Summer 2026 Calendar
Fri, August 7 - FREE Irish Session at Mt Gretna
Mt Gretna
Join Dan Diviney (whistles and bodhran), Páraic Keane (fiddle) and Matthew Ward (vocals and whistles) from 5:30 to 7pm for a FREE Irish traditional music session before the Eileen Ivers concert. Bring your instrument, lend your voice, or stop for a listen!
FREE Irish session on Friday, August 7 at the Hall of Philosophy in Mt Gretna.
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Fri, August 7 - Eileen Ivers at Mt Gretna - $5 off!
Mt Gretna
Use promo code 'SFMS' to get $5 off adult admission for Eileen Ivers and the Brigadeens: the bold new acoustic roots band led by Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated, 9-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion Eileen Ivers, and featuring acclaimed vocalists and instrumentalists from the Celtic and Americana traditions.
Open-air concert on Friday, August 7 at Mt Gretna Playhouse.
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Sat, August 8 - Apprenticeship Celebration
Camp Hill
Join us for performances, stories and demonstrations from our biggest‑ever cohort of Traditional Arts apprentices and the master artists who mentored them. This event is part of “Bringing It Home,” SFMS’s program featuring local folk artists.
Program on Saturday afternoon, August 8 at Fredricksen Library.
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Sat, August 15 - Folk Artists Gathering
Harrisburg
The Susquehanna Folk Arts Center is hosting a get-together for people who practice or enjoy traditional arts. That term includes playing traditional music, singing in a church choir, making quilts or rugs or wood-carvings, cooking from grandma’s recipes, learning Balkan dances — the list is endless!
This is a two-part event: a Folk Artist Networking event starting at 1 pm, and a public Folk Arts Showcase starting at 3 pm.
Please join us to meet and catch up with with other folk arts practitioners, or just to take a peek into the kaleidoscope of local traditional arts.
Gathering on Saturday afternoon, August 15 at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg.
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Sat, August 22 - Volunteer Appreciation Picnic
Harrisburg
All Susquehanna Folk volunteers, past and future, are invited to a cookout potluck with live musical entertainment by SFMS Board members! A fun event to celebrate our volunteers and welcome new ones.
Picnic on Saturday, August 22 at Fort Hunter Park, West Pavilion.
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