PA German Dialect Community Events - 2026

Produced in Collaboration with the Pennsylvaanisch Deitsch Fersommling vun Barricks Kounty

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  • JANUARY

    02 - Pennsylvania German Hour - BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    17 - Grundsau Lodge No. 17 - Ladies Welcome, Mt. Aetna Fire Co. Myerstown- 12:17 p.m.

    21 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

    22 - Grundsau Lodge No. 4, Benner Hall, Richland 6:30 p.m.

    28 - Grundsau Lodge No. 15, Kutztown Grange - 6:30 p.m.

    31 - Groundhog Day for Children, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Zion UMC Church, Iona, Lebanon

  • FEBRUARY

    02 - Will “Uni” see his shadow? Union Canal, Myerstown - 8:00 a.m.

    02 - Groundhog Day Celebration, Lodge #16, Wehr’s Dam, Orefield - 7:00 a.m.

    02 - Grundsau Lodge No. l, Virginville Grange - 6:30 p.m.

    06 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    06 Grundsau Lodge No. 11, Polk Township Fire Co., Kresgeville - 6:30 p.m

    18 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

    27 - Grundsau Lodge No. 6, Polk Twp Fire Co, Kresgeville - 6:00 p.m.

    28 - Grundsau Lodge No. 6; Fersommling No. 74, Polk T. Fire Co., Kresgeville - 6:30 p.m.

  • MARCH

    06 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    06 - Grundsau Lodge No. 16 - 6:30 p.m Northern Valley EMS Ambulance, Ormrod, PA

    13 - Grundsau Lodge No. 18, Emerald Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m.

    18 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

    19 - Grundsau Lodge No. 14, East Greenville Fire Co. 6:30 p.m.

    21 - PA German Zammelaaf - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Zion UMC Church, Iona, Lebanon

    27 - Grundsau Lodge No. 10, Polk Twp Fire Co, Kresgeville - 6:00 p.m.

    28 - Easter on the Farm - PA German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    30 - Grundsau Lodge No. 13, East Greenville Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m.

    31 - Grundsau Lodge No. 13; Fersommling No. 62, East Greenville. Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m. Contact Barry Miller, 610-967-4836

  • APRIL

    03 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    06 - Baerricks Kounty Fersommling, No. 85, Leesport Auction Hall - 5:30 p.m.

    10 - Grundsau Lodge No. 8 New Ringgold Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m

    11 - Grundsau Lodge No. 12 Mt. Aetna Fire Co. Myerstown - 11:47 a.m.

    15 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

    21 - Upper Perkiomen Ladies No. 7 Banquet, East Greenville Fire Co. 6:30 p.m.

    23 - Grundsau Lodge No. 7, East Greenville Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m.

    24 – Grundsau Lodge No. 7, Fersommling No. 73, East Greenville Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m. Contact Ronald Marx, 610-845-2525

    23 – Dialect Service, Zoar Lutheran Church 360 Freeport Rd., Lebanon - 2:30 p.m.

    26 – Grundsau Lodge No. 7, Fersommling No. 68 East Greenville Fire Co. - 6:30 p.m.

    28 – Unner Mahanoy un Nochberschaft, Fersommling, Mountainside Community Center - 5:45 p.m.

    29 – 300th Anniversary of Tulpehocken self directed Church tour of 17 churches

  • MAY

    01 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    02 - Nicholas Stoltzfus Home Benefit Auction 1700 Tulp. Rd., Wyomissing - 9:00 a.m.

    20 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

  • JUNE

    05 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    18 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society Picnic, Kauffman’s Chicken Bar-B-Que, Bethel, 4-7p.m.

    27 - Cherry Fair & Early American Craft Show, Farm, Historic Schaefferstown - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    27 - Pennsylvania German Day - PA German Cultural Heritage Center, 10am-3pm, free registration required

  • JULY

    03 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

  • AUGUST

    07 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    07-08 - Goschenhoppen Folk Festival, Antes Plantation, Frederick

    22 - Farm Festival - Historic Dreibelbis Farm, Virginville - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  • SEPTEMBER

    04 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    13 - Pennsylvania German Dialect Service, Wenger Meetinghouse, Jonestown - 3:00 p.m.

    16 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

    19-20 - Fall Harvest Fair - Farm, Historic Schaefferstown, Sat 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun 11:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

    23 - Die Grossdaadi Grundsow Lodge, Kutztown Grange Hall - 6:30 p.m.

    26 - Heemet Fescht - PA German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University 11:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.

