Festivals are supposed to be fun -- a break from routine, a chance to enjoy good food, music, and…read moreatmosphere. Unfortunately, this one is none of that. Each year it somehow manages to get worse instead of better. Who wants to spend their weekend at an Oktoberfest crammed into a parking lot, waiting in endless lines for overpriced food and drinks? The music barely plays long enough to create any real vibe, and the organizers seem more interested in signaling how "woke" they are with random gimmicks like a drag contest than delivering an authentic festival experience. This event has become a chaotic, uninspired mess -- and one I won't be returning to anytime soon.

The rating is due to the size. I felt like the festival could have been larger and honestly I…read moreexpected it to be larger. Although smaller than I thought there were still some great booths. We stopped at a great hot sauce booth (I know festivals always have them, but this one was great). They did a Weiner dog race and Stein holding completions (children and adults). I had a buttery, salted pretzel and oh.my.god (in Janice's voice) it was so amazing! Just expect the festival to be smaller.

Food is expensive this year.... They have. Good variety but expect $20 per person... Bring lots of…read morecash... and mind the distractions for the kids.

We have gone to several fairs this year. The "Great Allentown Fair" was quite a disappointment…read more The Wes End fair had more rides and vendors. The other attractions were a variety of attractions, foods and vendors. Although not under your control, you had a vendor, selling elephant ears out of the same dough they made there funnel cakes out of. Your quality of food offerings and the limited local vendors has a lot to say about what this fair is about. My suggestion to people reading...head to other fairs. This was not a memorable evening. My family and I will not return.

Always a great time with great food I go every year with my mom she's from that area so it's a…read moregreat time for her

I once had the pleasure of a one day trip with good close friends to Philadelphia, PA during the…read moreItalian Market Festival. We had a foodie day of Italian staples including sweets. Italian Market Festival is an outdoor market on 9th Street that complete me... Italian sausage, Italian staples as freshly handmade pasta, and all genres of sweets imaginable. Eat, walk a little, walk some more on Philadelphia's historic 9th Street! Foodie galore in the City of Brotherly Love!

Numerous kiosks with a wide variety of Christmas items, Knick Nacks, wine beer German Food,…read moreHamburgers, Hot Dogs, Wine and Spirits bars.

Went here with my dad and sister. Got there early and it was quick to check in. So many great…read morevendors and food options.

Always a great time to walk around and get some staples- island noodles, aw shucks, etc. Great vibe!read more

My most favorite festival of the Lehigh Valley! There's something for everyone. Food,…read moreentertainment, music, and just a great vibe! It's vast so one day doesn't cut it for me. I need one day for the North Side and one day for the South Side. It's great! The volunteers are always willing to help as are the paid staff. I love the merch. A little pricey but so Musikfest centered so you absolutely need something!

(This was for the show last month with Everclear. As most people do, I'm going to mix two things…read moretogether here. Partially mumbling about the show and partially mumbling about the venue/experience.) A few things worth noting: I had been here once prior for a seated show but never for a GA one. I'm not really an Everclear fan. Nothing wrong with the music, it just never caught my ear. My daughter is a huge fan so this was totally for her. Part of the GA issue was a non-issue as I forked out for the meet & great package so we were guaranteed to be on the rail as close as you could be. Everything in the email from the 3rd party company that handles the meet & greet stuff was all spot on: Show up at time X. Buy merch if you want before you are let in. You are let in at time X. You are given bag of swag. Band plays a single acoustic song. You line up the 1st time and the band will sign whatever and briefly talk to you about whatever you want. Art loved that I wasn't bringing the kid and that it was more that the kid brought me. You line up the 2nd time for pix with the blast furnaces in the background. This was well all executed. At time Y, the rest of crowd is let in and then you wait an hour until it's time to start except it wasn't really time to start as there was an opening act that no one seemed to know about. The show was the show. When you're that close, the sound is hard to judge. To me, it's all a sludgy mess musically although Art's vocals were, all things considered, excellent. At the end of the show the band came down to the rail and they were talking/selfie taking with everyone there. Art was beyond generous and gave my kid his setlist and a pick. Overall this was good. The staff got everyone in and out easily. Parking was a non-issue as we got there early and parked strategically to get out quickly. Art and the guys are pros-pros who know what they are doing. Another show here? Yep. Why not.

A great venue for a show…read more The seats have a reasonable amount of space. The view of the old steel foundry is memorable, particularly at night. There is a large parking area nearby. There is a $10 minimum per person. The food is adequate and the service is attentive. The pierogis are baked, but the onions served with them are good.

It was fun and you learn a lot farm animals rides good chicken dinner that the Amish family makesread more

Always a nice time to experience the agricultural and farming richness of PA…read more Its a great event for folks like us to learn a bit more about it all. The young farmer types do a great job explaining their animals and it is clear they love what they do. The Belgian hare was a memorable animal and beautiful. Also, who knew the differences between an Alpaca and a Llama. Highly recommend for a few hours of something different. Nancy & Mark.