Join us for a relaxed social time in the Heritage Discovery Center’s authentic Ethnic Social Club! We’ll enjoy acoustic music from the duo Walt & Jackie, and our guest bartenders are from the Johnstown Rotary Club.
Hunt for Easter eggs to receive a mini basket of goodies! Decorate your basket and do a pysanky egg craft.
It’s the final Last Friday of the season, and moves forward a week in deference to Memorial Day! Join us for a relaxed social time in the Heritage Discovery Center’s authentic Ethnic Social Club. We’ll enjoy acoustic music from The Rusty Shackles, and our guest bartenders are from the Greater Johnstown School District.
To commemorate the 135th Anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, join JAHA and the National Park Service on a bus tour tracing the flood’s path. Park Rangers will be your guides as you travel from South Fork to Johnstown and meet important flood figures on the way telling the story of the flood as they…
The Johnstown Children’s Museum is turning 15, and you’re invited to our birthday party! Admission to the museum will be free on June 8, and we’ll have all kinds of extra activities and fun — from Trinity Farms goats in the courtyard to complimentary Galliker’s ice cream!
Join us for an illustrated presentation on the Rolling Mill Mine Disaster, presented by Dr. Barbara Zaborowski and Nicholas Lasinsky.
The first of the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Free Summer Concerts! Gabe Stillman and his band hit the stage in high gear as they embrace all corners of American Roots Music with their impromptu selection of original gems and carefully chosen covers.
A huge favorite in Johnstown, 2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) Winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan’s LPs, That’s What I’m Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy…
JAHA is pleased to assist the St. Vincent DePaul Family Kitchen in presenting their annual benefit show, featuring Kitchen Dwellers and special guest Stone Throwers! The fundraiser will feature the signature Duck drop canon raffle, Duck cocktails, and a Duckling zone for kids.
This annual music festival rocks downtown Johnstown for two days during the late summer months. The event has featured a myriad of famous groups like Los Lobos, The Spin Doctors, Bruce Hornsby, and many more throughout its over 15 years of existence. Good food, great drinks, amazing bands!
HABATAT carries the flashy vibes of some of the legendary funk bands, like Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears. The group has been described as “Allman Brothers with horns,” a testimony to their pocket grooves, soaring guitar solos, tight horn lines, and powerful vocals. There is no doubt that HABATAT sets the footprint for the…
JAHA is pleased to once again be working with the Highlands Health Clinic on their annual benefit concert: Lawrence, with special guests Carly Moffa Trio and The Platelets.
This year’s theme, Corks & Cocktails, will again feature an exciting live auction full of premium and hard-to-find bottles of wine and Pappy Van Winkle bourbon. Our bar will feature…
The Johnstown Slavic Festival is a dynamic and culturally enriching event held in the heart of Cambria City, Johnstown’s Cultural District. This festival serves as a tribute to the Slavic heritage that is deeply ingrained in the region. Attendees are treated to a captivating display of Slavic traditions, including lively music, traditional dances, and a…
JSO violinists Angela Brumbaugh and Alyssa Conway will be performing in the gallery space of JAHA’s new exhibition, “Forging a Nation: Johnstown Iron & Steel,” located in the Heritage Discovery…
For the Ride the Rails Tour, we’ll board Amtrak’s eastbound Pennsylvanian (#42) at the historic Johnstown Train Station and passing along the world-famous Horseshoe Curve as we enjoy the spectacular fall foliage on the way to Altoona. We’ll get on a chartered bus with our expert docent, Brian Lehman, who will lead your tour through…
Join JAHA for a spooktacular night of games, stories, and of course CANDY! Begin your journey at The Heritage Discovery Center where you will get a passport of events. Stay and play a spell! The Johnstown Children’s Museum will mostly be open and games galore are waiting to be played! Follow your passport through Cambria…
For the Ultimate Rail Fan’s Tour, we’ll board Amtrak’s eastbound Pennsylvanian (#42) at the historic Johnstown Train Station and passing along the world-famous Horseshoe Curve as we enjoy the spectacular fall foliage on the way to Altoona. We’ll get on a chartered bus with our expert docent, Brian Lehman, who will lead your tour through…
Last Fridays resume in our authentic Ethnic Social Club, located on the fourth floor of the Heritage Discovery Center! Tonight Johnstown’s own Stone Bridge Blues Band will entertain, with guest bartenders Barry and Joyce Gallagher.
Halloween wasn’t always about costumes and candy! Join us at the Wagner-Ritter House and Garden for a hauntingly good time! Guests will enjoy a guided tour of the Wagner-Ritter House while learning about Victorian Halloween traditions.
Last Friday moves a week earlier in deference to Thanksgiving! This relaxed social time takes place in our authentic Ethnic Social Club, located on the fourth floor of the Heritage Discovery Center! Tonight Jeff Perigo will entertain.
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Get a container of cookies, experience the businesses and attractions of Cambria City, and get in the holiday spirit by helping provide Christmas gifts to children whose families can’t afford them. The Cambria City Cookie Tour is back! Participants will begin at the Heritage Discovery Center, where they will purchase a $5 ticket and receive…
We’re proud to be part of Museums for All, a program that provides reduced admission for those receiving any kind of food assistance (such as WIC or SNAP). For the first time this year, we’re offering a Sundaes with Santa session for those who qualify for Museums for All. Your visit will include the opportunity…
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Get into the holiday spirit with our Gingerbread Bash! Listen to “A World of Cookies for Santa,” make and decorate your own house with graham crackers, sample gingerbread, make gingerbread crafts, and play games!
