Plants + Pints returns to Strawberry Square on April 6

HARRISBURG, PA - Plants + Pints Harrisburg presented by Members 1st Federal Credit Union will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 at Strawberry Square in downtown Harrisburg. 

Produced in partnership with Harristown Enterprises and Sara Bozich Events, Plants + Pints aims to connect the community and promote a healthful and eco-conscious lifestyle by highlighting local vegetarian and vegan vendors, food producers, farms, restaurants, craft beverages, and other plant-based products. The event also serves as a fundraiser for a food-focused nonprofit; proceeds from Plants + Pints benefit the local nonprofit organization, Downtown Daily Bread. 

“We’re excited to return Plants + Pints to Strawberry Square,” said Brad Jones, President and CEO, Harristown Enterprises. “We’ve seen how interest in a healthy or plant-based lifestyle has grown, and the Harrisburg area has so much to offer. This festival allows vegans, vegetarians, and the veg-curious, to shop, sip, and sample from local vendors in a fun, inviting space -- while giving back to the community.”

Tickets are $20 (general admission; kids under 12 are free) at https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/sarabozich/plantspints2025. For a limited time, Early Bird tickets are available for just $15. Early Bird pricing ends on Jan. 31, 2025. 

"I am beyond thrilled to participate in the Plants + Pints event again this year,” said Corrie Lingenfelter, Executive Director at Downtown Daily Bread. “It's such an amazing opportunity to connect with our community, support a great cause, and share the joy of plants and pints with everyone. Huge thanks to the incredible Sara for her vision and dedication in making this event so wonderful year after year. Here's to another fantastic year of growth, community, and fun!”

Guests will be able to sample and purchase food and drink from local restaurants, food purveyors, and breweries, and shop from vendors who promote locally made and plant-based products. A full list of vendors can be found at https://sarabozich.com/event/plants-pints-2025/. 

Street parking is FREE on Sundays in the City of Harrisburg. 

About Plants + Pints

Plants + Pints aims to connect the community and promote a healthful and eco-conscious lifestyle by highlighting local vegetarian and vegan vendors, food producers, farms, restaurants, craft beverages, and other plant-based products. Proceeds from Plants + Pints benefit local nonprofit organizations. 

About Downtown Daily Bread

Downtown Daily Bread serves both as a safety net and as a steppingstone for our homeless, unhoused, and hungry clients and guests. As a safety net we provide day and night shelter, a full-service kitchen providing breakfast and lunch, showers, mental health counseling and referrals, on-site medical care (UPMC), mail room, clothing and supplies, outreach to and support of the area encampments. Under the leadership of Corrie Lingenfelter, Executive Director, Downtown Daily Bread is implementing a new initiative we are calling “DDB 2.0:Moving Forward.” Our objective with this program is to assist our clients in moving forward in their lives. We want to give people the tools to empower their own path out of homelessness. This new approach changes the way we perceive homelessness and therefore the way we help end homelessness; one life at a time. We understand the social factors that create a dependence on our services and prevent our clients from reaching their full potential. Our project will address these issues head on.

Downtown Daily Bread began as a ministry of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church. The mission of Downtown Daily Bread is to confront hunger and homelessness by offering daily food and shelter, delivering services, fostering community, and inspiring hope. 

In 2023 Downtown Daily Bread served 70,000 meals. Close to 50% of our diners have some form of housing , but with the rising costs of daily life, cannot afford the extra meal they need and come to us for delicious food and nourishment. We welcomed 32,000 drop-in center guests, 1,250 of whom were brand new. This is in addition to the countless clients seen by our outreach team and UPMC Street Medicine providers at the encampments. DDB2.0:MovingForward is not about the numbers of individuals who use our facility, but the numbers that won’t after we provide the assistance they need. Learn more.