August 2 – 11, 2019
Take a break from the heat and fest with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites! Check out our full schedule of fun activities for kids and adults alike.
Plus, purchase your Musikfest mug at our Visitor Center at 505 Main Street and have your purchase directly support 20 historic sites.
Activities are free unless otherwise noted.
Kids' Activities
Where: Luckenbach Mill
When: August 2 - 11, Monday - Thursday: 1 - 5pm
Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm
Explore the history of crafting at the Colonial Industrial Quarter. Children's activities including making a pinch pot, weaving and tin punching highlight offerings from the Handmade in the 18th Century school program. Indulge your artistic spirit by contributing to the chalkboard mural or making musical instruments out of recycled materials.
Lehigh Art Alliance Exhibit
Where: Luckenbach Mill
When: August 2 - 11, Monday - Thursday: 1 - 5pm
Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm
At the Lehigh Art Alliance Juried Exhibition, you'll enjoy a variety of original two-and three-dimensional works of art from regional artists - all available for purchase! Don't miss live painting demos or sit for a 20 minute portrait session!
Mugshots: Oral Histories of Musikfest
Where: Luckenbach Mill and throughout the festival grounds
When: August 2 - 11, Monday - Thursday: 1 - 5pm
Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm
Through photography and oral history recording, 'Mugshots' captures the impact of Musikfest, the festival that has transformed Bethlehem for 10 days each August since 1984. Listen to interviews recorded last year at the listening station, and record your own history of Musikfest with a Mobile Mugshots interviewer. Even the pint-sized can share their stories with Mugshots coloring pages and Polaroid instant photo wall. Recordings will be sent to the Library of Congress to be archived.
Blacksmith
Where: Colonial Industrial Quarter
When: Aug 2 - 11, Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm
Monday - Thursday: 12 - 4pm
What's it like to be a blacksmith? Find out at the 1750 Smithy by attending one of our live blacksmith demonstrations! Professional blacksmiths demonstrate how Moravians forged hooks, hinges, and door handles. Donations suggested.
1762 Waterworks
Where: Colonial Industrial Quarter
When: Aug 2 - 11, Friday - Sunday: 12 - 6pm
Monday - Thursday: 12 - 4pm
Be wowed by the 1762 Waterworks, a National Historic Landmark and the first pumped municipal water system in America! This impressive waterwheel helped pump spring water 92 vertical feet to a tower and gravity provided water to five locations! Donations suggested.
Historic Bethlehem Springhouse Store
Where: Colonial Industrial Quarter
When: Aug 2 - 11, Friday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm
Monday - Thursday, 12 - 4pm
Commemorate your Musikfest experience with great souvenirs from our store!
Visitor Center
Where: 505 Main Street
When: Friday - Sunday, 10am - 9pm
Monday - Thursday, 10am - 7pm
Stop by and learn about all of Historic Bethlehem's activities and happenings during Musikfest and beyond! Purchase your Musikfest mug here and directly support 20 historic sites in Bethlehem!
1810 Goundie House Market
Where: 501 Main Street
When: August 2 - 11, Friday - Sunday: 10am - 9pm
Monday - Thursday: 10am - 7pm
Visit this historical federal-style home and shop the Marche Maison Vintage Market!
Design After Dark
Where: Goundie Garden
When: August 2 & 9, 5:30 - 8pm
Relax in our secluded "craft" beer garden. Enjoy refreshments and mug customizing crafts! Ticket required.
Rise & Fall of Bethlehem Steel
Where: The Steel Stacks
When: August 2 - 5 & 9 - 11, 12:30pm
Did you know that Bethlehem Steel was the second largest steel producer in the US and the largest shipbuilder in the world? Discover more on these fun and educational walking tours. Ticket required.
Hoover-Mason Trestle Walking Tour
Where: The Steel Stacks
When: August 2 - 5 & 9 - 11, 10:30am
Hear the incredible stories of the men of steel and learn about some of America's largest landmarks that were made of Bethlehem Steel. Ticket required.
74 West Broad Street, Suite 310, Bethlehem, PA 18018 | Phone: 610-882-0450 | FAX: 610-882-0460 | info@historicbethlehem.org
Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Registration and financial information about Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999, or on the web at www.dos.state.pa.us. Registration does not imply endorsement.