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Saturday, August 9th
19th Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival
August 7th, 8th & 9th
8am to 5pm
Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch with the 19th annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at Reading Terminal Market. The three-day festival will take place in the Markets Center Court seating area on August 7th, 8th and 9th from 8 am to 5 pm and will feature handmade crafts including quilts, woodcrafts, paintings, hand braided rugs, wooden toys, and cedar chests. Traditional foods including chicken pot-pie, donuts, ice cream, pies and canned fruits and vegetables will be available.
19th Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival
August 7th, 8th & 9th
8am to 5pm
On Saturday, August 9th the festival moves outdoors to create a country fair in the city. The 1100 block of Arch Street will be closed to traffic and a petting zoo with sheep, goats, chickens, donkeys, calves, horses and pigs will fill the street. Amish buggy rides and horse drawn wagon rides around the Market, as well as country and bluegrass bands, round out the entertainment.
Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch with the 19th annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at Reading Terminal Market. The three-day festival will take place in the Markets Center Court seating area on August 7th, 8th and 9th from 8 am to 5 pm and will feature handmade crafts including quilts, woodcrafts, paintings, hand braided rugs, wooden toys, and cedar chests. Traditional foods including chicken pot-pie, donuts, ice cream, pies and canned fruits and vegetables will be available.
Taste of Philadelphia: Market Tours
Every Wednesday & Saturday Learn the story behind cheese steaks, hoagies, pretzels and other Philly food favorites, and the 114-year history of the vibrant Reading Terminal Market where they’re sold during this 75-minute, food-writer-led walking tour.
The tour leaves from the Market information desk at 12th and Filbert streets in the heart of downtown Philadelphia at 10 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday. Reservations Required.
Cost is $14.95 for adults and $8.95 for children ages 7 to 11. Private tours also available.
Call 215-545-8007 for Reservations Or email Carolyn Wyman for more information.
