SSFF is an annual, five-day event with film screenings and associated events happening throughout SouthSide Bethlehem. The volunteer-run fest features a diverse set of offerings from across the globe. The 21st Annual SouthSide Film Festival takes place June 10-14, 2025, with screenings and events at venues throughout Southside Bethlehem.
After a successful 13-year run as one of the area's premier independent cinemas, the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in Bethlehem is upgrading its picture quality and technology to provide its guests with an enhanced movie-watching experience.
Beep Boop, Beep Boop: A Sci-Fi Film Festival will be held July 25-28 and feature 13 films across four days.
The 20th annual SouthSide Film Festival will be held June 11-15, 2024 at three different South Bethlehem venues.
ArtsQuest will screen free family movies at times to suit people of all ages on Wednesdays this summer at of two of its South Bethlehem venues.
The 14-film series runs Wednesday nights from May 1 through July 31 at 7:15 p.m.
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley recently announced that it will screen several movies outside as part of a family-friendly series this summer, but the Upper Saucon Township lifestyle center won't be the only place to enjoy free films al fresco.
It's been nearly 20 years since Hellertown's first and only movie theater closed forever, and more than 80 years since the Sauconia showed its first motion picture, but longtime local residents still treasure memories of the cinema later called simply, "The Movies."
