

Open Skate (Harrisburg)

Family fun in neighboring towns


SUNDAY, JUNE 2

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Non-Denominational Sunday Morning Cruises (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Country Barn Strawberry Festival (Lancaster)

Who Am I? Planetarium Show 1p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1p (Harrisburg)

Apollo 11: Man’s First Step Onto The Moon 2p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 2p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

Family fun in neighboring towns


MONDAY, JUNE 3

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

Kids Eat Free (Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

Cheap Skate (Harrisburg)

New Moms Network (Linglestown)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

Storytime ages 3 - 6 (Mechanicsburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Hoppy Hour (Mechanicsburg)

Military & First Responders Monday (Mechanicsburg)

Meet Someone New: Kid's Biography Club (Camp Hill)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

Family Storytime (Mechanicsburg)

Family Storytime (Mechanicsburg)

Family fun in neighboring towns


TUESDAY, JUNE 4

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Mommy & Me: Natural Clay Impressions (Mechanicsburg)

Governor's Residence Tours (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

PA Open Air Market (Harrisburg)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

New Moms Network (Camp Hill)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Solar System STEM (Camp Hill)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

LEGO Robotics Club - ESA Library

Try it Tuesday (Mechanicsburg)

Create Lab (Harrisburg)

Mom's Place Support Group (Camp Hill)

Family fun in neighboring towns

⚾ Harrisburg Senators Baseball Game (City Island)


WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5

FarmPark (Mechanicsburg)

Little Learners - Whitaker Center

Olewine Nature Center (Harrisburg)

Curiosity Connection (Harrisburg)

Kids Hair Cuts (Mechanicsburg)

Toddler Storytime (Harrisburg) Olewine Library

Toddler Storytime (Harrisburg)

Storytime ages 3 - 6 (Mechanicsburg)

Splash Pad (Middlesex Township)

Who Am I? Planetarium Show 11:30a (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 12p (Harrisburg)

Create Lab (Harrisburg)

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 1:30p (Harrisburg)

Apollo 11: Man’s First Step Onto The Moon 1:30p (Harrisburg)

Afternoon Hangout - MOM Library

45 minute Sightseeing Cruise 3p (Harrisburg)

Let's Get Creative - MOM Library

Dungeons and Dragons (Harrisburg)

Kids Bowl Free (Harrisburg + Mechanicsburg)

⚾ Harrisburg Senators Baseball Game (City Island)

26th Annual Free Shakespeare in the Park: Much Ado About Nothing

Family fun in neighboring towns



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