Berks Cultural Diversity Festival
City Park
bringthechange.net
Sunday, October 1
12:00PM – 6:00PM
Hay Creek Apple Festival
Historic Joanna Furnace
Saturday, October 7 (7:00AM – 5:00PM)
Sunday, October 8 (7:00AM – 3:00PM)
The Berks County Fair Fall Fest
facebook.com/TheBerksCountyFair
Saturday, October 7, 2023
12:00PM – 4:15PM
Celebrate the fall season with pumpkins, apples, animals, antique tractors, and more! The Berks County Fairgrounds will be open with free admission and parking.
9th Annual Pumpkin Palooza
Goggle Works Center for the Arts
October 8, 2023
12:00PM – 3:00PM
Pumpkin Palooza is an admission-free, family-friendly event offering a wide array of handblown glass pumpkins for purchase. Attendees can also personally craft pumpkins through various techniques like hot glass, fused glass, flameworking and metals. Don’t miss the chance to partake in fall fun, games, and creative activities. Visit goggleworks.org for more information and registration links.
Fall on the Farm
Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA
rodaleinstitute.org
October 8, 2023
10:00AM – 4:00PM
Celebrate the harvest and the changing of the seasons with Rodale Institute’s annual Fall on the Farm event. Enjoy all the best parts of fall, from fresh apple cider to pumpkin painting to organic apple picking!
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company’s “Dia de los Muertos”
Miller Center for the Arts
millercenter.racc.edu/calpulli-dance
Friday, October 13, 2023
7:30PM
Using both folk and classical music and dance, Calpullli Mexican Dance Company’s Dia de los Muertos explores a love story that spans the boundary between the living and the departed.
Leesport Fall Market Festival
Leesport Farmers Market
leesportmarket.com
October 14, 2023
10:00AM – 5:00PM
Find food trucks, adult beverages, kid’s activities, hayrides, craft vendors and more! This event is fun for the entire family. Free parking and admission.
Shocktoberfest – Pennsylvania’s Premier Haunted Scream Park
94 Park Ave Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Open select dates from September 15th to November 4th
Visit shocktoberfest.com for more information and ticket pricing.
Fall 2023 Road Ramble
Berks History Center
berkshistory.org
October 21, 2023
10:00AM – 4:00PM
Drive and discover Berks County history! Berks History Center invites you, your family, and friends to participate in the Fall 2023 Road Ramble. Previous Road Rambles have attracted more than 300 attendees! Come join the fun for this full-day multi-generational adventure.
Heritage Day Fall Festival
Daniel Boone Homestead
thedanielboonehomestead.org
Sunday, October 22, 2023
12:00PM – 4:00PM
Halloween on Penn
600 Penn Street, Reading Pa
October 25, 2023
5 pm – 8:30 pm
ReadingFilmFEST 2023
readingfilmfest.com
See flyer in this Palo edition
October 26 – 29, 2023
“Ghost” Lantern Tours at Historic Crystal Cave
963 Crystal Cave Road, Kutztown, PA
crystalcavepa.com
Various dates in October, reservations required.
Step into the past and explore Historic Crystal Cave illuminated by handheld lanterns. Led by guides dressed in Victorian attire, this tour showcases the authentic 1870’s Crystal Cave expedition and recounts unexplained happenings within the cave and its surroundings during the 1800s. Visit crystalcavepa.com for more information and ticket pricing.
