Musikfest temporarily shut down in response to passing storms on Friday which delayed many of the free performances scheduled for that day.

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Storm clouds approach Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Storm clouds approach Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People work to secure musical instruments ahead of an incoming storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People work to secure musical instruments ahead of an incoming storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Storm clouds make their way towards Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Storm clouds make their way towards Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Rain pours down from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Rain pours down from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

Rain pours down from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Rain pours down from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People in rain ponchos run for shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People in rain ponchos run for shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People seek shelter from a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

People remove plastic sheets used to protect musical instruments from a passing storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People remove plastic sheets used to protect musical instruments from a passing storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Tents are left barely standing after a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Tents are left barely standing after a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

People drain tents of rainwater following a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People drain tents of rainwater following a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People wait out the rain from a passing a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People wait out the rain from a passing a storm during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

Roi and the Secret People perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Roi and the Secret People perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Mike Roi, lead vocalist of Roi and the Secret People, performs during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Mike Roi, lead vocalist of Roi and the Secret People, performs during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

Palmyra prepares to perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Palmyra prepares to perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People walk around Musikfest following its temporary shutdown by a passing storm on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Food from Lou Kitchen cooks on a grill during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Food from Lou Kitchen cooks on a grill during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)

People watch Ryan Cabrera perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)People watch Ryan Cabrera perform during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Ryan Cabrera performs during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Ryan Cabrera performs during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)
Merchandise hangs on display during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)Merchandise hangs on display during Musikfest on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem. (Jon Chiu/The Morning Call)