1. Hersheypark Sports and Entertainment Complex
City: Hershey, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (717) 534-3911, (800) HERSHEY
Address: 100 W. Hershey Park Dr.
Description: Three distinctly different venues—Giant Center hosts the biggest headliners in music, Disney ice shows, WWE wrestling, and other major events; seating is 16,000 for sporting events, 30,000 for concerts. The outdoor Hersheypark Stadium can accommodate between 10,500 to 12,500 spectators for sporting events and musical acts such as U2 and James Taylor. The Stadium’s more intimate Star Pavilion offers reserved and lawn seating for 8,000 music fans.
2. Hershey Theatre
City: Hershey, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (717) 534-3405
Address: 15 E. Caracas Ave.
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Description: Touring Broadway shows, classical music and dance programs, and headline performers from around the world provide entertainment from Sept through Apr at this absolutely gorgeous historic theater, which was built between 1929 and 1933 as part of town founder Milton S. Hershey’s Depression-era “Great Building Campaign.” Tickets for even the most popular shows rarely go over $70. The theater is also home to the Hershey Symphony Orchestra (adult ticket is $18). Come early so you can admire the lobby with its walls and arches fashioned from four different types of imported and domestic marble. The ceiling with bas-relief scenes and figures and “canopy of gold” in the inner foyer was modeled after St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice, Italy.