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 April 9,
2009
August 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.
| Day | Date | Time | Category | Name of Event | Description | Where | Phone | Comments |
| 1 - 31 | All Day | Dining | 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! | |
| Sat | 1 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural | 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 | 1 | 8:00 am - Noon | Agricultural | New Oxford-Market on the Square | Hours: Saturdays 8:00 am – Noon through October. | At the New Oxford Center Circle | ||
| Sat | 1 | 10:30am-1pm | Educational | Historic Christ Lutheran Church Visit | Learn the history of this beautiful downtown Gettysburg church which served as a hospital for 140 soldiers during and after the Battle of Gettysburg. |
Candlelight at Christ Church 30 Chambersburg Street |
717-334-5212 |
Hear the story of Chaplain Howell who was cruelly shot down on the church
steps during the battle, of "Old Liz" who used the church as a hiding place to
avoid being taken into slavery by the Confederates, and of Martha Ehler and
the Patriot Daughters of Lancaster who brought aid and comfort to the wounded
and dying soldiers. Free of charge and accessible to all. |
| Sat | 1 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sat | 1 | Daily | Living History Encampment | Co. G - 16th PVI | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum & Gettysburg Gift Center. |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sat | 1 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concert | 2009 Summer Concerts at the Winery | Come enjoy a free concert, a bottle of chilled wine, and great food from 1-5pm at Adams County Winery’s farm winery. |
Adams County Winery 251 Peach Tree Road | 717-334-4631 | http://www.adamscountywinery.com |
| Sat | 1 | 5:00 pm | Educational | Candlelight at Christ Church | Through authentic Civil War Music, sing-a-longs and readings from various sources, true stories are told of the many who worked valiantly to aid and provide shelter to the 140 wounded soldiers treated in the church. |
Christ Lutheran Church 30 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717 334-5212 |
Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital There is no charge for this program which is open and accessible to all. |
| Sat | 1 | 7:00pm | Dinner Theater | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre occurs every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 717-334-8838 or in the Farnsworth House bookstore. Participants are asked to meet in the bookstore prior to 7:00 p.m. for seating. |
Farnsworth House Inn Restaurant 401 Baltimore Street |
717-334-8838 | Enjoy an authentic period funeral dinner as period dressed actors present historical mourning facts and superstition, intermittently mixed with period songs to honor Civil War soldiers. Dinner is followed by dramatically portrayed ghost stories in the cellar of one of the most haunted Inns in America. |
| Sat | 1 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Jennie Wade House | The tour is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. This tour starts at 10:45 PM at the Jennie Wade House. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | An introduction is given outside and than you will enter the house and spend 25 minutes with guest speaker or medium and storytellers. You will be in the house at Midnight when the lights go out. This event is every Saturday night. $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10) http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sun | 2 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sun | 2 | Daily | Living History Encampment | Co. G - 16th PVI | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum & Gettysburg Gift Center. |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sun | 2 | 10:00am-11:00am | Spiritual | USCC Chapel Services Begin |
2009 Civil War Chapel Services begin April 19th at 10am. You are invited to attend and make this a special part of your trip to Gettysburg's hallowed ground. |
USCC Civil War Log Chapel 112 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-339-0339 |
Authentic civil war chapel built of rough cut lumber and log benches, with period music and sermon. Sing a civil war era hymn and pray for the troops serving America today! In 2008 more than 1,000+ visitors joined the USCC for Sunday services! Service starts at 10am , so arrive early and get a good seat! http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Mon | 3 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Mon | 3 | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Outdoors | Kids in the Country | Kids in the Country Day camp is designed for children ages 6-12 to learn basic horse care and other animal care responsibilities. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Children are treated to special educational events, hands-on activities, crafts and exciting "behind the scenes" opportunities. Each week-long camp culminates with campers being able to participate in our main arena animal performance. Camp runs from 8am-12:30 Mon-Fri and includes lunch. Each session limited to 10 campers. Registration is required. http://www.landoflittlehorses.com |
