Kutztown PA-German Festival...

When you think of the Berks County region and the Pennsylvania-German heritage, you can imagine hex signs, PA Dutch quilts and fantastic food!  Over 100 thousand visitors attend the festival each year. A quilt barn stocks over 2,500 quilts that are available for display and purchase.  Quilting demonstrations show the details of all the work that goes into making a PA Dutch quilt.  A quilt auction places a couple dozen...

Berks Jazz Fest...

The Berks Jazz Fest occurs every year at various locations in Reading and around Berks County.  The festival, which covers 10 days originated in 1990 and was sponsored by VF Outlet (also now the current festival sponsor). For more information, the website is the best reference.  However, the Berks Arts Council phone number is 610-898-1930. Over 130 different performances are scheduled around the county.  The map below...

Lyons Fiddle Festival...

In mid to late September, young and old fiddles get inspired to come out and jam at the Lyon’s Fiddle Festival. In 1983, with a borrow hay wagon, the first festival attracted approximately 1,200 attendees. The festival was not held in 2006, but many people showed up and jammed anyway – persuading the continuation of the festival in 2007. As of 2010 – the festival is struggling with volunteers, so if you can...