30 Experiences to Top Off Your Summer – Great Things To Do in Lancaster County!

Want to squeeze every experience out of summer before the leaves fall? Here is an amazing list of 30 things to do in Lancaster County – for right now.

Some are quick stops, some might take a little planning, while others are limited-time only. Whether you try a few things from each category or make it through the entire list, you’re going to enjoy every experience you choose!

Cool down at these ice cream spots:

• Fox Meadow – Ephrata or Leola

• Turkey Hill Experience – Columbia

• Lapp Valley Farm Creamery – New Holland

• Little Dippers – Mount Joy

• The Jigger Shop – Mount Gretna

• Strasburg Creamery – Strasburg

Take in an outdoor activity

• Book a guided kayaking trip – Chiques Rock Outfitters

• Rent a bike to roll along the river trail – Let’s Roll

• Enjoy a panoramic view of Chickies Rock and the Susquehanna – Breezyview Gazebo

• Play mini golf – Boulders, Lost Treasure, Water’s Edge, The Shack, Village Greens

• Be transported on a buggy ride – Abe’s, Aaron & Jessica’s

• Win a prize at the Elizabethtown Fair – August 19 – 24

• Party poolside –  Olde Square Inn

Shop ‘til you Drop

• Longs Park Juried art show – Beautiful pieces available Labor Day weekend

• Burning Bridge Antiques – Three floors of vintage & antiques

• Kitchen Kettle Village – A village of shopping, food, and fun

• Burkholder’s Fabric – Self explanatory

• PA Renaissance Faire – Get yourself some medieval gear

• Our Crafty Ways – Mount joy artisan gift shop & paint-your-own pottery

Eat outdoors at a local restaurant

• The Belvedere – Lancaster rooftop dining

• Bube’s Brewery – Mount Joy Biergarten

• Decades – Outdoor dining with indoor vintage arcade and bowling

• Fiorentinos – On Airport Road in Lititz, outdoor dining with a runway view

• TJ Rockwells – Great patio in Etown

• Twisted Bine – Best French Fries in the kingdom (Get the beer cheese!)

Get some fresh fruit and veggies

• Lancaster Central Market – Oldest operating farmers’ market in the nation T, F, Sat

• Kauffman’s Fruit Farm & Market – Bird in Hand

• Bird-in-Hand Farmer’s Market – BIH

• Root’s Market – Tuesdays only

• Leola Produce Auction – Leola

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