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2025 Funky Frets Uke Fest Schedule

2025 Funky Frets Uke Fest — our 10th Funky Frets Ukulele Festival taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 3rd, 4th, 5th.

All events at The Funky Frets Uke Fest are Pet Free • No PETS Allowed

Friday

October 3, 2025

Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

Registration, Open-Mic, Concert, and Midnight Jam

  • 3:30 PM — Registration, hang out, jam and visit a few selected vendors that will be setup Friday night.
  • 4:15 PM — 5:30 PM — Friday Open Mic hosted by William Uncle Bill Ernestburg
  • 5 PM — 6 PM — Dinner
  • 6 PM CONCERT
    • Attendee Performance
    • Amber Rozel
    • Mystery Artist?
  • 9:30 PM Late Night Jam

After Concert Jam

hosted by Terry Terry's Aloha Shirts Brandsma

Casey Service Club, 675 Constitution Ave., Stowe (Pottstown), PA 19464 • Latitude: 40.257995 Longitude: --75.682767

9:30 PM

We are looking to keep the tradition of a late night jam going and will post details when we figure it all out.

  • 9PM to Midnight —

    The late night jam will be held at Casey Service Club (Knights of Columbus), 675 Constitution Ave., Stowe (Pottstown), PA 19464.

Saturday

October 4, 2025

Trinity Church, 250 Sweinhardt Rd, Boyertown, PA 19512 • Latitude: 40.322342 Longitude: -75.625069

All Day Festival, Vendors, Concerts, Workshops, Lunch, Dinner with Open Mic hosted by Funky Frets

Doors Open: 8:30am

Doors open for registration and pickup your festival badges and goodies.

9 AM — 8 PM

Vendors open and Workshops with Festival Artists .

Morning Workshop Sessions

Once the workshop schedule goes through a final tweaking we will email you a Workshop Registration Form. It is very important to fill this out so we can place the workshops in the correct rooms. All attendees festival badge will have their selected workshops on the back of the badge.

There will be six workshop sessions at 9am, 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm with 3 or 4 workshop choices per slot. Workshop levels are beginner to advanced and everything in between.

Here is the workshop schedule (rooms will be clearly marked at the festival). Visit the Workshop page for all workshop descriptions.

9am

10am

11am

Lunch

12-1pm

Lunch is included in your festival ticket.

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

1pm

2pm

3pm

Evening Dinner & Open Mic

Hosted by Ukulele Gent and William Uncle Bill Ernestburg

4-6pm

Catered Evening Dinner & Open Mic (4:15 PM to 5:30 PM). Sign-up sheet for Open Mic will be available at morning registration.

Evening Concert

6 PM to 9 PM

  • Curt Sheller
  • Stephen Espaniola
  • FFUF Raffles
  • The Aloha Boys
  • Finale with Performers and Workshop Presenters

After Concert Jam

hosted by Terry Terry's Aloha Shirts Brandsma

Casey Service Club, 675 Constitution Ave., Stowe (Pottstown), PA 19464 • Latitude: 40.257995 Longitude: --75.682767

9:30 PM

The late night jam will be held at Casey Service Club (Knights of Columbus), 675 Constitution Ave., Stowe (Pottstown), PA 19464.

Sunday

October 5, 2024

Sunday Jam and Brunch at The Carousel

Join us on The Carousel At Pottstown — 9am to 12 noon.

The Carousel At Pottstown, 30 W King St, Pottstown, PA 19464 click here for map
Latitude: 40.247421 Longitude: -75.656601

The Carousel At Pottstown, 30 W King St, Pottstown, PA 194642
Latitude: 40.247420 Longitude: -75.656600

The Historic Carousel at Pottstown is the second oldest operating Philadelphia Toboggan Company wooden carousel in the United States.

Curt & Uke
enjoying The Carousel at Pottstown

Curt, TJ & Ali

Sunday Hang at the Shellers • Haven't had enough ukulele. Everyone is welcome to come back to The Sheller's and hangout for more jamming or just relax and chat on the deck.

Funky Frets Sunday Group Photos

The October 5th, Sunday — Hang around for the Funky Frets Group Photo. I will be be @ 10am. We missed a few the first year so we are scheduling it to let everyone know. You're not allowed to leave ;-) until we take a photo.

Just browsing over both books, they look fantastic! I'm a guitarist and uke player for over 25 years and was thinking about writing a ukulele book but you've already written what I think are the best, most comprehensive and thorough books I've ever seen for the instrument. I just might end up buying every book you've written and I'll be giving my highest recommendation for your books to my friends and students. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such great books! — Peter Rhee

Aloha, Curt, All I can say is WOW! What you have accomplished is simply incredible! All the best — Glen Hirabayashi, The Aloha Boys

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