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Step into JAHA’s winter wonderland for a jolly good visit with Santa! Your visit will include the opportunity to create an ice cream sundae, make a Christmas craft, a visit with Santa, and even a visit to the Johnstown Children’s Museum!
Pets are always on the nice list, so bring your furry friend to see Santa! Our in-house photographer will capture your pets or you and your pets and you will get a digital copy emailed to you!
This year, there’s been a death at the library — so we’ll be solving the crime at the Heritage Discovery Center!
Johnstown Tomahawks players and their mascot, Chopper, will be on hand for this full-filled afternoon of hockey! Try your hand at different kinds of hockey — pool noodle, ice, air,…
Russell Shorto, Johnstown native and acclaimed author, will come to the Heritage Discovery Center for a book reading for his latest non-fiction book, Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events that Created New York and Shaped America.” In Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto explains how New York became the archetypal modern city – brash, bold, pulsing with energy.…
Don’t miss April’s Last Friday featuring Strings & Bellows! Enjoy fun acoustic accordion music with this energetic and entertaining band. Guest bartenders from Rotary!
Heritage Johnstown is pleased to present this program in cooperation with the National Park Service. In this illustrated presentation, Doug Bosley, chief of interpretation/site manager for the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, will share what’s known about the 16 cottages belonging to members of the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club (the owner of the dam…
The final Last Friday of the season moves a week early in deference to Memorial Day! Join us for live Americana music by The Rusty Shackles. Guest bartenders from the Greater Johnstown School District.
The first in the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Free Summer Concert Series! Joe Grushecky’s music has stood the test of time. For 30 years publications such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, No Depression, and countless others have hailed him as one of rock & roll’s most talented singer-songwriters.
Rachel Allen is a self-employed healing arts practitioner and beloved member of the Johnstown music community. She needs a hip replacement, which is set for August 13, 2025. So hip hip hooray – her friends are coming together for a concert and silent art auction to raise funds to support Rachel during her recovery! Featuring…
Festival pre-party featuring Noodly, Nester, & Gator! The side project of our late-night Friday act, Natalie Brooke, NNG features Jacob “Nester” Nadeau on bass and Alex “Gator” Petropulos of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong on drums.
This annual music festival rocks downtown Johnstown for two days during the late summer months. The event has featured a myriad of famous groups like Los Lobos, The Spin Doctors, Bruce Hornsby, and many more throughout its over 15 years of existence. Good food, great drinks, amazing bands!
The third and final show in the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Free Summer Concert Series — our festival afterparty! Beauty Slap returns for the first time in several years, and the special guest is a new Johnstown act, Neon Belly.
Don't miss this wonderful show benefiting the Highlands Health Medical Clinic, which provides medical care to uninsured and under-insured people. Hailed for her “powerhouse vocals” by People Magazine, singer-songwriter Maggie Rose returns to Johnstown for this wonderful benefit! Maggie successfully straddles the worlds of pop, rock, soul, Americana and folk, unencumbered by genre specifics. Karina…
The Homegrown Music & Community Festival is a community festival organized to help the Community of Johnstown. Bringing local favorite bands, the best food trucks the county has to offer, showing off the coolest local goods, and much more all at Peoples Natural Gas Park! The best part of it is that all the proceeds…
The Johnstown Slavic Festival is a dynamic and culturally enriching event held in the heart of Cambria City, Johnstown’s Cultural District. This festival serves as a tribute to the Slavic heritage that is deeply ingrained in the region. Attendees are treated to a captivating display of Slavic traditions, including lively music, traditional dances, and a…
The Worldwide Day of Play is a chance to turn screentime into playtime! As a day dedicated to experiencing joyful learning through play, this event is focused on getting kids…
Join us for a safe and frightfully fun trick-or-treat night at the museum! Your journey will begin at the Heritage Discovery Center where you will receive your passport of Halloween Haunts! Follow your passport to find crafts, a mad scientist, games, spooky stories, food, and more!
The new season of Last Fridays opens with Jeff Perigo in our authentic social club! Singer-songwriter Jeff Perigo has been playing music since 1994 in the Johnstown, Indiana and Somerset areas — including acoustic or electric, classic rock, folk, blues, country rock and jam band.
This 21+ event is presented by Hat-Trik in the Community Foundation Oilhouse! Cirque Du Freak is a first of its kind event for Johnstown, bringing together high-energy musical performances from local DJ’s and music producers for a night of music, lights, and community. We’ll celebrate creativity and connection while introducing the growing world of Electronic…
Once again we’re pleased to present The Rocky Horror Picture Show inside the Community Foundation Oilhouse at Peoples Natural Gas Park! Shadow cast performances, prop bags, and a cash bar will be part of the fun.
Once again we’re pleased to present The Rocky Horror Picture Show inside the Community Foundation Oilhouse at Peoples Natural Gas Park! Shadow cast performances, prop bags, and a cash bar will be part of the fun.
Our full-day rail tours are back by popular demand! For the Ride the Rails Tour, we’ll board Amtrak’s eastbound Pennsylvanian (#42) at the historic Johnstown Train Station and passing along the world-famous Horseshoe Curve as we enjoy the spectacular fall foliage on the way to Altoona. We’ll get on a bus with our expert docent,…
Once again we open the Ethnic Social Club for a relaxed social time! In November, we will be holding Last Friday on Nov. 14 to avoid Light-Up Night and Black Friday! The David DiStefano Quartet will entertain.
Join us at the Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum for the Lee Initiatives Community Day! This free admission event will include special activities in the Johnstown Children’s Museum, as well as a 1:00 pm performance by the award-winning children’s performer Farmer Jason. We’ll celebrate renaming the Inclimber Room for Lee Initiatives, which has supported the…