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SUMMARY:HAY CREEK APPLE FESTIVAL AND FLEA MARKET
DESCRIPTION:Hay Creek Apple Festival and Flea Market\nHAY CREEK APPLE FESTIVAL AND FLEA MARKET\nSaturday\, Oct. 11\, 2025 – 7 am to 5 pm\nSunday\, Oct. 12\, 2025 – 7 am to 3 pm\nEverything About Apples All Day Long!\nStarting with our Apple Pancake Breakfast from 7AM to 11AM each day!\nIt’s the peak of apple harvesting time. During this beautiful fall season\, the Hay Creek Apple Festival offers a wonderful day with some great family fun. All ages will enjoy the brisk fall air and savor the delicious array of homemade Hay Creek apple specialties. The Festival’s home is Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Parking is on site for a donation. Every imaginable apple food is available throughout the day. . . from fresh cider to fritters\, pies\, crisp and dumplings\, and so much more. And\, in 2025\, our all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast will once again be served in the Joanna Furnace Mule Stable from 7 am to 10 am. This breakfast also includes a hearty piece of country sausage! The apple cider press will be featured with continuous demonstrations and fresh apple cider for your purchase. \nAdmission: \nFREE / Parking Donation Requested \nFestival Time: \nSaturday\, October 11th\, 7 am – 5 pm\nSunday\, October 12th\, 7 am – 3 pm \nIn the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled. \nParking & Shuttle: \nEvent parking is located on the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association grounds. We are located three miles north of Morgantown\, PA on Route 10 at Historic Joanna Furnace. Access Furnace Road and let our volunteer parking crew help you park. Additional parking is also available along Furnace Road. \nEvent Vendor Participant 2025 Registration Form \nFlea Market Registration Form\nHay Creek Apple Festival Baking Contest Rules \nMabel’s Kettle Soup is also a special treat at our apple festival!\nHer Chicken Corn Noodle\, Beef Vegetable and Ham & Bean Soup is cooked to perfection over the open fire. Additional festive foods and beverages will be served. Homemade PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie will also be available to purchase by the bowl or by the quart to take home. Hot Dogs\, hamburgers and pulled pork sandwiches will also be served. \nEnter our 2025 Apple Festival Baking Contest\nHay Creek Apple Festival offers Baking Contest \nGranny Smith\, Macintosh\, Jonathan\, Winesap – these are just a few of the many delicious baking apples available each fall in Berks County. Traditionally grandma would use these well-known varieties to bake her heavenly pies and dumplings\, while today there are many new juicy apple varieties that add to our favorite apple recipes. \nThe Hay Creek Apple Festival invites you to “pick” your own variety of apple and enter your famed creation into our annual apple dessert contest. \nThe contest has five (5) Apple Categories: Breads/Cakes\, Cookies\, Pies\, Miscellaneous\, and a Youth category for our bakers under 18. \nTo participate in the apple dessert contest\, simply bring your homemade entry to the Hay Creek Apple Festival between 8 am and 9 am on Saturday\, October 12th along with a copy of the complete recipe. \nEntries will be judged at 10 am and the winners will be announced during the day. All baked items will be sold at the festival with the proceeds going toward the Joanna Furnace restoration efforts. \nFor more information about the contest\, contact Ruth at 484-437-2801. \nApple Festival Prizes \nFirst Place winners in each apple category will receive $30.00. A non-cash prize will be awarded to our youth category winner. \nNumerous family activities round out the festival.\nThese family events include scarecrow building\, pumpkin painting\, early American games\, hay and pony rides. The children will especially love a ride on the Apple Barrel Express. \nBuild a Friend at the Festival or Purchase a Kit to Take Home\nVolunteers have been busy this year sewing and patching shirts and pants for our scarecrow-making booth! Here\, visitors can create their very own scarecrow or purchase a ‘scarecrow kit’ to build their friend at home. Each scarecrow kit includes a wooden “t” frame\, pants\, shirt\, head\, string\, and a small amount of straw. Homebuilders can stuff their scarecrow with newspaper or grocery store bags. \nShop in our Flea and Craft Market\nVisitors can also shop at the flea market area that offers over 100 vendors with