Get ready for an electrifying day of fire, metal, and fun at the Iron Pour Festival at GoggleWorks!
Watch in awe as expert artists melt and pour molten iron into fiery works of art, lighting up the night with sparks and creativity. Try your hand at hands-on metal casting and feast on delicious eats from local food trucks. With live music, interactive activities, and a celebration of GoggleWorks’ 20th anniversary, this is THE event you don’t want to miss. Bring your friends!
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Join GoggleWorks on Saturday, April 26th, 2025 for The Iron Pour Festival!
Led by Pourmaster, Brian Glaze ( Associate Professor of Sculpture/Expanded Media)
Sponsored by Tompkins Community Bank
More info will be released over the next few months but make sure to mark your calendar:
📅 Date: Saturday, April 26th
3pm-9pm (Time Subject to Change)
Iron Pour Starts at Sundown (around 7:30pm)
Free Admission | Free Parking
🔥 Live Music
🔥 Demos
🔥 Workshops
🔥 Firepits
🔥 S’mores Stations
🔥 Food
🔥 Bar
🔥 & More
The day begins with a gathering of the local blacksmith’s association, Pennsylvania’s Artist Blacksmith Association (PABA). These artisans will share their process for super heating and hammering steel into delicate ornate patterns. Experience the brute force and delicate touch necessary to make this amazing work.
Finally, cap off an amazing evening right, with an exciting display as 2,000 pounds of iron is heated to 3,000 degrees and the molten metal is tapped for pouring.
This year’s event features even more activities beyond metalworking, including hands-on activities, live music, food trucks, craft beers by Saucony Creek.
The first fifty curious participants will have the opportunity to purchase and prepare their own mold to be later cast in molten iron.
Join us as we celebrate this amazing feat of strength with the Reading Community.
WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONÂ
Register for the precious metal clay workshop here.
Register for the Iron Pour Lecture/Scratch mold carving class here. (Only 25 available!)
(All other scratch molds must be purchased in-person day of the event for $35.)