2023 BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., July 15 & Sun., July 16

July 15th, 2023 |

It’s the sweetest festival of the summer … and you’re invited.

Planning is well underway and tickets are on sale now for General Admission, Family Packs, and Blueberry Brewery Tasting Tent.

Make a plan to visit Bethlehem’s beautiful Burnside Plantation Saturday, July 15 and/or Sunday July 16 for great food; live music; fresh, delicious blueberries and desserts, Colonial cooking, gardening, and brewing demos; pony rides; kids activities; and much more!

Our Market To Go is open Monday, July 17 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Burnside Plantation to pick up pies, strudels, and desserts.

• Preordered desserts picked up on Sat. or Sun. require festival admission.
• Preordered desserts for pick up on Monday will be at Burnside Plantation between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and do not require festival admission.

Order your tickets before the event for extra savings: General admission is $10 before and $12 day of the event.

Singe Day Family Packs are $25 before July 15 event. This includes admission for two adults and two children —  a $9 savings on festival admission (regularly $34).

Two-Day Family Packs are $30 before July 15 event. This includes admission for two adults and two children for Saturday and Sunday — a $38 savings on two-day festival admission (regularly $68).

FREE EXTRA TASTING from our Blueberry Brewery Tasting Tent if you order your tickets before Saturday, July 15.

PARKING/SHUTTLES AND HOW TO GET THERE

Burnside Plantation is located at 1461 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Individuals with mobility issues can be dropped off on-site.

Parking on the Burnside festival grounds is limited to staff, volunteers, vendors, and performers.

Festival parking is available next to the grounds on the east side of Monocacy Creek at the Moravian University Lot at W 1150 Mauch Chunk Road — just a short walk from the festival grounds.

Shuttle service is available from Nitschmann Middle School, 1002 West Union Boulevard, Bethlehem with shuttles on loop trips available to Burnside Plantation.

Dogs are permitted at the festival, but not permitted on the shuttles.

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AND PROGRAMS

Pony Rides (with ticket)

Petting Zoo

Read to Therapy Dogs

Canine Agility Demonstrations

Docent Tours – Visitors can learn about the unique history of the farm and visit the 1748/1818 house, colonial garden and summer kitchen, 1841 barn and very unusual high horsepower wheel that are not typically open to the general public.

Baking Competition – Adults and Kids

Pie Eating Contests – Adults and Kids

4-H Education

Chair Caning

Second Saturday Spinners

Tasha Tudor Society Story Walk

NMIH Tin Melting

Pottery Wheel Demonstrations – Daniel Jenkins

SATURDAY’S LIVE MUSIC

Blueberry Brewery Bands

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM Matt Miskie

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM The Two Taboo

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Casey Kiernan

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Acoustic Mayhem

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM Dina Hall and Band

Community Stage

10:00 – 11:00 AM Kid’s Hour

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM TBD

1:00 – 2:00 PM Michael Patrick

2:15 PM Blueberry Pie Eating & Adult Culinary Contest

2:45 – 3:45 PM Southern Lehigh Jazz

4:00 – 5:15 PM Frank Porter

5:30 – 7:00 PM Mark Hanning

SUNDAY’S LIVE MUSIC

Blueberry Brewery Bands

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Andrew Lobby

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM Tom Storm

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Achille’s Heart

4:15 PM – 5:45 PM The Beautiful Distortion

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM The WonTon Soups

Community Stage

10:00 – 11:00 AM Kid’s Hour

11:15 – 12:45 PM Jeni Englund/3rowback

1:00 – 2:00 PM Pennsylvania Youth Theatre

2:15 PM Blueberry Pie Eating & Youth Culinary Contest

2:45 – 4:30 PM Ray Owen: Hats off Performance

4:45 – 5:45 PM Valley Collective Band

6:00 – 7:00 PM Sadie Pepitone

BLUEBERRY BREWERY BEER, WINE, AND SPIRITS

McCall Collective Brewery Co. 

Logyard Brewing

Cave Brewing

Bru Daddy’s

Xplorer Spirits

Cellar Beast

Franklin Hill Vineyards

FOOD VENDORS

Pretzel Resolution

K Town Pub and Catering

Heaven on a Bun

Taco Town Catering

Knowlton Lyons Club Famous Roasted Corn

Mad Waffle

Cosmic Kettle Corn

BUSINESS EXHIBITORS

Patient First

Green Mountain Energy

Action Karate Bethlehem

Castle Windows & Doors

Passanantee’s Home Food Service

Country Meadows Retirement Communities

Sundance Vacations

Basement Waterproofing Specialists

Applications:

Email applications and questions to Kristy Steier at ksteier@historicbethlehem.org

CRAFTERS

Colorful Bliss LLC

Ravens Call Bontanicals

Keystone Farms Cheese

Purrfect Handcrafted Soaps

The Bake-A-Re

Alex Fink Art

Deirdre Rose Designs

Casa de Jorge

Rebel Hive Meadery

The Chef’s Duds by Deb

Tastefully Simple

Saint Rocco’s Treats

Wellington Gem and Metal

22 Peppers

Jerkeyz

Green Koamikozees

Ladder Lady

Lehigh Valley Peanut Butter

Special Arts and Cards

Illusions Studios

House of Cork

Soaps On Linen

Perla Lopez Baray LLC

Jean Ceramics

Telepos Wood Crafts

Let’s Paint a Picture

JOIN US! BECOME A BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER

Help HBMS make the 2023 Blueberry Festival the best ever. Contact us today and become a volunteer to assist with welcome/admissions, serving, or event set up and tear down.

Can’t make it to the festival but still want to help? We need volunteers for set up, clean up, and our Market To Go!

Pre-festival set up

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 through Friday, July 14

Festival clean up

7 p.m. (after the festival) Sunday, July 16

Market To Go

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 17

VOLUNTEER FOR BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL

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