Special Events
What you'll find here: A listing of some of the current and upcoming events in Gettysburg and
Adams County.
This page last updated December 22, 2008
May 2009- Gettysburg.com and Dobbin House Inc. are not responsible for
cancellations or other changes that may occur. Please contact the telephone numbers listed
for updates on special events.
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| Day | Date | Time | Category | Name of Event | Description | Where | Phone | Comments |
| 1 - 31 | All Day | Dining Event | Dine at
The Dobbin House |
Make your stay even more special. Make your reservations with the Dobbin House | 89 Steinwehr Ave Gettysburg, Pa | 717-334-2100 | Call today to make your stay even better! | |
| Fri | 1 | 8:00 PM | Concert Event | The Smothers Brothers | Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime season finale, starring 1960s television stars Tom and Dick Smothers as they celebrate 50 years of delighting audiences with humor and harmony. Their combination of folk music and political satire make these superlative showmen comic geniuses and true American classics. |
Majestic Performing Arts Center 25 Carlisle Street |
717-337-8200 |
http://www.gettysburgmajestic.org/ Buy your tickets now-this show is
sure to be an early sellout! |
| Fri | 1 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts outside at The Jennie Wade House. Enjoy at 45 minute outside tour and then venture inside for the remaining 45 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 2 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts at the Jennie Wade House with an outdoor introduction. You then enter the house and spend 25 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 2 | 9:00 am-5:00 pm | Agricultural Event | 54th Annual Apple Blossom Festival | Highlights of this year’s festival include: live entertainment, free orchard bus tours, wine tasting and sales, hundreds of arts and craft demonstrations and sales, wagon rides, agricultural exhibits and the presentation of the 2009 Pennsylvania Apple Queen. Children’s activities include: free apple pie eating and apple bobbing contests, petting zoo, pony rides, puppet shows, and magic shows. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds 615 Narrows Road, Route 234 Biglerville, PA 17307 | 717-677-7444 | South Mountain
Fairgrounds is located 10 miles northwest of historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
on Route 234, near Arendtsville, PA, in the middle of scenic Adams County’s
20,000 acres of orchards – apple, peach and cherry trees, which are usually in
full bloom during festival week. Parking is free. Spring is the time for the Annual Blossom Festival sponsored by the Adams County Fruit Growers Association. Fragrant apple blossoms adorn the mountains surrounding the South Mountain Fairgrounds, the location of the festival, which is always held the first full weekend in May. Bring the family for a day filled with free activities - orchard bus tours, contests, wagon rides, live entertainment and more... Hundreds of crafters sell hand-made items and wonderful apple foods are available. |
| Sat | 2 | Call for Times | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Haunted Trolley | This 90-minutes journey through town on Gettysburg Battlefield Tours Trolley for ghost stories that you will be hearing for the first time. You will depart your vehicle twice for a short walk to personally view some of the haunted areas. |
Gettysburg Tour Center 778 Baltimore Street | 717-334-6296 | Departs from the rear of Gettysburg Tour Center. |
| Sat | 2 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural Event | Gettysburg Farmers Market on Lincoln Square | The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. |
Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
The Farmer's Market will not be open
September 26, 2009 due to the Outdoor Antique Show.
