Deutschen Pfest — Local services in Pflugerville

I saw so many posts on Facebook about the Dutchens Festival, all advertising it as "the annual Dutchens Fest -- the biggest festival in Pflugerville!" I was so excited to attend, especially since it was my first time. It was promoted as a fun, community-based event -- but the reality was completely different once we arrived.

As a family of eight, we were told there was an entrance fee of $10 per person for one day, $15 per person the next day, and around $20 on the last day. You're telling me I'd have to pay $80 just to walk in with my family to walk inside a public park with vendors? On top of that, there were tons of small businesses, vendors, and rides for the kids -- which is great -but you have to pay for that as well.

Nowhere online did it clearly say there was an admission fee just to enter -- $10 the first day, $15 the next, and $20-$25 I believe the last day. And keep in mind, this was held at a public park outside. They completely gated the entire area off, like literally fenced it off every inch with metal gates so no one could enter without paying -- it felt like a lockdown, not a festival.

It's honestly frustrating that a city like Pflugerville, which is supposed to be so "community-oriented," would host an event that excludes people based on whether they can afford to pay just to walk into a public park outside. What if someone just wanted to support local small businesses or grab food from a food truck? If you have a family of 4, 5, 6, 7 -- you're dropping $50, $60, $70, $80 just to get in.

The advertising was misleading, and the setup felt more about profit than community. I really hope future events are more transparent and actually represent the community spirit they claim to have. Also, where exactly do these funds go? Because, I have no clue.They should be ashamed charging people to enter a public park — especially when everyone inside is already...

The music was great, big crowd, cold beer, people seemed to enjoy themselves. It’s a great idea that there was a big TV screen to watch UT football game at the Festival to keep the crowd from going home to watch the game. Instead people were drinking and socializing while they were watching the game. I will go every year. My family and I had a...

It was nice to not have to deal with lines and tickets to ride the rides: the food however was horrible. It was the worst bratwurst and pretzel I’ve ever had, which was a bummer bc I love German food. Also, all the music I heard playing was from a generic pop radio station. It just wasn’t very...