Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Allentown EVENTS BURNSIDE PLANTATION BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL July 15–16, 2017 In Bethlehem, turn your tongue blue at the “sweetest festival of the summer.” Enjoy live music, children’s games and activities, Colonial demonstrations, culinary contests, pie-eating contests, and a pet parade. MUSIKFEST Aug. 4–13, 2017 Head to Bethlehem for the nation’s largest free, non-gated festival with 500+ performances throughout the city. The festival grounds are packed with food vendors, plus activities for every age. Each day is capped off with a ticketed, headlining performance on the SteelStacks campus. ROASTING EARS OF CORN FESTIVAL Aug. 19–20, 2017 Don’t miss atlatl and tomahawk throwing, flint-knapping, arrow making, flute making, and Native American cooking demonstrations at Pennsylvania’s oldest Native American festival, held in Allentown. PA BACONFEST November 2017 Hosted in downtown Easton, this festival is a bacon lover’s dream. Bring your appetite for plenty of unique food offerings, plus cooking demonstrations, beer pairings, and live entertainment. CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM Mid-November, December Shop for unique gifts at Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, ranked one of the top holiday markets by USA Today 10 Best and Travel + Leisure. Explore the history of the city on the guided Bethlehem by Night bus tour. Experience small-town charm with a horse-drawn carriage ride. A HAPPY DAY KID-APPROVED: Trot on over to Jacobsburg Horseback Trail Rides in Bath for 1,000-plus acres of wildlife-dotted trails, or gallop to Bethel’s fun family destination Apple Blossom Village in Mount Bethel, offering an equestrian center, petting farm, and new indoor paintball range. Experience a Category 1 hurricane with wind forces up to 78 mph at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. Dive into Bethlehem’s Dutch Springs , an aqua park and recreational facility with scuba diving, water play, and a Sky Challenge Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery, Breinigsville featuring high ropes and a rock-climbing wall. FOODIE: Order the Here We Gose Again grapefruit ale — it pairs perfectly with a Bessemer’s Bratwurst or Pig Iron pulled pork — at Fegley’s Brew Works in Bethlehem. Sip a Mo-Mead-O, a honey-based alcoholic drink with mint and lime at The Colony Meadery in Allentown. Share and graze on 30-plus appetizers and even buy some art on display at the Apollo Grill in Bethlehem, and don’t miss the modern take on chicken and waffles or glazed brisket at the rustic Grain in Allentown. ARTS & CULTURE SEEKER: Musicians (and musician wannabes) can watch in awe as master craftsmen soak wood, smooth frets, and stain guitar bodies at C.F. Martin & Co . in Nazareth. Enjoy the dramatic towering furnaces that serve as a beautiful backdrop for outdoor concerts and indie films at ArtsQuest ™ Center at SteelStacks ™ in Bethlehem. Catch a show at Easton’s State Theatre where the lineup ranges from bagpiping to Broadway. Listen to the delightful arrangements of Mahler, Mozart, and Mendelssohn at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown. GO FOR THE … SCENIC WINE COUNTRY Optimal sugar levels make for the perfect Chambourcin, the only grape grown by all nine wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail . With a dry growing season last year, all nine reported a hardy yield — which means, more to bring home with you! visitPA.com 67
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