Culture

Founded in 1984 by ArtsQuest, the first Musikfest featured 295 performances on six stages, attracting more than 180,000 people to historic Bethlehem. Over the past three decades, the event has grown, evolving into one of the largest and most diverse music festivals in the nation, with 500-plus shows on 14 stages over 10 days. Each year more than 900,000 people make their way to the Lehigh Valley to experience all the music, food and fun of this musical extravaganza.

Now in its 66th year, the Kutztown Folk Festival is the oldest folklife festival in America. Celebrating the Pennsylvania Dutch culture, this unique festival continues to attract upwards of 150,000 visitors per year. Named as One of America's Top Celebrations by USA Today, it was named as a "Must See" Festival by the Washington Post.

This year's nine day festival being held on June 27 - July 5, 2015 offers:

Experience one of the most interesting art installations, WaterFire, being hosted in the Shenango Valley in Sharon, Pennsylvania. A multi-sensory art event, WaterFire is world-renowned and has been hosted in cities like Singapore, Rome, Kansas City and now Sharon, PA.

The Pennsylvania Convention Center once again is hosting the world's oldest and largest indoor flower show. In its 187th year, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Philadelphia Flower Show opens on February 28 and goes through March 8, 2015. In celebration of the silver screen, this year's theme is "Celebrate the Movies" with displays, special events and more. It is "Lights, Camera, Bloom!" when the world's great floral and garden designers take inspiration form the world's great cinema.