Beyond Popcorn and Crackerjacks: The history of ballpark food

Name: Beyond Popcorn and Crackerjacks: The history of ballpark food
Start: 2025-08-17T16:00:00-04:00
Location: First Energy Stadium

Schedule

Sun, 17 Aug, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

First Energy Stadium | Reading, PA

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Beyond Popcorn and Crackerjacks!
The History of Ballpark Food
with food historian Dan Macey
Sunday, August 17,2025 4:00 p.m.
FirstEnergy Stadium, Reading, Pa.
Learn all about the history of Ballpark Food,
enjoy a Buffet Lunch and see a Reading Fightin Phillies game
Find out why professional baseball’s origins are uniquely intertwined with beer and hot dogs and how and why ballpark food has constantly evolved to keep up with America’s own tastes. Food historian Dan Macey will offer an illustrated look back at why food has played such an important role in being a fan.
$65 person, talk, buffet meal and Fighten Phillies Game!
To Register: Go to www.historicfoodways.org and click upcoming programs or search Eventbrite for Beyond Popcorn and Crackerjacks.