Harrisburg Magazine

06/26/2026

Pennsylvania progressive metalcore band What Lies Below is turning heads with a sound that fuses blistering intensity, technical precision and deeply personal storytelling. Amy Simpson explores the rise of the Harrisburg-area group as it prepares for a pivotal year of touring, new music and an ambitious album release.

A young Andrew Watson sits at his laptop, fingertips dancing over the keys. His older brother, Mike, drifts into the next room, his fingers finding fierce guitar riffs as a torrent of metalcore music fills the [...]

06/20/2026

The YPOC Juneteenth parade is TODAY at 12pm in Downtown Harrisburg. Can't make the parade? No worries! Join the community at 8pm for the Juneteenth HBG 2026 Concert. 🎶🎉
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06/19/2026

YPOC Harrisburg is hosting Juneteenth Jubilee this year at Riverfront Park. Join the community to celebrate Juneteenth at 2pm
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06/19/2026

Join Lucy Sage, Jeanine Walker, and Tria Wood at the Historic Harrisburg Association on Wednesday June 24th at 5:30pm for the 21st Century Poems - 20th Century Women Poetry Reading.

Each of the poets have lived all over the world but have chosen to settle in Harrisburg. Listen to their stories as they reflect on their lives and how they decided to lay their roots in PA.

Historic Harrisburg Association

06/18/2026

Freewheelin': Hershey Cycles Finds its Homegrown Groove

"Inside Hershey Cycles, the music never feels like background noise. It moves through the shop the way sunlight filters through old record-store windows. Warm. Familiar. Inseparable from the character of the place itself."

Read more of the story here: https://harrisburgmagazine.com/freewheelin-hershey-cycles-finds-its-homegrown-groove/

06/15/2026

Get your votes in! The 2026 voting period ends tonight at 11:59pm. Vote now at stbvote.com/2026

06/12/2026

"For the past year, Harrisburg Magazine readers have experienced the world as seen through the viewfinder of a camera wielded by Olivia Stokes. Through her monthly Liv's Lens feature, the award winning photographer and newly minted graduate of Susquehanna Township High School has shared intimate glimpses of everyday life, nature and humanity with a quiet confidence that has left an impression on our readers and staff alike."

Read more about Liv and view her photography on pages 18 & 19 in our June issue.

06/11/2026

4 days left to vote!! Voting ends June 15th at 11:59pm.

06/09/2026

Just minutes from downtown Harrisburg, Wildwood Park offers something increasingly rare: a place where wetlands, wildlife and stillness can momentarily drown out the noise of modern life. Read about the history, ecology and quiet emotional pull of the beloved urban refuge that continues to reconnect visitors with nature – and with themselves.

There are places that feel removed from the world without actually being very far from it. At Wildwood Park, you can stand on a boardwalk surrounded by cattails and birdsong while traffic hums somewhere beyond [...]

06/06/2026

HBG Flea is back! Head on down to 250 Reily St in Midtown to shop and explore Harrisburg's historic neighborhood. The market will be open from 9am-3pm on the first Saturday of even months from June to October.🛍