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| Sat | 2 | 10:00am-5:00pm | Family Fun Event | Teddy Bear Nursery Birthday Party | We're throwing a party celebrating each and every baby bear born at the nursery each day! Join in on all the fun, music, "free" birthday cake and games throughout the day. Each attendee that brings along his adopted teddy bear will receive a special gift along with a special visit from "Dr. Digby". The party festivities begin at 10:00am and run until 5:00pm |
Boyd's Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boyds |
| Sun | 3 | 9:00 am-5:00 pm | Agricultural Event | 54th Annual Apple Blossom Festival | Highlights of this year’s festival include: live entertainment, free orchard bus tours, wine tasting and sales, hundreds of arts and craft demonstrations and sales, wagon rides, agricultural exhibits and the presentation of the 2009 Pennsylvania Apple Queen. Children’s activities include: free apple pie eating and apple bobbing contests, petting zoo, pony rides, puppet shows, and magic shows. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds 615 Narrows Road, Route 234 Biglerville, PA 17307 | 717-677-7444 | South Mountain
Fairgrounds is located 10 miles northwest of historic Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
on Route 234, near Arendtsville, PA, in the middle of scenic Adams County’s
20,000 acres of orchards – apple, peach and cherry trees, which are usually in
full bloom during festival week. Parking is free. Spring is the time for the Annual Blossom Festival sponsored by the Adams County Fruit Growers Association. Fragrant apple blossoms adorn the mountains surrounding the South Mountain Fairgrounds, the location of the festival, which is always held the first full weekend in May. Bring the family for a day filled with free activities - orchard bus tours, contests, wagon rides, live entertainment and more... Hundreds of crafters sell hand-made items and wonderful apple foods are available. |
| Fri | 8 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts outside at The Jennie Wade House. Enjoy at 45 minute outside tour and then venture inside for the remaining 45 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 9 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural Event | Gettysburg Farmers Market on Lincoln Square | The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. |
Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
The Farmer's Market will not be open
September 26, 2009 due to the Outdoor Antique Show.
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| Sat | 9 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts at the Jennie Wade House with an outdoor introduction. You then enter the house and spend 25 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 9 | Call for Times | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Haunted Trolley | This 90-minutes journey through town on Gettysburg Battlefield Tours Trolley for ghost stories that you will be hearing for the first time. You will depart your vehicle twice for a short walk to personally view some of the haunted areas. |
Gettysburg Tour Center 778 Baltimore Street | 717-334-6296 | Departs from the rear of Gettysburg Tour Center. |
| Sat | 9 | 12:30 p.m | Concert Event | The Met Opera Live at The Majestic - LA CENERENTOLA | Elîna Garanča stars in Rossini’s bel canto Cinderella story, La Cenerentola. Lawrence Brownlee stars as her Prince Charming, Don Ramiro. Maurizio Benini conducts |
Majestic Performing Arts Center 25 Carlisle Street |
717-337-8200 |
http://www.gettysburg
Live matinee broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera from Lincoln Center shown on the historical Majestic Theater’s screen and enhanced by live interviews and a look at behind-the scenes action. |
| Sun | 10 | 4:00pm | Concert Event | Gettysburg Chamber Orchestra | Colin Stokes performs the Dvorak Cello Concerto in this Mother's Day tradition. |
Music, Gettysburg! 61 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-338-3000 |
All concerts are free and open to the public.
Offerings are received. Presented by Music, Gettysburg! |
| Thu | 14 | All Day | Musical Event | 58th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival | Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 58th and 59th events scheduled for 2009. |
Granite Hill Camping Resort 3340 Fairfield Road |
1-800-642-TENT 717-642-8749 |
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians
performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and
greeting fans from all over the world. A bluegrass tradition since 1979! Visit http://www.gettysburg bluegrass.com for details. |
| Fri | 15 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts outside at The Jennie Wade House. Enjoy at 45 minute outside tour and then venture inside for the remaining 45 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Fri | 15 | All Day | Musical Event | 58th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival | Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 58th and 59th events scheduled for 2009. |
Granite Hill Camping Resort 3340 Fairfield Road |
1-800-642-TENT 717-642-8749 |
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians
performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and
greeting fans from all over the world. A bluegrass tradition since 1979! Visit http://www.gettysburg bluegrass.com for details. |
| Sat | 16 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural Event | Gettysburg Farmers Market on Lincoln Square | The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. |
Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
The Farmer's Market will not be open
September 26, 2009 due to the Outdoor Antique Show.
