Visit Luzerne County

06/02/2025

David Alusick, our fulfillment coordinator and office assistant, is noting his two-year anniversary with Visit Luzerne County! David is with us three days per week and is often one of the first people on our staff to greet our guests. David also handles the mailed distribution of our Visitors Guides and updates our website with event listings. He has a long history at the historic train station, having worked as a greeter at The Station restaurant, hotel and nightclub in the 1980s. No one seems to love our building more that David and he brings that enthusiasm to work each day! Happy anniversary!

05/30/2025

Kyle is back with an in-house edition of Weekend Roundup!

🎨 5/30-5/31: Hazleton Art League Art Youth Expo 14

🐛 5/31: BioBlitz at Nesbitt Park in Wilkes-Barre

😃 6/1: Comedy Night at The Burnt Norton

For more info, head to www.VisitLuzerneCounty.com

05/30/2025

Attention softball sluggers! The Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home Run Derby will return to Kirby Park in October! It’s your chance to take your best swings at the same spot near where Babe Ruth once hit a 650-foot home run! There will be “Sultan of Swat” trophies for the longest home runs and “Bambino” trophies for the most home runs. We were out and about today, placing these posters at softball fields around the valley, including Kirby Park, The Kingston Rec, and Coal Street. Sign up today at visitluzernecounty.com

05/30/2025

We’re now only six weeks away from Rockin’ The River! And we were out and about today, placing these signs throughout the valley! (Here’s one on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township.) Hope to see you on July 11!

05/28/2025

At tonight’s meeting of Luzerne County Council, council approved the county’s purchase of the historic train station in Wilkes-Barre, which has been our home – as a tenant – since 2022. Built in 1868, the former Central Railroad of New Jersey was a busy, working train station for 104 years. Later, from 1980 through 2005, it was a popular nightclub and restaurant. In 1975, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. And for us at Visit Luzerne County, we could not ask for a better home. We are in the business of promoting attractions, and our office is an attraction in itself. And it is with great pride that we use it to help showcase all of the great things to see and do in Luzerne County and throughout NEPA.

Thank you, to Luzerne County management and Luzerne County Council, for ensuring that this will be the home of the Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau for many years to come. We promise to take great care of her. 🚂

05/27/2025

New Next Stop episode drops this week!

We’re sitting down with Neil Prisco, Director of Marketing at the F.M. Kirby Center and committee member for the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz, to talk about the music, history, and community impact of this legendary local event.

From a venue-by-venue lineup rundown to behind-the-scenes insights on organizing the Cavalcade—this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

05/26/2025

Today, we honor and reflect upon our fallen heroes. Though all of us here at Visit Luzerne County hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday, and are perhaps firing up the grill for a family cookout, we also remember the solemnness and the true meaning of Memorial Day. And we sincerely thank those that gave all to help preserve our freedom. 🇺🇸

(Shown are the Korean War and Vietnam War memorial monuments, found on the lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse.)

05/25/2025

Alan K. Stout, our Executive Director, has an op-ed guest commentary in today's Citizens' Voice about the site of the former Hotel Sterling and its importance to Luzerne County. You can read it here:

05/23/2025

Kyle is back with a Memorial Day edition of Weekend Roundup, with special guest- local historian and Wilkes-Barre councilman Tony Brooks!

📣 5/24: Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society Tour of Hollenback Cemetery

🐝 5/24: Honey Bee Festival at Garden Drive-In

For more information, head to www.VisitLuzerneCounty.com !

05/23/2025

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates, 1/2 of the most successful pop duo of all-time, Hall & Oates, will perform a FREE concert on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre on August 23. Details here:

WILKES-BARRE — Mayor George Brown announced Thursday that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Oates will be the performer at this summer’s free concert on Public Square. The concert is set to take place on August 23.

05/23/2025

Visit Luzerne County is a proud sponsor of the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz. Tickets on sale now!

🎷🎉 Just TWO WEEKS to GO! 🎉🎷

The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz is almost here — June 6–8!
Get ready for three unforgettable days of live jazz, soul, and celebration right in the heart of NEPA.

🎶 Experience the rhythm, the culture, and the community.

🎟️ Don’t wait — grab your tickets and see the full lineup at: wilkesbarrecavalcadeofjazz.org