Things to Do this Week in the Lehigh Valley

Celtic Festival, Fall Festival, Oktoberfest, PorchFest, Festival UnBound, Penn & Teller, Jay Pharoah and much more!
Native American Beadwork: Evolution, Trade, and Artistry
Friday, September 22 - May 19, 2024 | 9 AM to 4 PM. Discover the history and the evolving art form of Native American Beadwork:  Evolution, Trade, and Artistry, a new exhibit at the Museum of Indian Culture.

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Screamin' Green Hauntoween
Friday, September 22 - October 31, 2023 | 10 AM to 4 PM. Screamin' Green Hauntoween is back and more colorful than ever! Join Crayola's mad scientist, Robin, in her quest to de-MONSTERify the crayon crew in a search for her lost potion recipe.

Unspun: Stories of Silk
Friday, September 22, 2023 - January 28, 2024 | 11 AM to 5 PM. Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites is excited to announce the opening of it's newest exhibition, Unspun: Stories of Silk. This exhibition is made possible, in part, through generous support from The Helen & R. K. Laros Foundation — the presenting sponsor of the exhibition.

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Fashion as Experiment: The ’60s
Friday, September 22 - September 24, 2023 | 11 AM to 4 PM. Fashion as Experiment features more than eighty garments and accessories from the Museum’s collection that illustrate the tumultuous mood of the decade, ranging from hippie looks to ready-to-wear designs by André Courrèges, Emilio Pucci, and Vera Neumann. This varied selection illustrates how 1960s youth mobilized fashion as a place for debate, activism, and imagination—and as a driver of social and political change.

Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival
Friday, September 22, 2023 - September 24, 2023. The Celtic Classic in downtown Bethlehem is a celebration of Celtic culture and heritage. Enjoy five stages of continuous entertainment featuring international, national, and regional Celtic artists, pipe bands, Irish dancers, a diverse marketplace of authentic Celtic merchandise and collectibles, and so much more!

Live Music @ Hangdog Brewing Co.
Friday, September 22, 2023 - November 25, 2023 | 5 PM to 9 PM. Head out to Hangdog Brewing Co. every Friday and Saturday Night for live music and fun!  Enjoy inspiring food & beverage in their beautiful beer garden while enjoying the sounds of local artists.

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Fourth Fridays at the Sigal Museum
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 5 - 9 PM. Celebrate Easton’s night out with the Sigal Museum! At 7:00 pm, join filmmaker Jeremy Joseph and Friends of the State Theatre for a screening of the documentary, Saving the State Theatre, followed by a panel discussion and talk-back. Read more about the documentary screening here.

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Halloween Haunt
Friday, September 22 - October 28, 2023 | 6 PM to 11 PM. Every corner is cursed with haunted scare mazes, scare zones and live (or maybe not live) entertainment. Hordes of hungry zombies and blood-thirsty vampires eagerly await you - i.e. their next meal. And those wicked screams! There’s just no escaping them. Add Dorney Park's world-class thrill rides that instill a brand of fear all their own and you’ve got an extreme, supreme Halloween event and - dare we say it? - FUN. 

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Live Music at HiJinx Brewery: 
Saturday, September 22 & Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 6 PM to 9 PM. Visit HiJinx Brewing in Allentown for live music! Bring friends and family, and enjoy some great brews and tunes.
  • Friday, September 22: Rich Jeffries
  • Saturday, September 23: Kate and Those Guys

From Spirits to Speakeasies: Easton, PA During Prohibition - Walking Tour
Saturday, September 22, 2023 | 6 - 8 PM. Join NCHGS for a walking tour of the hideouts and safe havens of organized crime, vice, and illegal indulgences of the Prohibition Era!

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Clue, The Musical
Friday, September 22 - October 22, 2023 | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The internationally popular game is now a fun-filled musical that brings the world’s best-known subjects to life and gets the audience to guess who killed Mr. Boddy, in what room, and with what weapon.  Comic antics, witty lyrics, and a surprise twist entertain from beginning to end in this hilarious show sure to please everyone.   

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George Hrab
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 7 to 10 PM. George Hrab is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, story teller, science advocate, producer, composer, & vigilant defender of the Theory of Gravity. 

Lehigh Valley IronPigs vs. Worchester RedSox
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, bring affordable, family-friendly fun to Coca-Cola Park, in Allentown, PA. Grab your ticket today to see the IronPigs take on Worchester RedSox!