crafts\, flowers\, fall items and an array of unexpected items for anyone’s interest. For more information about participating as a flea market vendor\, please call 610-286-0388. Vendor set-up starts at 12 noon on Friday\, October 11th. Click below to download our registration form: \nFlea Market Registration Form \nTour the Historic Joanna Furnace Buildings\nSix historic Joanna Furnace buildings will be open with garbed interpreters telling the historical story of the 19th-century ironworks and village. The Blacksmith Shop complete with the working blacksmith; The Casting House with molders and workers demonstrating the casting process; The Office/Store with the Storekeeper who will be selling traditional products such as the Joanna Furnace metal castings\, pottery\, brooms\, etc.; and the Charcoal Barn Museum with interpreters showing the process of charcoal making\, actual Joanna Furnace stoves and products and recovered archaeological artifacts. Visitors can also watch a 22-minute Joanna Furnace history video in the Charcoal Barn. In addition\, the Joanna Furnace Wheelwright Shop will be open with interpretation\, and visitors can see a brand new exhibit in the Blowing Engine House. This exhibit focuses on the Joanna Furnace hot-blast system\, which was installed in 1888\, where a blast of air was sent into the furnace utilizing a 15’ Weimer blowing engine. \nEvent Information\nGeneral Information\nCredit cards (Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, & American Express) are accepted at the Festival Admission Gate and at all Ticket Booths. \nThe Historic Joanna Furnace grounds are hilly and have gravel pathways. For your safety please stay on the pathways and respect our 200 year old structures. Comfortable walking shoes highly encouraged to navigate our site. At no times should you remove any stones or artifacts from the property…. Please respect our historic site\, clean up after yourself and leave only your footprints. \nFirst Aid Station is available. Located near the Town Square Stage. \nPlease note: \nWe are a family friendly event and ask visitors to refrain from profane language and any inappropriate behavior. \nPets are not permitted at our festival. \nHay Creek Valley Historical Association\nPO Box 36\n1250 Furnace Road\nGeigertown\, PA 19523\nPhone: 610-286-0388
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-apple-festival-and-flea-market/2025-10-12/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:HAY CREEK APPLE FESTIVAL AND FLEA MARKET
DESCRIPTION:Hay Creek Apple Festival and Flea Market\nHAY CREEK APPLE FESTIVAL AND FLEA MARKET\nSaturday\, Oct. 11\, 2025 – 7 am to 5 pm\nSunday\, Oct. 12\, 2025 – 7 am to 3 pm\nEverything About Apples All Day Long!\nStarting with our Apple Pancake Breakfast from 7AM to 11AM each day!\nIt’s the peak of apple harvesting time. During this beautiful fall season\, the Hay Creek Apple Festival offers a wonderful day with some great family fun. All ages will enjoy the brisk fall air and savor the delicious array of homemade Hay Creek apple specialties. The Festival’s home is Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Parking is on site for a donation. Every imaginable apple food is available throughout the day. . . from fresh cider to fritters\, pies\, crisp and dumplings\, and so much more. And\, in 2025\, our all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast will once again be served in the Joanna Furnace Mule Stable from 7 am to 10 am. This breakfast also includes a hearty piece of country sausage! The apple cider press will be featured with continuous demonstrations and fresh apple cider for your purchase. \nAdmission: \nFREE / Parking Donation Requested \nFestival Time: \nSaturday\, October 11th\, 7 am – 5 pm\nSunday\, October 12th\, 7 am – 3 pm \nIn the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled. \nParking & Shuttle: \nEvent parking is located on the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association grounds. We are located three miles north of Morgantown\, PA on Route 10 at Historic Joanna Furnace. Access Furnace Road and let our volunteer parking crew help you park. Additional parking is also available along Furnace Road. \nEvent Vendor Participant 2025 Registration Form \nFlea Market Registration Form\nHay Creek Apple Festival Baking Contest Rules \nMabel’s Kettle Soup is also a special treat at our apple festival!