8th Annual Pennsylvania Tea Festival

The Festival will feature guided tea tastings, tea samplings offered by many tea experts, a variety of Merchants and Vendors, a Range of Teas and Herbal Tisanes, Tea Tastings and Tea Culture, Informative Programs, Musical Entertainment ... and peace and tranquility in the herb gardens!  

Schedule of Events:

Friday Lectures

10:30 a.m. - Tea or Tisane - What’s in Your Cup?  Understanding the Basics of Tea

11:30 a.m. - A Glimpse of Tea in Paint!

12:30 p.m. - Follow The Rainbow of Teas and Tisanes     

1:30 p.m. - Samovars - Symbolic Icon of Russian Culture      

2:30 p.m. - Colonial Tea Parties 

Friday Tea Tastings

(Tasting sessions are held in the Steeping Room. From the festival entrance, follow the walkway straight back to the cement building.)

9:15– 10:15 a.m. - Morning  Mocktails (Sold Out)

10:30 a.m. - A Comparative Tasting:  Darjeeling vs. Nepal Teas (Sold Out)

12:00 p.m. - Infuse your Day with White Tea

1:30 p.m. - Beyond the cup: Adding Tea to your Culinary Creations (Sold Out)

2:00 p.m. - Sip and Paint (Limited Availability)

3:00 p.m. - Infuse your Day with Vanilla, Honey & Tea (Sold Out)

3:00 p.m. - Discover the Joy of Embroidery  - Embroidered Jewelry Workshop (off site)

Friday Garden Activities

10:00 a.m. - Kombucha Tastings - Meet at the Picnic Table

10:15 a.m. - Garden Tour - Herbs for the Tea Pot (and a few for the cooking pot, too) - Meet at the Giant Tea Cup

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Special Culinary Tasting - In the Herb Garden

2:00 p.m. - Garden Tour - "A Weed for Every Need" - Meet at the Giant Tea Cup

2:30 p.m. - Kombucha Tastings - Meet at the Picnic Table

3:15 p.m. - “Sip for Peace” - Meet at the Peace Pole    

Friday Literary Chats & Musical Line Up

Friday Literary Chats

11:00 a.m. - Sheryl Ickes
1:00 p.m. - Misty Simon

Friday Musical Line Up

10:30 - 12:30 p.m. - Jonathan Frazier
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Mary-Kate Spring

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