870 programs. Things to sign up for across Berks County, with dates, prices and where to register.
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Starts Thu, Sep 24, 6:30 PM · Free
Readers who enjoy science fiction and fantasy meet each month at the Fleetwood Area Public Library to talk about a shared book. The group gathers in Room 111 on the fourth Thursday of the month in…
Run by Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood
Starts Thu, Sep 24, 7:00 PM · $42 per person
A Spooky Night is a guided painting workshop from Painting with a Twist. An instructor walks the room through a Halloween themed design step by step on a 16x20 canvas, so you can follow along whether…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 AM · Free
Little Movers is a drop-in style program at the Schuylkill Valley Community Library in Leesport, built around rhymes, silly songs and plenty of movement. It is designed to help young children get the…
Run by Schuylkill Valley Community Library · Leesport
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 10:00 AM · $1
Berks Encore hosts bingo on Friday mornings at its Fleetwood Wellness & Activity Center, and this session doubles as a birthday celebration with cake for everyone whose birthday falls in the month.…
Run by Berks Encore · Fleetwood
Fri, Sep 25 to Fri, Dec 18 · Free
Book Buddies and Beyond is a relaxed, open-genre book club for parents and caregivers at the Boone Area Library in Birdsboro. There is no single assigned title. You read what you like, whether that…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 10:00 AM · Free
This is a book discussion group that meets at the Kutztown Community Library. Members gather on the fourth Friday of the month at 10 AM and talk through the book together for about an hour and a…
Run by Kutztown Community Library · Kutztown
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 12:00 PM
Lunch Bunch is a social group run by Berks Encore for older adults who like to share a meal and some conversation away from home. The group meets on Fridays at noon, with the outing to Rosa's in…
Run by Berks Encore · Strausstown
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 12:30 PM
Bingo runs on Friday afternoons at the Berks Encore Reading Wellness and Activity Center. Nicki and Yaz host the game and call the numbers for the group. The game is one of the regular activities at…
Run by Berks Encore · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 1:00 PM · Free
The Reading Public Museum hosts this senior-friendly screening in The Neag Planetarium, where you watch a documentary and learn more about the stories behind the Museum's exhibits. Guests of all ages…
Run by Reading Public Museum · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
The Womelsdorf Community Library hosts a classic film screening on the fourth Friday of each month. Everyone watches together in the library, and popcorn is served. The group meets in the afternoon…
Run by Womelsdorf Community Library · Womelsdorf
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 3:00 PM · Free
Friday Crafternoon is a craft session for kids at the Robesonia Community Library. Miss Leah leads the activity, and children work on crafts in the library's space on South Brooke Street. This is a…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 23
Historian Kathy Grim leads this evening workshop on the Lenape People, the earliest residents of the Berks County area. She covers local Native American history, culture and daily life, so you get a…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $86.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks is a Maker Date for two. Working with templates and handbuilding methods, you shape slabs of clay and add texture to the surface to build your own ceramic…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening fused glass workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading, set up as a date night for adults. An instructor walks you through choosing a mold and picking your colors, then you arrange…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $105.00
This one evening glassblowing workshop at GoggleWorks is built for two. You and your plus one work in the hot glass studio with professional glassblowers and make a tumbler or a stemless wine glass.…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $96.00
This is a one evening Maker Date in the Metalsmithing Studio at GoggleWorks in Reading, built for two people who want to make something together. You and your plus one design and build a personalized…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Fri, Sep 25, 6:00 PM · $71.00
This one evening watercolor workshop at GoggleWorks in Reading is set up as a date night. You and your partner paint a handmade card set together while sharing a charcuterie spread from Thorn Alley…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · 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
Sat, Sep 26 to Sat, Oct 24 · $25 payable to the instructor at the start of class, includes all supplies
Kristina Smith leads this painting class step by step, so you work along with her from a blank surface to a finished painting. It is built for adults who want a guided session rather than open studio…
Run by Boyertown Community Library · Boyertown
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM · Free
