Gilberto Santa Rosa to Headline Musikfest 2025, Bringing Salsa Magic to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza!
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., April 8, 2025 – ArtsQuest is thrilled to announce the eleventh and final Musikfest 2025 headliner, Gilberto Santa Rosa will be coming to the Wind Creek Steel Stage at PNC Plaza on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
This show is presented with media partner MEGA 101.7 Allentown. Ticket access begins Wednesday, April 9 for ArtsQuest Members and Friday, April 11 for the general public at Musikfest.org. Ticket prices run from $25 to $139 ($234 for Steel Terrace which includes dinner, drinks and dessert at private tables under a tent). For more exclusive ticket access and advance purchase opportunities, become an ArtsQuest Circle Donor today. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the show kicks off at 7 p.m.
Over the past four decades, Gilberto Santa Rosa’s musical elegance and style have made him one of the most successful Latin music vocalists in the world. His countless accolades in the recording industry have reaffirmed his success through the years, among them six GRAMMY Awards and the 2021 Latin GRAMMY Lifetime Culture Achievement Award.
With 14 hits, Gilberto Santa Rosa is the Guinness World Record Holder of the most #1’s on Billboard’s Tropical albums chart and his record sales history includes a multitude of Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum album certifications. His sales were so successful that Billboard Magazine named Gilberto Santa Rosa Tropical Artist of the Decade in 2010. In 2016, he received a Star on Puerto Rico’s Walk of Fame and the Lifetime Achievement Premio Soberano a la Trayectoría.
In the middle of 2017 and 2018, “El Caballero de Salsa” (The Gentleman of Salsa) had one of the most incredible milestones of his career. He performed in Cuba for the first time and shared his tour “40…y contando” on HBO Latino.
Gilberto Santa Rosa’s honors don’t only include those that are awarded for musical achievements. In 2012, he was the first ever musician to receive the Lifetime Culture Achievement Award from the United Nations, an honor that had thus far only been given to heads of state and politicians who performed significant contributions for world development. The international jury that awarded him recognized his success in promoting cultural development, including his performance as a spokesman for social campaigns such as the National Association for Diabetes and domestic violence awareness initiatives.
About Musikfest
A total of 1,029,417 people attended Musikfest in 2024. The 11-day festival featured over 500 free performances across 16 stages located throughout both the north and south-sides of Bethlehem. The 42nd Musikfest is scheduled for August 1 – 10, 2025, with a special preview night on July 31. This year’s Musikfest 2025 poster artist is ArtsQuest Teaching Artist Mallory Zondag. To see the poster and learn more about Zondag’s vision for it, along with information about the festival, visit musikfest.org.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
