Dauphin County, PA

Dauphin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth-most populous city. The county was created on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, the first son of Ki…
Dauphin County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and ninth-most populous city. The county was created on March 4, 1785, from part of Lancaster County and was named after Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, the first son of King Louis XVI. Dauphin County is included in the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located within the county is Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, site of the 1979 nuclear core meltdown. The nuclear power plant closed in 2019. The county is part of the South Central region of the commonwealth.
  • Country: United States
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Founded: March 4, 1785
  • Named after: Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
  • Seat: Harrisburg
  • Largest township: Lower Paxton Township
  • Congressional district: 10th

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BMW Championship

Today · 7:30 – 9:30 AM

Caves Valley Golf Club

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Will Sims @ Coakley's Pub

Aug 14 · 6 PM

Coakley's Pub

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Owings Mills MD - BMW Champions…

Aug 12 · 11:59 PM

Caves Valley Golf Club

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Discount Community Prod…

Today · 3 – 6 PM

Cafe 611 Restaurant

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Wag & Wine Wednesday <spa…

Today · 1 – 6 PM

Grandview Vineyard

(multiple times)

Agility Training with Judy Kolva: 8…

Today · 8 AM – 9:30 PM

Bella Vista Training Center

(multiple times)

Steinhardt Open Bluegrass Jam

Today · 7 PM – 1 AM

Idiom Brewing Co.

(multiple times)

Survey Slam with King Trivia

Today · 7 – 9 PM

Idiom Brewing Co.

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Trivia

Today · 6:30 – 8:30 PM

1623 Brewing Company

(multiple times)

Hagerstown Flying Boxcars vs. State…

Today · 6:30 PM

Meritus Park

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Frederick MD - Mahoning Valley …

Today · 7 PM

Harry Grove Stadium

(multiple times)

Rise and Run with CCR Frederick

Today · 6 – 7 AM

Charm City Run Frederick

(multiple times)

Vertigo Vultures

Today · 7:30 PM – 2 AM

Mercersburg Lions Club

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Noah - The Musical

Today · 11 AM

Sight & Sound Theatres - PA

(multiple times)

Frederick Keys vs. Mahoning Valley …

Today · 7 PM

Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium

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Historical Society of Harford County

Today · 10 AM – 2 PM

Historical Society of Harford County

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Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Fred…

Today · 7 PM

Harry Grove Stadium

(multiple times)

Noah - The Musical

Today · 11 AM

Sight and Sound Theatres - PA

(multiple times)

Zoltan Kaszas

Aug 14 · 7:30 PM – 12 AM

Magooby's Joke House

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Gettysburg Bluegrass Festiva…

Aug 14 · 3 – 11 PM

Majestic Theater

(multiple times)

Streams Day Camp 2025–Session Two

Aug 14 · 9 AM – 3 PM

Buttonwood Nature Center

(multiple times)

Tunes Under The Tent

Aug 14 · 6 – 9 PM

Nickle Plate Bar and Grill

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SHIP MARKET: Shippensburg Ou…

Aug 14 · 3:30 – 6:30 PM

Shippensburg Memorial Park

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Trail Stewards Volunteer Workd…

Aug 14 · 3 – 5 PM

Yankauer Nature Preserve

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Bookworm Buddies: A Colorf…

Aug 14 · 1 – 2 PM

Richland Community Library

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Alumni Conference Room – Support …

Aug 14 · 9 – 9:30 AM

Penn Manor High School

(multiple times)

Lunch with Center Stage

Aug 14 · 12 – 1 PM

Courtyard – Penn State College of Medicine

(multiple times)

Strasburg PA - Noah - The Musical

Aug 14 · 3 PM

Sight and Sound Theatre Lancaster

(multiple times)

Great Discussions @MCL

Aug 14 · 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Myerstown Community Library

(multiple times)

Josh Christina @ Big Falls Inn Inc

Aug 15 · 6 PM

Big Falls Inn

(multiple times)

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