Types

• Arts
• Music

Description
We're not scientists or mathematicians, but we're fairly confident that Musikfest can be expressed by the following equation: Musik + fest = awesome

Other Information

• Venue:  South side - Sands Steel Stage at PNC Plaza, Americaplatz at Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Air Products Town
• Region:  Northeast
• Ticket Prices:  There's no admission charge to the general festival. There are hundreds of free performances; live entertainment runs daily from noon until 11pm. Ticketed events (primarily national acts) often sell out before the festival begins.
• Camping:  No
• RVs:  No
• Family Friendly:  Yes
• Past Artists:  Stone Temple Pilots, Clay Aiken, Air Supply, Alice in Chains, Alice Cooper, Boston, The Beach Boys, Tony Bennett, Boyz II Men, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Collective Soul, Ray Charles, George Clinton, Dixie Chicks, Dr. Demento, B.B. King, Weird Al Yan
• Current Artists:  2 + 1 Math Rocks!, 2U, 3AM, Abaca String Band, Acoustic Roadshow, AJ Silverberg, Alastair Moock, Alex Levin Jazz Trio, Alex Meixner Band, Alex Radus, Alex Torres Band, Allegro Dance Company, Amarach, Among Criminals, Andrea Carlson Trio, Andrew Pereira Quartet, Andrew Portz Band, Antioquia, Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association presents, Art of Rhythm and Dance with Tahya and Grant Smith, Avi Wisnia, B-Street, Bamboo 2 / Nora Nohraku Suggs & James Nyoraku Schlefer, Baze and Silly Friends, BC Combo, BELEZA!, Ben Falandays, Ben Mauger's Vintage Jazz Band, Bhakti, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Billy Bauer, Billy Bauer Band, Blind Lights, Blue Jean, Blue Jersey Band, Blue Ribbon Cloggers, Bob Malone, BOOM, Boom Chick, Bovine Social Club, Brittany Ann, Brosky 'n Meyer, Bud Hundeski & The Corsairs, Burning Bridget Cleary, Butterjive, Call Your Mama, Caravan of Thieves, Carbon Leaf, Caribbean Steel Rhythms, Carlos Barata, Carter3Productions Presents, Cast In Bronze, CB Radio, Chandler Travis Philharmonic, Choo Choo Hu, Chris Watson Band, Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz, Connie Edinger and Tom Marchak, Connor Christian & Southern Gothic, Connor McInerney, Copper Box, Craig Kastelnik and Friends with Bernard Purdie, Craig Thatcher and Nyke van Wyk, Craig Thatcher Band, Cunningham and Associates, Daisy Jug Band, Dallas Vietty, Dan DeChellis Trio, Dan Mills, Dan Wilkins Quintet, Dave Fry, Dave Goddess Group, Delta Rae, Diego's Umbrella, Dina Hall and the Backbeat, Displaced Peoples, Djembe Jam with Moe Jerant, Donovan Roberts, Double Dutch Empire, Doug Hawk Proposition, Draw the Line, Dueling Pianos, DuoSF, Eddie Forman Orchestra, Eliot String Quartet, Emily Mure, En Sequencia, Eric Mintel Quartet, Eric Steckel, Erin Lee, Experience Janis featuring CC Coletti, Fighting Jamesons, Forward Motion, Four the Day, Frank DiBussolo Trio, Frank Viele and the Manhattan Project, Freak Owls, Friar's Point, Funky Fontana, Fusion Jazz Trio, Fuzzy Lollipop, Gangstagrass, Gas House Gorillas, Gina Sicilia, Girls Guns & Glory, Graveyard Lovers, Great White Caps, HALA Espectacular, HALA Presenta, Hannah and Maggie, Hector Rosado Drum Workshop, Hector Rosado y Su Orchestra,Heidi Winzinger, Henny & the Versa Js, Hickory Brass, Hillbilly Shakespeare, Hillbilly Souls, Homemade Jamz, Hot Bijouxx, Hot Club Philly, How Fair A Sound, Hudost, Igor and the Red Elvises, Incendio, Independence Drive, Irish Stars Parker School of Dance, Irka Mateo, Jessica Smucker, Jimmy and the Parrots, Jimmy Sturr Orchestra, Joan Soriano Family Band, Joe Weber Band, Joe Whyte, John Beacher, John Byrne Band, John K. Band featuring John Kadlecik, John Stanky and the Coalminers, John Stevens Doubleshot, Jolly Joe Timmer, Jon Fadem, Joseph Kroboth Band, Junior Toots, Just Married, Kagero, Kalob Griffin