Posted on December 10, 2019 by Heather Adams

GoggleWorks Arts Festival Reading & Holiday Market

by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

GoggleWorks Arts Festival Reading & Holiday Market

Arts Festival Reading, presented by GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, welcomes thousands of visitors to explore our historic, post-industrial campus and immerse themselves in the arts. Now in its 8th year, Arts Festival Reading is expanding as a holiday market, and moving from its traditional October date to December 14-15, 2019.  This will mean attendees can grab handcrafted art and holiday gifts from some the country’s finest artists, artisans, and craftspeople, as well as enjoy unique holiday activities, performances, food, and fun.

Despite the expansion, Arts Festival Reading will continue to exhibit a juried roster of established and emerging artists and their work, and showcasing the processes of making through live art demonstrations and hands-on workshops. The two-day event also features live music and performances on the Sly Fox Stage, locally-sourced food and craft beverages, and much more.

Location:
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
201 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601

Dates & Times:
Saturday, December 14 & Sunday, December 15
10am – 5pm

Admission:
$8 – advanced purchase
$10 – at the door
kids 12 and under are free

To volunteer please contact: [email protected]

Purchase Tickets

Attendees will be able to pre-register for our Glass Blown Ornament workshops at Arts Festival Reading! These make for beautiful additions to any home. Don’t miss a chance to grab a spot! PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

The Den by Sly Fox Grand Opening

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts and Sly Fox Brewing Co. are partnering to welcome The Den restaurant to the art center campus, located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania. As a part of the new partnership, Sly Fox will also cater GoggleWorks’ many events on campus and bring unique music and social events to downtown Reading.

The partnership builds on GoggleWorks’ emphasis on program innovation, with new youth education, culinary, STEAM, and virtual reality initiatives announced in recent years. The restaurant, which will also serve beer, liquor and wine, will focus its food menu on sandwiches, salads, and other fresh, local offerings that are low-cost and high-quality for GoggleWorks’ nearly 300,000 annual visitors. Guests can bring drinks and food into the Boscov theatre, screening films two to three times daily, in addition to other performances and events.

Sly Fox is planning a soft open date of The Den in early December, and will be in operation during Arts Festival Reading.

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Community Testimonials

Wish my town had a channel like this, very cool idea to bring the community together and give people a platform.

James

I wanted to thank you again for the opportunity you have created for our kids.  This experience is more than the TV show.  Eight students who probably never would have talked to each other were excited to execute a plan. Know that you make a difference.

Kristi

Thanks for your commitment to communication far and wide, for your technical support, and tireless efforts to bring fresh programs to BCTV. Bravo!

Liz

Thank you for always being receptive to my ideas. All of your efforts help me to help others and that is a blessing to me.

Adrean

Fantastic work and thanks so much for the quick turnaround!  Always a pleasure to work with you and the rest of the BCTV team!

Jim

Thank you and your staff for all you do to accommodate so many different shows, personalities, etc.!  Can’t be easy, but we really do appreciate it.

Martha

I am happy and proud to be a part of such a dedicated assembly of talent and purpose. Thank you for being a part of my efforts to promote theater and the arts in this region.

David