Special New Year’s Eve event honors Jazz Age good times
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (November 7, 2025) – Historic Hotel Bethlehem is bringing back a jazz age tradition this New Year’s Eve – the masquerade ball. “These fancy dress galas were a highlight of the social scene in the jazz age when the hotel was brand new and we love to invite the community to fun throw back events,” said Kelly Ronalds, Director of Room Sales and Guest Experience.
Historic ads highlight Hotel Bethlehem’s luxury and formal event popularity
Historic Hotel Bethlehem’s team recently discovered a 1920s edition of Vogue Magazine that features an ad for the “new hotel” noting that it is, “Luxuriously appointed” and “well furnished.”
Just one page away, there’s an ad to buy masquerade wear.
Ronalds said, “It’s so interesting to see how luxurious experiences have been important elements of our historic destination from the very beginning. We’ll be leaning into that for the New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball.”
Historic Hotel Bethlehem New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball Event Details
Slip into your most elegant evening wear to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the Grand Ballroom. The event begins at 7pm with a cocktail hour, which includes a complimentary drink. Then, you’ll savor a three course dinner with a special selection of desserts. You’ll dance the night away with the Motown/R&B music of 4REAL and toast the new year with a celebratory champagne toast. Tickets are $175 per person and they include all taxes and fees. Guests can elevate their celebrations with an overnight stay and late checkout. Overnight packages start at $329.
Reservations are extremely limited. Call 888-330-1029 to reserve your spot for the masquerade ball today.
1920s edition of Vogue Magazine featuring a Hotel Bethlehem advertisement.
About Historic Hotel Bethlehem
Historic Hotel Bethlehem, located adjacent to the newest US UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of Historic Moravian Bethlehem, is celebrating over 100 years as a community hotel. Guests enjoy the luxury historic destination hotel’s original 1922 elegance in its 125 guest rooms, along with the grandeur of the lobby, two distinct restaurants, two elegant ballrooms and seven meeting rooms. The hotel also offers Nine new Extended Stay Suites, an Executive Conference Center, Ladies Boutique Shoppe, Steel Magnolia Spa & Salon, Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop, and the Hotel B Ice Cream Parlor serving Penn State Creamery ice Cream. The hotel is affiliated with Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. USA Today named Historic Hotel Bethlehem the ”#1 Best Historic Hotel in the Nation” for five straight years 2021-2025. For more information visit hotelbethlehem.com.