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| Sat | 16 | Call For Times | Festival Event | Girl Scout Festival |
Hey Troop Leaders...looking for something fun to do with your Girl Scout
Troop? Bring 'em out to the big ol' barn and the folds at Boyds Bear Country
will show you and your troop just how much fun and adventure a day at the
World's Most Humongous Teddy Bear Store can be! Sit down to our breakfast or lunch buffet and see the girls enjoy meeting the Boyds Bear Country Mascots and making their very own Boyds Bears in the Super Duper Bear Factory! |
Boyd's Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 |
http://www.boydsbearcountry.com To reserve your spot and pricing, please call 1-888-367-8338, ext 3886. Seating is limited and reservations are required |
| Sat | 16 | All Day | Musical Event | 58th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival | Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 58th and 59th events scheduled for 2009. |
Granite Hill Camping Resort 3340 Fairfield Road |
1-800-642-TENT 717-642-8749 |
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians
performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and
greeting fans from all over the world. A bluegrass tradition since 1979! Visit http://www.gettysburg bluegrass.com for details. |
| Sat | 16 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts at the Jennie Wade House with an outdoor introduction. You then enter the house and spend 25 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 16 | Call for Times | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Haunted Trolley | This 90-minutes journey through town on Gettysburg Battlefield Tours Trolley for ghost stories that you will be hearing for the first time. You will depart your vehicle twice for a short walk to personally view some of the haunted areas. |
Gettysburg Tour Center 778 Baltimore Street | 717-334-6296 | Departs from the rear of Gettysburg Tour Center. |
| Sat | 16 | 7:00 AM | Antique Show Event | Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show | This one-day event features 125 antique dealers from 13 states displaying their unique pieces on the sidewalks radiating from the historic Lincoln Square. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association. |
Downtown Gettysburg Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-334-8151 | This event is held rain or shine from 7 am to 4 pm. |
| Sun | 17 | All Day | Musical Event | 58th Semi-Annual Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival | Granite Hill Camping Resort has been home to the internationally acclaimed Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival since 1979, with our 58th and 59th events scheduled for 2009. |
Granite Hill Camping Resort 3340 Fairfield Road |
1-800-642-TENT 717-642-8749 |
Each festival features top Bluegrass and Traditional Country musicians
performing on our main stage, presenting informative workshops and meeting and
greeting fans from all over the world. A bluegrass tradition since 1979! Visit http://www.gettysburg bluegrass.com for details. |
| Sun | 17 | 4:00pm | Concert Event | Felix Hall | The internationally renowned organist returns for a second Gettysburg engagement |
Music, Gettysburg! 61 Seminary Ridge Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-338-3000 |
All concerts are free and open to the public.
Offerings are received. Presented by Music, Gettysburg! |
| Fri | 22 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts outside at The Jennie Wade House. Enjoy at 45 minute outside tour and then venture inside for the remaining 45 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 23 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural Event | Gettysburg Farmers Market on Lincoln Square | The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. |
Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
The Farmer's Market will not be open
September 26, 2009 due to the Outdoor Antique Show.
