It's the launch of season 2 of the So Good Lancaster podcast and we're mixing things up. This is the first episode of our new format. First off, we're upping the cadence of the show to weekly and expanding to a video format. Phew! Second off, each month we're going to be focusing on recurring topics:

First week — art and updates from Lancaster City
Second week — happenings around the county
Third week — the Lancaster music scene
Fourth week — film and food

On the program today we welcome Ruby Mundok, Social Media and Tourism Marketing Manager for the City of Lancaster and Katherine Horst, owner of Horst Arts Center, located in Manheim. We chatted about the abundance of events coordinated by the city for September, including Welcoming Week, a nationally recognized initiative that is coming to Lancaster through a celebration highlighting our diverse culture, neighborhoods, businesses, & residents. Among a ton of other events we chatted about the first Capital Day Festival, coming to Penn Square on Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Speaking of September 26, it's shaking out to be one of the busier days of the month. Katherine shared that two arts festivals are also scheduled for that day in Lancaster County, including the Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Arts Show and Columbia's "Art in the Park" in the Locust Street Park. As always, the annual Labor Day arts festival at Long's Park is on tap this week along with another First Friday in downtown Lancaster, that has been a staple event in the city for over two decades.

Bottom line, get out and enjoy September while we still have the nice warm weather! There's always plenty to do in Lancaster.

— Jason
(all of these words came from my brain)

LINKS

Sponsors:

The Candy Factory (TCF)
https://clubtcf.com/

Lancaster Gift Box
https://lancastergiftbox.com/

Ruby's city update:

Visit Lancaster City — events calendar
https://visitlancastercity.com/events/

Lancaster Print Crawl, Sept. 4
https://lancasterprintcrawl.com/

Welcoming Week, Sept. 10–19
https://www.cityoflancasterpa.gov/welcome/welcoming-week/

Lancaster Capital Day, Sept. 26 — Penn Square
https://lancastercapitalday.org/

Katherine's arts update:

Horst Arts Center — Manheim
https://horstarts.com/

Long's Park Art Festival, Sept. 4–6
https://www.longspark.org/art-festival

Heart of Lancaster Arts & Craft Show at Root's, Sept. 5–6 — Manheim
https://www.hlcshow.com/

Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show, Sept. 26 — Neffsville
https://www.manheimtownship.org/1644/Landis-Woods-Outdoor-Fine-Art-Show

Create Columbia "Art in the Park," Sept. 26 — Locust Street Park
https://www.createcolumbia.org/events

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