The Online Gettysburg Events Schedule

Gettysburg Events Schedule

Here is the Gettysburg Events schedule. Want to know when the next living history reenactment will be? Or what festival will take place during your visit? The Gettysburg Events schedule has the answer!

If you need to check which day of the week an event falls on, just use this handy little calendar.

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May

3 Brassroots Trio in Christ Chapel at Gettysburg College, 3:00pm. Presented by the Gettysburg Community Concert Association, the Brassroots Trio performs classical, baroque, and a sprinkling of jazz music with horn, piano, trumpet, and a tenor. $15. Phone (717)334-5738.
3-4 53rd Annual Apple Blossom Festival at South Mountain Fairgrounds from 9am to 5pm. The festival is a fun filled weekend for all ages consisting of numerous crafters, food vendors, live entertainment, orchard tours, children's activities such as a petting zoo, and the crowning of the 2008 PA Apple Queen. Admission is $5 for adults, children under 12 free, with ample free parking. Contact the Adams County Fruitgrowers Association (717)677-7444.
9 The Eighth Annual St. Francis Xavier Golf Tournament for the Father Hilbert Cup at The Links at Gettysburg. Morning and afternoon flights. Contact Noreen Neitz by email nneitz@sfx.k12.pa.us or phone (717)334-4221.
10 The Hundredfold Farm Earth Day Celebration from 12 noon to 5pm. Featuring speakers on food security; climate change; solar, wind, and water energy; water, land, and soil issues; green building; a children’s program; green vendors; plus tours of solar homes and a greenhouse wastewater treatment plant.
10-11 Boyd's Bear Country Re-Opening Celebration featuring a strolling barbershop quartet, the Carroll County Cloggers, hourly door prizes, face painting, balloon art, and more.
10-11 Living History Encampments and Programs: Battery M, 2nd U.S. Artillery at the Pennsylvania Monument, the 4th Maryland Artillery at Pitzer Woods, and "The Rowdy Pards" portraying the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry at Spangler's Spring. (717)334-1124
15-17 Gettysburg Spring Bluegrass Festival at Granite Hill Campground, 6 miles west of town on rt. 116. Call (717)642-8749 for more info.
17 An Evening in Paris for Two at the Adams County Winery's Downtown Gettysburg Wine Shop from 6-8:30pm. An enchanted evening with wine and food pairing, accompanied with softly played music. Reservations are required, (717)334-4631.
17 41st Semi-Annual Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show in downtown Gettysburg from 7am to 4pm. Sponsored by the Retail Merchants Association with 150 dealers on the main streets of the downtown business area on and around Lincoln Square. Held rain or shine. Contact Wayne Schultz (717)334-4510.
17 Spring Plant Sale at the corner of Baltimore and High Streets from 7:30am to 3pm. Members of the Gettysburg Garden Club will offer a variety of perennial plants from their gardens, as well as container gardens, birdhouse gourds, steppingstones, planters, and colorful annuals. Proceeds benefit the Club's Civic Development projects and two annual scholarship awards. Contact Barbara Brand by email srf@supernet.com or phone (717)642-9776.
17-18 Commencement Weekend at Gettysburg College
17-18 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 24th Michigan Infantry at the Pennsylvania Monument and the 6th New Hampshire Infantry at Spangler's Spring. (717)334-1124
24-25 17th Annual Blue Gray Cup soccer tournament sponsored by the Gettysburg Youth Soccer Club and held in various venues throughout the area. Register your team online.
24-25 Living History Encampments and Programs: the United States Regulars at Meade's Headquarters on Taneytown Road and the 10th Virginia Infantry at Spangler's Spring. (717)334-1124
26 141st Annual Memorial Day Commemoration, one of the oldest in the nation. Includes a parade and memorial ceremony in the Soldiers National Cemetery. Call (717)334-6274 for more info.
29-31 Alumni and Reunion Weekend at Gettysburg College
31 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry at the Pennsylvania Monument, the 13th New Jersey Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and the 21st Georgia Infantry at Pitzer Woods. (717)334-1124

June

1 Alumni and Reunion Weekend at Gettysburg College
1 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry at the Pennsylvania Monument, the 13th New Jersey Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and the 21st Georgia Infantry at Pitzer Woods. (717)334-1124 View map.
7-8 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 11th New Jersey Infantry at the Pennsylvania Monument, the 8th New Jersey Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and programs by the United States Christian Commission on the Cyclorama Center lawn. (717)334-1124
14-15 Living History Encampments and Programs: 1st North Carolina Artillery at Pitzer Woods and the "Prince Anne Grays", C.S. Sharpshooters at Spangler's Spring. (717)334-1124
19-22 Gettysburg Brass Band Festival, held in conjunction with Celebrating America (below).
19-29 The Gettysburg Festival: Celebrating America, a 10 day arts festival with world class artists and performers in a variety of free and ticketed events. Call (717)334-0853 for details.
21-22 22nd Annual Civil War Heritage Days with Living History Encampments: The 20th Maine Infantry will have a camp and programs at the Pennsylvania Monument. The 2nd Maryland Infantry and the 4th Maryland Artillery will have a camp and programs at Pitzer Woods. The 23rd Virginia Infantry will have a camp and programs at Spangler`s Spring.(717)334-1124
28-29 Living History Encampments and Programs: Stonewall Brigade at Pitzer Woods. (717)334-1124

If you notice an error here or have an event that you would like added, please contact me and I'll add it to the Gettysburg Events schedule. I will keep this list as accurate and up to date as possible!