ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An event that has 10,000-pound trucks racing, driving over cars and doing stunts and tricks will return to Allentown's PPL Center, it was announced.
The Monster Jam truck show, which has been popular with yearly shows at Allentown’s PPL Center, will return for five shows in February.
Tickets, the prices of which were not announced, go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16.PPL Center website
The event, which features trucks 12 feet tall and 12 feet wide sitting atop 66-inch-tall tires, will have sessions at 7 p.m. Feb. 21; noon and 6 pm. Feb. 22; and noon and 6 p.m. Feb. 23.
Tickets, the prices of which were not announced, go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the PPL Center website, the center box office at 701 Hamilton St., Allentown, or 610-347-TIXX.
Ages 2 and older will require a ticket.
Among the confirmed trucks at PPL Center will be Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Megalodon, Sparkle Smash, Dragon, Krazy Train, Plane Krazy ad Terminal Velocity.
Additional experiences
Pit Party tickets, which have an additional charge in addition to a show ticket, also will be on sale.
They offer pre-competition access from 9:30-11 a.m. for the Feb. 21 and 22 shows — when you can see the massive trucks up-close, meet the drivers and crews, and get autographs and pictures.
Pit Parties also will have family-friendly activities such as a Sand Box play area, inflatable slides, Spin Master remote-control truck course, coloring and a temporary tattoo station.
There will be no Pit Party for the 7 p.m. shows.
There also will be post-show meet-and-greets with drivers about 15 minutes after each show. Those sessions also will require additional tickets.
At the meet-and-greets, which last about 30 minutes, you can take photos, get autographs and hear competition takeaways from the drivers in a private event space.
Plus, you get an official Monster Jam souvenir with your ticket.
Shows set before World Finals
Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, the trucks can get up to 100 mph and fly up to 125 to 130 feet — a distance greater than 14 cars side by side — and 35 feet in the air.
The trucks, which are extremely loud, race in traditional style, in which the first truck to cross the finish line with the least number of penalties wins.
The Monster Jam tour ends each year in March with the world finals, meaning the PPL shows will be toward the end of the tour.Monster Jam release
In freestyle, the trucks drive over cars, and do stunts and tricks.
The Monster Jam tour ends each year in March with the world finals, meaning the PPL shows will be toward the end of the tour.
Monster Jam truck show most recently was at PPL Center last July 2024. It also was at the arena in 2023 and yearly from 2016-19.
