{"id":153354,"date":"2026-03-31T15:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/153354\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:11:11","slug":"list-of-april-events-for-south-central-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/153354\/","title":{"rendered":"List of April events for South-Central Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHAT\u2019S AN INCREASE OF $0.06 FROM YESTERDAY. IT\u2019S A SIGN THAT WE MADE IT THROUGH WINTER. AND IT\u2019S ALMOST TIME FOR AMUSEMENT PARK SEASON. THE ROLLER COASTER TRAINS AT HERSHEY PARK ARE BEING LIFTED AND PUT ON THEIR TRACKS. AS THE PARK GETS READY TO OPEN FOR ITS 120TH OPERATING YEAR NEXT WEEK. THAT TIME ALREADY, MICHAEL? YEAH. THE PARK\u2019S MAINTENANCE TEAM YOU SEE HERE, USING THAT MASSIVE CRANE TO LIFT THOSE REALLY THE MOST ICONIC RIDES THE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSpring has finally sprung (mostly). With the promise of better weather in the future, there are a multitude of fun events scheduled in the Susquehanna Valley in April. Here’s our complete list. Video above: Hersheypark prepares roller coasters for 120th season.Friday, April 3Pirates Home Opener vs. Orioles (4:12 PM)First FridayHersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (Fri & Sat: 11 AM \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Saturday, April 4Trout Season Statewide Opening Day (8:00 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (Sat: 11 AM \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Sunday, April 5EasterShow Easter Egg Hunt ForecastHersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Tuesday, April 7Harrisburg Senators Home Opener vs. Akron Rubber Ducks (6:30 PM)Saturday, April 11Walk MS Harrisburg \u2013 City Island (Site opens at 9 AM, Walk at 9:45 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat: 11 \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Sunday, April 12Walk MS York \u2013 John Rudy County Park (Site opens at 9 AM, Walk at 10 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Monday, April 13Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayTuesday, April 14Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayWednesday, April 15Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayTulips Blooming at Hershey Gardens Mid-April – Wait for picturesThursday, April 16Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayFriday, April 17Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival \u2013 York Expo Center (Fri: 11 AM \u2013 5 PM, Sat: 9 AM \u2013 4 PM)Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through Sunday Saturday, April 18Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival \u2013 York Expo Center (9 AM \u2013 4 PM)Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayHersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Stormers Fan Fest at Penn Medicine Park – Free (Gates open at noon, game vs. Black Sox at 1 PM) Sunday, April 19Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Last day todayHersheypark Spring Weekends (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Monday, April 20Tuesday, April 21Revs Home Opener vs. Stormers (Gates Open 5:30 PM, First Pitch 6:30 PM)Wednesday, April 22Earth DaySpring Carlisle (Wed-Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Thursday, April 23Spring Carlisle (Thu-Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Friday, April 24Spring Carlisle (Fri & Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Stormers Home Opener vs. Long Island Ducks (First Pitch 6:45 PM)Saturday, April 25Spring Carlisle (Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Race Against Racism Lancaster \u2013 Musser Park \u2013 Rain or Shine (Kid\u2019s Run: 8:30 AM, 5K: 9 AM)Race Against Racism York \u2013 YWCA at 320 E. Market St. (Kids Fun Run \u2013 8:30 AM, 5K Race at 9 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)PSU Blue-White Game \u2013 Beaver Stadium (2 PM)Sunday, April 26Spring Carlisle (7 AM \u2013 Noon)Girls On The Run York – York College, Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center (Friends & Family Zone Opens: 8:00 AM, 5K: 9:15 AM)Logan\u2019s 5K Run And Walk For Autism \u2013 City Island \u2013 5K at 10 AM, Fun Walk at 11:45 AMHersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Public Weather Awareness Day at Millersville University (12:00 \u2013 3:00 PM)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Spring has finally sprung (mostly). With the promise of better weather in the future, there are a multitude of fun events scheduled in the Susquehanna Valley in April. Here’s our complete list. <\/p>\n

Video above: Hersheypark prepares roller coasters for 120th season.<\/p>\n

Friday, April 3Pirates Home Opener vs. Orioles (4:12 PM)First FridayHersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (Fri & Sat: 11 AM \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Saturday, April 4Trout Season Statewide Opening Day (8:00 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (Sat: 11 AM \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)\t<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 5
\nEasterShow Easter Egg Hunt ForecastHersheypark Spring Weekends – Opening Weekend (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Tuesday, April 7Harrisburg Senators Home Opener vs. Akron Rubber Ducks (6:30 PM)Saturday, April 11Walk MS Harrisburg \u2013 City Island (Site opens at 9 AM, Walk at 9:45 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat: 11 \u2013 8 PM, Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Sunday, April 12Walk MS York \u2013 John Rudy County Park (Site opens at 9 AM, Walk at 10 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Monday, April 13Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayTuesday, April 14Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through Sunday<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, April 15Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayTulips Blooming at Hershey Gardens Mid-April – Wait for picturesThursday, April 16Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayFriday, April 17Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival \u2013 York Expo Center (Fri: 11 AM \u2013 5 PM, Sat: 9 AM \u2013 4 PM)Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through Sunday <\/p>\n

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\n\t\tPennsylvania Herb and Garden Festival\t<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 18Pennsylvania Herb & Garden Festival \u2013 York Expo Center (9 AM \u2013 4 PM)Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Runs Through SundayHersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Stormers Fan Fest at Penn Medicine Park – Free (Gates open at noon, game vs. Black Sox at 1 PM) Sunday, April 19Lancaster City Restaurant Week \u2013 Last day todayHersheypark Spring Weekends (11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Monday, April 20Tuesday, April 21Revs Home Opener vs. Stormers (Gates Open 5:30 PM, First Pitch 6:30 PM)
Wednesday, April 22Earth DaySpring Carlisle (Wed-Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Rainbow,<\/p>\n

\n\t\tViewer photo\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA rainbow at the Spring Carlisle Car Show<\/p>\n

Thursday, April 23Spring Carlisle (Thu-Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Friday, April 24Spring Carlisle (Fri & Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Stormers Home Opener vs. Long Island Ducks (First Pitch 6:45 PM)Saturday, April 25Spring Carlisle (Sat: 7 AM – 6 PM, Sunday: 7 AM \u2013 Noon)Race Against Racism Lancaster \u2013 Musser Park \u2013 Rain or Shine (Kid\u2019s Run: 8:30 AM, 5K: 9 AM)Race Against Racism York \u2013 YWCA at 320 E. Market St. (Kids Fun Run \u2013 8:30 AM, 5K Race at 9 AM)Hersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)PSU Blue-White Game \u2013 Beaver Stadium (2 PM)Sunday, April 26Spring Carlisle (7 AM \u2013 Noon)Girls On The Run York – York College, Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center (Friends & Family Zone Opens: 8:00 AM, 5K: 9:15 AM)Logan\u2019s 5K Run And Walk For Autism \u2013 City Island \u2013 5K at 10 AM, Fun Walk at 11:45 AMHersheypark Spring Weekends (Sat & Sun: 11 AM \u2013 7 PM)Public Weather Awareness Day at Millersville University (12:00 \u2013 3:00 PM)<\/p>\n

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