DAY TO GO OUT THERE AND GET THE FOOD BEFORE THE REALLY BIG CROWDS GET IN THERE. JERRY. THAT’S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. NOW, IN THE LAST HALF HOUR, YOU TOLD ME THAT WE COULD JUST EXPENSE FOOD AND AND OUR TEAM’S GROUP CHAT. SOMEBODY WAS PUTTING MONEY IN THERE MAKING IT RAIN. SO I SAID, IF YOU TREAT, I EAT. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE DONE. I HAVE SOME OF THE STUFFED MUSHROOMS HERE. THESE ARE A BACON STUFFED MUSHROOM. AND THEN I HAVE A SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP MUSHROOM. SO I’M GOING TO TRY TO HOLD THIS IN MY HAND WHILE I EAT THIS LIVE ON TELEVISION. QUITE DELICIOUS. ARE YOU TALKING WITH MY MOUTH FULL? BUT I WILL TELL YOU, IT IS QUITE GOOD. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT YOU COULD HAVE HERE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. AND I WILL TELL YOU, I WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I MET HERE, STEVE, AND HE TELLS US THIS IS A TRADITION TO COME EVERY FRIDAY BEFORE EVERYTHING KICKS OFF. STEVE, IS THAT CORRECT FOR YOU? ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. I GET TOGETHER WITH SOME FRIENDS HERE. WE HAVE DINNER THE FRIDAY NIGHT ROUTINE, KIND OF A THING FOR EVERY YEAR WE DO IT. YEAH. SO, STEVE, TELL ME THIS IS MY FIRST TIME COMING TO THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. I KNOW THIS, PENNSYLVANIA. THAT’S WHAT I SAID. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT EITHER, BUT HERE I AM. I FINALLY MADE IT, STEVE. GOOD. SO I HAVE COME TO THE PENNSYLVANIA. THAT’S RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME. SO FOR SOMEONE WHO HASN’T BEEN HERE, JUST DESCRIBE THE ATMOSPHERE. DESCRIBE THIS FEELING. WHAT IS IT LIKE? IT’S GREAT. I’M WITH THE CROWD OF PEOPLE. I MEAN EVERYBODY IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, GETTING FOOD AND EATING AND THE FOOD IS GREAT AS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, FROM MILKSHAKE TO THE MUSHROOMS, AS YOU SAID, TO THE PULLED PORK SANDWICHES TO THE POTATOES. I JUST NOTICED THAT THE LINE FOR THE DONUTS STARTS OVER THERE, GOES AROUND THE ENTIRE ROOM, ALL THE WAY OVER TO WHERE THE MUSHROOMS ARE. SO, I MEAN, IT’S JUST IT’S GREAT. IT’S A GREAT ATMOSPHERE. IT IS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE. LISTEN, I APPRECIATE YOU TALKING TO US. AND YOU CAN NOW FINISH AND ENJOY THAT MILKSHAKE. THAT’S RIGHT. HE HAS A CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE THE CLASSIC. SO WE APPRECIATE IT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU SIR. LISTEN IT’S BEEN A GREAT TIME HERE. MEETING SOME GREAT PEOPLE. MEETING SOME GREAT VIEWERS. AND I’M GOING TO BE HERE FOR TEN AND 11 NEWS 8 TEN AND 11. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE ENJOYING AS MUCH FOOD AS WE CAN. JERRY, I’M GOING TO SEND IT BACK TO YOU. WHAT A GREAT ASSIGNMENT TODAY. AND IT’S FUNNY I SAID TO YOU, MICHAEL, ABOUT MAYBE THERE’S A FEWER PEOPLE THERE OR LESS CROWDS THAN WHEN THE FARM SHOW OFFICIALLY STARTS. APPARENTLY NOT. IF THAT FOOD COMES OUT, YOU SEE THE LINES THERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE, JERRY. I WILL TELL YOU, IT IS PACKED. PEOPLE ARE HERE AND THEY ARE RE
PA Farm Show eats to winter garden walks: Your guide to weekend events in the Susquehanna Valley
Updated: 6:51 PM EST Jan 9, 2026
From the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show to a walk at Hershey Gardens, here’s a list of events happening across the Susquehanna Valley this weekend, Jan. 9-11. Video above: Pennsylvania Farm Show unveils 2026 butter sculpture Winter Walk at Hershey Gardens Guests are invited to join guided walks to observe and enjoy the trees and shrubs that shine during the winter months, weather permitting.When: Jan. 11, 18 and 25 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.Where: Hershey Gardens, 170 Hotel Rd., HersheyWebsite: Winter Walk | Hershey GardensPolar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike, Bring the Dog The Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club will host its 15th Annual Polar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike, Bring the Dog, which allows dogs to run or walk with their owners in Lancaster County Central Park. When: Jan. 10 at 10 a.m.Where: Lancaster County Central Park – Kiwanis Lodge, 826 Eshelman Mill Rd, LancasterWebsite: Sierra Club – Lancaster Group Polar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike Pennsylvania Farm Show 2026 The Pennsylvania Farm Show kicks