Illinois City Sets World Record for Human Pretzel?

In the northern Illinois hamlet of Freeport pretzels hold a special place in the hearts of the locals. Freeport is known as “Pretzel City” and has an annual “Pretzel Festival”. The locals, historically are known for making and sharing delicious pretzels. That became the city’s brand.

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This year at the Pretzel Festival history was made when over 600 attendees gathered together to form a human pretzel. Yes, that sounds weird, but they weren’t all knotted up. They stood in clusters and lines to create the image of a pretzel from above. Think like how a marching band will move into different words or images while they are playing at a football halftime show.

National Pretzel Day Celebrated at Freeport Pretzel Festival in Pretzel City

These Freeporters weren’t playing instruments, but their efforts set a world record for number of people to form the image of a pretzel. Originally set in 2019, last year in France a new mark of people as a pretzel was set with 529 people. Sorry France, Freeport has weighed in on the issue and placed 603 people into a giant pretzel image to claim the record.

Freeport Art Plaza

This seems like a record that could be broken and re-broken every year. Keep and eye out for Reading, Pennsylvania which claims to be the "Pretzel Capital of the World". One can imagine a city over four times the size of Freeport wanting to flex.