    26 - Belleman’s Church Dialect Service (2:00 p.m.) Prepaid Turkey & Waffle Supper Takeout 3-6 p.m. Call 610-926-0461

  • OCTOBER

    02 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    03 - West Berks County Fersommling, 1:00 p.m. United Church of Christ (formerly St. Paul’s), Robesonia

    06 - GERMAN-AMERICAN DAY

    21 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

  • NOVEMBER

    06 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    07 - Oley Daal Versammling, Oley Fair Centre, Oley, PA

    13-14 - Pennsylvania Germans & the Revolution Conference, PA German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown, registration required

    18 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

  • DECEMBER

    04 - Pennsylvania German Hour – BCTV Comcast Channel 15 - 10:00 a.m.

    05 - Pennsylvania German Christmas Program, Monroe Valley Chapel, Jonestown 2:00 p.m.

    05 - Christmas on the Farm - PA German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

    07 - A Pennsylvania German Christmas, Wenger Meetinghouse, Jonestown 3:00 p.m.

    11-12 - Christkindlmarkt – St. Paul’s UCC , Schaefferstown Friday 4:00-8:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m.-3 p.m.

    16 - PG Dialect and Kultur Society - CountryFare Myerstown - Breakfast starts 6:30 a.m. Meeting 8:00 a.m.

Dialect Classes & Conversation Groups

BERKS & LEHIGH

  • Berks History Center, Reading, PA, https://berkshistory.org/learn/pa-dutch-classes/ • (610) 375-4375 • info@berkshistory.org
  • PA Dutch Conversation Class, Jordan Lutheran Church, 5103 Snowdrift Road, Orefield, PA 18069, Runs Tues Jan 15 through April 9, Contact Jean & Dave Adam (610) 395-4282

LANCASTER, LEBANON & BEYOND

  • Dialect Class - Lancaster Mennonite HS, (717) 393-9745 • www.lmhs.org
  • Schaefferstown Dialect Class, Contact Alice Oskam, (717) 866-5242
  • PA German Dialect Conversation Group, Muddy Creek Library, Fairmont Nursing Home, Ephrata, PA. Meets monthly (1st or 2nd Friday) 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Contact Keith (Butch) Reigart (717) 318-6420
  • Shamokin Dialect Class, Contact N. Daniel Schwalm, (570) 648-4095

 

Pennsylvania Dutch 101: Online with Doug Madenford

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Der Pennsylfaanisch Deitsch Schtunn

Berks Community Television, Channel 15, 1st Friday of each month – 10:00 a.m.
Replays – Sat. 9 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.; Tue. 2:00 p.m. or online at www.bctv.org.

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  • Dialect Organizations & Cultural Museums
    • PA German Cultural Heritage Center, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania,
      22 Luckenbill Road Kutztown, PA 19530 •(610) 683-1589 • www.kutztown.edu/pgchc
    • Pennsylvania German Society, PO Box 118, Ephrata, PA 17522
      (717) 597-7940 • www.pgs.org
    • Berks County Fersommling - Leesport - Call Linda Alspach, (484) 955-1245
    • West Berks County Fersammling - Robesonia - Call John Rausch, (610) 488-1400
    • Groundhog Lodges - Call for information - David Adam, (610)395-4282
    • Unner Mahanoy un Nochberschaft Fersommling - Call Dan Schwalm, (570) 648-4095
    • PA German Zammelaaf - Lebanon County - Call Alice Spayd, (717) 933-5511
    • Pennsylvania German Dialect and Kultur Society, CountryFare, Myerstown
      Meets monthly (3rd Wed) 8:00 a.m. Sept. - May, picnic in June
    • Landis Valley Museum, 2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster PA 17601 •(717) 569-0401 • www.landisvalleymuseum.org
    • Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602 •(717) 393-9745 • www.lmhs.org
    • Mennonite Heritage Center, PO Box 82, Harleysville, PA 19138 • (215) 256-3020 • www.mhep.org
    • Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, 105 Seminary St., Pennsburg, PA 18073 • (215) 679-3103 • www.schwenkfelder.org
    • The Peter Wentz Farmstead Society, PO Box 240, Worcester, PA 19490 • (215) 589-5104 • www.peterwentzfarmsteadsociety.org
    • Goschenhoppen Historians - Red Men’s Hall, PO Box 476, Green Lane, PA18054 • (215) 234-8953
    • Historic Schaefferstown, Inc., PO Box 307, Schaefferstown, PA 17088 • (717) 949-2244 • www.hsimuseum.org
    • Conrad Weiser Homestead, 28 Weiser Lane Womelsdorf, PA 19567 • (610) 589-2934 • www.conradweiserhomestead.org
    • Johannes Schwalm Historic Association, PO Box 127, Scotland, PA 17254 • www.jsha.org
    • Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society, Rte 143 south of Virginville, PA, 356 Hard Hill Road, Hamburg, PA 19526 • www.dreibelbisfarm.org