On the calendar · Updated October 20, 2026
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Mount Joy is a Lancaster County borough between Lancaster and Harrisburg, with a train station one block off Main Street. Its downtown has historic buildings, locally owned shops and restaurants, and Bube's Brewery, described as the only surviving lager-era brewery in the United States in nearly intact condition. Each Feb. 2 the town gathers at sunrise for Mount Joy Minnie, the county's only female groundhog forecaster.
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A 19th-century brewery complex with two restaurants: the Catacombs, served in stone cellars about 43 feet below the street, and the Bottling Works tavern. House beers are brewed in the original icehouse, and the brewery hosts murder mysteries, feasts and ghost tours.
A small microbrewery on Main Street with a taproom and restaurant pouring seasonal house beers alongside burgers, sandwiches and shareable plates. The taproom has lounge areas and room for large groups.
A family-run winery whose tasting room and deck look out over more than 5 acres of vines and farmland. Visitors can do a wine flight or a cheese and chocolate pairing, and there is live music on Friday and Saturday evenings.
The local historical society runs a museum in the Cemetery Road Schoolhouse, open Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and by reservation. It also holds monthly evening history programs that are open to the public.
A congregation founded before 1721 by Scots-Irish settlers, with a stone church, an 1810 study house, a spring, a historic cemetery and the Witness Tree, where members pledged support for independence in 1777. The Donegal Society maintains the grounds.
A 32-acre borough park bordered by Little Chiques Creek, with a tot lot, a disc golf course and nine pavilions that can be reserved through the borough office.
A borough park with Kids Joy Land, a community-built playground rebuilt in 2015, plus Kunkle Field for baseball and softball and pavilions for reservation.
A small, quiet park dedicated to veterans of all wars, on the lot where the borough's first school stood. Its gazebo hosts Sunday evening programs in summer.
The Lancaster Ledger sends the week's events, live music, and Lancaster County news three mornings a week. It's free.
Subscribe free →Places to go in Mount Joy include Bube's Brewery, Twisted Bine Beer Co., Grandview Vineyard, Mount Joy Area Historical Society. Each one on this page links to its own website for hours and admission.
Little Chiques Park, Borough Park and Kids Joy Land, Memorial Park are free to visit.
The Lancaster Ledger lists events and live music across Lancaster County three mornings a week. Anything happening in Mount Joy shows up on this page once it's in an edition.