{"id":132224,"date":"2024-06-30T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=132224"},"modified":"2024-06-30T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T17:26:26","slug":"historic-bethlehem-museums-sites-announces-july-2024-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=132224","title":{"rendered":"Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites Announces July 2024 Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Events include free family programming, the annual Blueberry Festival, and the continuation of the nonprofit\u2019s latest exhibition, \u201cChecking In? Bethlehem\u2019s Alluring Accommodations.\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (June 24, 2024)\u2014Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) announced its lineup of events and activities for July 2024, including\u00a0Blueberry Festival<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cChecking In? Bethlehem\u2019s Alluring Accommodations<\/a>\u201d,\u00a0Saturdays at Burnside<\/a>,\u00a0Free Sundays at the Museums<\/a>. In addition, six historical tours are available for guests, including the return of the\u00a0Moravian Stories Tour<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Heart & Soul: Moravian Music Tour<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe are looking forward to having a packed slate of summer events for visitors from near and far looking for fun with a historical twist,\u201d said LoriAnn Wukitsch, HBMS\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cBlueberry Fest is back for the 37th year and will be a super sweet event for guests of all ages. We are excited to enjoy local vendors during this community-building event.\u201d<\/div>\n
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This year\u2019s\u00a0Blueberry Festival & Market To Go\u00a0is on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, at\u00a0Bethlehem\u2019s Burnside Historic Farm<\/a>. Festival attendees will enjoy delicious food, live music, fresh blueberries and desserts, Colonial cooking demonstrations, gardening and brewing showcases, pony rides and hands-on kids\u2019 activities. Guests will also have the opportunity to explore local vendors. Tickets to Blueberry Fest are $5 for children and $10 for adults. The Blueberry Festival Family Pack and Brewery Pass are $27 each.<\/div>\n
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Checking In? Bethlehem\u2019s Alluring Accommodations\u00a0is a multisite experience exploring Bethlehem\u2019s long hospitality legacy that takes attendees to local landmarks, including the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, and the Sun Inn. Guests\u00a0 21 and older can purchase a Checking In Combo Ticket for $30, which provides admission to the event, a self-guided tour and a Christmas City Spirits sampling experience, including a complimentary tasting glass, at the Sun Inn. Exhibition admission for all ages can be purchased at HistoricBethlehem.org.<\/div>\n
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This month\u2019s free\u00a0Saturdays at Burnside\u00a0experience, \u201cMake Your Own Bee Hotel,\u201d is on July 6. Attendees will learn about bees’ crucial role in pollination and make a bee hotel to provide nesting space for these insects. The public is invited to visit the farm on the first Saturday of each month at no cost. Open to all ages, In July, Burnside also spotlights the \u201cfarm in the city,\u201d which has been part of the Moravian community since 1748. Additionally, guests can participate in \u201cYou Point, We Pick,\u201d where they select fresh, organic produce, herbs, and flowers they would like to take home, and a volunteer gardener will pick them in exchange for a donation.<\/div>\n
Free Sundays at the Museums\u00a0provides visitors with complimentary admission to both the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month through November. Funded in part by the Jones Children Fund, the July 7th program features a hands-on activity for the whole family. At the Kemerer Museum, visitors can design their own restaurant menu. Moravian Museum of Bethlehem offers visitors an opportunity to write a letter closed with a real wax seal. Guests can also enjoy live music from the Moravian Music Foundation at the Moravian Museum throughout the day. Free Sundays are sponsored in part by\u00a0Macaroni KID<\/a><\/i>; future dates are September 1, October 6 and November 3 (August is omitted due to ArtsQuest Muskifest activities throughout Bethlehem\u2019s historic district).<\/div>\n
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HBMS is running six crowd-pleasing\u00a0historic walking tours\u00a0during July:\u00a0Old Bethlehem Walking Tour<\/a>,\u00a0Rise and Fall of Bethlehem Steel Walking Tour<\/a>,\u00a0John Adams Walking Tour<\/a>, Moravian Stories Tour, Heart & Soul: Moravian Music Tour, and\u00a0Playful Pathways: A Family-friendly Tour of Bethlehem<\/a>. Walking tours will not be available on July 13th and 14th because of the Blueberry Festival.<\/div>\n
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