ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Baseball is hitting the bench this holiday weekend at Coca-Cola Park, with America 250, fireworks, and patriotic fun taking the field.
69 News Reporter Sydney Kay was at the park in Allentown with details on two nights of star-spangled celebrations.
A drone show kicks off Friday, and fireworks are set for Saturday.
Matt Provence, Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, said 300 drones will be featured on Friday’s show.
“We’re very excited for this weekend,” he said.
Gates open at 6 p.m. Friday, and the event starts at 7 p.m. People are encouraged to arrive as early as possible.
On Friday, more than 20 organizations will be doing live performances, and guests can check out interactive exhibits. There will be tributes to the armed forces and first responders.
Carson Kressley will be the emcee.
Mary Erdman, Past President with the League of Women Voters, Lehigh County, said the national organization had worked hard to get women the right to vote. The organization will be at Coca-Cola Park to teach people what women wore and how they went about going around the country as they pushed for the legal right to vote.
The fireworks show Saturday will be the largest in Coca-Cola Park history, Provence said.
To buy tickets, you can go to ironpigsbaseball.com or cocacolaparkevents.com. Only General Admission tickets are available.