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Mark your calendars! Berks Fiddle Fest is back on September 17, 2023
Berks Fiddle Fest is a family-friendly event celebrating American folklore and local history. Every year, its music, entertainment, and home-cooked food draw thousands from around the region. As traditional-style tunes waft through the air, generations gather amid the vibrant mountain scenery to discover and become part of the area’s enduring culture, art, and community.
Tickets to Berks Fiddle Fest are $TBD. Children can enter for free Thanks too Haldeman Ford of Kutztown.
Time: 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
Location: Bear Creek Mountain Resort
Tickets will be available at the door on the event day. No online/pre-purchase available.
Interested in participating in Berks Fiddle Fest? Fiddle contestants can register on the day of the event or fill out this form. Crafters can register with this form. All forms should be sent to [email protected]
10AM Gospel Service
10:30AM Meadowood Music Student Show Case
11AM Hillary Klug
Noon Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira
Sponsored by Main Street Getaways Dream Vacations
1PM Salute to America and 40yrs of Fiddle Music
1:15PM Fiddle Competition ages 12 and under
2:15PM Fig for a Kiss
Sponsored by The String Tree
2:45PM Fiddle Competition ages 13-17
3:45PM Fig for a Kiss
4:15PM Fiddle Competition ages 18 and older
5PM Fiddlemania, Awards Ceremony, and Swing Low Jam
5:30PM Hillary Klug
You’re invited to our Open Mic in Bear Creek’s amphitheater. Perform your own acoustic act and discover local musicians carrying on folklore traditions.
Solo artists can sign up for 15 minute slots. Musical groups can sign up for 30 minute performances.
To sign up, email. Final details will be provided closer to the festival date. Only acoustic acts can perform.
We’re proud to partner with local businesses nurturing music in Berks County. We encourage you to visit them and contribute to our artistic community.
Kutztown Folk Festival | Meadowood Music
Community support is vital for events like Berks Fiddle Fest and preserving historic music and folklife. While community engagement continues to increase, sponsorships help ensure our local culture and arts continue to flourish.
We would be grateful if you would help support music in Berks County.
Become a Friends & Family Sponsor | Become a Corporate Sponsor
We love your pets, too. However, we only allow service animals at this event.
While you are enjoying the festivities on site, you will not hold Berks Fiddle Fest, Bear Creek Mountain Resort, the staff, or volunteers liable for any injuries to yourself or any lost, stolen, or broken property. Individuals, groups, and contestants give permission to the Berks Fiddle Fest Committee and Bear Creek Mountain Resort to use photos, videos, and names for the promotional marketing material.
We’d be grateful if you would help support music in Berks County.