EVENTS & PROGRAMS

Events: Focus on the arts, culture, preservation, Hershey history and heritage.

Programs: Speaker presentations on local and national history topics at the museum.

Jazz at the Barnyard (Events on July 3, August 7, September 4. 6-9pm: Music from 7pm)
Big Boy No. 4014 - Hershey, PA Watch Party (Event on Tuesday, July 5. Museum open from 10am-3pm)

Hershey Area Art Association: Expressions in Art (Reception on Friday, August 7. 5-9pm. Gallery Day on Saturday, August 8. 10am–3pm)

Navajo Rugs: A Connection to Mount Gretna (Program on Wednesday, August 19. 6-7:30pm)

American Red Cross Blood Drive (Friday, August 21. 10:30am to 3pm.) Schedule an appointment

Through the Lens of Hershey: Photography by John Martin (Event on Friday, September 4. 6-9pm. Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 times TBA)

History of the Hershey Hill Climb (Program on Wednesday, October 7, 6-7:30pm)

Trains at the Tracks (Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18. Times TBA))

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Some of our programs are recorded. Please visit the link to our YouTube channel to view those we have uploaded.

2026 Past Events & Programs

American Tapestry 250th

Connecting Hershey: Bridges, Routes and the Roads that Built our Town

Preservation Award Event

WW2 Trolley Tour of Hershey (Preservation Event)

Hershey Artfest

Declaration: The Story of American Independence

An Unsung Hero of Civil Rights: The Legacy of W. Miller Barbour