Pretzel Fest is the most underrated week on Old World's calendar. Eight days of the most underrated food in German cuisine — soft, knotted, salt-crystaled, pulled hot from the oven. Sweet ones with cinnamon sugar. Savory ones stuffed with bratwurst. Pretzel sandwiches with senf and ham. The biergarten staple, finally given the festival it deserves.

The village fills with live German music, the smell of yeast and butter and salt, and the kind of crowd that knows the difference between a soft pretzel and a hard one and has strong opinions on which is which.

Our boutique sits right at the entrance to the village — the first thing you see walking in, the last thing on your way out. Stop in for a dirndl, a trachten shirt, or a stein before you head into the festival or on your way home.

Pretzel Fest tickets, schedule, and live music details are at the village's official site. We're right at the entrance — stop in before you head into the festival, or on your way out.