| Tue | 4 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Tue | 4 | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Outdoors | Kids in the Country | Kids in the Country Day camp is designed for children ages 6-12 to learn basic horse care and other animal care responsibilities. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Children are treated to special educational events, hands-on activities, crafts and exciting "behind the scenes" opportunities. Each week-long camp culminates with campers being able to participate in our main arena animal performance. Camp runs from 8am-12:30 Mon-Fri and includes lunch. Each session limited to 10 campers. Registration is required. http://www.landoflittlehorses.com |
| Wed | 5 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Wed | 5 | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Outdoors | Kids in the Country | Kids in the Country Day camp is designed for children ages 6-12 to learn basic horse care and other animal care responsibilities. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Children are treated to special educational events, hands-on activities, crafts and exciting "behind the scenes" opportunities. Each week-long camp culminates with campers being able to participate in our main arena animal performance. Camp runs from 8am-12:30 Mon-Fri and includes lunch. Each session limited to 10 campers. Registration is required http://www.landoflittlehorses.com |
| Wed | 5 | 6:00pm & 6:30pm | Educational | Historic Church Tours | Enjoy a walk along old town streets of Gettysburg as you visit our historic churches. Eight churches participate (four each week) and allow you to go inside and hear heroic stories about what happened in that church during and after the battle. You will be able to admire the many beautiful features of our historic churches while short programs are presented about the sacrifices made by the citizens. You'll also hear about the conditions found around Gettysburg in the aftermath of the fighting. Volunteer guides will escort you from one church to the next. |
Historic Church Walking Tours 208
Baltimore Street |
717-334-9013 |
These 90 minute tours begin in front of the
Presbyterian church, 208 Baltimore St. (two blocks from the square). The first
at 6 pm and a second at 6:30 pm. No reservations are required but show up at
least ten minutes prior to departure time to purchase tickets - Adults are $5;
Children 12 and under are free. Park free behind the church. The churches toured on the following Wednesdays (6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, & 8/12) are: Presbyterian, Trinity UCC, Methodist and St. James Lutheran. On the alternate Wednesdays (6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5 & 8/19) the churches toured are: Prince of Peace Episcopal, St. Francis Roman Catholic |
| Thu | 6 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Thu | 6 | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Outdoors | Kids in the Country | Kids in the Country Day camp is designed for children ages 6-12 to learn basic horse care and other animal care responsibilities. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Children are treated to special educational events, hands-on activities, crafts and exciting "behind the scenes" opportunities Each week-long camp culminates with campers being able to participate in our main arena animal performance. Camp runs from 8am-12:30 Mon-Fri and includes lunch. Each session limited to 10 campers. Registration is required .http://www.landoflittlehorses.com |
| Fri | 7 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Fri | 7 | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Outdoors | Kids in the Country | Kids in the Country Day camp is designed for children ages 6-12 to learn basic horse care and other animal care responsibilities. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Children are treated to special educational events, hands-on activities, crafts and exciting "behind the scenes" opportunities Each week-long camp culminates with campers being able to participate in our main arena animal performance. Camp runs from 8am-12:30 Mon-Fri and includes lunch. Each session limited to 10 campers. Registration is required http://www.landoflittlehorses.com |
| Fri | 7 | All Day | Fundraising | The Artist Preservation Group | The Artist Preservation Group will be sponsoring a historical miniature and military artwork exhibition in Gettysburg, PA on August 7-9, 2009, to raise funds for preservation of the 5th Alabama Battalion’s flag. | Gettysburg Windham, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, Pa 17325 | 717-339-0020 |
It will feature
a large exhibition and vendor area. Seminars, battlefield tours and a
Saturday night Barbeque are planned. The Artist Preservation Group is a gathering of like-minded historical artists whose mission is to generate capital, through fundraising and donations, to aide in the preservation and restoration of threatened historical sites and/or artifacts. http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MDTGE/ For more information, visit http://artistpreservationgroup.com/index.htm or http://apg-newsletter.blogspot.com/. Or call Mike Stelzel at 540-314-138 |
| Fri | 7 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Agricultural | Fridays Farm Fresh Market | Support your local Farmers |
The Outlet Shoppes of Gettysburg Rt. 15 & 97 | 717-337-9705 | http://www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com |
| Fri | 7 | Art | First Friday, Gettysburg Style! | Each month Gettysburg businesses join forces to offer special events and refreshments. |
Downtown Gettysburg Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-338-9099 |
