Visit Luzerne County

01/01/2025

Visit Luzerne County is wishing you a happy new year!

12/31/2024

Today, we turn the page on the year 2024. And we thank everyone for making it a great year here at Visit Luzerne County. We had a fantastic Rockin’ The River music series in Wilkes-Barre, and the inaugural Rockin’ The Mountain Music Series in Hazleton was also a great success and attracted thousands of people. The inaugural Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby helped celebrate the Bambino’s epic homerun near Kirby Park, while also raising funds for a great cause, and we were proud to serve as major sponsors of the Keystone State Games, the Fine Arts Fiesta, the Briggs Farm Blues Festival, the Giants Despair Hillclimb, the City of Wilkes-Barre’s Old-Fashioned 4th of July celebration, the 25th Anniversary Celebration of Mohegan Arena, the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz, the Back Mountain Triathlon, the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame, the F.M. Kirby Center, the City of Wilkes-Barre’s free summer concert of Public Square, and the City’s Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day and Pridefest parades. We also served as proud sponsors of the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival, the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival, and the Pittston Tomato Festival.

We also kicked off the Visit Luzerne County Pizza Trail, we debuted “Next Stop: the Visit Luzerne County Podcast” and launched our new TikTok page. We partnered with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on fun promotions, and we are proud to support our region’s home teams. We love Luzerne County, we love all of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and we are proud to be a part of this community. We appreciate everyone that stopped in to see us this year at the historic train station, and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve as your Visitors Bureau.

Thank you, again, for a great 2024! And Happy New Year!

12/30/2024

President James Earl Carter
1924-2024

Thank you for your service to our country and for a lifetime of devotion to helping others.

Shown is a photo of President Carter visiting the Wyoming Monument in Luzerne County on May 13, 2013. The former President, who as an author wrote books about the Revolutionary War, was also an artists who had painted the Wyoming Monument.

12/30/2024

We'll be open this Tuesday! Stop in our office to grab some Luzerne County merchandise or get some info on what's going on in our area.

12/29/2024

New Year's Eve is going to be one of the biggest nights of the year!

Don't miss out; make sure you go to https://visitluzernecounty.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12 to find a list of dinners, parties, and celebrations to help you ring in 2025!

12/28/2024

Kyle is back with the final Weekend Roundup of 2024!

💡 12/27: Last Chance to see Christmas Lights

🎤 12/28: Concerts at F.M. Kirby Center , Mohegan Pennsylvania, and Valley Country Club

❓️12/29: Mystery Event

12/27/2024

Thank you, to Lark Mountain Marketplace, for donating this beautiful, framed drawing of the historic train station to the Visitors Bureau. The building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1868 and has been our home for nearly three years. We have displayed the artwork with pride, for all to see. Thank you!

12/27/2024

The lineup for Briggs Farm Blues Festival is coming up, make sure to grab your tickets as soon as possible!

Winter Blues? We got the cure!
With our 2025 lineup announcement approaching, order your tickets by January 8th and save on all single day, multi-day and camping tickets! www.briggsfarm.com

Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau
Visit Luzerne County
RV Destinations Magazine

12/25/2024

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy holiday!

12/23/2024

Check out the latest edition of the Visit Luzerne County television show on SSPTV / Sam-Son Productions, where we discuss some great upcoming events in January. And, during the second half of the show, we’re joined by Amanda Cromer, business development manager and manager of client services with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Nick Hart, media relations manager and broadcaster with the Pens. You can watch it right here:

Sam is at the Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau speaking with Alan Stout, Executive Director about some upcoming events and Amanda Cromer, Business...

12/23/2024

❄️Our beautiful station office is open today and tomorrow!❄️

Stop by to get information on family fun and holiday events, or pick up some last-minute stocking stuffers at our Luzerne County store.

12/20/2024

Kyle is back with a frosty edition of Weekend Roundup!

🩰 12/20: The Nutcracker at Wilkes University 7 p.m.

🎁 12/21: Hometown Christmas Stocking Stuffers in Luzerne 12-3 p.m.

🏒 12/21: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins vs Lehigh Valley Phantoms 6 p.m.

