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Greater Harrisburg Area

Folk music societies, venues, presenters, music shops, websites, and other folk-friendly organizations.

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• American MusicFest [F52]
  • Concerts, vendors and more.
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   July 4 weekend.
  • Riverfront Park & City Island, Harrisburg, PA
  • Sponsored by the City of Harrisburg
• Appalachian Brewing Company [1]
  • Live music
  • indie @ the abbey: Two indie rock bands every Wednesday
  • Live music and open mics: several nights a week, at The Abbey Bar
  • 50 N. Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-221-1080
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• Bangkok Wok [143]
  • 125 Gateway Dr, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • 717-795-7292
• Blues Society of Central PA [44]
  • Blues jam: Thursdays 8 - 11:30pm
  • Jams at 40 and 8 Club, 5831 Chambers Hill Rd, Harrisburg, PA
  • 888-771-BSCP (2727), vinblues (at) cvn (dot) net
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• Capital Area Folk Dancers [34]
  • International folk dancing: Wednesdays 7:30-9:30pm and Sundays 6:30-8:30pm
    ...at The Movement Center, 2134 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   Folk Dance 101 classes: series of 4 classes for beginning dancers
    ...at The Movement Center, 2134 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-234-3844
• Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz [4]
  • Monthly concerts, 5pm at the Harrisburg Hilton Ballroom, 1 N 2nd St
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-540-1010
• Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club [35]
  • Regular dances around Harrisburg
• Ceoltas Irish Pub [5]
  • Acoustic open mic: Wednesdays 10pm - 1:30am
  • Irish sessions: every other Monday, 7:30-11:30pm
  • 310 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-233-3202
• Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church [52]
  • Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
    ...Locust Lane Contra Dance Series
    ...sponsored by Harrisburg Area Contra Dance Association
  • 5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA
• Clover Lane Coffeehouse [6]
  • Coffeehouse concerts: 3rd Fridays
  • Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, social hall, 1280 Clover Lane, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-234-3844
• Coakley's Restaurant & Irish Pub [7]
  • Live music: 7-10pm
  • Irish sessions: 2nd Tuesdays, 6:30pm
  • 305 Bridge St, New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-774-5556
• Cornerstone Coffeehouse [9]
  • Live music: Fridays & Saturdays, 8:30-10:30pm
  • 2133 Market St, Camp Hill, PA
  • 717-737-5026
• Cornerstone Coffeehouse at TecPort [10]
  • 421 Friendship Rd, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-920-5505
• Crimson Frog Coffeehouse [11]
  • Live music: 8pm
  • Cedar Cliff Mall, New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-761-4721
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• Delta Blues [129]
  • Comprehensive online Blues resource. Includes a good list of resources in Pennsylvania.
• Doc Holliday's [12]
  • Live music: 9-11pm
  • 110 Lime Kiln Rd, I83 Exit 40A / Turnpike Exit 242 (Old Exit 18), New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-920-3627
• Doc Holliday's, East Shore [13]
  • Live music: 7-10pm
  • 469 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-564-4448
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• Flinchy's Restaurant & Bar [145]
  • Live music, 9pm - midnight
  • 1833 Hummel Ave, Camp Hill, PA
  • 717-761-9000
• Fort Hunter Day [F65]
  • Autumn festival featuring children's activities, music, crafts, exhibits & demos, food and more.
  • Festival: A day in mid-September.
  • Fort Hunter Park, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg, PA
  • Sponsored by Fort Hunter Park
• Fort Hunter Park [274]
  • Historical site. Performance space & meeting rooms in the Barn
  • [F65] Fort Hunter Day: A day in mid-September.
  • Fort Hunter Mansion & Centennial Barn, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-599-5751
• Forum Theatre [14]
  • Home of Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Wednesday Club concerts, and more
  • State Capitol Complex, 5th & Walnut Streets, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-214-ARTS
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• Giant Center [146]
  • Concerts, shows and other events in many genres
  • 950 W. Hersheypark Dr, Hershey, PA
  • 717-534-3911
• Gretna Music [278]
  • Presenting world-class music at the covered open-air Mt. Gretna Playhouse in the village of Mt. Gretna in summer, and at Leffler Performing Arts Center, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown during academic season.
