You'll feel as though you're back in the late 19th century this weekend and all next week at the Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival. The event, held on the Kutztown Fairgrounds in Kutztown, Pa., runs Saturday through July 7.
Visitors will get a taste of early Pennsylvania Dutch traditions through an array of events and activities. Adults and children can observe Mennonite meeting-house services, cow-milking, sheep-shearing, blacksmithing and more. There'll be traditional crafts, a petting zoo, puppet shows, sing-alongs, performers on five stages, Pennsylvania Dutch foods and a farmers' market.
The Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival runs 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Saturday through July 7, at the Kutztown Fairgrounds, off U.S. 222 in Kutztown, Pa. $9; $8 seniors; free for ages 12 and under. Call 888-674-6136.