You can have plenty of fun outdoors during winter, even in Pennsylvania, but sometimes it's best to stay where it's warm and enjoy the indoor activities a city like Allentown has to offer. The Crayola Experience Located up in Easton, the Crayola Experience is a bit of a drive from Allentown, but it's a great destination for kids with a big creative streak. Attractions include the obvious crayon and construction paper projects, but children can really explore new possibilities by painting with melted wax, melting crayons into molds to create keepsakes, drawing in the dark, and bringing digital drawings to life. BounceU BounceU is an inflatable indoor playground that's a lot of fun for kids ages two and up. The chain has locations in both Allentown and Easton, and it's always available for special occasions like birthday parties and school field trips. It also hosts two kinds of open bounce sessions: preschool play and all ages, although you'll need to check the times and days they're open. America on Wheels If you prefer something that adults can enjoy just as much as kids, you should visit the America on Wheels museum along the Leigh River. This museum features all kinds of wheeled vehicles from every part of America's history, including some exotic enough to fascinate children 12 and under who get in free on Sundays. No matter how cold it gets outside, you can always find plenty of ways to have fun when you live in Allentown.
If you want to enjoy an evening of live music Allentown offers a variety of local spots for date night or a night out with friends. Grab a drink and some dinner, or just sit back and enjoy the music at some of our favorite live music venues: Strange Brew Tavern 1996 S 5 th St Come earlier in the evening for a relaxing and mellow experience or for dinner, or come in later with a date for live music and a more adventurous experience. Godfrey Daniels Coffee House 7 E 4 th St Godfrey Daniels is your typical old school coffee house featuring folk music. The sound is exceptional for a small venue, and you’ll find people of all ages enjoying the beverages and live music. ArtsQuest Center 101 Founders Way An upstairs music venue modeled after the World Café Live in Philly. ArtsQuest offers an outside deck, an area for VIP seating, and even meeting spaces that you can rent if needed. Allentown Symphony Association, Inc 23 N 6 th St This building has been beautifully restored, and despite the “symphony” name, you’ll find a large variety of musical acts playing at this venue. Drinks and food are also available. Grain 536 Hamilton St Stop in for drinks and stay for the music. The venue is long and narrow, but offers a comfortable place to sit and stay awhile. Sands Event Center 77 Sands Blvd A larger music venue offering well-known performers, free parking and good visibility from any seat in the house.
Coca-Cola Park in Allentown is available year-round for corporate events, wedding receptions, family reunions, and casual picnics or buffets with accommodations for groups of 50 to 3,000 people. Catering Coca Cola Park offers a variety of menus for your Lehigh Valley social events and corporate meetings and provides full service catering. Your event will be stress free as the expert event planners at Coca-Cola Park attend to all of the details for your event for you. Event Examples The park has hosted small and large events for socializing, business, and weddings. Examples include: Retirement parties Family reunions Award banquets Bar & Bat Mitzvah’s Sweet Sixteen parties Holiday parties Business training sessions Company picnics Job fairs Weddings Engagement parties Bridal parties Bachelor parties Rehearsal dinners Accommodations Meeting space and group areas are assigned based on the size of your party: NACCI Printing Meeting Room: Groups of 30-80 people Boar’d Room: Groups of 10-30 people PPL Picnic Patio: Large groups up to 500 people, outdoor location AT&T Plaza: ideal for trade shows, fundraiser walks, 5K’s, etc Coordinated Health Club Level: Groups of 50 up to 250 people IronPigs Game-Related Outings For birthday parties, company outings, and other events related to the IronPigs games, or for group tickets to the games, please call our group sales representatives at (610) 841-7447.