Approximately 25 businesses throughout Historic Gettysburg participate by
hosting special receptions, guest artists and authors, sales and later
business hours (until 8:00pm) Look for the First Friday banner at participating Gettysburg area shops, galleries, restaurants and businesses. |
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| Fri | 7 | Call for Details | Living History | Struggle for Freedom |
Gettysburg is obviously known for the battle and of course the famous
Gettysburg Address, but did you know there were many local citizens that
helped and offered stations on the Underground Railroad? This special holiday weekend will focus on the Underground Railroad in Adams County and President Lincoln's fight for the emancipation of the slaves. You will tour several Underground Railroad sites and the Yellow Hill Community in northern Adams County with historian Deb McCauslin. |
Bed And Breakfast INNside Gettysburg Gettysburg Area | Please contact the individual B & B |
Enjoy a hearty luncheon buffet at the historic Dobbin House with
President Lincoln focusing on the slavery issue. President Lincoln is
portrayed by James Getty, local historian and long time Lincoln impersonator. This program is designed for the whole family and Gettysburg is a place where the history is fun. This package includes a two night stay and all activities listed above. The following participating inns are members of the Bed and Breakfasts INNside Gettysburg: Lightner Farmhouse - www.lightnerfarmhouse.com James Gettys Hotel - www.jamesgettyshotel.com Gaslight Inn - www.thegaslightinn.com Brafferton Inn - www.brafferton.com Battlefield Bed and Breakfast - www.gettysburgbattlefield.com Baladerry Inn - www.baladerryinn.com |
| Fri | 7 | Call for Details | Living History | 2nd Annual Living History Days in the Streets | Soldiering demos, living historians, winter quarters display and Coffee Wagon. |
U.S. Christian Commission Museum 242 Baltimore Street | 717-339-0339 | http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Fri | 7 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 |
Be prepared
for the lights to go out in the cellar at midnight!
Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sat | 8 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural | 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. | |
| Sat | 8 | 8:00 am - Noon | Agricultural | New Oxford-Market on the Square | Hours: Saturdays 8:00 am – Noon through October. | At the New Oxford Center Circle | ||
| Sat | 8 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sat | 8 | All Day | Fundraising | The Artist Preservation Group | The Artist Preservation Group will be sponsoring a historical miniature and military artwork exhibition in Gettysburg, PA on August 7-9, 2009, to raise funds for preservation of the 5th Alabama Battalion’s flag. | Gettysburg Windham, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, Pa 17325 | 717-339-0020 |
It will feature
a large exhibition and vendor area. Seminars, battlefield tours and a
Saturday night Barbeque are planned. The Artist Preservation Group is a gathering of like-minded historical artists whose mission is to generate capital, through fundraising and donations, to aide in the preservation and restoration of threatened historical sites and/or artifacts. http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MDTGE/ For more information, visit http://artistpreservationgroup.com/index.htm or http://apg-newsletter.blogspot.com/. Or call Mike Stelzel at 540-314-138 |
| Sat | 8 | Call for Details | Living History | Struggle for Freedom |
Gettysburg is obviously known for the battle and of course the famous
Gettysburg Address, but did you know there were many local citizens that
helped and offered stations on the Underground Railroad? This special holiday weekend will focus on the Underground Railroad in Adams County and President Lincoln's fight for the emancipation of the slaves. You will tour several Underground Railroad sites and the Yellow Hill Community in northern Adams County with historian Deb McCauslin. |
Bed And Breakfast INNside Gettysburg Gettysburg Area | Please contact the individual B & B |
Enjoy a hearty luncheon buffet at the historic Dobbin House with
President Lincoln focusing on the slavery issue. President Lincoln is
portrayed by James Getty, local historian and long time Lincoln impersonator. This program is designed for the whole family and Gettysburg is a place where the history is fun. This package includes a two night stay and all activities listed above. The following participating inns are members of the Bed and Breakfasts INNside Gettysburg: Lightner Farmhouse - www.lightnerfarmhouse.com James Gettys Hotel - www.jamesgettyshotel.com Gaslight Inn - www.thegaslightinn.com Brafferton Inn - www.brafferton.com Battlefield Bed and Breakfast - www.gettysburgbattlefield.com Baladerry Inn - www.baladerryinn.com |
| Sat | 8 | Daily | Living History | 98th PVI, General Meade Society | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sat | 8 | Call for Details | Living History | 2nd Annual Living History Days in the Streets | Soldiering demos, living historians, winter quarters display and Coffee Wagon. |
U.S. Christian Commission Museum 242 Baltimore Street | 717-339-0339 | http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Sat | 8 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concert | 2009 Summer Concerts at the Winery | Come enjoy a free concert, a bottle of chilled wine, and great food from 1-5pm at Adams County Winery’s farm winery. |
