Maifest weekend lights up Amana with crafts and music
Amana hosts Maifest on April 29 to May 1 with a full schedule of craft shows, demonstrations, lace seminars, parades, and performances by Frank Lundak and various dance and folk groups. Visitors can enjoy sausage sampling, winery tours, and horse-drawn wagon rides across the Amana colonies.
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Taste of Amana showcases German dishes at Maifest
The Museum of Amana History hosts Taste of the Amana Colonies on Saturday April 30 from 11 am to 4 pm with traditional German dishes from local restaurants bakeries and guilds. Maifest weekend also features Maipole dancing German folk songs and performances by The Frank Buhr Trio. Admission to the museum is free and food samples cost 50 cents to about 2 dollars.
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Amana Colonies Rich in Cultural Heritage and History
The Amana Colonies began when German immigrants arrived in 1842 near Buffalo New York and moved west to establish their communal town in 1855. About 800 followers of the Society of True Inspirationists lived there under a shared property system until 1932 when church and economy separated. The Amana Church remains central to faith while business modernized.
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!