HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM SILVER & GOLD HOLIDAY COCKTAIL TRAIL, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Historic District stores and restaurants along Main and Broad. Trails have equal stops. When completed, vote for a chance to win a $100 Downtown Bethlehem Gift Certificate.
Must be 21 and over to purchase; one trail out of the four per person. Drink responsibly. No refunds. To purchase passports, have valid ID ready and visit www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/red-green-holiday-cocktail-trails; pick up during selected registration time at Hyatt Place Bethlehem, 45 W. North St.
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM TURKEY TROT 5K Run/Walk and 1.7 mile fun walk, Nov. 26. Colonial Industrial Quarter, Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Rd. Visit https://historicbethlehem.org/turkey-trot-5k/ for information. To register, visit https://raceroster.com/events/2022/57777/historic-bethlehem-turkey-trot-5k-and-fun-walk
TURKEY TROT REGISTRANTS BEST PET IN COSTUME -must be a Turkey Trot categories race registrant. Register (free) your dog for the Best Pet Costume Contest held at 8 a.m. on race day, Nov. 26.
CHRISTMAS HUTS ON MAIN: Thursdays through Dec. 24. Historic Downtown Bethlehem with new locations for 2022, along south Main St. and in the Colonial Industrial Quarter with its Christmas Cottages and additional activities, 459 Old York Road. Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
2022 SOUTHSIDE TREE LIGHTING hosted by Touchstone Theatre. 5 p.m. Nov. 26, Barrio Stage facing the South Bethlehem Greenway. Dave Fry will perform holiday tunes. Touchstone Theatre will present a preview performance of annual “Christmas City Follies” show. Roasted will be serving hot cocoa and treats.
2022 SOUTHSIDE CHRISTMAS TREE TRAIL, Nov. 26 till Dec.17. Local business Christmas trees decorating contest. Walk the trail. Vote for a favorite tree. Complete trail and be entered to win a one hundred dollar gift card. Voting closes Dec.17. Tree and giftcard winners announced Dec. 18. Third and Fourth Sts. between Brodhead Ave. and Polk St. (approximately)
Wednesday, November 16
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble 12 by 16-inch canvas turkey painting for ages seven to 12, cost includes instruction and supplies. Wear old clothes. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bethlehem Township Community Center, 2900 Farmersville Rd. Register at www. bethlehemtownship.org/btcc/or call 610- 332- 1900.
November 18 to January 8
Trees of Historic Bethlehem: Tours are mostly Thursdays through Sundays at Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St. For more information, visit https://historicbethlehem.org/
November 18 to December 18
Christkindlmarkt: Hours and dates are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15; Fridays, Nov. 18, 25; Saturdays, Nov. 19, 26; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 20, 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18. Visit www.christmascity.org/christkindlmarkt/ or call 610-332-3378. PNC Plaza at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way.
Friday, November 18
City of Bethlehem tree lighting and program. Hot chocolate. Visit from Santa Claus. “Not-So-Silent-Night” Christmas concert with the Freedom HS Marching Band, Swingtime Dolls, the Holmes Family Singers, Seth Witcher and Cunningham & Associates. Volunteers needed to help set up and decorate, hand out treats and dress up as Santa’s elves. Visit Downtown Business Association 74 W. Broad St. -#240, or call 610- 739-1775.
Holiday trellis unveiling by the Citizens Christmas City Committee. Custom engraved ornaments, “Celebrating Life’s Milestones”, feature the Moravian tradition of placing lit candles in windows. Begins at 5 p.m. Payrow Plaza, 10 E. Church St.
Starstruck, new work by Shimon Attie, Horger Artist-In-Residence. Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University Art Galleries, 420 E. Packer Ave. Now through Dec. 3. Visit https://luag.lehigh.edu/exhibitions/starstruck-american-tale
November 19 to January 9
Holiday Putz Trail, Moravian Museum of Bethlehem and Single Sisters’ House. Traditional Moravian settings of the Nativity used around Christmas. For days, hours, tickets and more information, visit https://historicbethlehem.org/ or https://store.historicbethlehem.org/tickets-donations/
Sunday, November 20
Annual PTA Holiday Vendor & Crafter-noon. Gymnasium/cafeteria. Rain or shine. 3 to 6 p.m. James Buchanan ES, 1621 Catasauqua Rd.
Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites Benefactors Art Preview, Tickets, hours and information: visit https://historicbethlehem.org/holiday-dinner-auction/
Catch That Turkey youth program: S.T.E.A.M. Adventure. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E.Second St. Visit www.nmih.org/
Family Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: free admission to children under 12 years old when accompanied by an adult. National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E. Second St. Visit www.nmih.org/
Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum, till Jan. 8, 2023. 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 20. For additional dates and hours, visit lkvmodelrailroad.com
Thursday, November 24
Many government buildings and other places closed for Thanksgiving Day.
Friday, November 25
Many government buildings and other places closed for Thanksgiving Day.
Saturday, November 26
Annual Historic Turkey Trot 5K Runners or Competitive Walkers and 1.7 Mile Fun Walk from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dogs Best Pet Costume Contest at 8 a.m., free registration but participants must also be registered for one of the Turkey Trot categories. Costumes judged on originality / execution of design. Turkey Trot related theme. First, second and third place prizes. Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Road.
SouthSide Christmas Tree Lighting Trail, hosted by Touchstone Theatre. 5 p.m. Nov. 26, Barrio Stage facing the South Bethlehem Greenway. Dave Fry will perform holiday tunes. Touchstone Theatre will present a preview performance of annual “Christmas City Follies” show. Roasted will be serving hot cocoa and treats.
SouthSide Christmas Tree Trail, Nov. 26 till Dec.17. Local business Christmas trees decorating contest. Walk the trail. Vote for a favorite tree. Complete trail and be entered to win a one hundred dollar gift card. Voting closes Dec.17. Tree and giftcard winners announced Dec. 18. Third and Fourth Sts. between Brodhead Ave. and Polk St. (approximately)
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