9:00am until 6:00pm
zimmerman@kutztownfestival.com
Free, onsite
Dont miss: Funnel cake and ribbon fries, Quilt Barn, live craftsmen demonstrations, free entertainment on 5 stages, live Quilt Auction, cultural presentations and discussions. Wear comfy shoes and clothes-lots to do, see and eat
The Details:
The Kutztown Folk Festival is the oldest continuously operated folklife festival in America. This nine-day event continues to draw visitors from all over the world, entertaining families while providing valuable insight into the traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch and their fascinating way of life. Childrens activities abound and admission is free for children 12 and under. The festival also houses the largest quilt sale in America and has an internationally attended Quilt Auction of top prize-winning quilts. At the Kutztown Folk Festival, a visitor experiences more music, more entertainment, more fun, and far less work than they would in a Pennsylvania Dutch household. But the purpose of the festival is still fulfilled, as evidenced by the continued participation of the local Pennsylvania Dutch community as well as many of the foremost experts and scholars of this fascinating microcosm of America. This unusual nine-day festival had been featured twice in National Geographic and has been called one of the most unique festivals on the East coast by the Washington Post, and voted 2 Best Cultural Festival in North America by USA Todays 10BEST in 2023 with good reason.