Events Schedule

SPECIAL EVENTS

42nd Annual Harvest of the Arts Festival

The Festival in Historic Downtown Carlisle is one of Cumberland County's premier Arts and Craft Shows with over 100 exhibitors. Interested in showcasing your art? Exhibitors are warmly invited to apply and become a part of this longstanding artistic tradition.

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Spring Clean-Up Days
4/26/2024 - 4/27/2024

Love Carlisle? Have a few hours to spare? We invite you to come make a difference in your downtown! Don't miss this amazing opportunity to get down and dirty with us as we cleanup our beautiful downtown. Volunteers should meet at the Carlisle Borough Building at 53 West South Street on Friday, April 26 from 9am - 12noon and on Saturday, April 27th from 9am - 12noon for our Spring Clean-Up Days. We will be weeding and picking up trash around the downtown so make sure to bring gloves and gardening tools.

Bloomin' Carlisle
5/6/2024

Seeking volunteers to join the Downtown Carlisle Association as we prep, plant and deliver flower planters to our downtown merchants. We will meet at 9am at Public Works, 7 East Garland Drive, which is located between Cracker Barrel and Home Depot along South Hanover Street. Rain Date will be Tuesday, May 7th at 9am.

S Hanover & Pomfret St Second Saturday Block Party!
5/11/2024

It’s an Olympic year so it only makes sense that our Second Saturdays would feature fun contests, games and competitions, right? The first BLOCK PARTY will be held on Saturday, MAY 11th, showcasing merchants located in the corridor of South Hanover and Pomfret Streets. June 8th will highlight merchants in the corridor of West High & Pitt Streets and July 13th will feature merchants in the corridor of North Hanover and East High Streets. Check out https://lovecarlisle.com/ for updated information. Eclipse Gaming Cafe will be hosting CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS at their Pomfret Street location during each of these 3 events. (4 teams of 2 will be able to square off every hour between noon and 3pm.) We will have a Passport for each Second Saturday event! Complete your passport by visiting each participating location and you'll be entered to win prizes! Strolling Live Music will be featured at all of our Second Saturday events sponsored by the Charles Bruce Foundation.

Ford Parade, Park & Party!
6/1/2024

The Downtown Carlisle Association and Carlisle Events invite you to the 2024 Ford Parade, Park & Party, Saturday, June 1st beginning at 7pm. Over 400 Ford cars, trucks & SUVS from all across the country will be on display throughout the streets of downtown Carlisle. Grab some food & drinks and do some shopping to support your favorite downtown merchants while checking out all the Fords... You'll see everything from vintage to modern!

Corvette Parade, Park & Party!
8/24/2024

The Downtown Carlisle Association and Carlisle Events invite you to the 2024 CORVETTE PARADE, PARK AND PARTY, Saturday, August 24th beginning at 7pm. Don't miss 500 Corvettes from all across the country on display throughout the streets of downtown Carlisle. Grab some food & drinks and do some shopping to support your favorite downtown merchants while checking out all the 'Vettes... You'll see everything from vintage to modern!

Harvest of the Arts
9/28/2024

The Downtown Carlisle Association is proud to host the 42nd Annual Harvest of the Arts festival on Saturday, September 28th from 10am-5pm. OVER 100 EXHIBITORS will be setup along West High Street in downtown Carlisle, including Fine Art, Crafts, Jewelry, Woodworking, Photography, Pottery and so much more. Enjoy the Kids Alley, a display of European Sports Cars, Festival Food and Live Music throughout the day. We also encourage you to support the many local merchants in our beautiful, historic downtown. This event is sponsored by M&T Bank. For more details or to find exhibitor applications, please visit https://lovecarlisle.com/harvest-of-the-arts