We will celebrate our 13th Annual Guts & Glory Event on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Jim Dietrich Park from 11 AM to 3 PM!⛈️ Inclement Weather Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026
📍Jim Dietrich Park in Muhlenberg Township
Address: 4899 Stoudts Ferry Bridge Road Reading, PA
🌳 This is a health and wellness festival for EVERY BODY! Local nonprofit, My Gut Instinct, is proud to host their 13th annual event thanks to their long-standing title sponsor, Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.
🫶🏽 Guts and Glory has grown into one of Berks County’s most anticipated community health celebrations — uniting thousands in a shared mission of education, empowerment, and joyful living.
❗Thrive from the inside out by stopping by this FREE community event that is pet-friendly and meant for all ages. This event brings together the full spectrum of wellness with more than 100 vendors and community partners spanning nutrition, fitness, preventive health, integrative medicine, mental well-being, and lifestyle balance. Those in attendance (our Wellness Warriors) will enjoy:
💬 Expert lectures on nutrition and fitness
💆🏾♀️ Massage and yoga
🩺 FREE health screenings & hands-on educational booths
💪🏽 Fitness zones
🛁 Holistic experts & stress relief tips
🥕 A vibrant Farmer's & Maker's Market
🕺🏻 Live active demos and performances (participation encouraged)
🎶 Live DJ
🍜 Delicious food and drinks for sale
🖍️ Kid activities
🥦 Veggie race (featuring the infamous R-Phils veggies) sponsored by Drexel University College of Medicine
🥼 Alternative therapies
➡️ Walk through an inflatable colon exhibit for an interactive, educational experience through a large-scale model of the human colon that highlights common disease conditions
🚑 First responders
👕 Event t-shirts for sale
🧡 Community partners & Nonprofit organizations
🤍 This year, we are proud to introduce an exciting new event layout designed around our six core pillars of whole‑body health: NOURISH, REST, MOVE, PREVENT, GLOW, and COMMUNITY. Each zone will feature signature, high‑impact activities crafted to spark learning, inspire healthy habits, and invite hands‑on participation from attendees of all ages.
🧡ABOUT MY GUT INSTINCT: This local nonprofit's mission is to collaboratively inspire and empower our community to embrace health and eat and live better for longevity. Our organization aims to increase awareness of preventable diseases that impact community health. We focus on preventing these avoidable diseases through motivating the community to make healthy choices, promoting cancer screenings, and raising awareness for various health concerns.
❗SEE OUR DISCUSSION PAGE TO LEARN ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE VENDORS JOINING US THIS YEAR!
Event venue
Jim Dietrich Park, 1038 River Crest Dr, Reading, PA 19605-1358, United States, Temple
Tickets
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