Sporting Events in and around Allentown

Apr 14, 2016

Allentown, Pennsylvania, is home to a number of fun-filled and exciting sporting events throughout the year. These events offer you a great way to spend time with your family creating memories that are sure to last a lifetime. Here are four of the top upcoming sporting events in the area you won’t want to miss.

Monster Jam

Coming in April at the PPL Center on the corner of 7th and Hamilton in Allentown is the event of the year. Monster Jam features all of your favorite monster trucks including Monster Mutt, Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Maximum Destruction, Blue Thunder, and many more.

Wrestling

Also held in April is the AAU/MAWA Wrestling Regional. This is the Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association regional finals featuring the top amateur wrestlers from schools around the region. It will be held in the gymnasium at Freedom High School and is open to anyone who wants to see the best school-age wrestlers the region has to offer.

Arena Football

Who says football is just a fall and winter sport? This July the Philadelphia Soul will play the Cleveland Gladiators in the first arena football game to be played in Lehigh Valley. The Soul is rated as the winningest professional sports team in Philadelphia since their inauguration in 2004 with three conference championship wins, four division championships, and on ArenaBowl Championship.

Ice Hockey

Not to outdone, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms ice hockey team will play host to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in April and the Syracuse Crunch in July.

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