On Saturday, December 13, 2025, as dusk settles over Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley, more than 4,000 homes are expected to glow with the warm light of luminaria. An estimated 100,000 candlelit bags will line sidewalks and driveways for Luminaria Night 2025, a community tradition that supports neighbors facing poverty, hunger, and homelessness through New Bethany.
Historic Bethlehem’s 1750/1761 Smithy will take center stage in the 2025 holiday season with expanded dates, longer hours and new activities aimed at drawing visitors to Main Street and enhancing the charm of the Christmas City.
For 2025, the Smithy will feature a festive makeover with flame-flicker-style lighting, holiday greens, illuminated trees and a vintage carriage photo backdrop for family photos and selfies. Outside, gas fire pits and solar lighting will create a welcoming atmosphere, while weekend children’s activities such as weaving and tin punching add hands-on fun.
North Whitehall Township will kick off the season on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, with the 5th Annual North Whitehall Township Tree Lighting Ceremony at Kolapechka Park (4075 Coffeetown Road). The celebration runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., with the tree lighting scheduled for 6:45 p.m. The event is presented by the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce in partnership with North Whitehall Township.
On Friday, November 28, 2025, the David Bennett Cohen Trio rolls into Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem’s legendary 90–seat listening room, for an 8 p.m. show that connects 1960s psychedelia to today’s blues scene.
Our friends at Wind Creek Event Center are bringing a beloved holiday classic to Bethlehem, and you could be there with the whole family. Enter now for your chance to win a Family 4 Pack of tickets to Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical, presented by St. Luke’s at Wind Creek Event Center.
The Allentown Rescue Mission’s Clean Team Workforce has selected Antoine T. as its November Employee of the Month.
Antoine first came to the Mission in 2014 after unexpected circumstances left him without stable housing. He completed the Mission’s Transformation Program, which prepared him for transitional employment on the Clean Team Workforce. After several months with the Clean Team, he secured a job in the community and moved forward independently.
Illumination at Coca-Cola Park is back, and it might be one of the most over-the-top fun holiday nights out in the Lehigh Valley. The ballpark is transformed into a walk-through wonderland with nearly 1.5 million lights, themed displays, and synchronized light shows that flash and dance along to festive music.
Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations has never been just about T-shirts. The Bath-based screen printing shop is once again turning its love of bold graphics and loud shows into something a little softer: warmth for neighbors who need it.
The annual Coopersburg Tree Lighting returns on Saturday, November 29, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Coopersburg Borough Hall, 5 N. Main Street, hosted by the Southern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce, Coopersburg Borough, and Coopersburg Fire Rescue. The event is free and open to everyone.
The Pocono Chamber of Commerce, a partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, celebrated outstanding women leaders and emerging talent at its Women in Business Awards Reception on November 18, 2025, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The annual event recognizes women who are making a measurable impact throughout Monroe County, from small business owners to educators, health professionals, and nonprofit leaders.
Touchstone Theatre is bringing back its long-loved holiday tradition with the 26th annual Christmas City Follies, running December 4 to 21, 2025. The original, homegrown variety show has become a seasonal favorite for Lehigh Valley audiences, celebrated for its mix of music, comedy, and surprising new moments each year.
Upper Macungie Township has reached a major milestone in the construction of its new Community Lifestyle Center at Grange Park, celebrating the timber topping-off of the 188,000-square-foot facility on November 20, 2025. Township officials, community leaders, business representatives, and construction partners gathered on site to sign and lift a structural timber beam into place, marking the project’s steady progress toward completion next summer.
Bethany UCC at 600 W Market St, Bethlehem, will host a free and open community Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 22 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Lehigh Valley artist Dylan Collazo, known for transforming lived experience into symbolic, narrative-driven portraiture, will debut his newest exhibition, When Eye Faced Myself, I Drew Blood, on November 28 at inkwell. in Allentown.
Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is welcoming residents and visitors to a month of Christmas traditions, music, worship, and historic experiences. As one of the city’s oldest congregations, the church continues to shape celebrations in The Christmas City with events that offer both reflection and joy.
