JOIN THE festivities

Shakespeare Festival kicks off in May at DeSales University, the Kutztown Folk Festival is in July, Musikfest takes over Bethlehem in August and The Great Allentown Fair cavorts into September, with countless events in between. Festivals are thick on the ground all through the temperate months around here, so whether you’re into antique cars, blues and barbecue, reggae or sangria, there’s an occasion for you.

pashakespeare.org | kutztownfestival.com musikfest.org | allentownfair.com

VISIT A museum 4

Take inspiration from arts, sciences and history by whisking the family away on an outing to one of the Valley’s museums, always a stone’s throw from great lunch spots. In the shadow of Bethlehem Steel, you’ll find the National Museum of Industrial History, brimming with artifacts and machines, while Easton’s Nurture Nature Center and Allentown’s Da Vinci Science Center offer organic education. Not to be overlooked is the Allentown Art Museum, hosting an exhibition on experimental 1960s fashion from May through September.

nmih.org | nurturenaturecenter.org davincisciencecenter.org | allentownartmuseum.org