  • Mt. Gretna/Elizabethtown, PA
  • 717-361-1508, kanec (at) etown (dot) edu
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• Harrisburg Area Contra Dance Association [51]
  • Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
    ...Locust Lane Contra Dance Series
    ...at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, 5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA
  • Harrisburg, PA
• Harrisburg Scottish Country Dance Society [37]
  • Scottish Country Dance Classes: Mondays (except for last Monday of month), 7-9pm
  • Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, 5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-545-5092, piobbeag (at) aol (dot) com
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• International House - Hardwood Lounge [148]
  • International Coffee House open mic: Monthly, 6-8 pm
  • 320 Chestnut St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-724-2846, ihouse (at) harristown (dot) net
• Kipona [F38]
  • Concerts, vendors, children's events, and more.
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   Festival: Labor Day weekend.
  • Riverfront Park & City Island, downtown Harrisburg, PA
  • Sponsored by the City of Harrisburg
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• Locust Lane Contra Dance Series [36]
  • Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
    ...at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, 5501 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, PA
    ...sponsored by Harrisburg Area Contra Dance Association
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   See our Bulletin Board entry »
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-975-2758 or 717-770-1477, dance (at) harrisburgcontra (dot) org
• Love, Peace, Justice & Hope Coffeehouse [18]
  • Coffeehouse concerts: 4th Fridays, 7:30pm
  • Harrisburg Friends Meetinghouse, 1100 N 6th St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-692-3581, miknuminous (at) msn (dot) com
• Lykens Senior Center [40]
  • Bluegrass jam: Sundays (Jan-June, Sept-Nov), 2-5pm
  • 200 W Main St, Lykens, PA
  • 717-453-9979
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• Maennerchor Club [149]
  • Acoustic Fridays: Fridays 8-11pm in the Cathedral Room
  • 211 North St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-233-3011
• Market Square Concerts [19]
  • Symphony/chamber music concerts
  • Market Square Church, 20 S. 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
• Marysville Tavern [20]
  • Concerts & open mics
  • 13 S Main St, Marysville, PA
  • 717-957-9900
• McGrath's Pub [45]
  • Blues jam [acoustic]: Mondays 7-10pm
  • Upstairs, 202 Locust St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-232-9914
• Messiah College Cultural Series [152]
  • Concerts, 8 pm
  • Climenhaga Fine Arts Center, One College Avenue, Grantham, PA
  • 717-691-6036
• Midtown Scholar Bookstore [49]
  • Folk concert series
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   Folk Concert Series: usually 8pm; advance tickets available
  • 1302 N 3rd Street, (NEW LOCATION as of Sept 2009), Harrisburg, PA
  • 717 236-BOOK or toll-free 877 98-BOOKS
• Midtown Tavern [21]
  • Acoustic open mic: Tuesdays, 10pm-1am
  • 1101 N. 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-236-5783
• Molly Brannigan's Pub [22]
  • N 2nd St at Locust St, Harrisburg, PA
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• Oxford Hall Celtic Shop [24]
  • Great local calendar of Celtic events and other resources
  • 315 Bridge St, New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-774-8789 or toll-free 1-877-719-9988
• P.J. O'Brien's [130]
  • 324 Market Street, New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-774-7244
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• PA Museum of Music & Broadcast History [131]
  • Group organized to create Museum
  • Harrisburg, PA
• Penn State Harrisburg [25]
  • Occasional concerts
  • Olmsted Building: 6:15 pm -- info 717-948-6273, sbronner@psu.edu
  • Olmsted Building - Gallery Lounge: noon -- info 717-948-6273
  • Morrison Gallery, Library: 6:30 pm -- 717-948-6563, hrk2@psu.edu
  • Middletown, PA
  • 717-948-6273, sbronner (at) psu (dot) edu
• Popcorn Hat Players / Gamut Theatre [153]
  • Theatre for all ages
  • 605 Strawberry Square (3rd floor), Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-238-4111, info (at) gamutplays (dot) org
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• Rock Bass Grill [154]
  • Live music, 8-11pm
  • 461 S Front St, Wormleysburg, PA
  • 717-731-1160
• Rose Lehrman Arts Center [28]
  • Events in many genres
  • Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-231-ROSE
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• Scottish Society of Central PA [29]
  • Robert Burns Supper: annually, late January
  • St. Andrew's Day Supper: annually, mid-November
  • PO Box 280, Enola, PA
  • 717-761-1052
• Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association [48]
  • Bluegrass jam: 3rd Sundays, 2-5pm
  • Concert Series in York also.
