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 March 17,
2009
October 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 Event |
Dine at
The Dobbin House | Make your reservations today |
The Dobbin House 89 Steinwehr Ave Gettysburg, Pa | 717-334-2100 | Call Today | |
| Fri | 2 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm | Agricultural | Fridays Farm Fresh Market | Support your local Farmers |
The Outlet Shoppes of Gettysburg Rt. 15 & 97 Gettysburg , PA 17325 | 717-337-9705 | http://www.theoutletshoppesatgettysburg.com |
| Fri | 2 | 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. | |
| Fri | 2 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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 | 3 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 3 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Festival | 44th Annual National Apple Harvest Festival | Harvest time is celebrated in this old time festival held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more! |
National Apple Harvest Festival South
Mountain Fairgrounds | 717-677-9413 | Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission. |
| Sat | 3 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sat | 3 | Noon to 4:00 PM | Family Fun | Pumpkin Patch | Pick your own pumpkins. Also available are corn shocks, Indian corn, gourds, mini pumpkins and much more. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch located at the farm with Land of Little Horses Farm Park. Start a Fall Family Tradition. |
| Sat | 3 | 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 | 3 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour | 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.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 3 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 |
Be prepared because
at midnight the lights go out! Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sun | 4 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Festival | 44th Annual National Apple Harvest Festival | Harvest time is celebrated in this old time festival held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more! |
National Apple Harvest Festival South
Mountain Fairgrounds | 717-677-9413 | Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission. |
| Sun | 4 | 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 | 4 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sun | 4 | Noon to 4:00 PM | Family Fun | Pumpkin Patch | Pick your own pumpkins. Also available are corn shocks, Indian corn, gourds, mini pumpkins and much more. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch located at the farm with Land of Little Horses Farm Park. Start a Fall Family Tradition. |
| Fri | 9 | 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 | 9 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Festival | 44th Annual National Apple Harvest Festival | Harvest time is celebrated in this old time festival held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more! |
National Apple Harvest Festival South
Mountain Fairgrounds | 717-677-9413 | Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission. |
| Sat | 10 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sat | 10 | Noon to 4:00 PM | Family Fun | Pumpkin Patch | Pick your own pumpkins. Also available are corn shocks, Indian corn, gourds, mini pumpkins and much more. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch located at the farm with Land of Little Horses Farm Park. Start a Fall Family Tradition. |
| Sat | 10 | 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 | 10 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour | 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.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 10 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 |
Be prepared because
at midnight the lights go out! Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sun | 11 | 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Festival | 44th Annual National Apple Harvest Festival | Harvest time is celebrated in this old time festival held at the South Mountain Fairgrounds, 10 miles northwest of Gettysburg. Don't miss the live entertainment, over 300 arts & crafts vendors, farm displays, antique farm equipment, antique and classic cars, steam engines, antique cider press, orchard tours, pony rides, a petting zoo and so much more! |
National Apple Harvest Festival South
Mountain Fairgrounds | 717-677-9413 | Be sure to sample all the great food. This event takes place rain or shine, be sure to wear your comfy shoes for a day of fun. The Apple Harvest Festival is held the first and second weekend of October. Held 8 am to 6 pm each day. Parking included in cost of admission. |
| Sun | 11 | Noon to 4:00 PM | Family Fun | Pumpkin Patch | Pick your own pumpkins. Also available are corn shocks, Indian corn, gourds, mini pumpkins and much more. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch located at the farm with Land of Little Horses Farm Park. Start a Fall Family Tradition. |
| Sun | 11 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sun | 11 | 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 |
| Thu | 15 | 10:00am-4:00pm | Educational | Homeschool History Days |
First Annual Homeschool Family Days Program!
