Explore York's Makers Spirit Event

Pick up your free, limited-edition Keystone Kidspace Shrinky Dink kits* available exclusively for participants of the Makers Spirit Event. You may either take the kit home to make your own jewelry or keychain, or step into our KitchenLab to experience Shrinky Dinks the Keystone Kidspace way!

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

*while supplies last

Enjoy a demonstration on how we make our gourmet popcorn from pop to ready to eat. You may even see how we make our caramels, cheeses, and chocolates from scratch! PLUS, you get to sample any of our 50+ flavors!

Friday, June 19, 2026: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Saturday, June 20, 2026: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Reservations are required. Please email Info@ThePopcornLoft.com to let us know how many people you will be bringing and what time of day you'd like to attend. 

Create your own signature room spray at Refillism! Join us during the Makers Spirit Event to create your own custom 8 oz room spray. Choose your scent, fill your bottle, and add a label to take home. This hands-on experience is simple, fun, and creative.

$20 per person and it takes approximately 5-10 minutes

Drop in anytime during our normal business hours June 19-20, 2026

• Friday, June 19, 2026: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Saturday, June 20, 2026: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

You may have heard of needle felting, but have you ever tried it? Now's your chance! Come to the Fiber Arts and Textiles Center and try your hand at a creation of your own. We will provide you with the basics, let your creativity shine, and make a little something for yourself.

This experience is free, but donations are appreciated. 

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Reservations are not required. We can accommodate 10 people at a time. 

The Horn Farm Center in Hellam offers programs that teach people how to grow and gather local food. Join us to savor the harvest with a demonstration on fermentation and a tasting of seasonal foods you've likely never tried, including nettles! We'll walk through the process of transforming fresh cabbage into tangy sauerkraut and explore some underappreciated garden "weeds" to add to your plate. This unique program will celebrate Makers from the farm to the kitchen, showing how farmers, gardeners, and home cooks can make the most of our local abundance.

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Reservations are required using the link below. We request a minimum of $5 donation to participate. 

You've never had an art class like this! Join us at York Glassworks for a glass Vitrigraph demonstration. 

Friday, June 19, 2026 from 12-4 p.m.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Reservations are not required, feel free to just drop in! 

Create your own 1.5 inch button or magnet using a button punch machine! Choose from premade designs or design their own, then take them home and display your handmade art for all your friends and family to see!

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Reservations are not required. Feel free to drop by!

Go behind the scenes at Half Nuts Popcorn! We'll be flavoring and caramelizing all day, please POP by anytime during our makers hours for a peek into our nuttiness!

Friday, June 19, 2026 from 4-6 p.m.

Saturday June 20, 2026 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.

Come check out our maker's station to create buttons and pins of your own designs to learn about what it was like for the people helping to promote the York Charrette in 1970! Not familiar with the York Charrette? Of course, we can help with that too!

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Reservations not required. Day passes to the History & Culture Center are $25 for adults, $8 for children, and $10 for seniors and veterans. Children under 5 years old are free.

Enjoy an exclusive YORK candle-making experience! Make a candle and decorate the jar with fun stickers, including our signature YORK design! 

When: Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Reservations are not required. Experience is $25 per candle. 

Enjoy this unique experience for all ages! Come to the farm to learn about what makes alpacas and llamas special. You'll get to interact with them and give them treats, too. Don't forget your camera! By the time of this event, we should have 4 new babies that you'll get to hold and watch play with one other.

Friday, June 19, 2026 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Reservations are required using the links below. Tickets are $5 for those 11 years and younger. Tickets are $10 for 12 years and older. 

Friday 10 a.m.- Get Your Tickets

Friday 11:30 a.m.- Get Your Tickets

Saturday 10 a.m.- Get Your Tickets 

Saturday 11:30 a.m.- Get Your Tickets

Master Gardeners work in the demonstration gardens 3 days/week to maintain them, but these workdays are not open to the public – only to Master Gardeners. This event is an opportunity for the public to participate directly in the work we're doing in the garden. We’d have Master Gardeners stationed at a couple of garden beds, working and available to lead visitors in projects like weeding, watering, potentially some planting, and light garden maintenance tasks. For those not looking for a workday, we would have some Master Gardeners available for a tour of the gardens.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 9-11 a.m.

No reservations required. Drop by anytime!

Attendees must be 18 years or older. Attendees must fill out a liability waiver before being able to work in the gardens with Master Gardeners. Attendees are encouraged to bring a hand trowel or shovel, gardening gloves, and to wear comfortable clothes they don't mind getting dirty and closed toe shoes.

Enjoy a coffee roasting demonstration each day at 1 p.m. and make your own signature coffee drinks throughout the day! 

Friday, June 19, 2026 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

Reservations are not required.