Kutztown Folk Festival, America's oldest folklife event, cancels 2025 due to financial woes.
The Kutztown Folk Festival, America's oldest folklife festival celebrating Pennsylvania Dutch culture, will not take place in 2025 due to financial difficulties, including high costs and declining attendance. The event has run at a deficit since 2022, with total losses of $347,000. Organizers hope a new entity will revive the festival in the future and have refunded all vendor deposits.
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