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!
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July
24-25 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 10th Virginia Infantry "Hilliard's Brigade" at Spangler's Spring; the 3rd Virginia Infantry at Pitzer Woods; and the 9th Pennsylvania Reserves at the Pennsylvania Monument. 717-334-1124, ext. 3231 25 7th Annual
Old Fashioned Corn Fest
at the Historic Round Barn. Come and enjoy fresh from the field corn roasted in the husk over an applewood fire, BBQ chicken, pulled pork, peach sundaes, apple dumplings, hay wagon rides, pony rides, and more! Free parking and no admission fee. 25 Gettysburg Sunday in the Park: The Apple Core Band performs in the Gettysburg Recreation Park Amphitheater at 7pm. In the event of inclement weather or soggy ground, the concert will be held in the Assembly Room of the Charlie Sterner Recreation Building. Free. 30 Spend an evening with the Cyclorama painting at the
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
from 5pm to 7:30pm. Learn about the history and conservation of the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama painting and spend time viewing it. Call 1-877-874-2478 to order tickets. Space is limited! 31 The Victorian Dance Ensemble performs in the Group Lobby of the Museum and Visitor Center throughout the day. Free. 31 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 21st Georgia Infantry at Spangler's Spring; the 5th Texas Infantry at Pitzer Woods; and the General Hancock Society at the Pennsylvania Monument. 717-334-1124, ext. 3231 31Hauser Estate Summer Concert Series:Pentagon. Gates open at 5pm, concert begins at 6pm, rain or shine. Tickets $20. All shows are limited to ages 21 and over. Every Saturday Gettysburg Farmers Market, 7am-12 noon in Lincoln Square. Fresh produce, baked goods, and plants. 717-334-8151 Every Saturday except July 10Candlelight at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church,
located at 30 Chambersburg Street. Outdoor music starts at 7:30pm, indoor performance starts at 8pm. Free program with the songs and stories of a Civil War Hospital. Every Sunday Authentic Civil War chapel worship services held in the
U.S. Christian Commission Museum
Log Chapel from 10am to 11am. Located on Chambersburg Street, one block west of the Gettysburg Square. Services include period music and hymns, prayer for the soldiers today, an era sermon that encourages and inspires all in attendance. Modern clothing or period attire both welcome.
August
1 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 21st Georgia Infantry at Spangler's Spring; the 5th Texas Infantry at Pitzer Woods; and the General Hancock Society at the Pennsylvania Monument. 717-334-1124, ext. 3231
View battlefield map. 1 Gettysburg Sunday in the Park: Tall in the Saddle performs in the Gettysburg Recreation Park Amphitheater at 7pm. In the event of inclement weather or soggy ground, the concert will be held in the Assembly Room of the Charlie Sterner Recreation Building. Free. 3 Special screening of Route 30 the movie at
Totem Pole Playhouse,
7:30pm. Reserve a seat in advance for $10. 4 "Lincoln in Granite and Bronze," presented by Sue Boardman. This program begins in the Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center inside the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center from 2-3pm. Free. 4Sabotage (1936), an Alfred Hitchcock classic movie, in the Majestic Theater at 7:30pm. Call 717-337-8200 for tickets. 7 Spend an evening with the Cyclorama painting at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and
Visitor Center
from 5pm to 7:30pm. Learn about the history and conservation of the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama painting and spend time viewing it. Call 1-877-874-2478 to order tickets. Space is limited! 7-8 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 124th New York Infantry at the Pennsylvania Memorial, the 4th Virginia Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and the 1st North Carolina Volunteers/11th NC State Troops Infantry at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 8 Annual Peach Festival 2010 from noon to 5pm at
Hollabaugh Brothers, Inc.
Fruit Farm & Market, a 9 mile drive from Gettysburg, located just outside of Biglerville, PA. Come for a day of special music, wagon rides, peach sundaes, peach samples, peach products, and peaches galore! Proceeds benefit the Biglerville Fire Department. Free parking, free admission. 9 Gettysburg Sunday in the Park: Ray Owen performs in the Gettysburg Recreation Park Amphitheater at 7pm. In the event of inclement weather or soggy ground, the concert will be held in the Assembly Room of the Charlie Sterner Recreation Building. Free. 11The Flying Deuces (1939) and My Little Chickadee (1940), a double-feature of classic movies starring the Laurel and Hardy comedy team and Mae West, in the Majestic Theater at 7:30pm. Call 717-337-8200 for tickets. 14-15 Living History Encampments and Programs: Huckstep's Light Artillery at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 15 Gettysburg Sunday in the Park: Voxology performs in the Gettysburg Recreation Park Amphitheater at 7pm. In the event of inclement weather or soggy ground, the concert will be held in the Assembly Room of the Charlie Sterner Recreation Building. Free. 18 "Lincoln in Granite and Bronze," presented by Sue Boardman. This program begins in the Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center inside the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center from 2-3pm. Free. 18The Quiet Man (1952), a classic movie, in the Majestic Theater at 7:30pm. Call 717-337-8200 for tickets. 19-21 Heidlersburg Fireman's Carnival at 2720 Heidlersburg Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Entertainment, food and games nightly. Info: 717-528-8867. 19-22Fall Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
at Granite Hill Campground. Call 1-800-642-TENT or 717-642-8749 for reservations. 21 Press Corps living historians at the
David Wills House
show how newspapers were written. Free with regular paid admission. For information, call 866-486-5735. 21 16th Annual Civil War Music Muster, free concert featuring Civil War brass bands, fife and drum and parlor music. First on the Getttysburg National Millitary Park's Visitor Center and Museum Lawn, then in the early evening at the Pennsylvania Monument and Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Free and open to the public. 21Hauser Estate Summer Concert Series:Cruise Control with special guest Flint Zeigler. Gates open at 5pm, concert begins at 6pm, rain or shine. Tickets $20. All shows are limited to ages 21 and over. 21-22 Living History Encampments and Programs: the Society of Civil War Surgeons at the Pennsylvania Memorial, the 44th Georgia Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and the Liberty Grays at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 22 Gettysburg Sunday in the Park: The Freedom Valley Chorus performs in the Gettysburg Recreation Park Amphitheater at 7pm. In the event of inclement weather or soggy ground, the concert will be held in the Assembly Room of the Charlie Sterner Recreation Building. Free. 25Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), a classic movie, in the Majestic Theater at 7:30pm. Call 717-337-8200 for tickets. 26-29 Longaberger Basket Fest 2010 at
Boyds Bear Country. 28 Give, Live, Ride 2010 benefits Compassionate Care Hospice Foundation. Registration: 9-11am at the
Battlefield Harley-Davidson.
