Musikfest
Musikfest arrives to celebrate its 40th year on Aug. 3. You’ll find all the color, local flavor, reviews and more right here on LehighValleyNews.com.

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Musikfest arrives to celebrate its 40th year on Aug. 3.
Catch the action all over town but you’ll find all the color, local flavor, reviews and more right here Test your 'fest knowledge with our Musikfest quiz or take a trip down memory lane to see the history of Musikfest with the videos below. The full documentary can be watched on PBS's website here.
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Musikfest Stories
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It's inspired by a hierarchal basic needs pyramid proposed by American psychologist Abraham Maslow in the 1940s.
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The Macungie family has other notable works around the Lehigh Valley and tri-state area, including the artwork for the most recent Musikfest.
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The 29 arrests Bethlehem Police made during Musikfest were a slight increase from last year's event, the department reported on Tuesday.
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Organizers had hinted that this year's crowds were expected to break records. On Tuesday, ArtsQuest confirmed it. More than 1.3 million visited Bethlehem during the 11 nights of Musikfest 2023.
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The time-lapse was shot from the weather camera atop the Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks campus.
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The 40th Musikfest drew to a successful close on Sunday night in Bethlehem. The nation's largest open-gate free music festival delivered more than 500 free performances, plus paid-ticket headliners. Organizers believe a record of roughly 1.25 million attended the 11-day event. An official count is expected to be announced Tuesday.
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The Grammy-winning band closed out the 11-day spread with a 90-minute set of their biggest hits and covers of The Eagles and Journey.
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Musikfest is “the tip of the spear” for Lehigh Valley’s tourism industry, drawing more than 1 million people to the region, ArtsQuest CEO Kassie Hilgert said.
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In a stripped down production that felt custom-made for the Musikfest stage, Morris capped a 17-song set with three songs that put a rush of energy into the crowd as the skies opened up over Bethlehem.
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Here are the Musikfest acts and more you should see today, Sunday, Aug. 13.