Family-friendly summer fun doesn't need to be expensive! Check out our list of 10 FREE summertime family activities in Allentown and the surrounding communities.
2. The Pop-Jet Fountain at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is another free way for the kids to keep cool this summer. Open daily from 11am-5pm.
3. Visit the fish at the Li'l-Le-Hi Trout Nursery, the oldest, continuously operating trout nursery in the nation. Bags of fish food are available from vending machines.
4. Every Hero Has a Story this summer at your local library! Join the Summer Reading Program and read for prizes. You can also attend free special programs and events, from magicians to scientists and more!
6. Watch a movie in the park! Allentown Movies in the Park plays a variety of free, family friendly movies on Friday and Saturday evenings at parks throughout Allentown.
1. Cool off in the free motion activated water spray parks at Bucky Boyle Park and Fifth & Allen Street parks in Allentown. Open daily from noon-7pm.
2. The Pop-Jet Fountain at the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is another free way for the kids to keep cool this summer. Open daily from 11am-5pm.
3. Visit the fish at the Li'l-Le-Hi Trout Nursery, the oldest, continuously operating trout nursery in the nation. Bags of fish food are available from vending machines.
4. Every Hero Has a Story this summer at your local library! Join the Summer Reading Program and read for prizes. You can also attend free special programs and events, from magicians to scientists and more!
5. Bowl for free at Haja Rose Bowl in Allentown. Registered kids receive 2 free games of bowling each day all summer long! Register at www.kidsbowlfree.com
6. Watch a movie in the park! Allentown Movies in the Park plays a variety of free, family friendly movies on Friday and Saturday evenings at parks throughout Allentown.
7. Upper Macungie Township also has family friendly movies scheduled to play outdoors this summer. Activities are offered prior to each movie and vary, but in the past they have included face painting, bounce houses and water balloon games - all free!
8. Explore parks, trails, gardens, rivers and more with Get Out! Lehigh Valley. This free, family-friendly series of nature walks takes place locations throughout the Lehigh Valley was developed by the Wildlands Conservancy and the Lehigh Valley Health Network.
9. Go to a free concert! Allentown, Emmaus, Alburtis and Bethlehem are just four of the locations presenting a summer concert series this summer. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs!
10. Visit your local community parks and playgrounds! Allentown and the surrounding areas are home to tons of great parks for the little ones to burn some energy. Get out and enjoy the beautiful summer weather!
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