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German Heritage Fest

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German Heritage Fest

Do you have German ancestry? Do you like German food? Do you enjoy having a beer or two with friends and family? If any of these apply to you, head on over to German Heritage Fest in Erie, PA and have yourself a fun filled afternoon! This festival in Erie, PA is put on by DANK Chapter 71 of Erie and Lake Erie Fanfare.

Location:

German Heritage Fest is held at St. Nick’s Grove, 5131 Old French Road, Erie, PA 16509.

Property Description:

This property is huge, and has several tents set up as well as picnic table seating. There is ample parking on the grass right next to the festival. Parking is free, but admission is not.

The cost to get into the festival is $5 per person, and children 12 and under are free. If you would like to attend the festival on both Saturday and Sunday (Sept 3 and 4, 2022), you can get a discount ticket for $8. The festival is open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Please note that pets are not permitted at this festival unless they are service animals.

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What to Do:

There are many activities to enjoy at this festival in Erie, PA! First and foremost, let’s talk food! There are several places to grab a bite to eat, including Lake Erie Regiment, Viennese Cafe, Lombardo’s Concessions, Connie’s Ice Cream, Little Doug’s Kettle Corn, and Helmut’s Strudel. IF you head to the Lake Erie Regiment booth, you’ll find bratwurst, hot ham and cheese pretzel sandwiches, German potato salad, fries, and hot dogs. Helmut’s boasts various types of strudel including apple, cherry, cheese, apricot and almond, as well as spinach puffs and broccoli puffs. We tried the spinach and feta puffs, and they were absolutely delicious! We also had bratwurst, fries, and a braided pretzel stick with beer cheese.

We also enjoyed some beer, because it’s German Fest! We had a grapefruit beer and the Oktoberfest. There are several beer options to choose from, and price ranges from $4 to $5 per glass. In order to buy beer, you do have to get beer tickets first, so keep that in mind! The beer tickets are right next to the beer, making that quite convenient!

This is a family event, so there are plenty of activities to keep everyone busy! Balloon animals were made, faces were painted, and there were some swings toward the back of the festival grounds. Lemonade and funnel cakes were also available, and we may have gone through that line one or two times for our kiddos! There’s also a gift shop located in the main walkway of the festival, and it is under a tent. They have a lot of cool German clothes, hats, and other ethnic things, as well as dachshund socks and baltic amber jewelry! There’s also live music to enjoy, including The Mad Bavarian.

Another cool booth we came across was P.J.’s coins! If you like foreign currency, you’ll enjoy stopping by this booth to check out the different types of German currency. You can also grab a mystery envelope of coins for $2! We ended up getting 2 envelopes of mystery coins, and got coins from the Czech Republic, Jordan, Canada, Belgium, Newfoundland, France, United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Netherlands, Japan, Great Britain (not a Euro), and a Euro. Stop by their booth for some fun, or visit their shop which is located right across the street from the fairgrounds at 5152 Old French Road, Erie, PA 16509. They are open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays. In talking to the people running the booth, we also found out that they sell Christmas trees, starting after Black Friday! So if you’re looking for a live tree, check out their selection this holiday season!

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Who Can Go:

Anyone can enjoy the German Heritage Fest! Handicap parking is available, and the festival is easily accessible when pushing a wheelchair or stroller.

Final Thoughts:

We really enjoyed the German Heritage Fest in Erie, PA! We ended up staying for about 3 hours, as we met up with family and enjoyed a few beers! We think this is one of those must attend summer festivals in the Erie area.

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St. Nick’s Third Annual Food ‘n Cruze

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St. Nick’s Third Annual Food ‘n Cruze

We love summer events in Erie, PA! Anything that brings us outdoors and can bring family and friends together is a win for us. We were so excited to find out about St. Nick’s Food ‘n Cruze, where you can take a look at some awesome cars while enjoying some of Erie’s great food trucks! This event is free to enter and has free parking!

Location:

This event is located at St. Nick’s Picnic Grove in Erie, PA. The address is 5131 Old French Road, Erie, PA 16509.

Property Description:

The property is very open; it is a very large picnic grove with tons of open space with green grass. There is a picnic pavilion and several picnic tables; you’ll even find a small play area with swings! The grounds are beautiful, with trees towards the back and plenty of shady spots to relax if the sun is out in full force.

For this particular event, you’ll see food trucks set up to the right of the cars. At our stop, we had the option of 5 different food trucks, which we thought was really awesome!

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What to Do:

This is a very simple event, yet so fun! If you’re into classic cars and checking out other vehicles in general, you’ll love wandering through the line of cars parked in the grass and chatting up the owners. Out littles absolutely loved looking at the different colors of cars especially! We did have to remind them that this event was for looking, not touching!

Come to this event hungry! As we stated, there are several food trucks that will be awaiting your arrival to offer you their yummy goodness. You’ll find meals, snacks, and even dessert! We enjoyed a lot of food on our visit, such as chicken fingers, french fries, soft pretzels, an orange soda float, and even snow cones!

We also noticed 50/50 tickets being sold to benefit St. Nick’s Church, so bring some cash if you can to help support them and this wonderful event that they put on!

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Who Can Go:

Anyone is welcome at this event! You can even bring your pups to walk around and check out the sights! We saw a few dogs and they looked pretty happy to be there!

Final Thoughts:

We really enjoyed the Food ‘n’ Cruze at St. Nick’s Grove and thought it was fun for the whole family. You can make it a long trip and really take your time, or a quick pit stop if you’re running low on fuel and want to grab a bite to eat!

This event runs tonight (June 28) and July 5, 2022 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and if you can’t make it tonight on June 28, please be sure and try to attend on July 5! It did run every Tuesday in June, so we can hopefully look forward to the same type of schedule for next year! If you’re looking for free events in Erie, PA, this is definitely one to attend!

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