On Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Dreibelbis Farm Historical Society will host our annual Farm Festival at the Historic Dreibelbis Farm in Virginville. The Society is
a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the Historic Dreibelbis Farm and to make it available to the public for educational, historical, and environmental purposes.
The 180+ acre farm has been owned by the Dreibelbis family for nearly 250 years. Built in the 1860’s, the un-remodeled brick farmhouse is perhaps one of the best living reminders of rural
life in Berks County. Among the activities will be demonstrations of life on the farm— kitchen crafts, open-hearth cooking, butchering, dairy chores, spinning, quilting, sewing, and
blacksmithing. Pennsylvania-German rural work-life will feature lots of old-time tools and farming activities, including plowing with oxen. Our expanded nature trail will be open along
with Native American displays, a horse-drawn wagon ride and lots of old-time games and activities for the children. Special talks on local archaeology, local units in the Civil War, Native American storytelling, Revolutionary War enactors, and a Civil War Veterans Display will bring the past to life for modern folks. Special period music will be offered throughout the day. Food will be available provided by the Virginville Grange. There is no admission charge to the festival with only a nominal parking charge. An entrance fee is charged for tours of the main house. The event will be held rain or shine.
The Historic Dreibelbis Farm is located on Route 143 south of the village of Virginville. GPS Address: 356 Hard Hill Road, Hamburg, PA 19526. (Editors, please note: the street address is,
indeed, “Hamburg”.)
For more information visit www.Dreibelbisfarm.org
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