\nHer Chicken Corn Noodle\, Beef Vegetable and Ham & Bean Soup is cooked to perfection over the open fire. Additional festive foods and beverages will be served. Homemade PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie will also be available to purchase by the bowl or by the quart to take home. Hot Dogs\, hamburgers and pulled pork sandwiches will also be served. \nEnter our 2025 Apple Festival Baking Contest\nHay Creek Apple Festival offers Baking Contest \nGranny Smith\, Macintosh\, Jonathan\, Winesap – these are just a few of the many delicious baking apples available each fall in Berks County. Traditionally grandma would use these well-known varieties to bake her heavenly pies and dumplings\, while today there are many new juicy apple varieties that add to our favorite apple recipes. \nThe Hay Creek Apple Festival invites you to “pick” your own variety of apple and enter your famed creation into our annual apple dessert contest. \nThe contest has five (5) Apple Categories: Breads/Cakes\, Cookies\, Pies\, Miscellaneous\, and a Youth category for our bakers under 18. \nTo participate in the apple dessert contest\, simply bring your homemade entry to the Hay Creek Apple Festival between 8 am and 9 am on Saturday\, October 12th along with a copy of the complete recipe. \nEntries will be judged at 10 am and the winners will be announced during the day. All baked items will be sold at the festival with the proceeds going toward the Joanna Furnace restoration efforts. \nFor more information about the contest\, contact Ruth at 484-437-2801. \nApple Festival Prizes \nFirst Place winners in each apple category will receive $30.00. A non-cash prize will be awarded to our youth category winner. \nNumerous family activities round out the festival.\nThese family events include scarecrow building\, pumpkin painting\, early American games\, hay and pony rides. The children will especially love a ride on the Apple Barrel Express. \nBuild a Friend at the Festival or Purchase a Kit to Take Home\nVolunteers have been busy this year sewing and patching shirts and pants for our scarecrow-making booth! Here\, visitors can create their very own scarecrow or purchase a ‘scarecrow kit’ to build their friend at home. Each scarecrow kit includes a wooden “t” frame\, pants\, shirt\, head\, string\, and a small amount of straw. Homebuilders can stuff their scarecrow with newspaper or grocery store bags. \nShop in our Flea and Craft Market\nVisitors can also shop at the flea market area that offers over 100 vendors with crafts\, flowers\, fall items and an array of unexpected items for anyone’s interest. For more information about participating as a flea market vendor\, please call 610-286-0388. Vendor set-up starts at 12 noon on Friday\, October 11th. Click below to download our registration form: \nFlea Market Registration Form \nTour the Historic Joanna Furnace Buildings\nSix historic Joanna Furnace buildings will be open with garbed interpreters telling the historical story of the 19th-century ironworks and village. The Blacksmith Shop complete with the working blacksmith; The Casting House with molders and workers demonstrating the casting process; The Office/Store with the Storekeeper who will be selling traditional products such as the Joanna Furnace metal castings\, pottery\, brooms\, etc.; and the Charcoal Barn Museum with interpreters showing the process of charcoal making\, actual Joanna Furnace stoves and products and recovered archaeological artifacts. Visitors can also watch a 22-minute Joanna Furnace history video in the Charcoal Barn. In addition\, the Joanna Furnace Wheelwright Shop will be open with interpretation\, and visitors can see a brand new exhibit in the Blowing Engine House. This exhibit focuses on the Joanna Furnace hot-blast system\, which was installed in 1888\, where a blast of air was sent into the furnace utilizing a 15’ Weimer blowing engine. \nEvent Information\nGeneral Information\nCredit cards (Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, & American Express) are accepted at the Festival Admission Gate and at all Ticket Booths. \nThe Historic Joanna Furnace grounds are hilly and have gravel pathways. For your safety please stay on the pathways and respect our 200 year old structures. Comfortable walking shoes highly encouraged to navigate our site. At no times should you remove any stones or artifacts from the property…. Please respect our historic site\, clean up after yourself and leave only your footprints. \nFirst Aid Station is available. Located near the Town Square Stage. \nPlease note: \nWe are a family friendly event and ask visitors to refrain from profane language and any inappropriate behavior. \nPets are not permitted at our festival. \nHay Creek Valley Historical Association\nPO Box 36\n1250 Furnace Road\nGeigertown\, PA 19523\nPhone: 610-286-0388