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| Sat | 23 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts at the Jennie Wade House with an outdoor introduction. You then enter the house and spend 25 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 23 | Call for Times | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Haunted Trolley | This 90-minutes journey through town on Gettysburg Battlefield Tours Trolley for ghost stories that you will be hearing for the first time. You will depart your vehicle twice for a short walk to personally view some of the haunted areas. |
Gettysburg Tour Center 778 Baltimore Street | 717-334-6296 | Departs from the rear of Gettysburg Tour Center. |
| Sat | 23 | 9:00am-3:00pm | Living History Event | Voices of the Confederacy |
The Voices of the Confederacy are a Civil War Living History Group which encamps on the grounds of General Robert E. Lee’s Headquarters in Gettysburg. |
General Robert
E. Lee’s Headquarters 401 Buford Avenue | 717-334-3141 |
They provide demonstrations of Civil War Tactics, Displays of Civil War artifacts, 1st person portrayals of Civil War soldiers and interactions with visitors. |
| Sat | 23 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour Event | Gettysburg Ghost Bus Tour | Travel by bus to one of the most popular haunted sites in the Gettysburg area, Sach's Bridge, and be treated to some amazing ghost stories as we make our way through the countryside and battlefield. |
Gettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours 778 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | http://www.gettysburg |
| Sat | 23 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm | Festival Event | Fun Fest 2009 | Bring the whole family to the annual Fun Fest, free for children & adults, on Saturday, May 23 from 10 AM to 3 PM rain or shine. Or, come as early as 8 AM for our yard sale of items from Totem Pole's attic and beyond. Among the scheduled events are backstage routrs hosted by Mister Ed of Mister Ed's Museum & Candy Outlet fame, including rehearsals for our May 30th opening night performance of Cotton Patch Gospel, children's story theatre. |
Totem Pole Playhouse 9555 Golf Course Road |
717-352-2164 |
Displays of costuming, set design and the art of stage make-up including face
painting. Russ Smith of Chambersburg Magic Club will perform Magic Shows
at 11 a, & 1 pm.
Children's theatre crafts in the form of sock puppets, theatrical masks and funky hats will be available all day under the children's tent on the east lawn. Kids can even build their own totem pole and tee pee. The Shippensburg Blaskapelle German Band will play on the west lawn. This music will set your toes a tapping and your hands clapping. You might even want to sing along. The music is the traditional folk music presented at German Festivals. All day long there will be an All-American Picnic with burgers and hotdogs right off the grill. We will also have Award-winning chili and homemade chicken corn soup and more. A bake sale tent holds a delicious array of baked goods donated by friends of the theartre. Come early for the best selection because they go fast. See you there! |
| Mon | 25 | 2:00 PM | Parade Event | 142nd Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies | The Gettysburg Joint Veterans Memorial Day Commission will host its 141st annual Memorial Day observance in Gettysburg, PA. The Days activities will commence with a luncheon at 11:30 AM at the VFW Post home on East Middle Street. |
Historic Downtown Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-334-6274 |
The annual Memorial Day Parade will form on Lefever Street at 1:00 PM and move
at 2:00 PM proceeding west on East Middle then turning south on Baltimore
where it will enter the Gettysburg National Cemetery through the Baltimore
Street Gate. The annual Service at the Soldiers National Monument in the
Gettysburg National Cemetery will follow at 3:00 PM.
Sponsored by Gettysburg Joint Veterans Memorial Day Commission |
| Fri | 29 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts outside at The Jennie Wade House. Enjoy at 45 minute outside tour and then venture inside for the remaining 45 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 30 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural Event | Gettysburg Farmers Market on Lincoln Square | The Gettysburg Farmers Market is open Saturdays, mid-April to Late-October 7:00 AM until Noon. |
Lincoln Square Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
The Farmer's Market will not be open
September 26, 2009 due to the Outdoor Antique Show.
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| Sat | 30 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Midnight in a Haunted House | This 1-1/2 hour tour starts at the Jennie Wade House with an outdoor introduction. You then enter the house and spend 25 minutes with a guest speaker and storytellers. Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 30 | Call for Times | Ghosts/Paranormal Event | Haunted Trolley | This 90-minutes journey through town on Gettysburg Battlefield Tours Trolley for ghost stories that you will be hearing for the first time. You will depart your vehicle twice for a short walk to personally view some of the haunted areas. |
Gettysburg Tour Center 778 Baltimore Street | 717-334-6296 | Departs from the rear of Gettysburg Tour Center. |
| Sat | 30 | Call For Times | Culinary Event | 135 Annual Gettysburg Chili Cook-off | Don't miss the inaugural event at the Gettysburg Chili Cook-off. Brought to you by Adams Community Television. |
Gettysburg Moose Park 100 Moose Road Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-334-3000 | For more information,
contact Adams Community Television at PO Box 3505 Gettysburg, PA 17325 (T) 717-334-3000 email: dcole@actv.org
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