In town, this past Friday October 6, 2023, for the Covered Bridge Arts & Crafts festival. The…read morelayout of crafters, vendors and food places were wonderful, 4 buildings to browse in, sitting areas. Haven't been to the Covered Bridge Festival in over 7 years, and feel this location due to pandemic was perfect for location. They offer free parking and no admission with 300 craft vendors. The weather was mild which made it perfect fall event. Look forward to attending again, or possibly checking out, depending on weather there winter event November 24 and November 25 2023.

It's a traffic nightmare getting in and out of this fair! No police or state constable traffic…read moredirection. They charge $5 to park. It's a gigantic parking lot so at the end of the night, there's 1,000's of cars trying to merge all different ways into only one exit! Very frustrating.

this is a wonderful "small town" festival that gives you the feeling of a hometown block party. It…read moreis well organized with plenty of burger stands to choose from and lots of childrens activities. And FREE to attend! It's always held on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. Lot's of music, great food, friendly atmosphere.. just a fantastic day!

Another great festival! Excellent weather, good food and amazing entertainment! It's such a fun day…read moreand my husband and I love being a part of it. Here's to next year!​

Great festival. Tons of seasonal fall beers. All German music. Lots if German food choices plus…read moreAmerican as well. This is an annual festival. Very cold this year, but a good time! Pitchers are the way to go with a group. :)

Great time with great friends. Prices were a little steep but the beer selection was great, lines…read morewere very short and the ambiance was fun. German and Polish bands playing throughout all three days of the festival, wiener dog races and strong arm competitions. What more could you ask for in an Oktoberfest?!?!?

My favorite Easton area festival. I look forward to it every year. It gets bigger every year but if…read moreyou're a local and know how to navigate it all, it's totally worth it! The options seem endless and you can only eat so much but I make it my goal to try something new each year and also pick up one favorite each year too. It's swine heaven!

So decided to go to bacon feast this year in Easton,PA and when I say it didn't disappoint. I read…read morea lot of people last year saying THREE OAK HAS the BEST Bacon burger. So i got the family and we got there at 9am which was perfect timing even though it started at 10am lol. The line was short but if you wait till like 10:30 the line was around the block ! Yes we try to go back for another round of burgers lol but line was too long lol. NOW I DONT eat burgers I like cheese burgers lol but this burger here was just mouth watering amazing and I'm not just saying that my 8rld who is so picky about what's on his burger . He doesn't like mayo or onions or any sauce besides bbq sauce and ketchup lol. This kid pretty much ate my whole burger and half of my husband lol needless to say he enjoyed every moment of it the way we did. $15 the most I've ever spent on a burger lol.

There's something kind of magical about Hope Hill - it's quiet, scenic, and smells wonderful. We…read moreenjoy visiting and, in the summer, walking amongst the lavender plants and watching and photographing the bees. Wendy usually is in the store offering speciality lavendar items - today it was delicious chocolate. You can also purchase ice cream, cookies, tea and other lavender-related items. One of our favorite things from Hope Hill are the "Hope" bracelets we have worn everyday for the past several years. Highly recommend visiting the farm and spending a few hours. The smell of the lavender and gentle buzzing from the industrious bees in warmer weather is an experience not to be missed.

I first visited this farm two years ago in early July when the lavender was in full bloom, and…read morereturned the following year around the same time because I wanted to relive that amazing sensory experience of the lavender field in full bloom. The products in the gift shop never disappoint, especially the lavender dark chocolate and the lavender brownie which was incredible. I've also purchased products online including the lip balm, the cookbook, culinary lavender, the bloom tea, the hope tea and the lavender hand soap. I've taken the farm tour and recently a culinary lavender class to determine a preference for English or French lavender. Both of these events were wonderful experiences. If you don't live near the farm, I highly recommend that you check out the products they offer online, but please don't purchase ALL of the lavender dark chocolate.

