Don’t be fooled - your fun doesn’t have to be put on hold until spring rolls back around! January begins a new year full of events and happenings in Lehigh Valley.
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First Friday at Banana Factory
January 5, 2024
25 West Third St., Bethlehem, PA 18015
Head to the Banana Factory Arts Center on the first Friday of each month and enjoy guided gallery tours, select open studios, family-friendly art activities, community art projects, exhibition openings, artist talks, and live art making and glassblowing demos!
Easton Farmers' Market: Winter Market
Saturdays
In front of Easton Public Market on 325 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042
Don’t let the cold weather stop you from eating fresh and local all winter long! Easton Farmers’ Market (EFM) hosts its Winter Market from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, January-April in the 300 block of Northampton Street in front of Easton Public Market.
Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious!
Daily until January 7, 2024
3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown, PA 18103
Catch the last few days of Da Vinci Science Center's Curious George™: Let’s Get Curious! Discover familiar places and faces from the Curious George book series and PBS KIDS television series. Follow George’s lead as you engage in math, science, and engineering activities modeled after his own adventures.
Belleville Flea
Saturdays and Sundays
20 S 3rd St., Easton, PA 18042
The Belleville Flea is the market's very own pop-up vendor faire within Belleville Market. This monthly series features a hand-picked assortment of revolving artisans who set-up shop in the Atelier at Belleville Market for the weekend where guests can enjoy incredible shopping, live music on the terrace, tastings and more.
Gritty City Lehigh Valley
January 7, 2024
Lehigh Valley, PA
Hone your off-pavement skills, meet new friends, and have some fun during the Gritty City Gravel Series. Kick each ride off from Trek Bicycle Easton and ride about 40 miles at a no-drop pace on mixed terrain.
Bach at Noon
January 9, 2024
73 W. Church St., Bethlehem, PA 18018
Johann Sebastian Bach's compositions have been called music that "transcends time, place, and creed to express the inexpressible." The Bach at Noon concerts offer a "gift of spiritual and musical nourishment" to the community, always free and open to all.
Second Saturday Art Labs
January 13, 2024
342 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042
On the second Saturday of each month, the Sigal Museum offers free, walk-in craft projects for kids and families! This month's topic is Knit to This - join others who share your same passion for knitting. Bring your current project, any hand sewing project, or create with materials from Sigal's fiber stash! While you create, listen to ghost stories, fairy tales, and stories from the past to set the mood.
Lehigh Valley Phantom Games
January 13, 26, 2024
701 Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18101
Make your way to Allentown’s PPL Center to cheer on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, the AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, as they take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Hershey Bears throughout January.
Wonderland on Main
January 20, 2024
2845 Center Valley Pkwy., Center Valley, PA 18034
The Promenade Shops are kicking-off the new year with their 6th annual Wonderland on Main. Bring the whole family and enjoy live ice carving demonstrations, DJ, fire dancers, and more!
Lush Life - The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
January 20, 2024
23 N 6th St, Allentown, Pa 18101
Join Miller Symphony Hall for the smooth, seductive sound of Duke Ellington and those Billy Strayhorn standards: “Satin Doll,” “Take the A Train,” and more. It won’t mean a thing if you’re not there to swing!
SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival
January 26 - 27, 2024
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Join ArtsQuest for the 11th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival featuring headliner The Improvised Shakespeare Company! In addition to the featured headliners, more than 20 teams hailing from New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Baltimore, and Lehigh Valley will perform for nine hours during this marathon-style event. Each team will have 20-minutes to produce live comedy on the spot.
Science on a Sphere: Science of Heat
January 27, 2024
518 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042
Nurture Nature Center’s (NCC) Science on a Sphere® (SOS) show and exhibit, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, features breath-taking visualizations of earth and space science on a 6-foot diameter globe suspended from the ceiling with a four projector system to create complete global and planetary views. In this Science on a Sphere shows, learn what heat is and where the warmest places on Earth are. Find out how we provide heat even when it's cold outside. See chemical reactions and physical processes that generate heat.