The founders of the modern day USCC in Gettysburg, John and Susan Wega are a homeschool family of four that minister together. |
U.S. Christian Commission Museum 242 Baltimore Street | 717-339-0339 |
Special events will be held at the USCC Museum and USCC Log Chapel including civil war soldier demonstrations, museum tours, write a letter to a soldier, make a housewife sewing kit and other family friendly activities Group discounts will be available for 10 or more. Please contact the USCC Museum at 717-339-0339 for more details or to schedule your group. |
| Fri | 16 | 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 | 16 | 10:00am-4:00pm | Educational | Homeschool History Days |
First Annual Homeschool Family Days Program!
The founders of the modern day USCC in Gettysburg, John and Susan Wega are a homeschool family of four that minister together. |
U.S. Christian Commission Museum 242 Baltimore Street | 717-339-0339 |
Special events will be held at the USCC Museum and USCC Log Chapel including civil war soldier demonstrations, museum tours, write a letter to a soldier, make a housewife sewing kit and other family friendly activities Group discounts will be available for 10 or more. Please contact the USCC Museum at 717-339-0339 for more details or to schedule your group. |
| Fri | 16 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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 | 17 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 17 | 10:00am-4:00pm | Educational | Homeschool History Days |
First Annual Homeschool Family Days Program!
The founders of the modern day USCC in Gettysburg, John and Susan Wega are a homeschool family of four that minister together. |
U.S. Christian Commission Museum 242 Baltimore Street | 717-339-0339 |
Special events will be held at the USCC Museum and USCC Log Chapel including civil war soldier demonstrations, museum tours, write a letter to a soldier, make a housewife sewing kit and other family friendly activities Group discounts will be available for 10 or more. Please contact the USCC Museum at 717-339-0339 for more details or to schedule your group. |
| Sat | 17 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sat | 17 | Noon to 4:00 PM | Family Fun | Pumpkin Patch | Pick your own pumpkins. Also available are corn shocks, Indian corn, gourds, mini pumpkins and much more. |
Land Of Little Horses 125 Glennwood Drive | 717-334-7259 | Take a hayride to the pumpkin patch located at the farm with Land of Little Horses Farm Park. Start a Fall Family Tradition. |
| Sat | 17 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour | 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.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 17 | 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 | 17 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 |
Be prepared because
at midnight the lights go out! Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sun | 18 | 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 | 18 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Fri | 23 | 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 | 23 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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 | 24 | 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 | 24 | 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 | 24 | 9:00 AM | Collectors
Show |
Autumn Civil War Collector & Gun Show | Civil War Era collections and displays |
All-Star Events Complex 2638 Emmitsburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-642-6600 | http://thomaspublications.com/ |
| Sat | 24 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sat | 24 | 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 | 24 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour | 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.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 24 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 |
Be prepared because
at midnight the lights go out! Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
| Sun | 25 | 9:00 AM | Collectors
Show |
Autumn Civil War Collector & Gun Show | Civil War Era collections and displays |
AllStar Events Complex 2638 Emmitsburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325 | 717-642-6600 | http://thomaspublications.com/ |
| Sun | 25 | 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 | 25 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Tues | 27 | 7:30 pm | Family | Gettysburg Halloween Parade | Check back for details | |||
| Fri | 30 | 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 | 30 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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 | 31 | 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 | 31 | 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 | 31 | Daily | Living History | 55th Virginia | 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 | http://www.gettysburgmuseum.com |
| Sat | 31 | 11:00am-5:00pm | Holiday | Boyds Bear Country Frolic and Hayride | Join us for some good ol' Fall Frolicking Fun! Events include makin' your beary own Bear Crow, Colonel Cobb's Crazy Corn Maze, Pick your own pumpkin, Hay Rides and much much more! Food, Fun and Entertainment for the entire family! |
Boyds Bear Country 75 Cunningham Road | 1-866-367-8338 | http://www.boydsbearcountry.com |
| Sat | 31 | 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 | 31 | 8:30 pm | Special Tour | 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 Gettysburg, PA 17325 |
717-334-6296 | http://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com |
| Sat | 31 | 10:45pm | Ghosts/ Paranormal |
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. |
The Jennie Wade House 548 Baltimore Street | 717-334-4100 | Be prepared because at midnight the lights go out! Tour may not be suitable for children 10 and under. |
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