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First Friday in Lancaster City

Lancaster City Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster City's monthly celebration of arts and culture! Discover innovative exhibitions, performances and perhaps a few surprises as you walk our attractive streets lined with trees and distinctive architecture. Unique boutiques and excellent restaurants complement the art galleries, artisan studios, museums, performing groups, professional theater, symphony orchestra, and art college that comprise Lancaster’s arts community.

First Friday at Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Happy Happy Joy Joy 157 East King Street, Lancaster, United States

Join us at Happy Happy Joy Joy for First Friday! Extended hours until 7pm and free gift with purchase (while supplies last)!

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Lancaster Vice Historic Walking Tour and Happy Hour

On this history tour, walk the streets of Lancaster with an expert guide and learn about the brothel keepers, bartenders, and pool hall hustlers who shared the streets with corrupt politicians and righteous reformers a century ago. Discover the history of wage-earning women, Lancaster nightlife, and changing sexual values through the stories of the men […]

$15
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First Friday at the Lancaster Science Factory

Lancaster Science Factory 454 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, PA, United States

The Lancaster Science Factory celebrates First Fridays with free admission for families between 5 – 7pm. Join us to explore over 75 hands-on exhibits that are fun for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free First Fridays are made possible by the generous support of PPL Electric Utilities.

Free

Pizza Party

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

Join us at Busy Bodies for play time and pizza.

$17

Poetic Spaces: Imaginary Interiors & Poetry about the Interior Life by Mimi Shapiro

David Lyall Home & Design 241 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Interior design thinking is an art and a science. Poetic spaces is the art of collage playing with the scope of my imagination. Images can be out of place, things juxtaposed or fantastical, connections are made between unlike images, imaginary places become real. Collage transcends ordinary time – because you travel through time and space, […]

“Andinos: Encounters in Cusco, Peru”: photography by Gabriel Barreto Bentin

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

Andinos: Encounters in Cusco, Peru, the works of Gabriel Barreto Bentin, a New York City-based Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer, are shown in the Main Gallery of PCA&D. This is the exhibition's final day. The artist recently published his debut photo book, by the same name as his PCA&D exhibition, through Rizzoli Books. In collaboration […]

ARTIST. WOMAN. MOTHER. work by Sherry Bowman & Nichole Madonna Opening Reception

curio. Gallery & Creative Supply 106 W. Chesnut Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Join us for the opening of ARTIST. WOMAN. MOTHER. featuring work by local artists Sherry Bowman & Nichole Madonna On view June 1st-July 27th the opening reception is First Friday June 7th 5:00-8:00pm ABOUT THE SHOW: We are given a name when we are born, a sort of “absolute word” that serves as an identifier, […]

Ruth Bernard: The Act of Painting, A Selective Retrospective

Lancaster Galleries 34 North Water St, Lancaster, State *, United States

Lancaster Galleries is thrilled to announce the opening of "Ruth Bernard: The Act of Painting", a selective retrospective highlighting works created by Bernard during her thirty years living in Lancaster County. This exhibition spotlights an important period in the artist’s life, and invites viewers to explore her artistic journey through this time. Exhibition opens First […]

Artist Reception

Third Story 44 N. Christian St, Lancaster, PA, PA, United States

Artists' Reception at Third Story. The current exhibit features artists Dana Bechert, Marianne Calenda, Leah Fox, Stephanie Gibson, PJ Gilman, Barbara J Hart, Emily Keener, Annie Kerekgyarto and Reagan Lehman.

Red Rose Giveaway @ Central Market Flowers

Central Market Flowers 258 North Queen St., Lancaster, PA, United States

Celebrate First Friday at Central Market Flowers in the Heart of Red Rose City! 🌹✨ Join us from 5-8 pm at our dried floral wonderland on King St and our fresh floral boutique on Queen Street for our late-night exclusive offers.  First Friday Giveaway: To honor our beloved Red Rose City, we're giving away […]

LGBT Center of Central PA Pop-Up Exhibit

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

In honor of Pride Month and in conjunction with the special traveling exhibition Stay Alive / Make Art, the LGBT Center of Central PA History Project will display a special one-day only pop-up exhibit of objects and photographs from their archives at the Lancaster Museum of Art. This mini exhibit will offer visitors a glimpse […]

Admission by Donation

“Legen-Dairy” Free Milkshakes courtesy of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police

Binns Park 100 block of N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Celebrate First Friday with a "LEGEN-DAIRY" FREE milkshake! 🥤 Join us downtown in Binns Park on June 7, 2024! We are partnering once again with the PA Dairymen's Association to hand out free milkshakes from 5pm to 9pm or until we run out!

Free

Chocolate Chip Cookie Concert Series

Covenant United Methodist Church 110 North Mulberry Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Enjoy Free Concert and Chocolate Chip Cookies. Midst the Noise a 5-member band playing pop and rock music, and you will find yourself singing along to the tunes. Local artists work on display for purchase.

Free

We the People First Friday at the Ware Center

The Ware Center 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

It’s time for another We the People First Friday at the Ware Center! Join us for the 4th Annual “Live from the Red Rose,” presented by Speak to My Soul and A Concrete Rose at 6:30 pm in Steinman Hall! Prepare to be captivated by a mesmerizing blend of dance, spoken word, and music. Witness […]

Free

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