Events
The YMCA of the Roses offers events to the community for all ages and backgrounds across York and Lancaster Counties!
Upcoming events and all of their info are listed below, but feel free to reach out to your local branch or email [email protected] for more info!
12 Days of Fitness
Are you ready for 12 Days of Fitness?
Win for the Challenge Moisture- Wicking Shirt, Bragging Rights, and MAYBE a Partridge In A Pear Tree!
Join the 12 Days of Fitness and keep your wellness goals top of mind while having fun during the most magical time of the year.
Getting Started:
Sign up online by clicking the registration link below or by contacting your branch. Pick up a 12 Days of Fitness tracker from the membership desk or download a digital tracker with the directions found at the bottom of your registration email. Place your name on your tracker to keep it safe.
Tracker Storage:
Keep your paper tracker with your personal workout gear.
Eligible Activities:
Each day, participants must complete the required exercise. This challenge is meant to be accessible for all individuals and should be personalized to challenge participants at a level that is safe, achievable, and suits their individual needs. Participants are encouraged to connect with a Wellness Attendant or for equipment instruction, safety, and wellness floor guidelines. Personal trainers are available and offer sessions with expertly designed workouts tailored to their clients’ needs, abilities, and selected goals.
Prize Eligibility:
To successfully complete this challenge and earn the prized moisture-wicking shirt, participants must turn in a completed 12 Day Fitness tracker to membership or hang it on the 12 Day Fitness display in their branch. Digital trackers can be emailed to wellness department leaders in your branch. All trackers are due no later than 12/24/2025. Trackers must have Each day marked.
You Got This!
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/4/25 | 12/24/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 0.00 | - |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
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12/12/25 - 12/24/25
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Register Closes 12/24/2025 |
Bake Sale
Join our Y by donating baked goods to help support our Y programs!
Donated goods should be turned in on February 11, between 9-9:30am.
Our Bake Sale will be held on February 11, 2026 from 10am-2pm.
Proceeds from this sale will help benefit the following:
Southern Community Services Food Pantry
Scholarships for children to attend School Aged Child Care or Camp Discovery
Health and Wellness Programs
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19/25 | 2/2/26 | Online / Front Desk | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
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02/11/26
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Register |
Community Yard Sales
Ready to clean house?
Sign up for a spot to sell your items at our community yard sales!
Each year we host two yard sales, one indoor and one outdoor(rain or shine).
For more information, email Emma Brockwell at [email protected].
2026 Yard Sale Flyer
Cookies with Santa
Join us for a fun evening of cookie decorating, hot chocolate, and crafts while enjoying a visit from Santa himself!
Children will be able to tell Santa their Christmas list while parents take pictures!
The cost is $10 per family.
Please only register one person per family and then include how many kids will be attending in the custom question.
For more information, email Emma Brockwell at [email protected].
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/25 | 12/20/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 10.00 | $ 10.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
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12/19/25
Fr - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Session is Full |
Dover, Cookies with Santa
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/25 | 12/20/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
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12/20/25
Sa - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Register Closes 12/19/2025 |
Free Throw Shooting Contest
Join us for our Free Throw Shooting Contest! The contest will be bracket style. Each round will be best of 10 free throws. Participants will be placed into the following age groups the day of the event.
4-5 year old’s
6-8 year old’s
9-11 year old’s
12-15 year old’s
16 & up
Basketball hoop height, basketball size, and free throw line will be adjusted to fit each age group. Each participant is required to bring someone along with them to count their shots. The winner of each age group will receive a YMCA prize.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/4/25 | 1/17/26 | Online / Front Desk | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
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01/17/26
Sa - 10:00 am
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Register |
New Year's Eve Float and Film
New Year’s Eve Float & Film
Arthur J. Glatfelter YMCA Natatorium
December 31, 2:00-4:00pm
Join us in the natatorium for a special New Year’s Eve poolside movie!
Small personal floats are welcome for the day only.
This is a movie swim only—not an open swim session.
Members: Free
Nonmembers: $5
For more information, please email Serena Tombesi at [email protected]
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/25 | 12/31/25 | Online / Front Desk | $ 0.00 | $ 5.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
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12/31/25
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Register Closes 12/31/2025 |