off Jan. 10 with the food court opening Jan. 9. Walk the exhibition halls to see top livestock, fresh Pennsylvania products, and the latest ag technology. Enjoy live demos, workshops and competitions.When: Jan. 10-17, Food court opens Jan. 9 Where: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 N Cameron St., HarrisburgVisit WGAL’s full guide to the 2026 PA Farm ShowMOONLIGHT 10th Anniversary Watch Moonlight, which follows a young Black man’s journey from childhood to adulthood in a tough Miami neighborhood as he navigates identity, family, friendship, and love. Tickets are $8 at the Capitol Theatre in York County. When: Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. Where: Capitol Theatre, 50 N George St., YorkWebsite: CAPFILM: MOONLIGHT 10th Anniversary Beethoven and Barber William Hagen performs Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto alongside Kodály’s Dances of Galánta and Beethoven’s sunny Pastoral Symphony. When: Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. Where: Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, 500 Walnut St. Website: Beethoven and Barber Hershey BearsThe Hershey Bears, the minor league affiliate of the Washington Capitals, will face off against the Cleveland Monsters this weekend. Saturday is Pepsi Cowboy Hat Night and Country Night, and Sunday is Autograph Night and David A. Smith Team Photo Night. When: Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 5 p.m. Where: Giant Center, 550 Hersheypark Dr., HersheyWebsite: Upcoming Games & Events | Hershey Bears HockeyIs there an event happening this weekend that is not featured on this list? Send WGAL an email with the details at news8@wgal.com.
From the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show to a walk at Hershey Gardens, here’s a list of events happening across the Susquehanna Valley this weekend, Jan. 9-11.
Video above: Pennsylvania Farm Show unveils 2026 butter sculpture
Winter Walk at Hershey Gardens
Guests are invited to join guided walks to observe and enjoy the trees and shrubs that shine during the winter months, weather permitting.
When: Jan. 11, 18 and 25 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Hershey Gardens, 170 Hotel Rd., Hershey
Website: Winter Walk | Hershey Gardens
Polar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike, Bring the Dog
The Lancaster Group of the Sierra Club will host its 15th Annual Polar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike, Bring the Dog, which allows dogs to run or walk with their owners in Lancaster County Central Park.
When: Jan. 10 at 10 a.m.
Where: Lancaster County Central Park – Kiwanis Lodge, 826 Eshelman Mill Rd, Lancaster
Website: Sierra Club – Lancaster Group Polar Bear 5K Trail Run/Hike
Pennsylvania Farm Show 2026
The Pennsylvania Farm Show kicks off Jan. 10 with the food court opening Jan. 9. Walk the exhibition halls to see top livestock, fresh Pennsylvania products, and the latest ag technology. Enjoy live demos, workshops and competitions.
When: Jan. 10-17, Food court opens Jan. 9
Where: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 N Cameron St., Harrisburg
Visit WGAL’s full guide to the 2026 PA Farm Show
MOONLIGHT 10th Anniversary
Watch Moonlight, which follows a young Black man’s journey from childhood to adulthood in a tough Miami neighborhood as he navigates identity, family, friendship, and love. Tickets are $8 at the Capitol Theatre in York County.
When: Jan. 9 at 7 p.m.
Where: Capitol Theatre, 50 N George St., York
Website: CAPFILM: MOONLIGHT 10th Anniversary
Beethoven and Barber
William Hagen performs Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto alongside Kodály’s Dances of Galánta and Beethoven’s sunny Pastoral Symphony.
When: Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 3 p.m.
Where: Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, 500 Walnut St.
Website: Beethoven and Barber
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears, the minor league affiliate of the Washington Capitals, will face off against the Cleveland Monsters this weekend. Saturday is Pepsi Cowboy Hat Night and Country Night, and Sunday is Autograph Night and David A. Smith Team Photo Night.
When: Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 5 p.m.
Where: Giant Center, 550 Hersheypark Dr., Hershey
Website: Upcoming Games & Events | Hershey Bears Hockey
Is there an event happening this weekend that is not featured on this list? Send WGAL an email with the details at news8@wgal.com.