The Great Allentown Fair, a Lehigh Valley classic for 165 years, will soon welcome thousands of visitors to its big-name outdoor concerts, rides, games, novelty attractions, food and, most importantly, a splendorous showcase of products from the region’s farms, gardens and homes.

One of the United State’s Top 50 fairs kicks off Aug. 29 and runs through Sept. 4, Labor Day, the unofficial end-of-summer holiday.

Fair organizers are touting the milestone-year event as “The Pick of the Season,” saving the best of what summer has to offer for last.

Headlining the Fair’s Grandstand shows are ticketed concerts: Thomas Rhett, Aug. 29; Keith Urban, Aug. 30; John Mellencamp, Aug. 31; Rascal Flatts, Sept. 1; Pentatonix, Sept. 2, and Tito Nieves, Ivy Queen, Jose´ Alberto “El Canario,” Sept. 3.

See Allentown Fair article: Page B3.