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-apple-festival-and-flea-market/2025-10-11/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:48th Annual Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time 200 years and experience the rural history of the Hay Creek Valley & the Joanna Furnace Iron Works at the 48th Annual Hay Creek Festival. Held the weekend after Labor Day on September 6 – 8\, 2024\, families will enjoy this one-of-a-kind living history experience on the 26-acre Joanna Furnace ironmaking plantation. The event takes place from 10 am to 5 pm daily.\nVisitors will see…..\nDemonstrating early American craftsmen and tradesmen.\nCivil War Encampment by the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment & Thompson’s Independent Battery C.\nOpen fire cooking\, beehive baking & old time food preservation presentations.\nAntique engines\, tractors & cars\, PLUS sawmill\, threshing & shingle mill demonstrations.\nHands-on activities for children including completing our Day at Joanna chores list. An archaeology adventure activity is also available.\nHomemade foods including Mabel’s kettle-cooked soups (Chicken Corn Noodle\, Ham & Bean\, Vegetable Beef)\, Chicken Pot Pie\, Sausage & Turkey Sandwiches\, Corn Pie\, Stuffed Peppers\, Hamburgers\, Hot Dogs\, French Fries\, Baked Goods\, Funnel Cakes\, Freshly Pressed Apple Cider from the Cider Mill and MORE!\nOngoing tours of the Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works which includes metal casting and blacksmithing demonstrations. The Charcoal Barn & Museum features a display of the iron products made at Joanna Furnace.\nShop in our Creekside Craft Market and purchase handmade wood items & furniture\, jewelry\, pottery\, herbs\, home décor items\, antiques and so much more.\nEarly American\, Folk and County Music throughout the day including the Hay Creek Gold Band and The Evans Sisters who will perform a tribute show to Patsy Cline & Friends. Ventriloquist Marian Gehman also returns on Friday of the festival.\nAttention Vendors\, Exhibitors and Demonstrators — Applications to be a part of our festival are available on our website: www.haycreek.org.\nHistoric Joanna Furnace is located 3 miles N. of Morgantown on Rt. 10. (Follow signs to parking area.)\nFree Parking\nNo Pets allowed\nPreserving the history of the Hay Creek Valley\, HCVHA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/48th-annual-hay-creek-festival/2024-09-08/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:48th Annual Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time 200 years and experience the rural history of the Hay Creek Valley & the Joanna Furnace Iron Works at the 48th Annual Hay Creek Festival. Held the weekend after Labor Day on September 6 – 8\, 2024\, families will enjoy this one-of-a-kind living history experience on the 26-acre Joanna Furnace ironmaking plantation. The event takes place from 10 am to 5 pm daily.\nVisitors will see…..\nDemonstrating early American craftsmen and tradesmen.\nCivil War Encampment by the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment & Thompson’s Independent Battery C.\nOpen fire cooking\, beehive baking & old time food preservation presentations.\nAntique engines\, tractors & cars\, PLUS sawmill\, threshing & shingle mill demonstrations.\nHands-on activities for children including completing our Day at Joanna chores list. An archaeology adventure activity is also available.\nHomemade foods including Mabel’s kettle-cooked soups (Chicken Corn Noodle\, Ham & Bean\, Vegetable Beef)\, Chicken Pot Pie\, Sausage & Turkey Sandwiches\, Corn Pie\, Stuffed Peppers\, Hamburgers\, Hot Dogs\, French Fries\, Baked Goods\, Funnel Cakes\, Freshly Pressed Apple Cider from the Cider Mill and MORE!\nOngoing tours of the Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works which includes metal casting and blacksmithing demonstrations. The Charcoal Barn & Museum features a display of the iron products made at Joanna Furnace.\nShop in our Creekside Craft Market and purchase handmade wood items & furniture\, jewelry\, pottery\, herbs\, home décor items\, antiques and so much more.\nEarly American\, Folk and County Music throughout the day including the Hay Creek Gold Band and The Evans Sisters who will perform a tribute show to Patsy Cline & Friends. Ventriloquist Marian Gehman also returns on Friday of the festival.