History Events in Lancaster

Check out happening history events all around Lancaster, PA

Band & Drill Team Comp: Take It To The Streets

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Reservoir Park

Harvest Days at Landis Valley Museum 2026

 Sat, 10 Oct at 09:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Father's Day Cars & Coffee at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum

Sun, 21 Jun at 09:30 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Lancaster International Food Experience: A Global Taste Adventure

 Fri, 22 May at 04:00 pm Lancaster City Welcome Center USD 66 to 237

Juneteenth Celebration at Landis Valley Museum 2026

 Fri, 19 Jun at 10:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Celebrate America250

 Fri, 03 Jul at 10:00 am 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

Walking Tour of Lancaster's Historic Cemeteries

 Fri, 05 Jun at 05:30 pm Greenwood Cemetery Free

June 6 - Magical History Tour

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am The Barn at Stoner Commons

Conestoga River History & Heritage Paddle Tours

 Mon, 08 Jun at 08:00 am Lancaster County Park

America 250 Celebration at Landis Valley Museum 2026

 Sat, 08 Aug at 09:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Memorial Day at Historic Rock Ford

 Mon, 25 May at 10:00 am 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

America250 Family Day

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

Red Rose Ghosts: Hauntings and Legends of Lancaster

 Thu, 01 Oct at 10:00 am The 9 Collective USD 29

POSH's Antique Wedding Gown Exhibit (& Open House)

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:00 am POSH Bridal Lancaster Free

Garvin/Walters Lecture: Dispelling The Myths of Islam and American Muslims

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm 538 W Chestnut St, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17603

America 250 Lecture Series: Scott Mingus-Underground Railroad in Lancaster

 Fri, 26 Jun at 06:00 pm 2451 Kissel HIll Road, Lancaster, PA

"Colonial Punches" Class

 Thu, 02 Jul at 06:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

Hands-On History Day at Landis Valley Museum 2026

 Thu, 05 Nov at 09:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Liminal Wild

 Thu, 27 Aug at 07:00 pm The 9 Collective USD 29

Women at the Valley Forge Encampment

 Sun, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

18th Century Medical Day

 Sun, 23 Aug at 10:00 am 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

America 250 Lecture Series: William Woys Weaver Pennsylvania Dutch Foodways

 Fri, 30 Oct at 06:00 pm 2451 Kissel HIll Road, Lancaster, PA

Life in 1860s Day at Landis Valley Museum

 Sat, 18 Jul at 09:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America

 Sun, 19 Jul at 05:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

The 1790's Series: A Visual Representation of a Remarkable Period in History

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

Walls That Witnessed a Revolution: Lancaster County Before 1776

 Wed, 02 Sep at 06:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

"Topping It All Off!"

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

America 250 Lecture Series: Philip Gruber-Farmer Revolts in America's Early Republic

 Fri, 31 Jul at 06:00 pm 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

Thompson's Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion of 1775

 Wed, 30 Sep at 06:30 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

LWVLC Book Club - Democracy Awakening, Heather Cox Richardson

 Wed, 05 Aug at 06:30 pm Meadia Heights Golf Club Free

America 250 Lecture Series: Patrick Donmoyer-Mountain Mary

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

From the Mantuamaker to the Bicentennial: The Use and Reuse of 18th Century Gowns

 Tue, 18 Aug at 06:30 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

Fraktur Lettering with Emily Smucker-Beidler

Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 am 2451 Kissel Hill Rd, Lancaster, PA

When the Declaration of Independence was News

 Sun, 14 Jun at 02:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

After the Fashion of His Country: Asians and Asia in the 18th Century

 Mon, 25 May at 02:00 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602

The Revolutionary War Hospital at Ephrata

 Tue, 06 Oct at 06:30 pm 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17602