Wow! There are so many events going on in the Lehigh Valley this weekend and coming week! Businesses will be booming!
To start with, Das Awkscht Fescht, a classic and antique car festival, will be held at Macungie Memorial Park July 31 - August 2. More than 400,000 people are expected to attend this event.
Next is the Drum Corps International Eastern Classicregional competition at J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown, on July 31 and August 2, with an expected attendance of 33,000.
About 20,000 people are expected to attend the Philadelphia Eagles training camp at Lehigh University. The Eagles will be there until August 12.
It's that time of year once again for Musikfest in downtown Bethlehem. This festival will start July 31 and run through the week until August 9, which will end with the big bang of fireworks. This is a huge event and over 300,000 are expected to visit. This is in addition to the more than 15,000 visitors to the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.
Car racing more your style? Pocono Raceway in neighboring Monroe County will be hosting the Pennsylvania 500, a NASCAR race, on Sunday, August 2. It is estimated that this race will draw about 100,000 fans that day.
That's not all! Bushkill Township in Northampton County, north of Nazareth, will hold their annual carnival from July 29 - August 1.
With all of these events going on, many of the area hotels are booked solid. Restaurants are expecting large crowds.
Looks like these events will bring a large boost to the Lehigh Valley's economy.
