The Pennsylvania Dutch community of Kutztown, PA, has so many delightful sights and sounds but they all play second fiddle to the town’s real claim to fame, The Kutztown Folk Festival, this year taking place from June 19th to July 7, 2024.
- The Kutztown Folk Festival is the oldest continuously operated folklife festival in America. This nine-day event draws visitors from all over the world
- The Festival features traditional American artisans with over 2,500 locally handmade Dutch quilts on display and for sale;
- Authentic folklife demonstrations and six stages of entertainment (yawn).
- Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch food including Gobblegooken, Tubafatglobben and everyone’s favorite candied lederhosen (I’m working from memory here).
I received a letter today from Kutztown but it was not the invitation to the festival I had hoped. As it turns out Kutztown has a second claim to fame. It is the headquarters of the Cremation Information Center operated by “Neptune Cremation Service, Today’s Sensible Choice”
So before you get excited about a letter from P.O. Box 827, Kutztown, PA, thinking you are getting a trip to the Folk Festival, take a moment and be sure to read the fine print before you sign anything!