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Theaters and showsLehigh Valley

Zoellner Arts Center

Bethlehem, PA · 1 hour 7 minutes from Reading

zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu|Day trips from Berks County
Zoellner Arts Center

Plan the day

Drive1 hour 7 minutes from Reading, 42 miles50 minutes from Boyertown · 51 minutes from Hamburg · 1 hour 27 minutes from Morgantown
Where420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015, Bethlehem, PAOpen in maps →
OpenFall through spring season; listings are posted from October 2026 through early March 2027.Box office Tuesdays 12 to 6, Wednesday through Friday 12 to 5, and from 90 minutes before ticketed shows.
Good forlittle kids, big kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends, older adults

Zoellner Arts Center is Lehigh University's performing arts center in Bethlehem, PA, with Baker Hall, the Diamond Theater and the Fowler Black Box Theatre.

A university arts center that books touring names next to student and faculty ensembles: this season brings Outlander in Concert, VOCES8, Andy Grammer, the Academy of Vocal Arts in L'elisir d'amore, The Nutcracker and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. A Family Series (Pete the Cat, Minty Fresh Circus, The Magic School Bus) gives younger kids their own shows, and a parking garage is attached to the building.

Before you go

Buy tickets at lehightickets.evenue.net or 610-758-2787 ext 0; per-ticket fees apply, and Bethlehem adds a 5 percent amusement tax (capped at $2) on tickets over $10. A parking garage is attached to the center.

Coming up

Pete the Cat (Family Series) November 15, Michael Feinstein's holiday show November 29, The Nutcracker December 12 and 13, and Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas December 20, 2026.

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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