Fort Hunter Day
Sunday, September 21, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Fort Hunter Park | 5300 North Front Street | Harrisburg, PA 17111
Presenting Sponsor:
Visitors will find arts and crafts, children's games and activities, historic demonstrations and exhibits, entertainment, a bake sale, festival food, and more!
Gain knowledge about native foods - pawpaws, persimmons, hickory and shagbark hickory nuts, and sassafras.
Vintage vehicle enthusiasts will love the antique cars and tractors that will be on view. Go inside the Centennial Barn to see the Fort Hunter antique carriage collection not normally on public view.
Get a peek inside historic Heckton Church and enjoy entertainment throughout the day.
Fort Hunter Day History Programming is supported by:
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Throughout the day, enjoy musical entertainment on the Corncrib Stage in partnership with the
Susquehanna Folk Music Society.
Concrib Stage Entertainment:
Stage Sponsor:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 - 12:45 PM
1:00 - 1:45 PM
2:00 - 3:00 PM
3:00 - 3:15 PM
Presentation
3:15 - 4:00 PM
Heckton Church Entertainment:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:30 - 2:30 PM
St. Thomas Dulcimer Society
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Highlights:
- Arts and Crafts Show
- Dairy Cow and Goat Milking
- Antique Tractors, Vintage Cars, and Antique Milling Equipment
- Children’s Hands-on Activities
- Heckton Church Concerts
- Walking Tours
- Hayrides
- Children’s Crafts, Games, and Play Area - with Miss Pennsylvania 2025
- Quilt Exhibit: African-American Quilters Gathering of Harrisburg
- Soft Pretzel Purveyors
- Food Trucks
- Mansion Tours
- Craft Demonstrations - native foods demonstration, apple butter making, spinning, quilting, candle making, woodworking, beekeeping, artisan leather working, wheat weaving, and straw art.
- Civil War Arms, artillery equipment, and artifacts
Interested in being a craft vendor for this year's event? Complete and return the vendor application to be considered for a spot.
Food Vendors:
Blue Bear BBQ | Braised and Confused |Derby Dash Kettle Corn | Hall's Ice Cream, Inc. | Mad Dash Artisan Grilled Cheese | Madeline's Sweets & Savories | TO Espresso | Williams French Fries
Food vendor spots for this year's event have been filled. Thank you!
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