\nAttention Vendors\, Exhibitors and Demonstrators — Applications to be a part of our festival are available on our website: www.haycreek.org.\nHistoric Joanna Furnace is located 3 miles N. of Morgantown on Rt. 10. (Follow signs to parking area.)\nFree Parking\nNo Pets allowed\nPreserving the history of the Hay Creek Valley\, HCVHA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/48th-annual-hay-creek-festival/2024-09-07/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:48th Annual Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time 200 years and experience the rural history of the Hay Creek Valley & the Joanna Furnace Iron Works at the 48th Annual Hay Creek Festival. Held the weekend after Labor Day on September 6 – 8\, 2024\, families will enjoy this one-of-a-kind living history experience on the 26-acre Joanna Furnace ironmaking plantation. The event takes place from 10 am to 5 pm daily.\nVisitors will see…..\nDemonstrating early American craftsmen and tradesmen.\nCivil War Encampment by the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment & Thompson’s Independent Battery C.\nOpen fire cooking\, beehive baking & old time food preservation presentations.\nAntique engines\, tractors & cars\, PLUS sawmill\, threshing & shingle mill demonstrations.\nHands-on activities for children including completing our Day at Joanna chores list. An archaeology adventure activity is also available.\nHomemade foods including Mabel’s kettle-cooked soups (Chicken Corn Noodle\, Ham & Bean\, Vegetable Beef)\, Chicken Pot Pie\, Sausage & Turkey Sandwiches\, Corn Pie\, Stuffed Peppers\, Hamburgers\, Hot Dogs\, French Fries\, Baked Goods\, Funnel Cakes\, Freshly Pressed Apple Cider from the Cider Mill and MORE!\nOngoing tours of the Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works which includes metal casting and blacksmithing demonstrations. The Charcoal Barn & Museum features a display of the iron products made at Joanna Furnace.\nShop in our Creekside Craft Market and purchase handmade wood items & furniture\, jewelry\, pottery\, herbs\, home décor items\, antiques and so much more.\nEarly American\, Folk and County Music throughout the day including the Hay Creek Gold Band and The Evans Sisters who will perform a tribute show to Patsy Cline & Friends. Ventriloquist Marian Gehman also returns on Friday of the festival.\nAttention Vendors\, Exhibitors and Demonstrators — Applications to be a part of our festival are available on our website: www.haycreek.org.\nHistoric Joanna Furnace is located 3 miles N. of Morgantown on Rt. 10. (Follow signs to parking area.)\nFree Parking\nNo Pets allowed\nPreserving the history of the Hay Creek Valley\, HCVHA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/48th-annual-hay-creek-festival/2024-09-06/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hay Creek Apple Festival
DESCRIPTION:HAY CREEK APPLE FESTIVAL & FLEA MARKET\nSaturday & Sunday\, October 7 & 8 \nSaturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.\nThe event will be held rain or shine. \nFree Admission / Parking Donation Requested \nEverything About Apples All Day Long!\nIt’s the peak of apple harvesting time. During this beautiful fall season\, the Hay Creek Apple Festival offers a wonderful day with some great family fun. All ages will enjoy the brisk fall air and savor the delicious array of homemade Hay Creek apple specialties. The Festival’s home is Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Parking is on site with a parking donation. Every imaginable apple food is available throughout the day. . . from fresh cider to fritters\, pies crisp and dumplings and so much more. And\, in 2023 our all-you-can-eat apple pancake breakfast will once again be served in the Joanna Furnace Mule Stable from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. This breakfast also includes a hearty piece of country sausage! The apple cider press will be featured with continuous demonstrations and fresh apple cider for your purchase. \nMabel’s Kettle Soup is also a special treat at our apple festival! Her Chicken Corn Noodle\, Beef Vegetable and Ham & Bean Soup is cooked to perfection over the open fire. Additional festive foods and beverages will be served. Homemade PA Dutch Chicken Pot Pie will also be available to purchase by the bowl or by the quart to take home. Hot Dogs\, hamburgers and pulled pork sandwiches will also be served. \nNumerous family activities round out the festival. These family events include scarecrow building\, pumpkin painting\, early American games\, hay and pony rides. The children will especially love a ride on the Apple Barrel Express. Visitors can also shop at the flea market area that offers over 100 vendors with crafts\, flowers\, fall items and an array of unexpected items for anyone’s interest.