EVENTS, FESTIVALS
BY ALEX RACINES
Special to The Press
EVENTS
Emmaus Farmers Market, 10 a.m. - noon Sundays through December; second and fourth Sundays January to April, Triangle Park, Main Street, Emmaus, emmausfarmersmarket.com.
Train Rides, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sundays Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad, 100 Creek Road, Kempton. 610-756-6459, kemptontrain.com
Guided Museum Tours, 1 - 4 p.m. daily, Moravian Historical Society, 214 E. Center St., Bethlehem. 610-759-5070, www.moravianhistory.org
Allentown Area Swing Dance Society
The Fearless Fire Company Starlight Ballroom, 1221 S. Front St., Allentown. 610-797-2542, https://www.allentownswingdance.org
Quick Step: Instructors & DJs Claudia and Larry Silverman: “Bring a Friend for Free” Night, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 7, 2025
“Winter Ball 2025,” 7 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 2025; Inclement weather date: Jan. 12, 2025
Rumba: Instructors & DJs Claudia and Larry Silverman, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 14, 2025
East Coast Swing: Instructor Corinne Kanetsky; DJ Bob Sacchetti, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 21, 28
Steelworkers Archives Walking Tours, 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, through December, National Museum of Industrial History, 602 E. Second St., Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.steelstacks.org. Free for ages 12 and under
Sun Inn Courtyard
558 Main St., Bethlehem. 610-419-8600, https://www.suninnbethlehem.org
Photos with Santa, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 22
Live Advent Calendar, 5:30 p.m. through Dec. 23
Christmas Dinner, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20, Kalmbach Memorial Park, 200 Cotton St., Macungie. 610-965-1140, www.kalmbachpark.com
Bingo, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, Macungie Memorial Park Memorial Hall, 50 N. Poplar St., Macungie. 610-966-4289, http://www.macungiepark.com/
Breakfast with St. Nick, 8:15 a.m. Dec. 21, PNC Plaza, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
Steel Ice Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
Public Skate, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. ongoing
Holiday PJs Party, 10:30 a.m., noon Dec. 21
Phantoms Skate, 10:30 a.m., noon Dec. 22
La Mega Skate, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Christmas Bird Count for Kids, 10 a.m. - noon Jan. 4, 2025, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. 610-756-6961, www.hawkmountain.org
Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex
1950 W. Liberty St., Allentown. 610-433-7541, https://www.allentownfair.com
Star of Bethlehem Dog Show, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Dec. 18 - Dec. 22
Lehigh Valley Winter Bridal Show, 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Jan. 5, 2025
RV and Campgrounds Show, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Jan. 10, 2025; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Jan 11, 12, 2025
Automania, noon - 9 p.m. Jan 17, 2025; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Jan. 18, 2025
SkillsUSA, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jan. 22, 2025
Peace, Love, Bully Fest 13, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Jan. 25, 2025
Lehigh Valley Pet Expo, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Jan. 31, 2025; 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Feb. 1, 2025; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Feb. 2, 2025
Christkindlmarkt, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Thursdays - Saturdays; 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 22, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.steelstacks.org
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides, through Dec. 26, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem. 610-868-6868, www.historicbethlehem.org
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, through Dec. 29, Church and Main Streets, Bethlehem. 610-868-6868, www.historicbethlehem.org
Trees of Historic Bethlehem, through Sep. 4, 2027, Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 N. New St., Bethlehem; Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, 66 W. Church St., Bethlehem; Single Sisters’ House, 50 W. Church St., Bethlehem. 610- 868-6868, www.historicbethlehem.org
Christmas City Stroll, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. through Jan. 5, 2025, Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sights, 505 Main St., Bethlehem. 1-800-360-8687
Easton Winter Village, 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday; noon - 5 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 22, Easton Centre Square, Northampton and Third streets, Easton. https://eastonwintervillage.com
Illumination, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. daily, through Jan. 4, 2025; 5 - 8 p.m. New Year’s Day, Coca Cola Park, 1050 Iron Pigs Way, Allentown. illuminationlv.com
Lights in the Parkway, 5:30 - 10 p.m. daily, through Jan. 6, 2025, Lehigh Parkway, 1680 Park Drive, Allentown. 484-727-8155, https://www.discoverlehighvalley.com
Third Thursday, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dec. 19, Jan. 16, 2025, Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. 610-432-4333, www.allentownartmuseum.org
Model Trains, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sundays through January, Kutztown Area Historical Society, 212 S. Whiteoak St., Kutztown. 610-683-7697, www.kutztownhistory.com. Free
Lehigh Gap Nature Center
8844 Paint Mill Road, Slatington. 610-760-8889
Watercolor Workshop: Beginner, 10 a.m. - noon Tuesday; Intermediate,12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 through Feb. 11, 2025
Speaker Series: Trevor Faust, Pennsylvania Game Commission, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Jan. 9, 2025
28th Annual Winter Bird Survey, 7 a.m. - noon Jan. 18, 2025
Winter Bird Walk, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Jan. 22, 2025
FESTIVALS
PeepsFest, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Dec. 30, 31, ArtsQuest Center SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 61-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival, 7 p.m. Jan. 24, 25, 2025, ArtsQuest Center, SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
“Events, Festivals and Fundraisers” is a column about activities in the Lehigh Valley. To request a listing, email: Paul Willistein, Focus editor, pwillistein@tnonline.com