Adams County Winery 251 Peach Tree Road Orrtanna, PA 17353 | 717-334-4631 | http://www.adamscountywinery.com |
| Sat | 8 | 5:00 pm | Educational | Candlelight at Christ Church | Through authentic Civil War Music, sing-a-longs and readings from various sources, true stories are told of the many who worked valiantly to aid and provide shelter to the 140 wounded soldiers treated in the church. |
Christ Lutheran Church 30 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717 334-5212 |
Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital There is no charge for this program which is open and accessible to all. |
| Sat | 8 | 7:00pm | Dinner Theater | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre occurs every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 717-334-8838 or in the Farnsworth House bookstore. Participants are asked to meet in the bookstore prior to 7:00 p.m. for seating. |
Farnsworth House Inn Restaurant 401 Baltimore Street |
717-334-8838 | Enjoy an authentic period funeral dinner as period dressed actors present historical mourning facts and superstition, intermittently mixed with period songs to honor Civil War soldiers. Dinner is followed by dramatically portrayed ghost stories in the cellar of one of the most haunted Inns in America. |
| Sat | 8 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Jennie Wade House | The tour is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. This tour starts at 10:45 PM at the Jennie Wade House. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | An introduction is given outside and than you will enter the house and spend 25 minutes with guest speaker or medium and storytellers. You will be in the house at Midnight when the lights go out. This event is every Saturday night. $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sun | 9 | Call for Details | Living History | Struggle for Freedom |
Gettysburg is obviously known for the battle and of course the famous
Gettysburg Address, but did you know there were many local citizens that
helped and offered stations on the Underground Railroad? This special holiday weekend will focus on the Underground Railroad in Adams County and President Lincoln's fight for the emancipation of the slaves. You will tour several Underground Railroad sites and the Yellow Hill Community in northern Adams County with historian Deb McCauslin. |
Bed And Breakfast INNside Gettysburg Gettysburg Area | Please contact the individual B & B |
Enjoy a hearty luncheon buffet at the historic Dobbin House with
President Lincoln focusing on the slavery issue. President Lincoln is
portrayed by James Getty, local historian and long time Lincoln impersonator. This program is designed for the whole family and Gettysburg is a place where the history is fun. This package includes a two night stay and all activities listed above. The following participating inns are members of the Bed and Breakfasts INNside Gettysburg: Lightner Farmhouse - www.lightnerfarmhouse.com James Gettys Hotel - www.jamesgettyshotel.com Gaslight Inn - www.thegaslightinn.com Brafferton Inn - www.brafferton.com Battlefield Bed and Breakfast - www.gettysburgbattlefield.com Baladerry Inn - www.baladerryinn.com |
| Sun | 9 | Daily | Living History | 98th PVI, General Meade Society | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sun | 9 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sun | 9 | All Day | Fundraising | The Artist Preservation Group | The Artist Preservation Group will be sponsoring a historical miniature and military artwork exhibition in Gettysburg, PA on August 7-9, 2009, to raise funds for preservation of the 5th Alabama Battalion’s flag. | Gettysburg Windham, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, Pa 17325 | 717-339-0020 |
It will feature
a large exhibition and vendor area. Seminars, battlefield tours and a
Saturday night Barbeque are planned. The Artist Preservation Group is a gathering of like-minded historical artists whose mission is to generate capital, through fundraising and donations, to aide in the preservation and restoration of threatened historical sites and/or artifacts. http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MDTGE/ For more information, visit http://artistpreservationgroup.com/index.htm or http://apg-newsletter.blogspot.com/. Or call Mike Stelzel at 540-314-138 |
| Sun | 9 | 10:00am-11:00am | Spiritual | USCC Chapel Services Begin |
2009 Civil War Chapel Services begin April 19th at 10am. You are invited to attend and make this a special part of your trip to Gettysburg's hallowed ground. |
USCC Civil War Log Chapel 112 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-339-0339 |
Authentic civil war chapel built of rough cut lumber and log benches, with period music and sermon. Sing a civil war era hymn and pray for the troops serving America today! In 2008 more than 1,000+ visitors joined the USCC for Sunday services! Service starts at 10am , so arrive early and get a good seat! http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Sun | 9 | 12:00 pm | Festival | Hollabaugh Bros. Inc. Annual Peach Festival | Come for a day of special music, wagon rides, peach sundaes, peach samples, peach products, and peaches galore! |
Hollabaugh Bros. 545 Carlisle Road Biglerville, PA 17307 |
717-677-9494 | Benefits a local charity. Free parking, no admission. |