  • Jams at First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 135 W Simpson Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • 717-292-6175 or 717-350-4791
• Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association Concerts [92]
  • Bluegrass concerts
  • Concerts at Goodwill Fire Hall, 2318 S Queen St (Rte 74), York, PA
  • 717-292-6175 or 717-350-4791
• St. John's Coffee Cafe [17]
  • Live entertainment most Friday & Saturday evenings: 8-10pm
  • (formerly the Little Coffeehouse), 115 St. Johns Church Rd, Camp Hill, PA
  • 717-763-6863
• St. Thomas Roasters Coffeeshop [30]
  • Live music: Friday & Saturday evenings, 8-10pm
  • 5951 Linglestown Rd, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-526-4171
• State Street Station [31]
  • 255 State St, West Fairview, Enola, PA
  • 717-732-3318
• Susquehanna Folk Music Society (that's us!) [211]
  • Concert Series: 18 concerts/season, Sept - June
  • World Music & Dance Series: workshops, concerts & dancing
  • Monthly jams: 3rd Sundays, 1-4pm at Fort Hunter Barn
  • Hands-On Folk: music workshops, lectures and other events
  • SFMS Coffeehouse: free concerts featuring local musicians
  • York Folk: events in York in addition to our Harrisburg venues
  • 378 Old York Rd, New Cumberland, PA
  • 717-763-5744, info2 (at) sfmsfolk (dot) org
• Susquehanna Storytellers Guild [41]
  • Promotes the art and regular practice of storytelling for all ages, from folk tales to personal stories. Members perform individually and the group sponsors many storytelling events.
  • Monthly Story Swaps: 4th Sundays (most months, not in summer), 1:30pm, at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 4200 Carlisle Pk, Camp Hill
  • Tales for St. Patrick's Day (all ages): Annually, at Fort Hunter Barn, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg
  • Midsummer Night's Tales (all ages): Annually, at Fort Hunter Barn, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg
  • Out of the Ordinary Tales for Halloween (all ages): Annually, at Fort Hunter Barn, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg
  • Tellabration! (adults, older children): Annually, at Fort Hunter Barn, 5300 N Front St, Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-737-8438
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• T. Brendan O'Reilly's [132]
  • Live acoustic music
  • 800 E Park Drive (off I-83 at Union Deposit Rd), with Four Points Sheraton, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-564-2700
• The Movement Center [53]
  • International folk dancing: Wednesdays 7:30-9:30pm and Sundays 6:30-8:30pm
    ...sponsored by Capital Area Folk Dancers
  •   BULLETIN BOARD   Folk Dance 101 classes: series of 4 classes for beginning dancers
    ...sponsored by Capital Area Folk Dancers
  • 2134 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-238-0357
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• Union Street Blues Club [285]
  • Open Band Nights: Wednesdays 7-12pm: Blues, Jazz, Folk, Caribbean, R&B, Folk/Rock and Bluegrass. $2 admission, free for club members, refreshments available; BYOB.
  • 3 S Union St, Middletown, PA
  • 717-379-5259
• Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts [32]
  • Events in a variety of genres, plus events by other organizations
  • Strawberry Square, Third & Market Streets, Harrisburg, PA
  • 717-214-ARTS

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