The Laramie Project
Friday, September 22 - September 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM. Playing in the Civic Theatre Black Box/Theatre514. In response to the brutal hate crime that took the life of Matthew Shepard, 25 years ago, in October of 1998, The Tectonic Theater Project, led by their founder Moisés Kaufman, created The Laramie Project by conducting interviews with the community of Laramie Wyoming. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, The Laramie Project shocks, challenges, and moves all who see it as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lie within all human beings in any seemingly average community.

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Hub New Music - Performance Series
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8 PM to 9:30 PM. Hub New Music marks its 10th anniversary with new and rarely heard music by contemporary composers including a premiere by Jessica Meyer, co-commissioned with the Williams Center for the Arts in recognition of our 40th year. This Grammy-nominated, trailblazing quartet continues to usher in a fresh and culturally relevant body of work for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello, and its ambitious commissioning projects celebrate the rich diversity of today’s chamber music landscape.

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Penn & Teller
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 8 PM. From humble beginnings busking on the streets of Philadelphia to acclaimed sold–out runs on Broadway to the longest running, and one of the most-beloved resident headline acts in Las Vegas history, magic’s legendary duo continues defy labels—and at times physics and good taste — by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct niche in comedy.

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UUU
Friday, September 22, 2023 | 9:30 PM. Unlike other bands of the day who were playing alternative music, UUU decided to focus on a forgotten genre: DISCO! As time went on, and musical tastes begin to change, the boys had to adapt. Eventually morphing into the “we play it all” party band that they are today.

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GERSHWIN, BERLIN & FRIENDS
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7:30 AM. The toe-tapping, finger-snapping program shines the spotlight on the music of America’s earliest songwriters, including George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, and others. Joined by world-renowned trumpet virtuoso Byron Stripling.

LUAG Free Educator Workshop: Reaching & Teaching Diverse Perspectives through Art
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9 AM to 2:30 PM. Join Lehigh University Art Galleries for a dynamic and enlightening FREE workshop focused on Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Arts.

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Easton Farmers' Market
Saturday, September 23 - December 16, 2023 | 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. No trip to Easton would be complete without a stop at America's longest, continuously-running open-air market! For over 270 years, shoppers have found the freshest in local produce, baked goods, coffee, plants and artisan wares. Enjoy live music as you peruse each vendor's offerings.


Bangor Area High School Community Car Show
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9:00 AM to 3 PM. Come out and support the Community Car Show benefiting Bangor SD student and family engagement. Food trucks, entertainment, raffles, silent auction, and craft vendors on site! Student Made awards to first 100 registered cars. Free for spectators. $25 for vendors and show cars

Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - January 7, 2024 | 9 AM to 5 PM. Discover familiar places and faces from the Curious George book series and PBS KIDS television series.

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Fall Festival
Saturday, September 23 - October 29, 2023 | 10 AM to 7 PM. Grim's Fall Festival is the Lehigh Valley's premiere fall harvest experience! With everything from hayrides to apple cider slushies, Grim's has something for everyone! Beginning Saturday, September 9 thru Sunday, October 29, and Columbus Day Monday, October 10. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Last admission packages sold at 4:30 p.m.


21st Annual Lower Milford Township Fall Festival
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM to 5 PM. Join Lower Milford Township for a fall day full of live music, food trucks, artisan and craft vendors, free wagon rides, antique tractors, face painting, children activities such as the "Build-Your-Own Scarecrow Station", peanut and candy scramble, inflatable slide and obstacle course, the 4th annual apple pie baking contest, hot air balloon rides (weather pending) and so much more!

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Quilt Exhibit
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM to 4 PM. The Easton Area Public Library presents an exhibit of quilts made by the members of the Library Quilters. Traditional and contemporary quilts will be on display. There will be hourly door prizes and a boutique of small, unique, handmade items for sale. Admission is free, and no registration is required.


Get Out! for Wellness Series: Walnutport Canal Spur, D&L Trail
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 10 AM - 12 PM. This 3 (4.5 option) mile hike, appropriate for all ages, heads north on the tow path through Earl F. Snyder Park, named in honor of the man who championed preservation of Walnutport’s section of the canal. After our hike, you'll get a tour of the Walnutport Lock-tender’s House, one of only two remaining stone lock-tender’s houses along the D&L.

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Belleville Flea
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 11 AM. The Belleville Flea is the market's very own pop-up vendor faire within Belleville Market. This monthly series features a hand-picked assortment of revolving artisans who set-up shop in the Atelier at Belleville Market for the weekend. The Belleville Flea weekends feature incredible shopping, live music on the terrace, tastings and more.

