2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
LIVE MUSIC, Entertainment,
Educational Demos & Speakers:
12 pm
Welcome and opening announcements with emcee Hamilton Newton
12:15
Reading High Jazz Band
1 pm
Traditional and original music presented in timeless fashion
2:30 pm
Mix of folk and acoustic roots music
3:45 pm
John King Dance Band
hi energy machine, pumping out song after song, rock,
soul, Motown, funk, and POP that don't stop!
5 pm
Poetry that Works - Dr T
5:20 pm
Hamilton Newton - DJ
12pm
Barry Lee and Spirit Wing, Stoney's Boys
1 pm
Jennifer Craig - Poetry with Flute
2 pm
Amanda Funk, Widocktadwen Center for Native Knowledge - Foraging in Parks & Invasive Species
3 pm
Turtle Moon Flute Circle
3:30
Pam Gockley - Tree Care
3:45
Barry Lee & Spirit Wing, Stoney's Boys
12 pm
DJ Mike DiFazio
12:30
PA Bat Rescue - Live Demo & Talk
1:30
"Solar in Reading" Talk - Bethany Ayers Fisher
2 pm
3:15
Passenger Rail to/From Berks County - a talk with Tom Frawley
4 pm
Red Creek Wildlife Center - Live Animal Demo
5:15
Folk Community Center Scholarship
2:30 pm & 4 pm,
Near the Food Vendors
12:30 - Yoga
1:30 - Workshop
@ the Bandshell
12-4 pm
Ironstone Petting Zoo
Native American Beading - Near Stage 2
Lots of fun interactive opportunities and many of the exhibitors throughout the day!
Ask at the Info Table about the Scavenger Hunt!
Butterflies & Bubbles!
1:30 City Park History Tour
4 pm City Greenhouse Tour
*Ask at the Earth Day Berks Info Table for details
updated 4/15/2026