Events

During this interactive tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the early 1900s.

Adventure Awaits! We’ve partnered with Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA) to provide you with some time on their farm having fun and learning to care for miniature horses! A unique opportunity to connect with miniature horses while learning essential skills. Open to children age 5 & older, teens, and adults! Pre-registration is required. Space is extremely limited. Adventure Awaits programs are sponsored by UPMC and supported by Visit Hershey & Harrisburg Adventure Trails.

Curious about edible plants and how to utilize them to create yummy summer recipes? Join Naturalists at Wildwood Park to learn how to make a refreshing drink, a healthy salad and a sweet treat. Samples of each edible treat will be provided.

Join us for a FREE concert at Fort Hunter Park - Susquehanna Folk Music Presents Cumberland Honey! Dauphin County Parks & Recreation is excited to offer a summer of fun events for the whole family with our Sunset Music & Movie Series! These events are free thanks to our Presenting Sponsors, Veolia, Dauphin County Drug & Alcohol Services, and Aetna Better Health Kids along with our Event Sponsor, Ollies. Sarah's Creamery Ice Cream Truck will be on-site with sweet treats, including Penn State Creamery Ice Cream.

This adventure awaits program is geared toward those interested in learning how to kayak and those looking to explore a new kayaking location. Everything is provided, including kayaks, equipment, shuttle, guides, paddling, and safety instruction. This will be a 6.5 mile excursion from Mahantango Creek to Millersburg on the Susquehanna River. Total trip time will be 2.5 – 3 hours.

The Commissioners and the County's Cultural Celebration Task Force invite you to a free festival celebrating cultural diversity in Dauphin County. Sponsored by Capital Blue Cross, this event will bring together our region's diversity and cultures as well as celebrate and increase awareness of our vast differences and commonalities. This is a free event and no tickets are required.

The Commissioners and the County's Cultural Celebration Task Force invite you to a free festival celebrating cultural diversity in Dauphin County. Sponsored by Capital Blue Cross, this event will bring together our region's diversity and cultures as well as celebrate and increase awareness of our vast differences and commonalities. This is a free event and no tickets are required.

Visit Fort Hunter Mansion for a stunning sunset tour and see the house aglow by the warm evening sun. After your tour, enjoy freshly poured mocktails and a plate of sweet and savory snacks while watching the sun set over the Susquehanna River. Tours are limited and available by reservation only. 

Join volunteer Jane Earle to see some of the wetland plants, such as American lotus and the rose mallows. Common ragweed, responsible for a great deal of allergic response, will be identified along the North Boardwalk. Meet in front of the Nature Center.

Do you like flowers, chocolate or watermelon? These all rely on pollinators! Join a Naturalist to discover the many different animal species that are pollinators and examine their important roles in helping the environment, including wildlife, plants and people. Become a detective and explore the flowers around Wildwood Park to get up-close views of pollinators in action! Then, make a pollinator house that you can take home to help pollinators that live in your area.