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Fall Fondo
Saturday, September 23, 2023. Registration includes a pre-ride breakfast, supported stops along the way, and a post-ride lunch! There will be two routes: a 20 mile and 45 mile option. Group leaders will be designated for each distance to help keep a steady pace!

The Great Pumpkin Fest
Saturday, September 23, 2023 - October 29, 2023 | 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hooray for fall! Hop on your tractor, pirate ship, or witch’s broom and hurry on over for a super-sized celebration of all things fall at Dorney Park’s Great Pumpkin Fest. The Park has a full harvest of AMAZING, fall-tastic fun for everyone with games, activities, and just a speck of spooky for pint-sized ghosts and goblins.


Painting Party
Saturday, September 23, 2023. This event is suitable for all skill levels. Even beginners will go home with a ready to hang canvas!

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Yoga in the Sunflower Fields 
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 1 - 2 PM. Head to Fox Summit Farm in Wind Gap for yoga in their sunflower farm that was just recently opened to the public. Enjoy light movement and stretching as well as a few breathing exercises with Sarah Shea Yoga. Afterwards, explore the fields and pick your own flowers to take home with you! Tickets are available for $25.

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Kutztown Oktoberfest
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 2 - 6 PM. This is a non-traditional Oktoberfest event. It is a beer, wine, liquor, mead and cider tasting type of festival with food, craft and other vendors, including Nort Port The Cheese Ball Company. This is a great event for the Kutztown community and a great way to bring breweries, wineries, meaderies, cideries, and distilleries from across the state of Pennsylvania to one location. Music this year provided by Sometime in September Band. They are an 8-piece band with a rhythm, horn, and vocal section, bringing you the best hits from the last 50 years.

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Annual Museum of Industrial History Annual Gala
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 4 - 8 PM. Join the National Museum of Industrial History for a festive cocktail gala celebrating the innovative spirit of American history on Saturday. Tickets are $125 per person and $225 per couple. All proceeds support the museum’s exhibits, S.T.E.A.M. education initiatives and the ongoing care and preservation of its vast artifact and archival collections. 

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Black Veil Brides & VV Tour 2023
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7 PM. Committed to uncompromising expression, with a foundation in hard rock tradition and rule-breaking iconoclasm, Black Veil Brides is a transcendent celebration of life-affirming power and anthemic catharsis.

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The BriTles!
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7 PM. An acoustic Beatles tribute band that brings the timeless classics of the iconic British band to life with an authentic and captivating energy. Their repertoire includes a wide variety of classic Beatles songs from different eras, as well as deep cuts and many tracks that were never performed live by the Beatles themselves.

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There, There - Tribute to Radiohead
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7:30 PM. There, There is New York City's premier Radiohead tribute act, playing songs from throughout the band's iconic multi-decade catalogue. The band, formed in the late summer of 2017, is a diverse mix of music veterans and newcomers to the NYC music scene.

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LUVME
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7:30 PM. Music written by and for the Salerni family during Covid including wistful, mournful, joyful, dancing, comical, simple and virtuosic compositions by Louis Karchin, Domenic Salerni, Paul Salerni, and Steven Sametz. Paul Salerni, director.

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Carmen Christopher
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 7:30 PM. Carmen Christopher is an LA based comedian, actor, and writer, who currently is a recurring character on the FX show, THE BEAR, and writes and acts on KILLING IT for Peacock.

Turning The Tide
Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 9:30 PM. Turning the Tide are a fun and exciting young band with a veteran presence. John and Juules are also available as a knockout duo, bringing their star power into any intimate setting and making it a night to remember.

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Paddle & Pies with Afros in Nature  
Sunday, September 24, 2023 |  9:30 AM - 2 PM. Afros in Nature is commemorating the end of summer with a paddleboard adventure through the Delaware River. After a morning on the water with MMY Paddleboarding, attendees may enjoy a buffet of pizza and beverages while enjoying the company of others! The cost to join is $10.

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Mercy Vegan Pop-Up
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 11 AM. ArtsQuest and Animal Defenders of the Lehigh Valley are partnering to produce another Pop-Up Market celebrating all things vegan! There will be vegan things to eat, vegan things to buy, and vegan people to meet!

College Hill PorchFest
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 1 - 5 PM. Free community event. Live music performances on dozens of porches and front yards. Second Line Parade lead by the Big Easy Easton Brass Band at 5 pm.

