Berks Connect
Theaters and showsLehigh Valley

SteelStacks

Bethlehem, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading

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SteelStacks

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 7 minutes from Reading, 42 miles50 minutes from Boyertown · 51 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 28 minutes from Morgantown
Where101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015, Bethlehem, PAOpen in maps →
OpenYear-round campus; Oktoberfest October 2 to 4 and 9 to 11, 2026; Christkindlmarkt weekends November 13 to December 20, 2026.
AdmissionShows and films are ticketed per event. Christkindlmarkt 2026: $14 all-in Thursdays and Fridays, $16.50 Saturdays and Sundays, children 5 and under free, and free entry Fridays 5 to 8 pm.
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends, older adults

SteelStacks is ArtsQuest's 10-acre arts and entertainment campus beside the former Bethlehem Steel blast furnaces in Bethlehem, PA.

Five blast furnaces, the two largest over 230 feet tall, stand over a campus of concerts, comedy, films at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas and summer concerts at the Levitt Pavilion; ArtsQuest says about 40 percent of its programs are free. Oktoberfest takes the first two weekends of October, and Christkindlmarkt turns the campus into a holiday market on weekends from November 13 to December 20.

Before you go

Parking in the SteelStacks lots is free except during Musikfest; the Polk Street (418 PA-412), Riverport (13 W 2nd St) and South New Street (324 S. New St) garages are about a block away. Tickets for shows are sold at secure.artsquest.org.

Coming up

Oktoberfest's second weekend is October 9 to 11; Christkindlmarkt runs weekends November 13 to December 20, 2026 (Thursdays added in December), $14 Thursdays and Fridays, $16.50 Saturdays and Sundays, free Fridays 5 to 8 pm.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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