Leaves: 11:15am. Ends: New Oxford Social Hall Pavilion. Contact Beth at 717-870-8380 for more info. 28-29 Living History Encampments and Programs: 28th Virginia Infantry at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 28-29 Gettysburg Youth Soccer Club's Battlefield Blast Tournament.
Online registration
now open. Every Saturday Gettysburg Farmers Market, 7am-12 noon in Lincoln Square. Fresh produce, baked goods, and plants. 717-334-8151 Every Saturday through 8/14Candlelight at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church,
located at 30 Chambersburg Street. Outdoor music starts at 7:30pm, indoor performance starts at 8pm. Free program with the songs and stories of a Civil War Hospital. Every Sunday Authentic Civil War chapel worship services held in the
U.S. Christian Commission Museum
Log Chapel from 10am to 11am. Located on Chambersburg Street, one block west of the Gettysburg Square. Services include period music and hymns, prayer for the soldiers today, an era sermon that encourages and inspires all in attendance. Modern clothing or period attire both welcome.
September
1 "Lincoln in Granite and Bronze," presented by Sue Boardman. This program begins in the Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center inside the Gettysburg National Military Park
Museum and Visitor Center
from 2-3pm. Free. 4 Spend an evening with the Cyclorama painting at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center from 5pm to 7:30pm. Learn about the history and conservation of the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama painting and spend time viewing it. Call 1-877-874-2478 to order tickets. Space is limited! 4-5 Purcell's 4-Gun Battery presents a joint event with Maryland State Parks at their living history encampment at Pitzer Woods for the 14th Annual Labor Day Artillery Weekend.
View battlefield map. 11-12 Living History Encampments and Programs: Co. "C", the 53rd Pennsylvania Artillery at the Pennsylvania Memorial, the 7th Tennessee and 2nd Maryland Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and the Longstreet's Artillery 4-gun battery at Pitzer Woods (see above). 717-334-1124 11-12 6th Annual
Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival
in the Gateway Gettysburg complex located at 95 Presidential Circle, noon-6pm. 12 Adams County Start! Heart Walk from 8:15am-10:30am, 3 miles starting at Gettysburg Middle School. See the
website
for more info or call Sharon Strike at 1-877-584-8146. 18 Observe a celebration of World Wide Spin In Public Day on the square by the
Wills House. 18 Personalized Greyhounds Inc. hosts a Celebration of Life Festival, the 15th annual reunion of over 250 adopters with retired greyhound racers, at the Adams County Winery from 11am-5pm. All are welcome to come, learn more about adopted greyhounds, and pet them! Questions? Call 717-938-8444. 18-19 World War II weekend at the
Eisenhower National Historic Site,
featuring living history encampments on G.I. life and life on the home front, historic weapons and vehicles, and a mock Air Force Fighter Mission. 18-19 Living History Encampments and Programs: the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry at the Pennsylvania Memorial, the "Allegany Battalion" 2nd Virginia Infantry at Spangler's Spring, and Co. "A", 2nd U.S. Calvary at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 19 19th Annual
Adams County Heritage Festival
at Gettysburg Recreation Park, 12 noon-5pm. 25 Gettysburg Garden Club Annual Fall Sale, offering many dried flower arrangements, wreaths, and fall bulbs. Proceeds go to the GGC scholarship fund and Lincoln Square Flowers. Held at on the corner of High St. and Baltimore St. from 7am-3pm. 25 The Farmer's Market in the Square will not be open due to the Gettysburg Fall Outdoor Antique Show. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association with 150 antique dealers from 13 states displaying their unique pieces on the sidewalks radiating from the historic Lincoln Square. Held rain or shine from 7am to 4pm. Contact 717-334-8151 for more info. 25-26 Living History Encampments and Programs: the "Garrard's Tigers" 146th New York Infantry at the Pennsylvania Memorial, the 1st Potomac Home Brigade at Spangler's Spring, and the 22nd Virginia Battalion at Pitzer Woods. 717-334-1124 Every Saturday except 9/25 Gettysburg Farmers Market, 7am-12 noon in Lincoln Square. Fresh produce, baked goods, and plants. 717-334-8151 Every Sunday Authentic Civil War chapel worship services held in the
U.S. Christian Commission Museum
Log Chapel from 10am to 11am. Located on Chambersburg Street, one block west of the Gettysburg Square. Services include period music and hymns, prayer for the soldiers today, an era sermon that encourages and inspires all in attendance. Modern clothing or period attire both welcome.