Musikfest 2026 Ranks Among Top Three Most Attended Festivals in Its History
After 10 days (and a preview night) of music, comedy, food, art and community celebration, Musikfest 2026 wrapped another memorable year in Bethlehem.
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What’s New at Musikfest 2026!
The nation’s largest free, ungated music festival is back and bigger than ever! Musikfest returns for its 43rd year, transforming 50 acres across Bethlehem’s NorthSide and SouthSide into a celebration of music, food and community.
ArtsQuest Announces Musikfest Opening Acts for Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza
From country, alternative rock, hip-hop, indie pop and soul to genre-blending artists, this year’s opening acts represent the diverse sounds that define Musikfest and embody the festival tradition of introducing audiences to artists they may discover for the very first time.
Tee Up for a Good Cause at the 14th Annual Musikfest Golf Tournament!
The sold-out tournament brings together Musikfest supporters, sponsors and community partners for a day on the course benefiting ArtsQuest’s arts, music and educational programming that make Musikfest, and our year-round programs, possible.
ArtsQuest Offers First Look at Musikfest 2026 Free Stage Lineup
To date, Musikfest will be hosting 300+ musical acts spanning every genre across 15 free stages throughout the city this summer. From rock to reggae, jazz to indie, pop to polka, there’s something for every music lover to discover, all in the country’s largest free music festival.
ArtsQuest Announces SoccerFest 2026, Bringing FIFA World Cup 26™ Energy to the Lehigh Valley
The event will continue an ArtsQuest tradition since 2014, broadcasting every match live via FOX Sports on large screens across SteelStacks for an immersive viewing experience for thousands of fans of all ages. But with the eyes of the world on the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup 26™, this year’s SoccerFest is bigger, bolder and unique to Bethlehem, whose roots in American soccer date to the early 20th century.
Tee Up for a Good Cause at the 6th Annual Levitt Golf Tournament
All proceeds directly support Levitt Pavilion’s mission to provide over 45 free concerts each summer for the Lehigh Valley community.
Final Musikfest Headliner, Third Eye Blind to Jam Out on The Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza with Special Guest St. Lucia!
Since 1997, San Francisco’s Third Eye Blind have recorded ten best-selling studio recordings, two live releases and assembled one career retrospective selling 12 million records worldwide. Led by Stephan Jenkins, Third Eye Blind won wide success during a tumultuous group of years when the major-label recording industry was finally losing its grip on an enterprise that for decades it had dominated with steely efficiency. Nothing could have made Third Eye Blind happier!
Third Eye Blind
with special guest St. Lucia. Since 1997, San Francisco’s Third Eye Blind have recorded ten best-selling studio recordings, two live releases and assembled one career retrospective selling 12 million records worldwide. Led by Stephan Jenkins, 3EB won wide success during a tumultuous group of years when the major-label recording industry was finally losing its grip on an enterprise that for decades it had dominated with steely efficiency.
Multi-Platinum Country Star Russell Dickerson Announced as Penultimate Musikfest 2026 Headliner
Chart-topping country star Russell Dickerson will take the stage at the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Friday, July 31, 2026, as the tenth Musikfest headliner to be revealed – leaving just one more still to be announced.