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The SouthSide Film Festival is an annual non-competitive, not-for-profit film festival that takes place each June in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The festival features locally produced as well as international films, guest filmmakers, juried selections, and seminars for filmmakers and fans. The first festival took place in 2004.
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The Banana Factory is a community center for the arts located on Bethlehem's south side. What was once a banana warehouse has been renovated into space for two art galleries, classrooms and artists' studios. Offers daily guided tours and the Lehigh Valley's only glassblowing studio, and on the first Friday of every month there is an art showing. Unless you love art it's probably not worth a trip to the South Side by itself but if you're there already be sure to stop by.
The Steel Ice Center houses daily public indoor ice skating on the South Side, along with open hockey sessions.
Sand Island Park is along the Lehigh River and offers playgrounds, hiking trails, basketball and tennis courts, and plenty of room for fishing.
A Smithsonian affiliate dedicated to preserving America's rich industrial heritage. Exhibits on steel-making and manufacturing.
Musikfest is an annual 10-day music festival that takes place in the beginning of August. Over a million people visit the festival every year. All of the hundreds of concerts, save the headlining acts, are free of charge, and take place at various "platzes" set up around the historic district. Past performers include Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Clinton and Ludacris. The food is top-notch (if expensive) as well, with everything from fried Oreos to gyros, and there are activities for children as well. Check out the polka tent for the festival's only dance floor and the famous "Chicken Lady," a local legend.
A venue for performing arts and cinema on the former Bethlehem Steel property. Attractions include the ArtsQuest Center, the performing arts center; the Air Products Town Square, with over 400 free musical performances annually; PNC Plaza, which will host festivals, a farmers market, and will also serve as a stage for Musikfest; and the Levitt Pavilion, which will host free concerts.