Boyertown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2020 census. Boyertown is known for the many painted fiberglass bears that can be found throughout the town and borough.

The Rhoads Opera House Fire occurred on January 13, 1908, in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. The opera house caught fire during a stage play sponsored by nearby St. John's Lutheran Church. Of the approximately 400 men, women, and children either in attendance or associated with the performance of the play, 171 perished in various ways as they tried to escape the conflagration.