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🌱 SLAC - Fall Festival/Book Fair and 11 more events
Spotted on the Progress calendar: Cat in the Hat Learning Series
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- SLAC - Fall Festival/Book Fair at SLAC Gym parking lot lobby
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- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 72, low: 46.
- Saturday: High clouds and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
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- SLAC - Fall Festival/Book Fair
SLAC Gym parking lot lobby
12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cat in the Hat Learning Series →
Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way, Harrisburg
10:00 am - Swatara Exchange Site Tour/ Happy Hour →
St. John Properties, 460 Mall Road, Suite B, Harrisburg
4:00 pm - HG Book Fair
Highland Elementary School New Cumberland, PA 17070
4:00 pm - Food Truck & Restaurant Rally →
Market Square, 221-235 Market Street, New Cumberland
5:00 pm - Food Truck and Restaurant Rally →
Market Square, 221-235 Market Street, New Cumberland
5:00 pm - HG PTO Fall Fest
Highland Elementary School New Cumberland, PA 17070
5:00 pm - Community Development/Parks & Rec Committee Meeting
Lemoyne Borough, 510 Herman Ave, Lemoyne
6:00 pm - BLS CPR Training Harrisburg →
Harrisburg PA
6:00 pm - Practical Magic Candle Making Night →
Rooted Boutique Events, 418 Bridge Street, New Cumberland
6:30 pm - Over the Edge 2026 →
Market Square Plaza, 17 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg - Over the Edge →
MarketSquarePlaza, 17 N. 2nd Street, Harrisburg
9:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Harrisburg
- Shapiro Administration Invests $6.74 Million to Launch New Program Supporting Advanced Shipbuilding and Maritime Manufacturing Workforce in Pennsylvania (pa.gov)
- Pennsylvania Farm Show announces theme for 2027 (wgal.com)
- Linda Kay Tomlison (kscbnews.net)
Dauphin
- Shapiro to announce major outdoor recreation investment across 60 Pennsylvania counties (wgal.com)
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