Your weekly guide to the events and happenings in and around Boyertown, PA
What to do? Where to go? Here is your one stop list of community events, music, arts, food, business specials, and historic events for Boyertown and beyond…
As a Boyertown graduate, a real estate agent at Glocker Realty, and also a proud member of Building a Better Boyertown, I have had the joy of watching our little town grow. I enjoy having any part in helping our community to move forward. I hope this weekly blog will help shine a light on all the great things happening in and around Boyertown, PA
Here is what’s going down during the week of 9/16/2021 – 9/22/2021
BOYERTOWN’S OKTOBERFEST 2021!
Strap on your lederhosen, throw on your dirndl, and call out to your friends on the alphorn, because it’s OKTOBERFEST! Building a Better Boyertown will be hosting it’s 14th Oktoberfest this Friday, September 17th from 5-10pm and Saturday, September 18th from 11am-10pm. This year is going to be geared more towards a authentic German Oktoberfest experience. There will be German dance groups and musicians throughout the event. You can also try your hand at axe throwing, keg bowling, stein relays, and stein holding competitions. Of course, they will be serving a variety of local and International Oktoberfest style beers too. This event isn’t just for adults, there will be activities for the kids as well, including face painting, caricatures, and bounce houses. Additionally, there will be a bunch of great crafters/vendors and food choices onsite throughout both days. So, gather up your friends and family and party like the Germans do this weekend…PROST!
Below is the entertainment schedule. For more info on Boyertown’s Oktoberfest, click HERE
Friday 5-9pm – Emil Schanta Band
Saturday 12 noon – German baking competition
Saturday 1-3pm – GTV Edelweiss Dancers & Auerhahn Schuhplatter Verein Dancers
Saturday 3-6pm – Kermit Ohlinger
Saturday 6-9pm – Happy Dutchman German Band
Do you know how Oktoberfest started? Why is it held in September? Lets find out…
The original fest was the celebration of a Bavarian royal wedding. Princess Teresa (Therese) of Bavaria (1792-1854) had married crown prince Ludwig I (later king of Bavaria) on the evening of October 12, 1810. The next day, the city began celebrating the wedding with various activities, including concerts, parties, balls, and ended with a horse race on October 17th. It all went so well that the Bavarian royal family decided to hold another party and race a year later, beginning the Oktoberfest tradition.
In the following years, the celebrations were repeated and, later, the festival was prolonged and moved forward into September. By moving the festivities up, it allowed for better weather conditions. With warmer September nights, visitors were able to enjoy the gardens and outdoor festivities much longer.
Today, Oktoberfest takes place on a 104-acre area called Theresienwiese (Therese’s meadow), in Munich, Germany, and attracts over six million visitors each year. It is a 16-to-18-day event that begins in September and ends on the first Sunday in October – unless that Sunday falls on the 1st or 2nd, in which case the festival continues until October 3, a German national holiday (Reunification Day). There is an average 7,500,000 liters of beer sold during Oktoberfest, and it takes about 13,000 workers to put the event on each year. Munich’s Oktoberfest is known as the largest celebration in the world…and for good reason.
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Events List
THURSDAY 9/16/2021
- Fall Frolic Scavenger Hunt (giveaway) – Glocker Realty & Insurance, Boyertown 9am-5pm
- Oley Valley Community Fair – Oley Valley Community Fairgrounds 9am-11pm
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-7pm
- Boyertown Evening Market (farm market) – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles (parking lot) – 4-8pm
- Audubon Oaks Lions Club Fundraiser (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford 7pm
- Pottstown Hospital-Amazing Raise Fundraiser (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford 7pm
- TCN Fundraiser (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford 7pm
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
FRIDAY 9/17/2021
- Fall Frolic Scavenger Hunt (giveaway) – Glocker Realty & Insurance, Boyertown 9am-5pm
- Oley Valley Community Fair – Oley Valley Community Fairgrounds 9am-11pm
- Wilcox Farm Corn Maze – Wilcox Farm, Boyertown 9am-midnight
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-7pm
- Railbikes – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 3pm & 6:30pm
- Justin & Glenn (live music) – The Other Farm Brewing Company, Boyertown 5-8pm
- Boyertown Oktoberfest 2021 – Building A Better Boyertown 5-10pm
- Ken Pierson (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 6-9pm
- Kurt Metzger (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford 7pm
- Dennis Grabowski (live music) – Copperfield Inn at Lakeside, Limerick 7pm
- Tom Flott (live music) – J.J. Ratigan Brewing Company, Pottstown 7-10pm
- Buzzer Band (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SATURDAY 9/18/2021
- Oley Valley Community Fair – Oley Valley Community Fairgrounds 9am-11pm
- Wilcox Farm Corn Maze – Wilcox Farm, Boyertown 9am-midnight
- Railbikes – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 10am
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-8pm
- Boyertown Oktoberfest 2021 – Building A Better Boyertown 11am-10pm
- “Abstract, Impressionism and Reality” Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Autumn Splendor (train ride)– Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 1pm
- New Hanover Twp Fall Frolic – Hickory Park, Gilbertsville 1-5pm
- Relay & Bark For Life of Pottstown – Memorial Park, Pottstown 2-8pm
- Come to the Table FREE MEAL – St John’s Lutheran Church of Boyertown 4:30-5:30pm
- Belfast Connection (live music) – The Other Farm Brewing Company, Boyertown 5-8pm
- Carmen Tee (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 6-9pm
- Jason Salmon (live comedy) – SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford 7pm
- Ric Reyes (live music) – Copperfield Inn at Lakeside, Limerick 7pm
- John Valerio (live music) – J.J. Ratigan Brewing Company, Pottstown 7-10pm
- Cody Templeton Band (live music) – Creekside Sports Bar & Grille, Royersford 8-12pm
- DJ and Karaoke – Washington Grille & Pub, Bechtelsville 9pm
- Saturday Night Karaoke – Durango’s Saloon, Boyertown 10pm-1:30am
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
SUNDAY 9/19/2021
- Wilcox Farm Corn Maze – Wilcox Farm, Boyertown 9am-9pm
- Railbikes – Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 10am
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-5pm
- “Abstract, Impressionism and Reality” Exhibition – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 12-2pm
- Autumn Splendor (train ride)– Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 1pm
- Sunday History Talks with Bob Wood – Studio B Art Gallery, Boyertown 1-2pm
- Sunset Skyz Music Duo (live music) – Adello Vineyard & Winery, Perkiomenville 2-5pm
- First Responders Train (train ride)– Colebrookdale Railroad, Boyertown 5pm
- Berks Fiddle Fest (live music) – Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie 9am-6pm
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
MONDAY 9/20/2021
- Fall Frolic Scavenger Hunt (giveaway) – Glocker Realty & Insurance, Boyertown 9am-5pm
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-7pm
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
TUESDAY 9/21/2021
- Fall Frolic Scavenger Hunt (giveaway) – Glocker Realty & Insurance, Boyertown 9am-5pm
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-7pm
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
WEDNESDAY 9/22/2021
- Fall Frolic Scavenger Hunt (giveaway) – Glocker Realty & Insurance, Boyertown 9am-5pm
- Fall Fest Family Fun Days – Oley Turnpike Dairy, Oley 11am-7pm
- Q&A with Kendra and Autumn (facebook live) – Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles 2-2:15pm
- The Cast at Glocker (facebook live) – Glocker Realty & Insurance 6-7pm
- Cry Macho (movie) – The State Theatre, Boyertown
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