225 programs. What starts or meets weekends, across the county.
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Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts moves drawing from paper to the screen. Working in Procreate on an iPad, you learn the basic tools, then move on to layouts and layers. By…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Sep 19 to Nov 7 · $200/player (includes team t-shirt/uniform and PIAA referee fees)
The Fall 5v5 League is youth basketball for boys and girls ages 9 to 11, offered by Superdome Sports School of Hoops at Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex. Games are played on Saturdays. The…
Run by Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
In this single-session workshop at GoggleWorks, you fold, assemble and stitch your own handmade books using traditional Japanese stab binding patterns. The technique is centuries old, and the class…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 7:30 AM · $135.00
The Friends of the Conrad Weiser Homestead organize this bus trip to the historic village of Trappe, where four properties open for guided tours. The day is built around Pennsylvania German history…
Run by Conrad Weiser Homestead · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 17
Spring Township Parks & Recreation hosts an hour-long morning walk at Blue Marsh Lake. The group sets off from Swiftwater Lane on a trail rated easy to moderately difficult, with time to listen for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 9:30 AM · Free
Girl Scouts can try archery with staff at French Creek State Park. The group meets at the Park Office for a lesson, so no experience is needed to take part. It is a good first look at the sport for…
Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Chess for All is a drop-in chess program at the Wyomissing Public Library. Players meet in the Main Reading Room to sit down over the board and play. Everyone is welcome, whether you already know the…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Crafternoon is a craft session at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport. The library sets up self serve craft stations, so you pick a station and work through the craft at your own…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Darius Puff, a Lenape descendant, shares what he knows about the history and culture of the Lenni Lenape, the earliest inhabitants of the Tulpehocken area. He talks about how the Lenape lived here…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
A ranger leads this nature journaling session at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. You take a short walk, get brief instruction, then try simple journaling techniques: noticing what is around…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Staff from the Indian Run Environmental Education Center lead a guided nature walk along the StoryWalk at Exeter Community Library. Walkers look closely at local plants, wildlife and habitats, with…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings children and teens together at the Wyomissing Public Library to share what they love about Pokemon. Fans meet up, trade cards, talk about their favorites, and take part in other…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 AM · Free
Tales for Tails is a reading program for children at Schuylkill Valley Community Library. Kids come in and read aloud to a therapy dog, a calm and patient listener that makes practicing out loud…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 10:30 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing jellyfish on a 16 by 20 inch canvas under blacklight, guided step by step by artist Laela. The session runs Saturday mornings at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
The Dungeons & Dragons Club brings tabletop role-playing players together at Wyomissing Public Library. Beginners and experts are both welcome, so you can come to learn how the game works or to keep…
Run by Wyomissing Public Library · Wyomissing
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
The Reading Public Library hosts Movies and Munchies, a children's program built around a movie and matching snacks. This session features the film Rio. Kids make themed snacks and then settle in to…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Children get to practice reading out loud to a therapy dog, a listener who is happy to sit and pay attention. Readers can bring a book and read as much or as little as they like, or simply spend the…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 11:00 AM · Free
Mark and Joanie, known as The MJs, are retired teachers who share their love of music and books. They lead a mix of songs and stories that is meant to be fun for children and adults alike. The…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 12:00 PM · Free
Classic Games is a drop-in game time at the Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library. Come learn a game that is new to you, such as chess, or settle in with an old favorite. The library has several games to…
Run by Bethel-Tulpehocken Public Library · Bethel
Sat, Sep 19 to Mon, Sep 21 · Free
The Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library opens up its large Lego collection for open building sessions. Kids and teens come in, sit down with the bricks and build the craziest, coolest…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Free
Learn how to line dance at the Fleetwood Area Public Library. This is a class for adults, and no experience is needed. The group meets in Room 111 at the library on West Arch Street in Fleetwood. The…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Free
Step back in time with Benjamin Franklin as he talks about his many scientific discoveries. He shares behind closed doors stories about the signing of the Declaration of Independence and tales of his…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks, you make a working fused glass nightlight. You cut glass, learn safety practices, and see how the fusing process works while the instructor walks you…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · $45 per person
Paint a galactic turtle scene on a 16x20 canvas in a guided studio session with artist Laela. The design is made for blacklight, so the stars and colors glow once the lights change. The class is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:00 PM · Member: $51.00 / Non-Member: $60.00
In this one day family sewing workshop at GoggleWorks, you and your child make a classic sock monkey using simple sewing techniques and your own ideas. You learn basic construction and finishing…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 1:30 PM · Free
Families are welcome to drop in at the Robesonia Community Library for an afternoon of board games and card games. The library sets out a range of games suited to different ages, so younger players…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 2:00 PM · Free
