6th Annual Berks Co. Celtic Oyster Fest
Saturday August 23, 2008 - 1pm - 9pm
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Drive time from nearby cities :
Harrisburg 55 miles
Balt. MD 120 miles
Wash. D.C. 180 miles
Philadelphia 58 miles
Pottsville 35 miles
Norristown 38 miles
Hazelton 75 miles
Wilkes-Barre 85 miles
Scranton 100 miles
Lancaster 35 miles
Allentown 35 miles
Bethlehem 48 miles
Admission price at the entrance to the festival is $9.00 - Children 12 and under free. If you wish you can purchase advance tickets at $7.00 per ticket, up to five days prior to the festival, by sending a s.a.s.e. and payment to the address on the application. To purchase advance tickets you may now download an purchase advanced tickets request form by using this link.
ADVISORY
All persons attending the festival are advised that proper ID will be required to purchase alcoholic beverages. Under Pennsylvania Liquor Control laws, a special license to sell alcholic beverages has been issued to the festival sponsor and all alcoholic beverages must be purchased on site. Therefore, it is against the law to bring beverages of any type onto the festival grounds. Violators will be dealt with under the law.
Have any questions? Please feel free to contact us by e-mail for any questions or information re. the Oyster Festival
e-mail here
Your Hosts:
St. Brendan’s
Home Association
P.O. Box 15102
Reading, Pa 19612
This site is updated regularly
Date of last update was May 13, 2008
Welcome...
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Welcome to the site for the Celtic Oyster Festival of Berks County Pennsylvania scheduled for Saturday August 23, 2008 at St. Benedict’s Picnic Grove, Route 10, Morgantown Road, Mohnton, Pa. The grove is located between Morgantown and Reading and is easily accessible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (route 76) and Route 422, via Route 176. We have added a map for your convenience, see link to the left.
We encourage you to take advantage of our advance ticket sale and urge you to visit our website often as there will be more information about the festival updated regularly. Visit our Guestbook as well and add your comments about the festival for others to see. Share your experience and let us know how you enjoyed your day.
We invite you to participate in our sponsor programs and vendor programs as well. Be sure to explore our website to see more about who we are and the opportunities available to participate in this celebration of Celtic Heritage.
As with any successful undertaking, we continue to rely on volunteers to help out in the various areas of our Festival. If you would be interested in helping out, we have established a link where you can let us know if you wish to volunteer during this year's festival. There are several areas where help would be greatly appreciated; Working the Gate, Kitchen area, set-up and clean-up, Bar, etc. The Volunteer Form allows you to specify what hours you would like to work. Just complete the form and submit it through the email link attached and we will be in contact with you. Thank You!
We look forward to seeing all of you again this year and hope you will enjoy your day as we celebrate Celtic Heritage in Berks County!
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
FESTIVAL UPDATE
We have made some changes to our site, including biographical information on each of the groups that we be at the festival this year. Please check back often as we will continue to add information as it becomes available. thank you for our patience. For those interested the advanced ticket order form is now available for downloading.
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
For information on this years entertainers and the performance schedule for both the Highland Stage and St. Brendan's Pavillion please click here.
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