Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Population: 71,329
Located in Lehigh County
The City of Bethlehem is rich in culture and history. A beautiful city with tree-lined streets, Bethlehem is known for its terrific shopping, popular festivals, recreation, and passion for the arts. Bethlehem offers a variety of shopping areas. Shopping along Maine Street will take you back in time as you admire the Victorian lamps and store facades. With many interesting shops and lovely sidewalks, Main Street is a perfect place for a relaxing day of shopping. For additional shops of interest, the Southside business district on Third and Fourth Streets is popular and the “Avenue of the Artists” on Third Street is where you will find the Banana Factory and many artists, actors and craftsmen. Festivals of all kinds can be enjoyed regularly and are right here in Bethlehem. First Fridays celebrate the revitalized Southside with film Festivals and other special events. Thousands of visitors are attracted each year to the oldest Bach Festival in America to enjoy two weekends of music, discussions, lectures, dinners, and luncheons. Another musical festival is Musikfest, a well-known 9 day event featuring 300 musical performers set in downtown Bethlehem. An additional festival, Celticfest, is the largest celebration of Celtic culture in North America and takes place at the Historic Bethlehem Festival Grounds. Visitors from around the world have even come to know Bethlehem as the Christmas City because of its many events during the Christmas Season! The gardens and parks of Bethlehem are beautiful! Illick’s Mill Park is on over 8 acres with walking trails and sports fields. The Mill itself will be home to a new nature center. Other area parks offer boating on the Lehigh River, biking, fishing, swimming, and a playground. Throughout the year an abundance of artistic venues are supported in Bethlehem. Have a night out to the Opera, Ballet, or Theater. Or attend a jazz performance and make a visit to an art gallery. The professional Bethlehem Opera Theater offers four season series of opera productions per year. The Ballet Guild of the LV located on Main Street offers classical ballet performances and dance education. There are many theaters in Bethlehem and include the Mock Turtle marionette Theater, Pennsylvania Playhouse, Pennsylvania Youth Theater, and Touchstone Theater. Musical performers of jazz, swing, bluegrass, blues, folk, and others can be found at the not-for-profit, Godfrey Daniels. And the Banana Factory on Third Street is home to arts, galleries, classrooms, studios for visual artist, rehearsal studios for the Pennsylvania Youth Theater, and the Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School’s Academy of Media Arts. Bethlehem takes pride is a wonderful city that takes pride, supporting the arts, and maintaining its beauty making it an amazing place to live and play!
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