Parks and Recreation Events

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.