Heemet Fescht at Kutztown University’s Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center celebrated America’s 250th anniversary Saturday with music, traditional crafts, presentations, folklife demonstrations, hearth-cooking, farm animals, children’s activities and more. The annual event is a celebration of Pennsylvania Dutch folklife and came off successfully despite damp weather.
Adalyn Mummolo, 10, of Lenhartsville, granddaughter of Rosemary Falk of Krumsville, left, tries out a yo-yo at the old-time toy display during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Pat Oxenford of Douglassville creates decoratively painted book marks during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
The Mike Hertzog Trio performs a Pennsylvania German version of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” in the Freyberger one-room schoolhouse during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Daniel Silfies of Lancaster roasts a chicken in the fireplace at the Eichler-Frankenfield Home during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
David Adam of Orefield, Lehigh County, right, leads visitors in Pennsylvania German songs during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
The Mike Hertzog Trio performs in the Freyberger one-room schoolhouse during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
A freshly cut flower stand was a popular destination during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Pat Oxenford of Douglassville creates decoratively painted book marks during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Elaine Brobst of Breinigsville, left, and Rosemary Falk of Krumsville try out spinners at an old-time toy display during the Heemet Fescht at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)