| Mon | 10 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Tue | 11 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Wed | 12 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Wed | 12 | 6:00pm & 6:30pm | Educational | Historic Church Tours | Enjoy a walk along old town streets of Gettysburg as you visit our historic churches. Eight churches participate (four each week) and allow you to go inside and hear heroic stories about what happened in that church during and after the battle. You will be able to admire the many beautiful features of our historic churches while short programs are presented about the sacrifices made by the citizens. You'll also hear about the conditions found around Gettysburg in the aftermath of the fighting. Volunteer guides will escort you from one church to the next. |
Historic Church Walking Tours 208
Baltimore Street |
717-334-9013 |
These 90 minute tours begin in front of the
Presbyterian church, 208 Baltimore St. (two blocks from the square). The first
at 6 pm and a second at 6:30 pm. No reservations are required but show up at
least ten minutes prior to departure time to purchase tickets - Adults are $5;
Children 12 and under are free. Park free behind the church. The churches toured on the following Wednesdays (6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, & 8/12) are: Presbyterian, Trinity UCC, Methodist and St. James Lutheran. On the alternate Wednesdays (6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5 & 8/19) the churches toured are: Prince of Peace Episcopal, St. Francis Roman Catholic |
| Thu | 13 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Fri | 14 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Fri | 14 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Agricultural | Fridays Farm Fresh Market | Support your local Farmers |
The Outlet Shoppes of Gettysburg Rt. 15 & 97 | 717-337-9705 | http://www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com |
| Fri | 14 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Orphanage | Tour the cellar of an orphanage with guest speaker or Medium and storytellers every Friday night. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | Our tour begins at 10:45 PM and ends at 12:30 AM (approximately 50 minutes outside and 50 minutes inside) $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 15 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural | 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. | |
| Sat | 15 | 8:00 am - Noon | Agricultural | New Oxford-Market on the Square | Hours: Saturdays 8:00 am – Noon through October. | At the New Oxford Center Circle | ||
| Sat | 15 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sat | 15 | Daily | Living History | 2nd South Carolina | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sat | 15 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concert | 2009 Summer Concerts at the Winery | Come enjoy a free concert, a bottle of chilled wine, and great food from 1-5pm at Adams County Winery’s farm winery. |
Adams County Winery 251 Peach Tree Road Orrtanna, PA 17353 | 717-334-4631 | http://www.adamscountywinery.com |
| Sat | 15 | 7:00pm | Dinner Theater | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre occurs every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 717-334-8838 or in the Farnsworth House bookstore. Participants are asked to meet in the bookstore prior to 7:00 p.m. for seating. |
Farnsworth House Inn Restaurant 401 Baltimore Street |
717-334-8838 | Enjoy an authentic period funeral dinner as period dressed actors present historical mourning facts and superstition, intermittently mixed with period songs to honor Civil War soldiers. Dinner is followed by dramatically portrayed ghost stories in the cellar of one of the most haunted Inns in America. |
| Sat | 15 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Jennie Wade House | The tour is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. This tour starts at 10:45 PM at the Jennie Wade House. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | An introduction is given outside and than you will enter the house and spend 25 minutes with guest speaker or medium and storytellers. You will be in the house at Midnight when the lights go out. This event is every Saturday night. $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sun | 16 | Call for Times | Educational | Interpretive Summer Season Begins |
Includes a full range of FREE Ranger conducted programs, walks, tours, campfire programs, living history programs, children's programs and Battle Walks offered everyday through August 16. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 | These dates are subject to change. |
| Sun | 16 | Daily | Living History | 2nd South Carolina | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sun | 16 | 10:00am-11:00am | Spiritual | USCC Chapel Services Begin |
2009 Civil War Chapel Services begin April 19th at 10am. You are invited to attend and make this a special part of your trip to Gettysburg's hallowed ground. |
USCC Civil War Log Chapel 112 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-339-0339 |
Authentic civil war chapel built of rough cut lumber and log benches, with period music and sermon. Sing a civil war era hymn and pray for the troops serving America today! In 2008 more than 1,000+ visitors joined the USCC for Sunday services! Service starts at 10am , so arrive early and get a good seat! http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Tue | 18 | Call for Times | Festival | 87th Annual South Mountain Fair |
