A R O U N D T H E A R E A :
Greater Harrisburg Area
Folk music societies, venues, presenters, music shops, websites, and other folk-friendly organizations.
Showing entries for the Greater Harrisburg area. 57 entries found.
- 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
- International folk dancing: Wednesdays 7:30-9:30pm and Sundays 6:30-8:30pm
- 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
- Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
- 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
- Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
- 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
- Contra Dances: 2nd & 4th Fridays, 8pm (beginners' workshop 7:30)
- 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
- International folk dancing: Wednesdays 7:30-9:30pm and Sundays 6:30-8:30pm
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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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