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Toolshed Jack
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | 8 PM. Toolshed Jack is a High Energy Party Band from Pennsylvania. We excel at providing high energy entertainment and play up-tempo party rock/pop tunes from all eras to keep the dance floor full. Our show is an audio and visual escape with an extra a boost of adrenaline!

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Bingo Tunes
Monday, September 25 - November 20, 2023 | 6 PM to 8 PM. Join Blue Mountain Resort every Monday night at Slopeside Pub & Grill for Bingo Tunes! Bingo tunes is a fun musical spin on the classic game of Bingo. You will receive a card with song names on it, simply listen to the tune being played and mark the song if you have it on your board.

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Toddler Tuesdays
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 10 AM to 11 AM. Join us for Toddler Tuesdays at The Patio! Jump around with YOYO during her interactive fitness fun and playful classes. You will enjoy live music, dances, and lots of imaginative fun! 


Free Jokes! Standup Open Mic
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | 8 PM. Free Jokes! is a FREE hour long standup comedy show featuring standup comedians from the Lehigh Valley and beyond!

Festival UnBound
Wednesday, September 27 - October 1, 2023. Touchstone Theatre opens its 2023-24 season with the fifth iteration of Festival UnBound, a celebration of Lehigh Valley arts and community discourse!

Intimate Apparel
Wednesday, September 27 - October 8, 2023. A chance for love comes from the letters of a mutual acquaintance and Caribbean man working on the Panama Canal. Full of emotion and heart, Lynn Nottage’s 2004 New York Drama Critics Circle Award winning historical play offers poignant commentary of the times and the struggle to achieve the American dream.

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West Ward Market
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 3 - 7 PM. Shop fresh local and international produce and meals, grab a bite to eat, and join neighbors for music, activities, and a celebration of community at our outdoor market in Easton’s vibrant West Ward. Check out the variety of local vendors. West Ward Market strives to support local agriculture as well as West Ward businesses.

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Party at The Patio: Damon DeBusk
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 5 - 7 PM. The Shops at Promenade announce show times for local artists to perform at The Patio presented by Allegiant!

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The Wallflowers
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Fronted by Jakob Dylan, The Wallflowers have been going strong for more than 30 years continually honing a sound that meshes timeless songwriting and storytelling with a hard-hitting and decidedly modern musical attack. From

Kidd G: Anywhere But Home Tour
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 8 PM. With special guest Zandi Holup. With a rare gift for turning his hometown experiences into natural melodies, Kidd G has found tremendous success by staying true to his roots. As a kid growing up in small-town Georgia, he first started creating his own songs at the age of 15, and soon arrived at a gritty but melodic sound equally inspired by classic country and hip-hop. A As he continued exploring his country roots, Kidd G soon came up with “Dirt Road”— a nostalgia-soaked ballad that quickly went viral, its video surpassing 5M YouTube views in little over a month.

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Changing the Race Dance
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 7 PM to 9 PM. A moving dance performance examining how we talk about race, and imagining how we can break down the barriers that divide us. Choreographers of diverse backgrounds present new works that speak to aspirations for race relations, as well as bridging people, ideas, and understanding through the power of movement.

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Free Fit Club
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6 PM. Join The Vibe Nutrition every Thursday  for our weekly fit club. No equipment needed just bring yourself and a friend. Open to all individuals at at any fitness level & modifications are available if needed.

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Live at the Falls: Hot4Robot
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6 - 8:30 PM. Live at the Falls, the free live outdoor music series runs Thursday evenings at Scott Park in Downtown Easton. Alt rock act Hot4Robot is the latest collaboration between celebrated solo artists Alex Radus and Dave Cahill. Blending a colorful palette of influences, Hot4Robot creates rich, textured soundscapes, merging thoughtful commentary with energetic and emotive alt rock delivery.  Think a musical version of Netflix’s Black Mirror.

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Fifth Street Cross Races
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6:30 PM. Each Thursday includes one 5k-ish run and two cyclocross races. Registration opens at 5 p.m. The 5k-ish is 2x laps starting at 5:45 p.m. The first bike race is 4x laps and starts at 6:30 p.m. There is a break between each race to check your lights or figure out why you came here in the first place. The second race is three laps in the opposite direction. They keep score, but as long as you start the race, you’re winning!

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Open Mic Night
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 7 PM. Come show us what you've got and sing your heart out. This weekly open mic features acoustic performances only, feel free to bring a djembe or box drum, but no full bands please.
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Jay Pharoah
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 8 PM. Actor and comedian Jay Pharoah is one of the industry's most highly-anticipated leading men.

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