What's Happening in Whitehall: Week of October 26

Jack-o'-lanterns glowing along the walkway of a suburban Pennsylvania ranch home under peak autumn maples at dusk

The last full week of October is Halloween week in the Lehigh Valley, and Whitehall's calendar is at its most seasonal: the haunted hayrides at the Parkway run their final Friday and Saturday nights, the Zephyrs close the home season with Senior Night under the lights, and the school board's committee meetings land Monday evening. Around town, Allentown and Bethlehem both stage their Hallo-Weekend festivities, Dorney Park runs its final two Haunt nights, and the borough next door, Coplay, holds its trick-or-treat on Friday night. This roundup, researched Monday, October 12, covers things to do in Whitehall, what is on at the Whitehall-Coplay School District, good places to eat in and around town, and a dated list of current events to plan around.

Things to Do in Whitehall Right Now

The signature late-October stretch in town is the haunted hayrides at the Whitehall Parkway (4689 South Church Street), which run every Friday and Saturday, October 2 through October 31, from 7:00 to 11:00 PM. That makes Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 the final two operating nights of the season. Tickets are cash only and sold on site: $15 for ages 13 and up, $7 for ages 5 to 12, and free for children under 5, with proceeds benefiting the Whitehall Fire Department.

For the youngest ghosts and goblins, one thing is worth knowing early: Whitehall Township does not sanction an official town-wide trick-or-treat night, so families plan around neighboring communities instead. The borough of Coplay, which shares the school district with Whitehall, holds its trick-or-treat on Friday, October 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, as do Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Coopersburg, and Hanover Township. Kids in Catasauqua and Easton go out Saturday, October 31, also 6:00 to 8:00 PM, so there are two solid evenings of door-to-door candy within a short drive.

The Whitehall Township Public Library (3700 Mechanicsville Road) keeps a full Halloween calendar while its building remains closed to the public: the Adult Cryptid Craft is set for Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 PM (registration required on the library's events page), and the Fall Basket Raffle presale runs through Thursday, October 29, with five cards of 15 raffle tickets for $20 during the presale. The township's annual Halloween Parade stepped off Thursday, October 22 on the school district campus, so this week is about the quieter, closer-to-home traditions: lit jack-o'-lanterns on Spruce Street and the stretch runs of the season's last hayrides.

Around the Lehigh Valley This Week

Allentown goes all in on Halloween weekend with Hallo-Weekend on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31: the city-wide trick-or-treat runs Friday, October 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, followed Saturday by a Halloween Festival and a downtown walking parade on Hamilton Street from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (rain date Sunday, November 1), plus a Día de los Muertos celebration with the Baum School of Art and community partners. It is about a 10-minute drive from Whitehall and a festive morning for families who want a parade after our own township parade has wrapped.

Rows of pumpkins and a rustic wagon at a Pennsylvania farm stand under a warm amber twilight sky

Bethlehem is in the middle of a busy week, too. The family-friendly Halloween Party on the Plaza takes over Payrow Plaza on Wednesday, October 28, hosted by the city's Health Bureau, and city-wide trick-or-treat in Bethlehem follows Friday, October 30 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Over in Easton, Crayola Experience's Screamin' Green Hauntoween runs through November 1 with Halloween crafts, a themed scavenger hunt, character photo ops, and trick-or-treating; the event is included with attraction admission, with long hours over the holiday weekend (October 30 and 31 from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, and November 1 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM).

Theme-park season ends with a double header: Halloween Haunt at Dorney Park in Allentown plays its final two nights Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 (typically 6:00 to 11:00 PM), and the daytime family event Tricks and Treats runs weekends through Sunday, November 1, which is the season's final park day from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Up in Schnecksville, Boo at the Zoo at the Lehigh Valley Zoo returns Saturday, October 31 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM with costume trick-or-treating, crafts, vendors, music, and costume contests for the littlest set.

Evening plans around the valley: the Lehigh Valley Phantoms play at Rochester on Friday, October 30, then return to the PPL Center for a home game Sunday, November 1 at 3:05 PM against the Providence Bruins, a good Sunday-afternoon outing about 15 minutes from Whitehall. The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem hosts "Halloween Party 2026: Dollhouse of Horrors" on Saturday, October 31 for a grown-up costume night on the other side of the holiday.

Fall farm season wraps this weekend. Seiple Farms in Bath runs its fall season through Sunday, November 1, open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM with a free hayride to the pumpkin patch and a corn maze. Grim's Orchard and Family Farms in Breinigsville keeps its Fall Festival going through November 1, Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, hayrides, and a corn maze. Bear Rock Junction in New Tripoli is also open through November 1, Thursdays through Sundays, with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, a spooky train, and glow golf.

Whitehall-Coplay School District: What's On

The school week is quiet on the calendar in terms of days off: no early dismissal is listed for the week of October 26 on the district calendar at whitehallcoplay.org, so classes run on a normal schedule. Fall sports are in their final push, with soccer, field hockey, cross country, and volleyball all in season; the district's athletics calendar at whitehallcoplay.org/athletics1/calendar is the place to confirm game times and locations.

The marquee night of the week is the football field, not the classroom: the Zephyrs varsity football team plays its Senior Night home game against Allentown Central Catholic on Friday, October 30 at 7:00 PM at Zephyr Stadium (3800 Mechanicsville Road). It is the last home game of the regular season and the night the district honors its seniors, so plan to arrive early if you want a seat.

School board business continues Monday evening. Under the revised board schedule that took effect October 12, regular board meetings now convene on the second Monday, so no regular meeting falls in this window; the committee meetings are set for Monday, October 26 at 5:00 PM in the Board Room at the Education Center (2932 Zephyr Boulevard), with Finance/Personnel first, followed consecutively by Education/Student Activities and Operations/Transportation. Agendas post on the district's school board page, and the sessions are open to the public.

