Bethlehem will celebrate the flavors and spirit of autumn at its annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, October 11, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The festival takes place at the historic Sun Inn Courtyard in downtown Bethlehem, where guests can enjoy seasonal treats, family activities, and live entertainment.
The Boys & Girls Club of Allentown (BGCA) has been named the national winner of NASA’s August 2025 VIRTEX Video Competition for its project “Space Cadets at the Boys & Girls Club of Allentown.”
The award highlights BGCA’s participation in NASA’s VIRTEX program, Virtual Field Trips to Extreme Environments, which connects students with NASA scientists through hands-on STEM learning. Allentown’s Space Cadets spent the summer exploring space science, conducting experiments, and learning about STEM careers.
Bethlehem’s annual Trunk or Treat is back on Sunday, October 20, offering a family-friendly night of Halloween fun at Payrow Plaza, 10 E. Church Street. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m., with a rain date set for October 21.
Pembroke residents are invited to a special Trunk or Treat event on Thursday, October 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Northeast Community Center located at 1161 Fritz Dr., Bethlehem, PA.
Since 1976, Godfrey Daniels has stood at the heart of Bethlehem’s Southside as one of the country’s most respected live music listening rooms.
It’s the kind of space that has to be experienced to be understood; where the focus is on the music and the stories, not on cell phones or background noise.
The venue continues its legacy this fall with a lineup spanning folk, roots, Americana, blues, and more.
From international performers to local songwriters, every show invites intentional listening and offers a rare connection where artist and audience meet on equal ground.
The Bach Choir of Bethlehem will host acclaimed pianist Dan Tepfer for Inventions/Reinventions on Saturday, October 4, at 5 p.m. at Bethlehem’s Musikfest Café at ArtsQuest. The event includes a concert, dinner, and fundraiser supporting the Choir’s youth education and community engagement programs.
Star of the Day Productions will hold open auditions for its holiday coffeehouse production of VHS Christmas Carol on October 15 and 16 in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. The show, directed by Parker Ryan, runs December 12–14 at Between the Lines Studio Theatre.
ArtsQuest’s Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas will launch its fall Cinema Film Studies series on October 18, offering audiences an in-depth look at how storytelling evolves across genres, history and media. Hosted at the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, the series brings together professors, filmmakers and editors for interactive lectures and workshops.
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites will open “Working Hands: Supplying a Revolution” on Oct. 3 at the 1869 Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road in Bethlehem, Pa. The exhibition examines how the Moravian community balanced pacifist beliefs with mounting pressure to support patriot forces during the American Revolution.
Rising singer-songwriter Renee Christine has unveiled her latest single, “Lehigh Valley,” released on September 26, 2025. Produced by Doug Schadt, the track blends Christine’s folk and country influences with vivid storytelling rooted in place, memory, and resilience.
Railroad enthusiasts will gather in Easton, Pennsylvania, for the 47th Annual Lehigh Valley Regional Train Show & Expo on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Hosted by the Railroad Historians of the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Charles Chrin Community Center, 4100 Green Pond Road.
Comedian Tom Segura made a surprise stop in Hellertown before his show at the PPL Center in Allentown and he could not stop praising La Maya Restaurant.
The Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sunday, October 12, 2025, with a community event from 1–4 p.m. Admission is free, and the formal ceremony begins at 1:45 p.m.
The Pickle Me Poconos Festival comes back to Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The free, family-friendly event runs from 12 to 5 p.m.
The Bridges Foundation, the nonprofit partner of the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School (BAVTS), helps local students pursue high-demand careers by funding scholarships, tools, and special programs. For more than 26 years, the foundation has worked alongside BAVTS to expand opportunities for students.