\nPARKING AT THE APPLE FESTIVAL: Event parking is located on the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association grounds. We are located three miles north of Morgantown\, PA on Route 10 at Historic Joanna Furnace. Access Furnace Road and let our volunteer parking crew help you park. Additional parking is also available along Furnace Road.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-apple-festival/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:HAY CREEK FESTIVAL\nFriday\, September 8 – Sunday\, September 10\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nWelcome to the 47TH annual Hay Creek Festival. Our annual heritage festival is the most diverse event in Berks County\, Pennsylvania and features over 1\,500 volunteers bringing together two centuries of history with authentic demonstrations of early American trades and crafts\, mechanical technology exhibits\, old time music\, and a modern craft & antique market. So “Step into the Past” and immerse yourself in a history that our forefathers would be proud of experiencing. \nEvent Information\nAdmission: \n\nAdults: $10.00\nChildren(6-12): $2.00\nChildren 5 and under: FREE\n\nFestival Time: \nAttractions 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily \nIn the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled. \nParking & Shuttle: \nFriday\, September 8 – All parking is located on the Historic Joanna Furnace grounds. Follow directional signs to Furnace Road. \nSaturday\, September 9 & Sunday\, September 10 — Parking is located on a large field along Route 10 just south of the festival grounds. Follow signs. Visitors will ride our FREE bus service to and from the festival ground. Shuttle Busses run continuously from 10 am to 6 pm. GPS Directions to parking lot: 740 Harmony Road\, Morgantown PA 19543. \nFREE Parking is available to all festival visitors. For your safety and by order of the local police we ask that you do not park along Route 10. \nHandicap Parking – Located on the festival grounds. Follow signs posted on Rt. 10\, exit at Furnace Rd. \nGeneral Information\nCredit cards (Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, & American Express) are accepted at the Festival Admission Gate and our main Ticket Booth. \nThe Historic Joanna Furnace grounds are hilly and have gravel pathways. For your safety please stay on the pathways and respect our 200 year old structures. Comfortable walking shoes highly encouraged to navigate our site. At no times should you remove any stones or artifacts from the property…. Please respect our historic site\, clean up after yourself and leave only your footprints. \nFirst Aid Station is available. Located near the Town Square Stage. \nPlease note: We are a family friendly event and ask visitors to refrain from profane language and any inappropriate behavior. \nPets are not permitted at our festival. \nDue to our jurying policy vendors will not be accepted to our festival within thirty days of our event.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-festival/2023-09-10/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:HAY CREEK FESTIVAL\nFriday\, September 8 – Sunday\, September 10\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nWelcome to the 47TH annual Hay Creek Festival. Our annual heritage festival is the most diverse event in Berks County\, Pennsylvania and features over 1\,500 volunteers bringing together two centuries of history with authentic demonstrations of early American trades and crafts\, mechanical technology exhibits\, old time music\, and a modern craft & antique market. So “Step into the Past” and immerse yourself in a history that our forefathers would be proud of experiencing. \nEvent Information\nAdmission: \n\nAdults: $10.00\nChildren(6-12): $2.00\nChildren 5 and under: FREE\n\nFestival Time: \nAttractions 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily \nIn the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled. \nParking & Shuttle: \nFriday\, September 8 – All parking is located on the Historic Joanna Furnace grounds. Follow directional signs to Furnace Road. \nSaturday\, September 9 & Sunday\, September 10 — Parking is