A Pennsylvanian folksy good time
If you’re in the
area of northeast Pennsylvania this summer, you may want to check out the
Kutztown Folk Festival July 2-10, now in its 62nd year. The celebration, one of
the nation's oldest folk life festivals, draws about 150,000 visitors annually. It features folk art and crafts by 200 craftsman (including Eastern
Pennsylvania’s finest traditional hex-sign painters, said to be among the last in the
nation), the largest sale of authentic Pennsylvania Dutch quilts in the country
(nearly 2,000 of them, hand-made Pennsylvania German motif, all made in the
United States), folklore and folk life programs (stomp along with the popular
Pennsylvania Dutch hoedown), five stages of continuous entertainment, kids’
activities and, organizers said, the best Pennsylvania Dutch food found
anywhere, which includes all-you-can-eat dinners.
Tickets are $14 for adults, kids 12 and under free.
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