I can't believe that this is held in a conservative county and people aren't allowed to carry. Yet…read morethere are serious security concerns at this county fair. The right side wasn't being checked at the entrance. There should be a person checking with a metal detector. There should be security as well, besides that person with the metal detector. It is wide open for a person to come in there and shoot up the place. I literally tested it. I went back to my car to grab my handgun and came back and guess what? No one checked me. No one even saw that I walked through the entrance. Immagine that! Mind you there was an old woman and a young girl at that entrance and women are usually oblivious, and don't have any situational awareness at all. But I digress. Are conservatives really pro 2A? Come on guys, you need to let people carry. This was very disappointing. There were only two sheriffs I saw in the whole fair that were actually carrying. One old dude had a six shot revolver. Which is pretty sad, especially in these modern times. The other one had a Glock 19, which was a little better. Both were in clustered one area of the entire fair. Neither had rifles at their disposal. I don't know what's up with all the lax security but this was terrible. Maybe just maybe they are trying to appease the ghetto crowd that's coming in from New Jersey or New York where they are afraid of guns. This should not be a thing. Do better with security or at least let people carry. Other than security, this fair wasn't that great. The rides were meh. The people running the rides were ghetto and non English speaking. It really wasn't that exciting and the food and drinks were expensive. All in all, it wasn't really worth going to this, besides the fact that they wouldn't allow you to carry and strip you of your right to self preservation. Anyways, I will end with this. If a place has lack security much like this place and they don't allow you to carry, do carry because it is your duty as an American citizen to protect yourself and your fellow American citizens, even if it will hurt the feelings of the people there that run this sad event or the 3rd world country invaders, you are an American act like it.

Unless you're going for the rides, there's not much to recommend here. Had the worst gyro ever --…read moreand paid $12. Lots of the usual carnival come-ons and little that's unique. Entertainment is sub-par. After 160 years, they need to rev up their act.

My wife and I are "regulars" at the Maryland renaissance festival, and paid performers at the…read moreOakenmist renaissance festival. one thing I can honestly say (without reservation) is that the faire in Manheim PA is EVERYTHING the Maryland renaissance festival IS NOT. We attended this past weekend and were taken aback by the overall cleanliness, paved walkways, and (air conditioned) restrooms with running water and flushable toilets. Little to no lines for food. Food was slightly more expensive, but worth it. Portion sizes were all double what you get at the Maryland faire. turkey legs were (no exaggeration whatsoever) anywhere from 12 to 18" long and actually had (a lot of) meat on them, as opposed to Marylands which are all "tendon." Steak on a steak were not ribbons, but large CHUNKS of tender and juicy steak. Scotch eggs were big, and perfectly cooked. People (at least on the day we were there) obeyed the smoking and vaping rules and stayed in their designated areas, and we did not (repeat) not one time, did we smell marijuana throughout the entire event, which is not something that you cannot say about the Maryland Faire. Music entertainment was an absolute delight to sit listen and watch. (One with a "hurty-gurty", one with a hammered dulcimer, and an array of other comical acts). PA were much more relaxed on their "LARP" and foam weapons policy, where Maryland will only allow wooden swords that you purchased there. (Let's face it folks... I could do more damage with my wrist-watch wrapped around my fist, then I could with a foam, or polypropylene weapon that resembles a sword. Let's get real, Maryland faire...) Not once, did we lose cellular reception, throughout the entire grounds. Vendors there have Gatorade available for sale, as well as soft drinks. The soft drinks are more expensive, but twice the serving size as Maryland. It was evidently clear that Queen Elizabeth l was classically trained as an Elizabethan actress. This our (very first) visit to the PA faire will inevitably and most certainly lead to our return.

Bring back the renaissance fair from 35-40 years ago. Have 2 or 3 weekends of costume dress ups,…read moreviking, fairy, furries. It's ridiculous to call yourself renaissance when far from what it actually is. There used to be a storyline from beginning to end and you followed the Queen and her entourage throughout the village. The food is not worth the money. Hamburgers that are smaller than bun size. Pretzels that taste stale. Drinks that are 3/4 cup full and expensive. Turkey legs are $17 and boney! GROSS! Price of admission is understandable, it's the cost of below par products. Even the trinkets and souvenirs are $50+ SAD! You all need to do better. Bottom line.

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.