A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds Route 234 Arendtsville, PA | 717-677-9663 | In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy! |
| Wed | 19 | Call for Times | Festival | 87th Annual South Mountain Fair |
A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds Route 234 Arendtsville, PA | 717-677-9663 | In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy! |
| Wed | 19 | 6:00pm & 6:30pm | Educational | Historic Church Tours | Enjoy a walk along old town streets of Gettysburg as you visit our historic churches. Eight churches participate (four each week) and allow you to go inside and hear heroic stories about what happened in that church during and after the battle. You will be able to admire the many beautiful features of our historic churches while short programs are presented about the sacrifices made by the citizens. You'll also hear about the conditions found around Gettysburg in the aftermath of the fighting. Volunteer guides will escort you from one church to the next. |
Historic Church Walking Tours 208
Baltimore Street |
717-334-9013 |
These 90 minute tours begin in front of the
Presbyterian church, 208 Baltimore St. (two blocks from the square). The first
at 6 pm and a second at 6:30 pm. No reservations are required but show up at
least ten minutes prior to departure time to purchase tickets - Adults are $5;
Children 12 and under are free. Park free behind the church. The churches toured on the following Wednesdays (6/3, 6/17, 7/1, 7/15, 7/29, & 8/12) are: Presbyterian, Trinity UCC, Methodist and St. James Lutheran. On the alternate Wednesdays (6/10, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/5 & 8/19) the churches toured are: Prince of Peace Episcopal, St. Francis Roman Catholic |
| Thu | 20 | Call for Times | Festival | 87th Annual South Mountain Fair |
A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds Route 234 Arendtsville, PA | 717-677-9663 | In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy! |
| Thu | 20 | All Day | Musical | 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 | 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 |
| Fri | 21 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Agricultural | Fridays Farm Fresh Market | Support your local Farmers |
The Outlet Shoppes of Gettysburg Rt. 15 & 97 | 717-337-9705 | http://www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com |
| Fri | 21 | Call for Times | Festival | 87th Annual South Mountain Fair |
A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds Route 234 Arendtsville, PA | 717-677-9663 | In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy! |
| Fri | 21 | All Day | Musical | 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 | 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 |
| Fri | 21 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Orphanage | Tour the cellar of an orphanage with guest speaker or Medium and storytellers every Friday night. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | Our tour begins at 10:45 PM and ends at 12:30 AM (approximately 50 minutes outside and 50 minutes inside) $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 22 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural | 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. | |
| Sat | 22 | 8:00 am - Noon | Agricultural | New Oxford-Market on the Square | Hours: Saturdays 8:00 am – Noon through October. | At the New Oxford Center Circle | ||
| Sat | 22 | 9:00am-3:00pm | Living History | 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 Lee's Headquarters 401 Buford Avenue Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
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 | 22 | Call for Times | Festival | 87th Annual South Mountain Fair |
A small country fair featuring rides for the kids, barns filled with farm animals, many homemade needlework exhibits, photography, home canned fruits and vegetables, fresh produce and fruits, and beautiful flowers, all on display. |
South Mountain Fairgrounds Route 234 Arendtsville, PA | 717-677-9663 | In addition there is nightly entertainment in the auditorium, a fireworks display one evening, and the antique tractor and farm machinery parade another evening, and so much more. Something for everyone to enjoy! |
| Sat | 22 | All Day | Musical | 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 | 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 |
| Sat | 22 | Daily | Living History | 21st PA Cavalry | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sat | 22 | 10:00 am | Living History | 15th Annual Civil War Music Muster | Civil War brass bands, fife and drum and parlor music are presented in concert at the National Park Museum and Visitor Center, followed by a concert at the Pennsylvania Memorial in the early evening. |
Gettysburg National Military Park 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100 | 717-334-1124 ext 3251 | This one-of-a-kind performance, much of it played on original instruments, includes songs of balladeers, Victorian dance music and dance performances, along with fifes, banjo, mandolin and more. This event is free to the public. |
| Sat | 22 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Concert | 2009 Summer Concerts at the Winery | Come enjoy a free concert, a bottle of chilled wine, and great food from 1-5pm at Adams County Winery’s farm winery. |
Adams County Winery 251 Peach Tree Road Orrtanna, PA 17353 | 717-334-4631 | http://www.adamscountywinery.com |
