BETHLEHEM, Pa. — ArtsQuest and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, which last month announced a collaboration for a year-long celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary next year, will start the partnership early.
The organizations have announced they'll pair to give people access to both their premier winter attractions for one ticket price.
The package, at $24 (plus taxes and fees) for all dates in November and $28 in December, is available at the illumination website.ArtsQuest release
The package will give buyers a ticket to both the IronPigs' Illumination lights show and to ArtsQuest's Christkindlmarkt German-themed holiday market.
The package, at $24 (plus taxes and fees) for all dates in November and $28 in December is available at the Illumination website.
Tickets will be for the same day for both locations.
The combination ticket offers little or no discount on the displays.
Advance tickets for Christkindlmarkt normally are $12 per person (free for ages 5 and younger) on Thursdays and Fridays and $14.50 for Saturdays and Sundays.
Advance tickets for Illumination normally are $11 for November dates and $13 for December.
But the combination package also will include a hot cocoa at Illumination and a movie pass at SteelStacks.
'Immersed in a winter wonderland'
Once a package is purchased, the buyer will get an email with the Christkindlmarkt and movie pass tickets in two or three days.
The hot cocoa voucher at Illumination can be picked up when you arrive at the Coca-Cola Park ticket office.
The receipt for a SteelStacks film pass can be picked up at the information desk at Christkindlmarkt at SteelStacks.
This year's Christkindlmarkt will open Nov. 14 and run Fridays through Sundays through Nov. 30. It then will open Thursdays-Sundays, Dec. 4 though Dec. 21.
Hours will be: Free Friday admission from 5 to 8 p.m., then paid admission 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
ArtsQuest announced last month that this year's 33rd annual Christkindlmarkt will add Winter Wonderland and immersive decor and photo opportunities, among other changes.
Illumination will return to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball park from Nov. 14 through Jan. 3, 2026 — this time, glowing more than before with 1.5 million lights.
Visitors "will be immersed in a winter wonderland featuring dazzling themed light displays, synchronized shows and festive activities," a release said.
