Hay Creek Valley Historical Association

10/08/2026

🍎 Your weekend plans just got sweeter! Just in from our kitchen! Stop by Joanna Furnace on Friday, October 9th, to pick up Soup, Apple Crisp, and Apple Pies from 12 pm to 5 pm!

Always delicious and perfect for the weekend!
• Chicken Corn Noodle
• Ham & Bean
• Beef Vegetable
• Chicken Pot Pie

Plus, get an early start celebrating Hay Creek Apple Festival by purchasing apple crisp and apple pies! Yum!

Soup: $13/Quart, 2 for $25
Apple Crisp: $9
Apple Pie: $13, 2 for $25
Corn Pies: $12 (limited amount)

🍎 PLUS, Joanna Store Food Truck will be on-site Friday from 11AM – 1PM, offering lunch to the public!

Stop by Friday, October 9th, 12PM - 5PM
We're located at 1250 Furnace Road, Geigertown, PA 19523

Share our post with your friends and family, and have them meet you for the fun this weekend!

🍎 Our Hay Creek Apple Festival is almost here, too! Join us October 10–11 at historic Joanna Furnace for our sweetest event of the year—and admission is FREE!

🥞 Come for breakfast and start your morning with something delicious!
🛍️ Browse the flea market for your next great find.
🍂 Enjoy tasty food, fall activities, and a wonderful day with family and friends.

🥧 Calling all bakers! There’s still time to plan your Apple Baking Contest entry. Bring your homemade apple creation and a complete recipe Saturday, October 10, between 8–9 a.m. Categories include Breads/Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Miscellaneous, and Youth for bakers under 18.

📅 Saturday, October 10: 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
📅 Sunday, October 11: 7 a.m.–3 p.m.
📍 Historic Joanna Furnace
🎟️ FREE admission!

Our event is rain or shine, with limited activities if it rains Sunday, BUT stop by for our delicious food sales!

Come hungry, bring your favorite people, and celebrate the sweetness of fall with us! ❤️🍎 Who’s joining you? Tag them below!

Details: https://haycreek.org/hay-creek-applefestival/

10/06/2026

🍎🍂 Your weekend plans just got sweeter!

The Hay Creek Apple Festival returns to Historic Joanna Furnace THIS WEEKEND, October 10–11! Bring your family, gather your friends, and join us for a delicious celebration of fall!

🥞 Start your morning with an apple pancake breakfast.
🥧 Enjoy apple dumplings, pies, crisp, fritters, and more!
🛍️ Browse the flea and craft market.
🍁 Make memories with family activities in a beautiful historic setting.

🍎🍎 Compete in our Apple Baking Contest! 🍎🍎
Choose your favorite apple variety and bring your homemade creation to Joanna Furnace on Saturday, October 10, between 8 and 9 a.m. Please include a copy of your complete recipe.

Enter one of five categories: Breads/Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Miscellaneous, or Youth for bakers under 18. Judging begins at 10 a.m., and winners will be announced during the day. First-place winners in the four adult categories will each receive $30; the Youth category winner will receive a non-cash prize.

📅 Saturday, October 10: 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
📅 Sunday, October 11: 7 a.m.–3 p.m.
📍 Historic Joanna Furnace
🎟️ FREE admission!

Come hungry, spend the day, and savor a favorite Berks County fall tradition! Tag your festival crew and share this post to spread the word. 🍎

Plan your visit: https://haycreek.org/hay-creek-applefestival/

09/27/2026

🍎 Calling all apple bakers! Do friends and family ask you to bring your apple pie, cookies, cake, or another favorite treat to every gathering? Enter it in the 2026 Hay Creek Apple Festival Baking Contest!

Choose your favorite apple variety and bring your homemade creation to Joanna Furnace on Saturday, October 10, between 8 and 9 a.m. Please include a copy of your complete recipe.

Enter one of five categories: Breads/Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Miscellaneous, or Youth for bakers under 18. Judging begins at 10 a.m., and winners will be announced during the day. First-place winners in the four adult categories will each receive $30; the Youth category winner will receive a non-cash prize.

All baked entries will be sold at the festival, with proceeds supporting the restoration of Joanna Furnace. So whether your recipe has been passed down for generations or you’ve created something entirely your own, we’d love to see what you bake!

Get details at https://haycreek.org/hay-creek-applefestival/ 🍏

09/24/2026

🍎 Calling all apple bakers! Does your family have a recipe everyone asks for? The Hay Creek Apple Festival is the perfect place to put it in the spotlight. Enter the Apple Baking Contest and share a little slice of your baking talent with the community!
Get details online! 🥧

The Hay Creek Apple Festival & Flea and Craft Market returns to Joanna Furnace October 10–11, 2026. Come for the apple delights, explore the market, and enjoy activities for the whole family as you get a taste of 18th-century life.

📅 Saturday: 7 a.m.–5 p.m.
📅 Sunday: 7 a.m.–3 p.m.

Find festival and Apple Pie Contest details here: https://haycreek.org/hay-creek-applefestival/

Interested in selling at the Flea and Craft Market? Find the vendor application here:https://haycreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Flea-Market-Registration-2026MF.pdf or contact Mary Frazer at [email protected].

Questions? Call 610-286-0388 or email [email protected].

Who makes the best apple pie in your family? Tag your baker! 🍏

09/14/2026

🎵🎵 Here's a real treat! The M&J Big Band replays from our event on YouTube! Enjoy and share their link with your family, friends and !!! 🎵🎵

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09/14/2026

🎉 Thank you for making the 50th Hay Creek Festival so special!

We are incredibly grateful to the dedicated volunteers who gave their time and talents—and to everyone who attended, participated, demonstrated, performed, sponsored, supported, and celebrated with us.

Together, we honored 50 years of history, community, and Hay Creek tradition. Here’s to the next 50! ❤️

Thanks to all the media in Berks County and beyond for sharing our story!

📸 Did you take photos during the festival? Share your favorites in the comments—we’d love to see the festival through your eyes!

09/13/2026

🍎 It’s the final day of the 50th Annual Hay Creek Festival!

If you haven’t visited yet—or you’re ready to come back for more—join us today, Sunday, September 13, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. at Historic Joanna Furnace!

Experience living history, traditional crafts, fascinating demonstrations, historic machinery, delicious food, live entertainment, family activities and 50 years of Hay Creek memories—all in one remarkable day.

📰 We also extend a heartfelt thank-you to the Reading Eagle for helping us celebrate this milestone and sharing the story of our 50th Festival with the community! Read the coverage here:
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/09/12/hay-creek-festival-marks-50-years/

Don’t miss your final opportunity to be part of this historic anniversary celebration!

🍎 50th Annual Hay Creek Festival
📅 Today—Sunday, September 13
⏰ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Historic Joanna Furnace

Visit https://haycreek.org/ for festival details and more information about Hay Creek Valley Historical Association.