Band, Katie Kelly, Kendal Conrad, Kenny Ferrier, Keys N Krates, Kill the Broadcast, Kira Willey, Kristi Lynn Quartet, Kwesi Kankam, La Excelencia, Larry Murante, Lehigh Valley Cloggers, Lehigh Valley Folk Music Society, Lenny Gomulka and Chicago Push, Lindsay Benner, Little Buddy, Live Wire, Lizanne Knott, Lucky 7, Lucy Stone, Lunic, LV Charter School for Performing Arts, LV Community Music School,LVPA Music Teacher's Association, M.A.K.U. Soundsystem,Madeline Rose Link,Maggie Spike,Mama Corn, March Fourth Marching Band, Mark DeRose and The Way Home, Marrakesh Express, Matuto, Meg's Melodies, Melissa VanFleet, Michael Natrin, Mike and Ashley Duo, Mike Cross, Mike Dugan & Blues Mission, Mike Krisukas/Zen for Primates, Mike Lorenz Quartet, Mike Surratt & the Continentals, Miss Amy & her Big Kids Band, Miss Maggie Sings, Miss Tess & The Talkbacks, MiZ, Moonshine Society, Morgen La Civita, Mree/Marie,Mule Dixon, New Found Road, New Sweden,Nina Music, O'Grady Quinlan Academy, Off the Map, On the Water, Opening Ceremonies,PANA!, Paula Scott Duo, Paulie Knakk,Pavlov's Dawgs,Perry Costello, Phantasmagoria, Philadelphia Funk Authority, Philadelphia Songwriter's Project - Anthony D'Amato,Philadelphia Songwriter's Project - Casey Cattie,Philadelphia Songwriter's Project - Joy Ike,Philadelphia Songwriter's Project - Kwesi Kankam, Philadelphia Songwriter's Project - Sarah Deardorff, Philly Bloco, Please Please Me, Polka Country Musicians, Post Junction, Pure Country Dancers, Quimby Mountain Band, Revolution, I Love You, Rob Stoneback Band, Robbi K, Robbi K and the New York All Stars, Rolie Polie Guacamole, Roosevelt Dime, Rumbafrica, Runa Pacha,Running Late,Sabroso Video Showcase, Santa Mamba,Sarah Ayers, Sarah Ayers Band, Sarah Donner, Sarah King and The Smoke Rings, Satori, Saucon Valley Music, School of Rock, Scott Marshall & Marshall's Highway, Scott Pine and the Conifers, Seamus Kennedy, Sena Ehrhardt, Shane Cooley, Sharon Plessl School of Dance, Shelly Clark and Friends,Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, Spinto Band, Splintered Sunlight, Spuyten Duyvil, Stacey Peasley Band, Starfish, Start Making Sense, Steppin Razor, Steve Pullara's Cool Beans Band, SUYA, Tartanic, Tavern Tan,TBA, Telesma, The 4 Walls, The Aardvarks, The Abrams Brothers, The Adlers,The Almighty Terribles, The Barn Swallows, The Beautiful Distortion (acoustic), The Blues Brotherhood, The Bucks County Folk Song Society, The Burrows, The Byways, The Cat's Pajamas, The Chris Beard Band, The ColourSound, The Dang-It Bobbys, The Deedle Deedle Dees, The Defending Champions, The Difference, The Dolce Ensemble, The Fabulous Greaseband, The Fuzzy Lemons, The Hoppin' John Orchestra, The Juice Box, The Jumpers Orchestra, The Killdares, The Large Flowerheads, The Lesson Center, The Lou Franco Project, The Monarch Dance Company, The Mystical Arts of Tibet, The Pine Hollows, The Prodigals, The Rosie Burgess Trio, The Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Scarlet Furies,The Slicked Up Nines, The StereoFidelics, The Tribute, The Uncle Devin Show, The Uptown Band, The Verticolors, The Wallace Brothers, The Young Werewolves, They Were Only Satellites, Tim Butler, Tin Bird Choir, Tommy Zito, Tony Gairo Hot Three, Trouble City All Stars, Tumbling Bones, Tusk, Uncle Rock, UUU, Valerie Vigoda, Wacky Chad, Waitin' on a Train, Walt Groller Orchestra, We Kids Rock, Westallgaier, WhiskeyHickon Boys, William Allen High Chorale, Wiretree, XVSK, Yancarlos Sanchez, Yellow Dubmarine, Yoga Session with Laurel Attanasio, Zen for Primates
• Other Info:  The festival, which showcases nearly every musical style imaginable, features: • More than 300 performers from across the country and around the globe. • Musical programming at 14 different indoor and outdoor stages (11 stages are free).
• Facebook:  Musikfest FB Page