Slime Saturday is a hands-on science session for children at the Reading Public Library. Kids measure out the ingredients, mix them together, and work out what it takes to make the perfect batch of…
Run by Reading Public Library · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 11:30 AM · Free
Luna is a therapy dog who visits the Mifflin Community Library, and the idea is simple: come and read to her. Bring a book you would like to read aloud, or pick one out at the library when you…
Run by Mifflin Community Library · Shillington
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 PM · Free
Curiosity with Coffee is a non-fiction book club for adults at the Reading Public Library's Northeast Branch. This meeting is a Bring Your Own Book session, so there is no single assigned title.…
Run by Reading Public Library - Northeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $89.25 / Non-Member: $105.00
In this one session workshop at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, you carve a wooden spoon or other cooking utensil using traditional hand tools. You learn how to orient your piece of wood for…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Free
Teens gather at Brandywine Community Library to play Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Game Master Morgan teaches players how the game works, so no experience is needed. Teamwork, though, is a must.…
Run by Brandywine Community Library · Topton
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Member: $83.30 / Non-Member: $98.00
This single session workshop at GoggleWorks puts you in front of the furnace to make a glass pumpkin. You gather hot glass, add color, and shape the piece with guidance from the studio artists. The…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:00 PM · Free
Teens can head to the Southeast Branch of the Reading Public Library to play video games and compete against their friends on the library's Switch consoles. The program is for ages 13 to 17, and the…
Run by Reading Public Library - Southeast Branch · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 1:30 PM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing Halloween scene on a 16x20 canvas in a blacklight studio at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. You pick one of the featured Neon Halloween designs and follow along step by step…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 2:00 PM · Free
The Adult Book Club brings readers together at the Robesonia Community Library to talk about one shared title. Miss Izzy leads the discussion. The group's pick is Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi.…
Run by Robesonia Community Library · Robesonia
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 4:00 PM · $45-$55 per person
This is a guided painting workshop at Painting with a Twist in Exeter Township. An instructor walks the group through the featured artwork step by step, so no experience is needed. Guests choose…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 6:30 PM · Free
Mom's Night Out is a relaxed evening for moms at the Boone Area Library, co-hosted by Melanie Hughes. You work on a simple craft while chatting and unwinding with other moms. It is a time to take a…
Run by Boone Area Library · Birdsboro
Starts Sat, Sep 26, 7:00 PM · $47 per person
Paint a Halloween scene that glows under blacklight in this Saturday evening class with Painting with a Twist. Brandalyn leads painters step by step on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, so no experience is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 12:00 AM · Member: $85.00 / Non-Member: $100.00
This one session workshop at GoggleWorks introduces jewelry design with silver precious metal clay. You work with molding tools and basic forming techniques to shape your own piece. When the design…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 10:00 AM · Member: $63.75 / Non-Member: $75.00
Make a handmade book for your ideas, memories and creativity. In this one day workshop, you turn "junk" into an eclectic journal and try different ways of applying materials to the page. You take…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 11:00 AM · $35 per person
Paint a glowing mountain scene with blacklight stars on a 16 by 20 inch canvas, guided step by step by artist Kale. Sunday sessions run late morning into the early afternoon. The painting is…
Run by Painting with a Twist · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 1:00 PM · Free · Register by Sep 24
Penn State Master Gardeners lead this workshop on getting yards and garden beds ready for a Pennsylvania winter. The talk covers ways to stretch the growing season, how to clean up organic matter…
Run by Spring Twp Parks & Recreation · Sinking Spring
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:00 PM · Member: $44.20 / Non-Member: $52.00
Young makers play with clay and learn a variety of techniques to build their own spooky pumpkin lantern. Instructor Zoungy Kligge leads the workshop, and all skill levels are welcome. It meets on a…
Run by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts · Reading
Starts Sun, Sep 27, 2:30 PM · Free
The Last Sunday Book Club is an adult book club at the Bernville Area Community Library. Everyone in the group reads the same title, then meets to talk it over together. It runs alongside the…
Run by Bernville Area Community Library · Bernville