Good Places to Eat in and Around Whitehall

Between Senior Night and trick-or-treat, a good dinner close to home makes the week easier. Whitehall's MacArthur Road corridor and the surrounding towns are well stocked with long-running local favorites:

  • Whitehall Diner, 3026 MacArthur Rd, Whitehall: the all-hours standby on the corridor, easy before or after a game.
  • City View Diner, 1831 MacArthur Rd, Whitehall: a long-running neighborhood diner further down the corridor.
  • Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet, 1055 Grape St, Whitehall: a big buffet room on the Grape Street side of town.
  • Thirsty Turtle Tavern, 1410 Grape St, Whitehall: casual bar fare and drinks in a tucked-away spot.
  • Bonefish Grill, 901 Lehigh Lifestyle Center, Whitehall: seafood and a comfortable sit-down room near the mall.
  • Samuel Owens Restaurant & Bar, 128 Chestnut St, Coplay: a proper sit-down dinner in the neighboring borough for a relaxed evening out.
  • Assante Ristorante Italiano, 2050 Main St, Northampton: Italian dining with a comfortable room right up Main Street.
  • Santa Fe Taco Co, 2022 Main St, Northampton: tacos and street-style Mexican food, quick and reliably good.
  • Palermos Italian Grill, 11 E 24th St, Northampton: a sit-down Italian dinner on the way home from a fall festival.

The Quick List: Current Things to Do

  • School board committee meetings: Monday, October 26 at 5:00 PM, Board Room, Education Center, 2932 Zephyr Blvd; Finance/Personnel first, then Education/Student Activities and Operations/Transportation.
  • Adult Cryptid Craft at the township library: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 PM, 3700 Mechanicsville Rd; registration required.
  • Halloween Party on the Plaza: Wednesday, October 28 at Payrow Plaza, Bethlehem; family-friendly, hosted by the Bethlehem Health Bureau.
  • Library Fall Basket Raffle presale: through Thursday, October 29; five cards of 15 tickets for $20 during the presale.
  • Trick-or-treat, Friday, October 30, 6 to 8 PM: Coplay, Allentown, Bethlehem, Emmaus, Coopersburg, and Hanover Township; Saturday, October 31: Catasauqua, Easton, Forks Township, and more.
  • Zephyrs Senior Night football: Friday, October 30 at 7:00 PM, home vs Allentown Central Catholic, Zephyr Stadium, 3800 Mechanicsville Rd.
  • Haunted hayrides, final nights: Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 7 to 11 PM at the Whitehall Parkway; cash only, $15 ages 13 and up, $7 ages 5 to 12, under 5 free; proceeds benefit the Whitehall Fire Department.
  • Halloween Haunt final nights: Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31 at Dorney Park, Allentown; daytime Tricks and Treats runs weekends through Sunday, November 1 (final park day, 11 AM to 7 PM).
  • Allentown Hallo-Weekend: trick-or-treat Friday, October 30, 6 to 8 PM; Halloween Festival and walking parade on Hamilton Street Saturday, October 31, 11 AM to 2 PM (rain date November 1), plus a Día de los Muertos celebration.
  • Boo at the Zoo: Saturday, October 31, 10 AM to 3 PM at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville; costume trick-or-treating, crafts, vendors, music, and costume contests.
  • Halloween Party 2026: Dollhouse of Horrors: Saturday, October 31 at the Wind Creek Event Center, Bethlehem.
  • Screamin' Green Hauntoween: through November 1 at Crayola Experience, Easton; October 30 and 31 hours 11 AM to 9 PM, November 1 from 11 AM to 7 PM; included with attraction admission.
  • Lehigh Valley Phantoms home game: Sunday, November 1 at 3:05 PM vs the Providence Bruins, PPL Center, Allentown.
  • Seiple Farms: final weekend through November 1, Bath; Saturdays and Sundays 10 AM to 6 PM; free hayride to the pumpkin patch, corn maze $10 per person.
  • Grim's Orchard Fall Festival: final weekend through November 1, Breinigsville; Saturdays and Sundays 10 AM to 7 PM; pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, hayrides, and a corn maze.
  • Bear Rock Junction: final days through November 1, New Tripoli; open Thursdays through Sundays; corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, spooky train, and glow golf.

"Halloween week is when a small town shows its best side: jack-o'-lanterns on the front steps, the last hayride nights at the Parkway, Senior Night on the Zephyr Stadium turf, and families picking trick-or-treat routes through Coplay, Catasauqua, and Bethlehem. In Whitehall, the holiday is less about one big event and more about the week-long rhythm of neighborhoods, schools, and farms all closing out October together: committee meetings Monday, lanterns by Friday, and the Phantoms' Sunday-afternoon puck drop to ease into November."

Tim Tepes, Associate Broker

If you are house hunting in the Lehigh Valley, this is a wonderful week to see what neighborhood life in Whitehall really looks like: liners of pumpkins on the porches, families walking the same routes for years, the high school community together on Senior Night, and a farm trail that wraps up for the season this weekend. 4365 Spruce St sits a few minutes from the township parks, the school campus, the stadium, and the MacArthur Road dining corridor, in a neighborhood that leans into fall the way the whole township does. Come see the street while the season is at its peak, and let's talk about whether it is the right fit for you. Event dates, times, locations, and prices can shift, so confirm details on the township, district, library, and venue pages linked above before you make plans.

Tim Tepes
Tim Tepes
Associate Broker · PA AB062628L

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