🎄 12/22: Christmas Lights in and around Luzerne County

12/20/2024

The planning committee of the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby recently made a $2,200 donation to the Geisinger Children’s Miracle Network/Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. The donation came from proceeds of the event, which was held on October 12 at Kirby Park, near the site where Babe Ruth, in 1926, hit a 650-ft. homerun. Shown, from left: Jim Martin, Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame; Kyle Stratton, Visit Luzerne County; Romilda Crocamo, Luzerne County Manager; Sarah Harris, Visit Luzerne County; Samantha Kennelly Hinkle, Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger/Geisinger Health Foundation; Brandon Owens, City of Wilkes-Barre; Mayor George Brown, City of Wilkes-Barre; Mike Slusser; City of Wilkes-Barre; Alan Stout, Visit Luzerne County. Absent from photo: Rich Kachmarsky, Kingston-Forty Fort Little League/Girls Softball; Russ Canzler, Russ Canzler Sports. (County Manager Crocamo, a Yankees fan, and Mayor Brown, a Phillies fan, had a friendly wager on the City vs. County Derby, each agreeing that if their team hit fewer homeruns, they would wear a team jersey of the other’s favorite team to work for the entire day.) The winner of the Men’s Derby was Kegan Laman of Dickson City. The winner of the Women’s Derby was Rose Morgans of Hanover Township. Plans are underway for the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby to return in October of 2025. Details will be announced in April. 🥎

12/19/2024

Our Executive Director, Alan Stout, recently appeared on WVIA-FM's "ArtScene" program, hosted by the great Erika Funke. Erika is a masterful interviewer and was recently inducted into the Luzerne County Arts & Entertainment Hall of Fame. Here, they talk about Visit Luzerne County, the NEPA music scene, and Alan shares a few fun stories from his days as an arts and entertainment writer. You can listen to the conversation here.

Alan Stout, Executive Director of Visit Luzerne County, music journalist, radio host & event producer, speaking about the northeastern PA music scene over the years and about all the region has to off

12/19/2024

The Visit Luzerne County Advisory Board met today and held its final board meeting of 2024. The board was provided with yearly recaps on Rockin’ The River, Rockin’ The Mountain, the Visit Luzerne County Pizza Trail, the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby, “Next Stop: the Visit Luzerne County Podcast, new marketing initiatives both in and outside of the county, and social media updates, including info on Visit Luzerne County’s new TikTok page. The board was also provided with info on the Visit Luzerne County 2025 membership drive and with financial updates on the Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Shown, from left: Brian Fischer, Mike Ward, Bob Borwick, advisory board chairman; Tony Brooks, Barry Tenenbaum, Amanda Cromer, advisory board secretary. The Advisory Board meets quarterly throughout the year. For more information about Visit Luzerne County, call (570) 819-1877 or visit www.visitluzernecounty.com

12/18/2024

The Luzerne Merchants Association will hold it’s 3rd Annual Hometown Christmas Stocking Stuffer event on December 21, 2024 from 12 pm to 3 pm. The event will be held on Main Street in Luzerne.

Santa Claus has come to the town of Luzerne and has dropped off stocking stuffers at each of our local businesses! Children are invited to bring their stockings to the businesses in town and receive a “stocking stuffer” in each of our participating businesses. The list of participating businesses can be picked up at the first participating location: Sugarkraze Candy Shoppe and Bakery, 229 Chapel Street, Luzerne; at the start of the event.

Children can meet Santa at Keystone Behavioral Services, 205-207 Main Street, Luzerne. Free hot chocolate will be provided by The Cocktail Cruiser of NEPA.

Luzerne Merchants Association developed this event to encourage families to visit small businesses and to shop locally this holiday season.

This event will be held rain or shine. Entry to and participation in this event is free and open to the public.

12/17/2024

Christmas is coming up fast, but that doesn't mean we aren't going to let you know about all the great events between then and New Year's Day!

If you're here for the holidays, and you're a fan of Journey and REO Speedwagon, you wont want to miss The Idol Kings at Valley Country Club, in Sugarloaf. A top touring tribute band since 2000, they're going to be ripping through some of the biggest hits of the 70's and 80's. Call Sherri at 570-436-0445 to reserve your tickets!

12/14/2024