Events: Children's Program

Past, Present, Pumpkins!

A table with a bright yellow table cloth, covered in crafting supplies and pumpkins in various stages of being decorated with eyes, stickers, and puff balls.
Pumpkins in the midst of decoration!

Learn about the autumnal icon, the pumpkin, at this fun, family-friendly event on Saturday, October 17 at 10am! Celebrate fall at LancasterHistory’s family-friendly Pumpkin Adventure! Discover the history behind our love of pumpkins, enjoy a pumpkin hunt across the grounds, and decorate your own pumpkin to take home.

Perfect for families and children 3-8 years of age (though all ages welcome!). Tickets are $5/Child and free for Adults. (Ticket price goes towards the purchase of supplies.) Advance registration is required to guarantee supplies for everyone. LancasterHistory requests the presence of at least one (1) adult per household.

To purchase tickets, please click here to purchase online or call 717.392.4633 to purchase over the phone.

Children's Program Holiday In-Person Event

October 17, 2026 LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster 10-11am $5/Child (For Supplies)
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Campus of History Cheer

This is the event where history meets holiday cheer! Join us for a day of festivity and merriment, with a storytime for children, a holiday greens and bake sale benefitting the Tanger Arboretum, and an opportunity to explore Wheatland at your own pace with guides stationed around the house ready to share stories of Christmas traditions from the time of James Buchanan.

More information and tickets coming in November!

Children's Program Family-Friendly Fundraiser Holiday In-Person Event Tour

December 5, 2026 LancasterHistory Museum & Research Center, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster 11am - 5pm