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  • Centerpiece on a table made with natural greens and pinecones with a red ribbon

    Artful Christmas Evergreen Centerpiece

    Dolores McGee, owner of D. McGee Design Studio, LLC will demonstrate and lead a workshop designed to teach you how to create a base for an evergreen centerpiece that will be a very artful and engaging piece of decor.
  • Fort Hunter mansion in winter

    Candlelight Mansion Tour

    , Harrisburg
    Experience the Fort Hunter Mansion by candlelight this December and see the halls decked for the holidays and hear what traditions were celebrated in years past.
  • Wooden reindeer

    Reindeer Workshop

    , Harrisburg
    Jump start your holiday season with a workshop at Wildwood Park. Craft your very own wooden reindeer with Friends of Wildwood President and Craftsman, Jim Caufield. 
  • Brass Triumphant - Musicians Holding Their Brass Instruments

    Brass Triumphant Holiday Concert

    , Harrisburg
    Enjoy a free concert of Christmas music. Join the Mechanicsburg area brass group as they play familiar holiday tunes and Christmas songs in an informal concert setting.
  • Sun shining through winter woods

    Sunset Winter Solstice Hike

    , Dauphin
    Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a walk in the woods. Enjoy the sunset over the fields at Detweiler Park on the shortest day of the year. Please bring a headlamp or flashlight. This program is part of the Park Rx wellness program sponsored by Highmark Blue Shield. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.
  • People walking trail in winter

    Winter Edibles Walk

    , Dauphin
    Join a Park Naturalist for a hike at Detweiler Park with a focus on trees and edible winter foods. Become familiar with a variety of common species and a few recipes you could try at home. Dress for the weather. This program is part of the Park Rx series of programs sponsored by Highmark Blue Shield. Space is limited. Pre-registration required.
  • Cardinal perched on a birdfeeder with snow in the background

    Birds & Coffee with Appalachian Audubon

    Stop by the Nature Center Bird Viewing Area for a warm cup of bird- friendly coffee, tea or hot cocoa with Appalachian Audubon Society. Discover what birds visit our feeders most often and learn how to identify each one. On the second Saturday from November - April, join us in observing and counting common feeder birds as part of Project FeederWatch.