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Fort Hunter Day
Fort Hunter Park | 5300 North Front Street | Harrisburg, PA 17111
Presenting Sponsor:
Welcome fall with a festival celebrating the old-time ways of life. Join us for the 69th annual Fort Hunter Day!
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.
2026 Corncrib Stage Entertainment:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM SUSQUEHANNA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY JAM SESSION
12:00 - 12:45 PM ACOUSTIC STEW
1:00 - 1:45 PM MAXIMUM BUFFALO
2:00 - 3:00 PM BIG SKY QUARTET
3:00 - 3:15 PM PRESENTATION
3:15 - 4:00 PM BIG SKY QUARTET
Stage Sponsor:
Heckton Church Entertainment:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA
12:30 - 2:30 PM TBA
3:00 - 4:00 PM TBA
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
Blue Bear BBQ | Derby Dash Kettle Corn | Hall's Ice Cream | Mad Dash Artisan Grilled Cheese | Madeline's Sweets & Savories | TO Espresso | Williams French Fries
Supporting Sponsors:
Contact Name: Michelle McKeown Contact Phone: 717-599-5188, ext. 2117 Contact Email: Mmckeown@dauphincounty.gov Registration Link: https://www.dauphincounty.gov/government/support-services/parks-recreation/festivals-special-events/fort-hunter-day