EVENTS, FESTIVALS
BY ALEX RACINES
Special to The Press
EVENTS
Emmaus Farmers Market, 10 a.m. - noon, second and fourth Sunday January - April, Triangle Park, Main Street, Emmaus, emmausfarmersmarket.com
Train Rides, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, Wanamaker, Kempton and Southern Railroad, 100 Creek Road, Kempton. 610-756-6459, kemptontrain.com
Guided Museum Tours, 1 p.m.- 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
“Winter Ball 2025,” 7 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Jan. 11, 2025; Inclement weather date: Jan. 12
Rumba: Instructors & DJs Claudia and Larry Silverman, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 14
East Coast Swing: Instructor Corinne Kanetsky; DJ Bob Sacchetti, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Jan. 21, 28
Bachata; Instructor Ines Maldonado; DJ Kurt Kraeutler, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Feb. 4
Night Club 2 Step: Instructor, DJ Alan Saperstein, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 18
Lindy: Instructor Aaron Jones; DJ Larry Silverman, 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Feb. 25
Bingo, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Macungie Memorial Park Memorial Hall, 50 N. Poplar St., Macungie. 610-966-4289, http://www.macungiepark.com
ArtsQuest Center at Steel Stacks
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
Learn to Make Gumbo, 12:45 p.m. Feb. 2
Souper Bowl XV, 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Feb. 2
Public Skate, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 6 p.m., 9 p.m. ongoing, Steel Ice Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300, www.artsquest.org
Holiday Open House, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Jan. 11, 12, 19, Lehigh and Keystone Valley Model Train Museum, 705 Linden St., Bethlehem. 610-868-7101, lkvmodelrailroad.com
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton. 610-756-6961, www.hawkmountain.org
Appalachian Winter Ecology Course, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jan. 18, 19
Girl Scouts Trail Days, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Feb. 8
Allentown Fairgrounds Agri-Plex
1950 W. Liberty St., Allentown. 610-433-7541, https://www.allentownfair.com
RV and Campgrounds Show, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Jan. 10; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Jan 11, 12
Automania, noon - 9 p.m. Jan 17; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Jan. 18
SkillsUSA, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jan. 22
Peace, Love, Bully Fest 13, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Jan. 25
Lehigh Valley Pet Expo, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Jan. 31; 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Feb. 1; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Feb. 2
Antique & Modern Arms Show, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 8; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Feb. 9
Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Expo, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Feb. 15; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Feb. 16
Spring Thaw Model Train Meet, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Feb. 22; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Feb. 23
The Log & Timber Design Build Expo, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Feb. 28
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, through Feb. 11
Speaker Series: Trevor Faust, Pennsylvania Game Commission, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Jan. 9
28th Annual Winter Bird Survey, 7 a.m. - noon Jan. 18
Winter Bird Walk, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Jan. 22
Trexler Nature Preserve
4935 Orchard Road, Schnecksville. 610-871-0281, wildlandspa.org
Winter Wildlife Meet and Greet, 10 a.m. - noon Feb. 8. Free. Registration required
PreK Pathfinders: Happy Camper, TNP, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Feb. 11. Free. Registration required
Snowshoe with Your Sweetheart, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Feb. 14, Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary, 3701 Orchid Place, Lower Macungie Township. 610-965-4397; 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Feb. 16, Louise Moore Park, 151 Country Club Road, Bethlehem Township. 610-965-4397, wildlandspa.org
FESTIVALS
Cork Screws and Brews WinterFest, noon - 5 p.m. Jan. 25, South Mall, 3300 Lehigh St., Salisbury Township. 610-791-0606, www.shopsouthmall.com
Winter Winefest & Market, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Session 1; 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Session 2; noon - 3 p.m. VIP, Feb. 16, 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