Bethlehem is kicking off Walnut Week and the start of the Christmas season with a free parking promotion at the city’s new Walnut Street Garage.
On select days from Thursday, November 20 through Saturday, November 22, 2025, visitors will receive their first four hours of parking free at the garage as part of its grand opening celebration.
The Bethlehem Parking Authority, together with Larken Associates and Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is sponsoring the promotion.
Each day features a different community partner: the Parking Authority on Thursday, Larken Associates on Friday, and Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, on Saturday.
Yung Esau’s Vintage Shop is setting up at 97 East Broad Street in Bethlehem, bringing years of collecting and selling into a brick and mortar home. Owner Aaron Stutz began with Grateful Dead shirts and grew his work through pop ups and a booth at Belleville Market before building a full shop of his own.
The SouthSide Arts District is welcoming the season with three community favorites: the SouthSide Christmas Tree Lighting, the Naughty or Nice Cocktails & Cookies Crawl, and the Bethlehem Parking Authority Holiday Toy Drive.
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites kicks off the 2025 holiday season today, Friday, Nov. 14, with the return of its beloved “Trees of Historic Bethlehem” exhibition and the debut of “Baked into Bethlehem.” One ticket covers both exhibits: $25 for adults, $23 for teachers and military, and $14 for ages 4+. Children 3 and under are free. Tickets are available at historicbethlehem.org.
“Rooted,” a 75-minute documentary about Bethlehem’s arts community, will make its broadcast debut on WLVT-TV PBS39 on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 7 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PSF) is celebrating the region’s brightest young performers with The Muse of Fire Project, a new educational theatre initiative featuring a cast and crew made up entirely of high school students from across the Lehigh Valley.
Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Small Business White Elephant. This community giveaway brings together dozens of local shops, restaurants, makers, and independent businesses for a fun, citywide gift exchange. Once we put out the call, more than fifty small businesses stepped up with gift cards, products, and experiences worth at least twenty dollars, and we are incredibly grateful for every one of them for joining in.
How it works
Look through the full list of prizes on this page.
Fill out the form below (or at this link) and rank every prize from first choice to last. Your entry must include a ranking for every prize.
After sign ups close, all participants will be randomized.
We will select all winners on Sunday, December 21. Starting from the top of that randomized list, each person will receive the highest ranked prize on their list that has not already been claimed.
We continue down the list until all prizes are assigned.
Winners will be connected directly with the business that donated their prize to arrange pickup, mailing, or digital delivery.
Disclaimer Lehigh Valley with Love Media hosts the event, manages the sign ups and prize matching, and connects winners with participating businesses. We do not provide the prizes and are not responsible for fulfillment, shipping, or delivery. NO purchase necessary.
Families can ring in the New Year at Bethlehem’s SteelStacks as ArtsQuest and Just Born Quality Confections bring back PEEPSFEST® 2025. The two-day family celebration runs December 30 and 31 from 3 to 6 p.m., filled with live entertainment, hands-on activities, crafts, and plenty of PEEPS®-themed fun.
It is the question everyone asks this time of year. Is Bethlehem really like a Hallmark movie?
Come find out. The holidays are here and there is so much to see and do in the Christmas City. From tree lightings to shopping, dining, trails, and shows, Bethlehem shines bright all season long.
The Coalition for Appropriate Transportation (CAT) in Bethlehem is refurbishing 100 youth bicycles to give to children ages 5–12 from families in financial hardship across Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Each child will receive a renewed bike, a new helmet, and a CAT Bike Smart certificate, along with an invitation to youth bike education events in 2026.
The Allentown School District Foundation has joined forces with the District to launch an Emergency Fund and Non-Perishable Food-Raiser to assist students and families affected by the ongoing government shutdown and disruptions to federal nutrition assistance programs.
