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First Friday Fall Inspired Gelli Plate Printmaking Workshop

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Get ready to embrace the eerie charm of the season in our fall inspired Gelli plate printmaking workshop during October First Friday! Unleash your creativity as you learn how to use Gelli plates to create hauntingly beautiful prints inspired by autumn’s enchanting colors and spooky motifs. Join us as we experiment with ghostly textures, foliage […]

$45
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Kids Night Out

Tiny Town 533 Janet Ave., Lancaster, PA, United States

Tiny Town offers childcare EVERY SINGLE First Friday of the month? Tiny Town offers a great opportunity for you to take a break by hosting Kids Night Out (KNO)! Enjoy a night out (or in?) while your children come and experience life in Tiny Town! Closed to the public, we will offer our town exclusively […]

$35

Mercury Stardust Signing and Meet and Greet

Pocket Books Shop 903 Wheatland Ave, Lancaster, PA, United States

Join TikTok sensation Mercury Stardust, the Trans Handyma'am, as she signs books and meets fans at Pocket Books. Tickets are $35 and include a copy of her new book, SAFE AND SOUND; A RENTER FRIENDLY GUIDE TO HOME IMPROVEMENT. Tickets are still available, walk-ins welcome!

$35

Speed Dating + Date Night

Griest Building 8 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Single? Here’s your chance to plan a date with destiny. Taken? Enjoy a romantic roof-top date with your better half and the most stunning view in Lancaster. Love is sure to be in the air on Friday, October 6th.

$25 – $40

First Friday October – Pink Out!! Celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness month with performer Liz Fulmer and friends

Ware Center Ware Center, 42 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA, United States +1 more

Performance by Liz Fulmer, Tess Feiler, Erika McCandless, and Allan Dutton of original folk and spiritual songs with lush vocal harmonies and gentle acoustic arrangements. Information available on breast cancer awareness, celebrating the survivors and remembering loved ones lost.

Free

Art & Harp Serenade

Gallery On Market 15 West King Street , Lancaster , PA, United States

Davie Krak will be playing beautiful Harp music at galleryonmarket on first Friday! Come and sip some wine, enjoy the art, and be serenaded!!!

Free

Book Reading/Signing with author Dan Laubach

Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster 328 West Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

At 7PM, come to the Dan Laubach book reading/signing event with his recent publication, "The Four Sane Women and Other Parables." It's a collection of parables and poems reflecting on life, faith, and spiritually.  He will share some about the process of writing the book, share a few of the parables and where they came from.  There will […]

Free

First Friday: ORGAN SPOOKTACULAR

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

A concert of creepy classical organ music will be presented on First Friday, October 6, 2023 at 8 PM. Organist Larry Hershey will play the mighty 1958 analog Allen organ at First Reformed Church located at 40 East Orange Street. The program, “All Hallows’ Eve” will feature the world famous “Toccata in D Minor” by […]

Free

Baubles & Bling Sale

Lancaster Public Library 151 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, United States

It's the Friends Flashiest Fundraiser ✨ Friday, November 3 · 10AM – 3PM Saturday, November 5 · 9AM – 3PM From costume jewelry and handbags to vintage items and accessories, you will find THOUSANDS of beautiful pieces at exceptional values! Sale located in the Community Room on the 1st floor of the Lancaster Public Library […]

Creative Quarters: The People & Places of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program

Demuth Museum 120 East King Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Creative Quarters features black and white photographs of the 60+ artists represented in Historic Artists' Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This exhibition of images of 19th and 20th century artists from across the country with their homes, studios, and landscapes they worked in captures the historical evolution […]

Admission By Donation

Strictly Functional Pottery National

Lancaster Museum of Art 135 North Lime Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Since its founding in 1993, Strictly Functional Pottery National (SFPN) has been recognized as one of the top ceramic exhibitions in the country. The first of its kind, SFPN provides an opportunity for functional pots to receive a much deserved spotlight. Every year, SFPN proudly features some of the most talented ceramic artists from across […]

Admission By Donation

The Urban Farmhouse

0-100 Block, North Queen Street Lancaster, PA, United States

Open LATE!

PCA&D Art Market

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design 204 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Come shop works and merchandise by Pennsylvania College of Art & Design students, and get a jump on your winter gift-giving! Join us in the College Atrium, just inside the main entrance.

“Falling Leaves” Opening Reception at the Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio

Friendship Heart Gallery 118 North Water Street, Suite 101, Lancaster, PA, United States

Fall is in the air at Friendship Heart Gallery & Studio as we welcome in our November exhibition - Falling Leaves. This exhibit features artwork showing all of the beauty that comes with Autumn. Swift brushstrokes in bold oranges and yellows will make you feel the cool, crisp air and crunch of the fallen leaves. […]

Free

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