located on a large field along Route 10 just south of the festival grounds. Follow signs. Visitors will ride our FREE bus service to and from the festival ground. Shuttle Busses run continuously from 10 am to 6 pm. GPS Directions to parking lot: 740 Harmony Road\, Morgantown PA 19543. \nFREE Parking is available to all festival visitors. For your safety and by order of the local police we ask that you do not park along Route 10. \nHandicap Parking – Located on the festival grounds. Follow signs posted on Rt. 10\, exit at Furnace Rd. \nGeneral Information\nCredit cards (Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, & American Express) are accepted at the Festival Admission Gate and our main Ticket Booth. \nThe Historic Joanna Furnace grounds are hilly and have gravel pathways. For your safety please stay on the pathways and respect our 200 year old structures. Comfortable walking shoes highly encouraged to navigate our site. At no times should you remove any stones or artifacts from the property…. Please respect our historic site\, clean up after yourself and leave only your footprints. \nFirst Aid Station is available. Located near the Town Square Stage. \nPlease note: We are a family friendly event and ask visitors to refrain from profane language and any inappropriate behavior. \nPets are not permitted at our festival. \nDue to our jurying policy vendors will not be accepted to our festival within thirty days of our event.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-festival/2023-09-09/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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UID:10000121-1694167200-1694192400@www.growtogetherberks.com
SUMMARY:Hay Creek Festival
DESCRIPTION:HAY CREEK FESTIVAL\nFriday\, September 8 – Sunday\, September 10\n10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nWelcome to the 47TH annual Hay Creek Festival. Our annual heritage festival is the most diverse event in Berks County\, Pennsylvania and features over 1\,500 volunteers bringing together two centuries of history with authentic demonstrations of early American trades and crafts\, mechanical technology exhibits\, old time music\, and a modern craft & antique market. So “Step into the Past” and immerse yourself in a history that our forefathers would be proud of experiencing. \nEvent Information\nAdmission: \n\nAdults: $10.00\nChildren(6-12): $2.00\nChildren 5 and under: FREE\n\nFestival Time: \nAttractions 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily \nIn the event of inclement weather the event hours may be altered and/or specific days could be cancelled. \nParking & Shuttle: \nFriday\, September 8 – All parking is located on the Historic Joanna Furnace grounds. Follow directional signs to Furnace Road. \nSaturday\, September 9 & Sunday\, September 10 — Parking is located on a large field along Route 10 just south of the festival grounds. Follow signs. Visitors will ride our FREE bus service to and from the festival ground. Shuttle Busses run continuously from 10 am to 6 pm. GPS Directions to parking lot: 740 Harmony Road\, Morgantown PA 19543. \nFREE Parking is available to all festival visitors. For your safety and by order of the local police we ask that you do not park along Route 10. \nHandicap Parking – Located on the festival grounds. Follow signs posted on Rt. 10\, exit at Furnace Rd. \nGeneral Information\nCredit cards (Visa\, MasterCard\, Discover\, & American Express) are accepted at the Festival Admission Gate and our main Ticket Booth. \nThe Historic Joanna Furnace grounds are hilly and have gravel pathways. For your safety please stay on the pathways and respect our 200 year old structures. Comfortable walking shoes highly encouraged to navigate our site. At no times should you remove any stones or artifacts from the property…. Please respect our historic site\, clean up after yourself and leave only your footprints. \nFirst Aid Station is available. Located near the Town Square Stage. \nPlease note: We are a family friendly event and ask visitors to refrain from profane language and any inappropriate behavior. \nPets are not permitted at our festival. \nDue to our jurying policy vendors will not be accepted to our festival within thirty days of our event.
URL:https://www.growtogetherberks.com/event/hay-creek-festival/2023-09-08/
LOCATION:Hay Creek Valley Historical Association/Joanna Furnace\, PO Box 36\,1250 Furnace Road\, Geigerstown\, PA\, 19523\, United States
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