Thursday night is generally an "on-your-own" evening because most people aren't in the area yet. Even I'm not sure if I'll be there that night this year.
The restaurant is Your Place Restaurant - 6054 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg PA 17050.
The hotel is Quality Inn New Cumberland - 175 Beacon Hill Blvd, New Cumberland, PA 17070
What else do you wanna know?
Wal-Mart is at 6520 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA - between the restaurant and the show field.
The fairgrounds themselves are at 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Carlisle PA
Hmm, what else...
Nearest Beer Distro to the hotel - Olde Towne Beverage at 119 Bridge St, New Cumberland PA
Nearest State Liquor store - 128 Old York Rd, New Cumberland, PA
As far as other hangout spots, I don't know of many - I've ordered the pizzas for the past few years from a Brother's Pizza in the area of the hotel - they deliver to us. There's a steak joint neighboring the hotel where most thursday-night arrivers will go eat - walking distance, even if you're hammered...
But besides some food, booze and Mopar friends, what the heck else do ya need?!?!?
Contact Jackie - "DoNotChallengeHer" for other hang-out spots - she usually does those more than the hotel lot and restaurant events.
And if you need to know any area-specific stuff, send me a PM - I used to live 20 minutes from the fairgrounds until just recently.
Jeff