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The 2014 Christmas Show – Joy To The World
November 4-December 30
American Music Theatre
This critically acclaimed Christmas show has become a tradition for many and is renowned as Lancaster’s most beloved holiday show. Awe-inspiring music and dance, incomparable voices, and light-hearted holiday humor are the ingredients for this season’s extravaganza.
(800) 648-4102
Steampunk unLimited
September 26-28
Strasburg Rail Road
Experience this festival filled with art, invention, creativity, and technology paying homage to the Victorian Era and Industrial Revolution.
(866) 725-9666
Harvest Days
October 11-12
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
Come enjoy family-oriented demos, exhibits, live music, activities, horse-drawn wagon rides, and a children’s discovery tent. Witness wool go from sheep to shawl and pick your very own pumpkin.
(717) 569-0401
Location: Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Rd Lancaster, PA 17601
Fall ArtWalk
October 4-5
Downtown Lancaster
Enjoy a self-guided tour of galleries, special exhibitions, meet-the-artist events, children’s activities, live demonstrations, performance arts, and more.
(717) 673-0392
Annual Lititz Chocolate Walk
October 11
Downtown Lititz
Join over 2,000 certified chocoholics as they walk the streets of Lititz, seeking treats from more than 25 bakers, chefs, chocolatiers, and restaurants. The event sells out each year so get your tickets early.
(717) 560-2295
Happy Hauntings
Weekends, October 18–November 2
Dutch Wonderland
Discover this fun, fall family event where nothing is scary and everything is geared toward children age 12 and under. Enjoy over 30 themed rides and attractions, special entertainment, yummy treats and trick-or-treat with over 20 lifelike dinosaurs along Trick-or-Treat Trail on Exploration Island – all included in your admission.
(866) 386-2839
Fall Farm Days
October 11, 12, and 13
Amish Farm and House
In addition to our guided house tours, guests will be able to join us out on the farm for a variety of family-friendly activities that include a burlap slide, pumpkin launching, hay wagon rides, hay pile scavenger hunt, corn maze, and much more.
(717) 394-6185
Day Out with Thomas
September 15-21
Strasburg Rail Road
Join Strasburg Rail Road™ for a special Day Out with Thomas as Percy travels from the Island of Sodor for his national debut in Strasburg. For the special event, your ticket includes a train ride with Thomas, opportunity to meet Percy, lots of exciting activities, and a complete selection of
Thomas merchandise. Tickets range from $21-$29.
(866) 468-7630
www.ticketweb.com
2nd Sunday Flavor Fair
Held right outside of BUiLDiNG CHARACTER on the 300 block of North Queen St in Downtown Lancaster, this fair is held every second Sunday and is open to all who decide to attend at no cost. There is free parking and the only thing you need to pay for is the food. To get more information please visit BUiLDiNG CHARACTERS website.
Intercourse Canning Company Anniversary Food Extravaganza
This month the Intercourse Canning Company will be holding a special event every Saturday to celebrate the 17 years that they have been in business. To get more information about the events being held you can visit their Facebook page.
Bridges and Beer Tour
The Bridges and Beer tour happens only a couple times out of the year so it is always better to book in advance to reserve your spot. This backroads tour of Amish Country in Lancaster County will leave you yearning for a nice cold one. Lancaster County is also home to historic Covered Bridges, also known as “Kissing Bridges”. The Bridges and Beer tour will take you through some of the most beautiful and rare sights these days to these covered bridges and will also teach you some history about it. To get more information about this tour visit the Strasburg Scooters website.
Taste The World:Lancaster
Downtown Lancaster is known to locals as the food paradise because of all of the new trendy restaurants that are popping up everywhere. With all of the new restaurants appearing on the stretch of Downtown it’s now wonder that locals decided to team up and make an event that is held from May- November called Taste The World Lancaster. Since Lancaster has so many different restaurants with so many different flavors and ethnic food from hispanic food, Vietnamese, Indian, Italian, French.. everything !! To get more information about this event please visit the Taste The World Lancaster website.
To see all kinds of foodie fanatic events Lancaster County holds throughout the year you can visit the PA Dutch Country website and click on events. To book your stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Lancaster please call our toll free number at 888-STAY-FFI or visit our website.
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The Mount Hope Estate & Winery is a MUST whenever in the Northern Lancaster area. With events happening year round this is a destination that can be visited at anytime throughout the year but the Summertime is an especially fun time to visit. There are always summer events happening from the Celtic Fling this weekend to the Renaissance Faire that takes over from August to October. A lot of these events do have the presence of alcohol so please keep that in mind when bringing small children to this event and also keep it in mind to have your valid identification card ready to show proof of age.
On the weekend of July 19th they will be having an extra fun event called Blues and Brews ! This event will let guests enjoy the wonderful tastes of Maryland with all you can eat blue crab, brisket and much more. There will be two different sessions held at different times, one in the morning and one in the evening so you have an option for which one you would like to attend. For more information click HERE to see prices and see how you can get your tickets for this fun event.
In July there will also be concerts held during the week. The first concert will be held on July 9th and will be presenting Tartan Terrors for night that the whole family can enjoy. To get more information about the band and how to get your tickets click HERE. On July 23rd Mount Hope will be presenting Dawes, a band from the Los Angeles area that has brought their talents to the East Coast. To get a full biography of the band as well as purchase tickets visit this website.
Last but not least the event of the season is the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire !! This year it is starting on August 2nd and will continue every weekend until October 26th. Every weekend there is a different theme; pirates, Scottish & Irish and closer to Halloween there will be Halloween & Spooky Nights themed weekends.
To book your stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Lancaster, PA you can visit our website or call our toll free number at 888-STAY-FFI.