| Sat | 22 | 7:00pm | Dinner Theater | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre occurs every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 717-334-8838 or in the Farnsworth House bookstore. Participants are asked to meet in the bookstore prior to 7:00 p.m. for seating. |
Farnsworth House Inn Restaurant 401 Baltimore Street |
717-334-8838 | Enjoy an authentic period funeral dinner as period dressed actors present historical mourning facts and superstition, intermittently mixed with period songs to honor Civil War soldiers. Dinner is followed by dramatically portrayed ghost stories in the cellar of one of the most haunted Inns in America. |
| Sat | 22 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Jennie Wade House | The tour is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. This tour starts at 10:45 PM at the Jennie Wade House. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | An introduction is given outside and than you will enter the house and spend 25 minutes with guest speaker or medium and storytellers. You will be in the house at Midnight when the lights go out. This event is every Saturday night. $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sun | 23 | All Day | Musical | 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 | 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 |
| Sun | 23 | Daily | Living History | 21st PA Cavalry | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sun | 23 | 10:00am-11:00am | Spiritual | USCC Chapel Services Begin |
2009 Civil War Chapel Services begin April 19th at 10am. You are invited to attend and make this a special part of your trip to Gettysburg's hallowed ground. |
USCC Civil War Log Chapel 112 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-339-0339 |
Authentic civil war chapel built of rough cut lumber and log benches, with period music and sermon. Sing a civil war era hymn and pray for the troops serving America today! In 2008 more than 1,000+ visitors joined the USCC for Sunday services! Service starts at 10am , so arrive early and get a good seat! http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
| Fri | 28 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Agricultural | Fridays Farm Fresh Market | Support your local Farmers |
The Outlet Shoppes of Gettysburg Rt. 15 & 97 | 717-337-9705 | http://www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com |
| Fri | 28 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Orphanage | Tour the cellar of an orphanage with guest speaker or Medium and storytellers every Friday night. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | Our tour begins at 10:45 PM and ends at 12:30 AM (approximately 50 minutes outside and 50 minutes inside) $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 29 | 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Agricultural | 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. | |
| Sat | 29 | 8:00 am - Noon | Agricultural | New Oxford-Market on the Square | Hours: Saturdays 8:00 am – Noon through October. | At the New Oxford Center Circle | ||
| Sat | 29 | Daily | Living History | 1st Maryland | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sat | 29 | 7:00pm | Dinner Theater | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre | The Vacant Chair Dinner Theatre occurs every Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling 717-334-8838 or in the Farnsworth House bookstore. Participants are asked to meet in the bookstore prior to 7:00 p.m. for seating. |
Farnsworth House Inn Restaurant 401 Baltimore Street |
717-334-8838 | Enjoy an authentic period funeral dinner as period dressed actors present historical mourning facts and superstition, intermittently mixed with period songs to honor Civil War soldiers. Dinner is followed by dramatically portrayed ghost stories in the cellar of one of the most haunted Inns in America. |
| Sat | 29 | 10:45 PM | Special Tour | Midnight in the Jennie Wade House | The tour is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. This tour starts at 10:45 PM at the Jennie Wade House. |
Ghostly Images of Gettysburg 777 Baltimore Street |
717-334-6296 | An introduction is given outside and than you will enter the house and spend 25 minutes with guest speaker or medium and storytellers. You will be in the house at Midnight when the lights go out. This event is every Saturday night. $12.00 per person (may not be suitable for children under 10). http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sun | 30 | Daily | Living History | 1st Maryland | Come see a living history presentation on the grounds of the American Civil War Museum |
American Civil War Museum 297 Steinwehr Avenue | 717-334-6245 | Call for details as schedule of events varies. |
| Sun | 30 | 10:00am-11:00am | Spiritual | USCC Chapel Services Begin |
2009 Civil War Chapel Services begin April 19th at 10am. You are invited to attend and make this a special part of your trip to Gettysburg's hallowed ground. |
USCC Civil War Log Chapel 112 Chambersburg Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-339-0339 |
Authentic civil war chapel built of rough cut lumber and log benches, with period music and sermon. Sing a civil war era hymn and pray for the troops serving America today! In 2008 more than 1,000+ visitors joined the USCC for Sunday services! Service starts at 10am , so arrive early and get a good seat! http://www.usccgettysburg.org |
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