October
Fridays and Saturdays in October
Historic Haunts of Downtown Bethlehem
610-866-5481
Moravian Book Shop, 428 Main St., Bethlehem
This hour-long, candlelit ghostly walking tour with resident ghost masters is sure to chill you with tales of Bethlehem’s ghosts.
Weekends through October 31, 2009
The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular—Halloween for Monsters Big and Small
SesamePlace
Elmo’s World Live! Halloween Show, Abby’s Magical Halloween Maze, live Halloween show—Countdown to Halloween, trick-or-treating throughout the park, hayrides and story time with the Sesame Street characters and more!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
John Grogan, author of Marley & Me, is coming to LehighCarbonCommunity College.
610-799-1105
7:00pm. Tickets are $5 each (13 and older) and free for children (12 and under). Reserve your tickets today!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Family Movie Night: “The Cat in the Hat”
The Macungie Institute, 510 E. Main St. (Rt. 100), Macungie.
610-966-7830
7:00-9:00pm
The event is free and open to the public. Kids can bring pillows and blankets for the special kids section.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Banana Kids Halloween Party
610-332-1300
Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St., Bethlehem.
Kids can make masks, a special “spider” craft, cookies and cider.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
KidTunes:—Super Saturday Sounds at the Banana Factory Presents Princess Katie & Racer Steve
25 W. 3rd St., Bethlehem, PA
610-332-1300
KidsTunes is a monthly children’s music series designed to introduce kids to diverse musical genres like rock, jazz, world and folk.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
They Might Be Giants
610-683-4092
KutztownUniversity, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown
Unconventional rock group performing all children’s music.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Just Desserts Festival
610-841-5831
Southside Bethlehem
A night to indulge! Stroll along SouthSide Bethlehem’s 3rd & 4th streets, enjoying live entertainment and sampling over 30 delectable desserts.
October 22-24, 2009
Halloween at Root Beer Gulch
610-861-5524
Northampton Community College, Lipkin Theatre, Lopecek Hall, 3835 Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem Township
Visit the western ghost town of Root Beer Gulch. Family carnival before the show.
October 23-November 1, 2009
Maggie Magalita
610-332-1400
Ice House, 56 River St., SandIsland, Bethlehem
Pennsylvania Youth Theatre tells the story of a 14-year-old Hispanic immigrant living with her mother in a New York City studio apartment trying to blend into the American lifestyle.
Saturday, October 24, 3009
Doggie Day in Historic Bethlehem
Historic Broad & Main Sts., Bethlehem
Bring your best dog in his best Halloween duds downtown for a day of shopping, dining, pampering and all around fun for you and your four-legged friend. The day culminates in a Doggie Halloween Parade.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Halloween Parade
1-800-360-8687
Broad & Main Streets, Bethlehem
Annual Halloween parade in the City of Bethlehem.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Scary Stories, Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild
610-867-2390
Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. 4th St., Bethlehem
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Fright Night: Scary Stories by the Fire: AnnualLehighValley Storytelling Guild Event
610-799-2742
Little Pond Retreat, 92 S. Penn Dixie Rd., Nazareth.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Haunted Illusions with David Caserta
State Theatre, Easton
The master magician returns to the State Theatre on Halloween night with a family show.
October 31 & November 1, 2009
Boo at the Zoo
10:00-4:00.
Trick-or-Treat, Play Games & Encounter Creatures!
November
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Allentown Halloween Parade: Theme Fall Harvest
Rain date Sunday, November 8th.
Whether your interest lies in ghosts and goblins, or you love the autumn season filled with pumpkins, bright colors and that extra snap in the air, the parade has what you are looking for.
Parade will kick off at 2:00pm at the Allentown Fairgrounds and will end on South 7th Street. The judging station will be located at the corner of 7th and Hamilton.
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Princess and the Pea
610-683-4511
KutztownUniversity, Schaeffer Auditorium, North Campus Dr., Kutztown.
Missoula Children’s Theatre casts local children as characters following auditions and a week of rehearsals. Ages 4-11.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Allentown Band Youth Concerts
610-437-3288
Symphony Hall, 23 N. 6th St., Allentown
Saturday, November 14, 2009
KidsTunes Super Saturday Sounds!—Yosi & the Superdads
610-332-1300
Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St., Bethlehem
KidsTunes is a monthly children’s music series designed to introduce kids to diverse musical genres like rock, jazz, world and folk.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Eight Annual Fall Youth Scholastic Chess Championship
610-861-4120
Northampton Community College, CollegeCenter, Green Pond Rd., Bethlehem Township.
November 14-15, 2009
First Frost Train Meet
610-821-7886
The Agri-Plex at the Allentown Fairgrounds, 302 N. 17th St., Allentown
Allentown Train Meet Associates event includes 625 tables of all scales of trains and railroadiania.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Soul Street Dance Company
610-683-4092
KutztownUniversity, Schaeffer Auditorium, Kutztown.
A high-flying trip from Brazil’s copoeria style of martial arts to New York City’s break dance, and hip hop.
December
December 4-13, 2009
The Christmas Doll
610-332-1400
Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, Ice House, 56 River St., SandIsland, Bethlehem
After 10-year-old Lucy and her six-year-old sister, Glory, escape from the harsh life of the Grimstone Union workhouse for orphans into the streets of London, they find a doll by the river’s edge and it leads to a Christmas miracle.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
KidsTunes Super Saturday Sounds!—Miss Amy & Her Big Kids Band
610-332-1300
Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St., Bethlehem
KidsTunes is a monthly children’s music series designed to introduce kids to diverse musical genres like rock, jazz, world and folk.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Holiday at the Zoo
610-799-4171
LehighValley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Rd., Schnecksville.
Cookie decorating, crafts, animal presentations, caroling, more.
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Eric Mintel Quartet: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Colonial Theatre
BucksCounty pianist and composer Eric Mintel and his jazz quartet introduce children to jazz in this concert of music from the holiday classic.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Eric Mintel Quartet: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Colonial Theatre
BucksCounty pianist and composer Eric Mintel and his jazz quartet introduce children to jazz in this concert of music from the holiday classic.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
ChristmasCity Follies
Touchstone Theatre presents a kid-friendly version of its classic holiday revue at downtown Bethlehem’s Christkindlmarkt.
December 30-31, 2009
Peep Expo
610-332-3378
Christkindlmarkt Grounds, Under the Hill-to-HillBridge, Spring and Main Streets, Bethlehem
Music, crafts, special Peeps displays, more.