In 1984, nearly 182,000 people attended a small, grass-roots music festival in Bethlehem, PA featuring 118 performers and 295 performances on six stages. At the time, no one knew how large the event would grow or how long it would last. Amazingly, more than two decades have passed since that first Musikfest, and from those humble beginnings, the event has blossomed into a 10-day musical spectacular that attracts more than one million people from throughout the country.