June 21, 2025

We the People First Friday

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

We the People First Friday features community-centered performances and exhibits that represent the great mosaic of Lancaster and beyond with genres as diverse as our nation! FREE and open to the public. No tickets required. Performance: Teatro Paloma: Fade 6:30 p.m. | Steinman Hall When Lucia, a Mexican-born novelist, gets her first TV writing job, […]

Free

An Evening with Joshua Bell – Ware Center Benefit Concert

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

A once-in-a-lifetime show! Join us for an intimate benefit concert in support of critical enhancements for The Ware Center and its vital community programming. With a career spanning almost four decades, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Bell has performed with virtually every major orchestra and […]

$250

On Screen / In Person – Stripped For Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

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

The story of a secretive hedge fund that is plundering America’s newspapers—and the journalists who are fighting back. Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as the lifeblood of our democracy? FREE | Tickets required Presented in partnership with the Steinman […]

Free

We the People First Friday

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

In this highly-anticipated election year, the League of Women Voters Lancaster County uses the power of art to get out the vote! Local musicians, visual artists, and performance artists will share their visions of why voting is important, what voting means to them, and more, while the League engages audiences with voter education and resources. […]

On Screen/In Person – A Thousand Pines

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

An intimate portrait of a hidden world, following a crew of Mexican guest workers over the course of a season as they plant trees throughout the United States. The crew struggles to balance the job’s physical demands and its extreme isolation with remaining connected to the life they are providing for back home. 6:15 | […]

Free

We the People First Friday

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

We the People First Friday features community-centered performances and exhibits that represent the great mosaic of Lancaster and beyond with genres as diverse as our nation! FREE and open to the public. No tickets required. Performance: An Evening with Joseph Strider 6:30 p.m. | Steinman Hall | A Native American singer/songwriter who has produced 4 […]

We the People First Friday

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

We the People First Friday features community-centered performances and exhibits that represent the great mosaic of Lancaster and beyond with genres as diverse as our nation! FREE and open to the public. No tickets required.Performance: Ubuntu African Storytelling6:30 p.m. | Steinman Hall | A vibrant communal gathering where diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging come to […]

Téada

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

Hailed as “the most vibrant and hard-working traditional Irish music ensemble in the world today,” Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals all over the world, evoking the enchanting sounds of the Emerald Isle. Get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with this beloved group from County Sligo in Ireland! $25 […]

$17 – $25

On Screen/In Person – Code of the Freaks

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

A radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in film, gathering hundreds of clips from over a century of Hollywood favorites – viewed with a fresh perspective by on-the-ground disability activists, artists, and scholars. Taking its title from Tod Browning’s 1932 classic, Code of the Freaks counters formulaic “inspiration porn” with a powerful corrective, […]

Free

Unless stated otherwise, events listed are not organized by the City of Lancaster.