Girl Scouts and their families join French Creek State Park staff for a guided hike around Hopewell Lake. The loop runs about 2.5 miles over mostly flat terrain with some hills along the way. The…
Run by French Creek State Park · Park Office
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 4:00 PM · $42-$52 per person
Fall Glimmer is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township, taught by artist Rayven. You follow along step by step and finish the autumn design in one sitting, then take…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 5:00 PM · Free
Silent Book Club is a quiet reading hour for adults at the Northeast Branch of the Reading Public Library. The library provides the space; everyone else brings a book and settles in to read. There is…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 6:00 PM · Member: $72.25 / Non-Member: $85.00
This one session woodworking workshop at GoggleWorks is taught in Spanish and English. The instructor is bilingual, so you can follow along in either language. You will learn basic woodworking…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 19, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
Spend a Saturday evening painting with a Twist at the Exeter Township studio on Perkiomen Avenue in Reading. An artist leads the session step by step, and you take home your finished work on a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 10:00 AM · Free
A guided forest therapy walk at Nolde Forest, held to mark the arrival of fall. The group meets in the Mansion Garden and moves slowly through the forest together, with time for mindfulness and quiet…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Mansion Garden
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM · Daniel Boone Homestead Associate Members $45 and Non-Members $50
This beginner-level workshop at the Daniel Boone Homestead looks at how candles were made in early America. Led by Greg and Peggy Geesaman of Heritage Art and Craft Studio, participants work with…
Run by Daniel Boone Homestead · Birdsboro
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 3:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
Spooky Coo is a guided painting session at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. Brandalyn leads the class step by step, and you choose whether to paint the design on a 16x20 canvas or a 16x20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 4:00 PM · $15
This is an outdoor tai chi session at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center, held near the Mansion Garden. Guest presenter Alice Perry of A Third Eye Energy Arts leads a set of slow, flowing…
Run by Nolde Forest - Sawmill · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 20, 6:00 PM · $45 per person
Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township leads a guided blacklight painting event on a 16x20 canvas. An instructor walks the room through the Halloween-themed artwork step by step, and you take your…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26 · $40 ($30 members)
Autumn Slime Fest is a one-day slime making workshop at the Yocum Institute for Arts Education, built around the start of fall. Kids and teens ages 8 to 14 mix and take on a batch of seasonal slimes…
Run by Yocum Institute for Arts Education · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 AM · Member: $39.10 / Non-Member: $46.00
Bring your child into the printmaking studio at GoggleWorks and make prints from nature. Together you will stamp leaves to create prints you can keep at home or give to a friend. The class is open to…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Kids Read and Walk brings stories outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake. On select Saturday mornings, families gather on the Dry Brooks Sensory Trail for stories, nature activities and more. The program is run…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Free
Schuylkill Valley Community Library invites families to the Sensory Trail at Blue Marsh Lake for an outdoor nature program. Children walk the trail and share a story in the open air, with the reading…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 9:00 AM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
Start with a simple square blank of hardwood and learn the fundamentals of woodturning. Instructor Luke Voytas covers the safe use of the lathe, turning gouges and other lathe tools, and you leave…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free · Register by Sep 19
A presenter in period clothing leads this workshop on farming and gardening in early America, from the Colonial 1700s through the 1800s. You will hear what rural families grew and harvested for…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · $45-$55 per person
Paint a jeweled turtle step by step with instructor Laela at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick your own colors, so every turtle leaves the studio looking different. Choose a 16 by 20…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Exeter Community Library invites kids to a morning program about graphic novels. Young readers come to learn about their favorite graphic novel authors and the books they write and draw. Free graphic…
Run by Exeter Community Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Kids play with clay and learn to use the pottery wheel in this single Saturday morning workshop at GoggleWorks. Working as a team, the child and their adult shape clay together and create forms on…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 AM · Free
Pokemon Club brings card fans together at the West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library. Members trade cards and play Trading Card Game battles with other players in the group. The club meets on Saturday…
Run by West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library · West Lawn
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 10:30 AM · Free
Story Time with Ms. Sandy is a read-aloud program for children at the Brandywine Community Library in Topton. Ms. Sandy shares books and leads some fun along the way. The program runs as a series on…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Schuylkill Valley Community Library hosts a session on spotting artificial intelligence and scams, led by tech expert Khoi Luong. It is built for adults and older adults who want to feel more sure of…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Hopewell Furnace was an iron-making operation, but it was also a place where families lived and worked. On Living History Day, staff and volunteers in historical clothing spread out across the…
Run by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site · Elverson
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Nature Stroll & Roll is a short guided walk on smooth paths at Berks Nature in Reading. Participants stroll or roll along at a gentler pace than a standard hike, with a guide leading the way. The…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Reading