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Every upcoming event on the county calendar that costs nothing to attend. Free means free entry; some hosts still ask you to register.
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April 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran April 25) · Penn Avenue, West Reading · Free to attend
The West Reading Pretzel & Beer Festival brings two Pennsylvania staples together along Penn Avenue, where the street becomes a walkable stretch of vendors, food, and drink.
May 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran May 7–9) · 94 Park Avenue, Sinking Spring · Free admission
The Apple Dumpling Festival is a long running spring gathering in Sinking Spring, built around a midway of modern amusement rides, games, food stands, and booths from crafters and local businesses.
May 9, 2027 · 12:00 PM · GoggleWorks, 201 Washington St, Reading · Free; visitors and families welcome
Spend a Sunday afternoon inside the working studios at GoggleWorks in downtown Reading.
Hosted by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Late May 2027 (to confirm) · Etchberger Memorial Park, Hamburg · Free entry; ride tickets extra
The Hamburg Jaycees host the Family Festival at Etchberger Memorial Park, where the grounds near 2nd and Island Streets fill with a carnival midway for a long spring weekend.
May 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran May 30) · Mainbird Park, Birdsboro · Free
Birdsboro's Street Fair and Duck Derby fills Mainbird Park with a day built around Hay Creek and the people who live along it.
Early June 2027 (to confirm) · Womelsdorf Community Park · Free
Womelsdorf Community Days brings a carnival to Womelsdorf Community Park, with rides, games, and food set up in one of the borough's central gathering spaces.
June 13, 2027 · 12:00 PM · GoggleWorks, 201 Washington St, Reading · Free admission; visitors and families welcome
GoggleWorks opens the studios on its second and third floors for a free, self-guided afternoon of art.
Hosted by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
June 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran June 20–21) · Duryea Drive, Mount Penn · Free for spectators
The Pagoda Hillclimb brings vintage and modern race cars to Duryea Drive, the winding road that climbs Mount Penn toward one of Reading's most recognizable landmarks.
June 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran June 20) · Penn Avenue, West Reading · Free
Art on the Avenue brings Penn Avenue to life as West Reading's main street turns into an open air gallery.
June–July 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran June 26 – July 4) · Governor Mifflin area (fireworks at Cumru Elementary) · Free entry
Community Days is a week-long summer festival put on by the Greater Governor Mifflin League, and it turns school grounds in the Governor Mifflin area into a gathering place for the whole district.
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Late June 2027 (to confirm) · Robesonia Fire Company · Free
The Robesonia Fire Company hosts its carnival and fireworks in late June 2027, with the exact date still to be confirmed.
July 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran July 8–11) · 1216 Hilltop Road, Leesport · Free admission; $5 parking
The Berks County Fair returns to the fairgrounds at 1216 Hilltop Road in Leesport in July 2027, with the exact dates to be announced.
July 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran July 14–18) · Fleetwood Park · Free entry
The Fleetwood Community Carnival sets up at Fleetwood Park for a run of summer evenings in July 2027, and entry is free.
August 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran August 2) · Kutztown Park · Free
Kutztown Day is the borough's summer gathering in Kutztown Park, a community celebration of the town itself that turns the grounds into one large shared picnic.
August 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran August 15–16) · Skyline Drive, Mount Penn · Free for spectators
The Duryea Hillclimb brings vintage and modern race cars to the winding road up Mount Penn, where drivers take on the same climb that helped put Reading on the map in the early days of American...
August 2027 (to confirm; 2026 ran August 15) · Penn Avenue, West Reading · Free to attend
The West Reading French Fry Fest returns to Penn Avenue, turning the borough's main commercial strip into an open air celebration of one of the most beloved foods around.
Planning further out? Browse the full Berks County events calendar. Looking for places rather than dates? See things to do in Berks County and the guide to Berks County fairs and festivals.