Celebrate Lancaster Capital Day
September 26, 2026
10:00 AM
–5:00 PM
As America celebrates 250 years, the people of Lancaster County will gather to highlight their own unique history and culture, including Lancaster City's brief tenure as Capital of the United States on Saturday, Sept 27th, 1777.
Guests can look forward to great local food, music, vendors, family activities, historical programming, crafts, artisan demonstrations, and special cultural experiences.
This event will take place in the heart of downtown Lancaster. Planned as a street festival centered on Penn Square, with activities extending one block in each direction on King & Queen Streets.