Events for October 17, 2026
Exhibit: Engineering Artifacts: Past, Present & Future
Engineering Artifacts: Past, Present & Future brings together artifacts of engineering education and practice from College Hill and the Lehigh Valley, tracing changing ideas about efficiency, safety, sustainability, and technological progress. Guest curated by Lafayette Dean of Engineering Jenn Rossmann, the exhibit marks Lafayette's Bicentennial and 160 years of engineering majors at the college. On...
2026 Easton Book Festival
The 8th Annual Easton Book Festival, October 12-18, 2026, presents literary programs for adults and children, including seminars, open mic performances, story-times, panel discussions, and three different author expos. Program themes include mystery, horror, sci-fi, memoir, poetry, and politics. Venues include the Sigal Museum, Easton Area Public Library, Book and Puppet Company, Quadrant Book Mart,...
Barktoberfest
Join us for a 2-day event full of dog-friendly fun presented by K9 Resorts! Friday, October 16th, 4 PM | Dock Dogs Preview Night Join us for a fun night of Dock Diving! There is no experience necessary and dogs of all shapes, sizes, breeds and ages (above 6 months) are welcome! Saturday, October 17th,...
West Ward Fall Clean-Up Day!
Join your community in making the West Ward shine! Coordination starts 8:30 am on N.12 Street (next to Paxinosa Elementary), and continues until noon. Please register here: https://gedp.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=117845&start_over Additionally, please...
Apple Jam
Celebrate the apple harvest with us and take a big ol’ bite outta fall! Enjoy hot apple fritters, caramel apples, apple strudel, apple dumplings, apple cider donuts, fresh, farm-pressed cider, hard cider, savory apple sausage and more! Taste your way through a bushel's variety of different locally grown apple varieties at our annual Apple Tasting!...
Easton Book Festival Local Author Tables Meet and Greet at the Easton Farmers’ Market
Meet and greet dozens of authors and publishers, during your day shopping at Easton Farmers’ Market. Vendors include: Regina Labrel / Evoke Thought LLC; Madville Press; Beans Reads/Sabrina Chadee; Blue...
Poppel Family Sports Card, Pokemon & TCG Supershow (275 Tables)
This is a great opportunity to find those rare holy grail items and get them at the best prices possible. 275 dealer tables 215-510-3490The Biggest Sports Card, Pokemon and TCG...
Philly Coffee Festival
The 3rd Annual Philly Coffee Festival kicks off on October 17 + 18 at the 23rd Street Armory! Try the best coffee in town - all under the same roof:...
Journal Writing Workshop with Eileen Snyder
This interactive workshop introduces journaling as a creative practice for writers, artists, readers, and anyone seeking to deepen their creativity. Participants will explore guided prompts and reflective writing exercises designed...
Remember When Storytime: Homecoming & Heritage Craft
Join local author, Stacey Stallings, for a heartwarming celebration of family, faith, and community with a special reading of Homecoming, the first installment in the Remember When book series. In...
Easton Citywide Clean-Up
Join your neighborhood in cleaning your area of our city! Saturday Oct 17, 10am - 12pm ✨Meet your neighbors, get some fresh air, feel great about taking care of the...
Coffee Festival at Blue Mountain Resort
Calling all coffee lovers- this festival is for YOU! We brewed up the perfect blend of coffee, crafts, and views for this event on Saturday, October 17th, 10am-2pm THE DETAILS...
The Craftery Market at Mercer Museum
Join us for The Craftery Market at Mercer Museum in Doylestown, PA featuring curated artisans including handmade goods, antique and vintage treasures, original art and more! Enjoy food trucks, drinks...
PA Traditional Crafts & Folk Art Show
Celebrate 58 years of Pennsylvania craftsmanship with us! Join us on October 17th from 10 AM – 3 PM, 2026 at Alleghenyville Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mohnton for a day...
Philly Collector Con
Philly Collector Con is officially LIVE! 🚨 Join us on Saturday, October 17 at the Independence Seaport Museum at Penn’s Landing for a brand-new collector-focused show featuring comics, trading cards,...
Lehigh County Open Gate Tour
Kraussdale Alpacas is proud to be a stop on the Lehigh County Open Gate Farm Tour. Bring your family and friends to visit the alpacas, feel their soft, warm fleece,...
Storytime for Dogs at the Easton Farmers’ Market
On Saturday 10/17 from 11-11:30 am, stop by the Easton Book Festival tents at the Easton Farmers' Market on Larry Holmes Drive with your pooch for paw-some stories and treats,...
Mr. Sunnyside and Friends Children’s Books (Reading)
Bring your kids to the Easton Public Market to hear the award-winning Easton children's picture book author C.K Gregory read stories and voice the characters from "Mr. Sunnyside: Imagination" and...
Lehigh Valley Wicked Oddities Super Show
One Day ONLY Oddities, Curiosities, Art, Horror, Tattoos, Piercings, Reptiles, Also a RARE PLANT DROP Full of unique plants and Plants for your reptile set ups ! Special Performance that...
Ink as Metaphor
Panel discussion about tattoo art as metaphor in fiction. We can also touch on other types of symbols in current fiction, but the focus will be on body art. Dianna...
How To Win at Pitching
In this workshop will talk about different types of pitches and formats and then where authors can pitch those pitches - such as pitch competitions, agent speed-dating, Threads pitch competitions,...
Red Oak Rocking Chair Storytime with Nelibeth
Author Nelibeth Plaza reads her books to children, including “The Red Oak Rocking Chair” and “Is It Santa?” What makes a rocking chair so appealing for rocking? People rock for...
Espresso Martini Tour & More!
Easton is getting shaken, stirred and caffeinated!Easton Espresso Martini Tour (Self-Guided Experience)📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026🕛 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM📍 Downtown Easton, PennsylvaniaCheck-In at Rivals Sports BarThe Easton Espresso...
ChiliFest in Bethlehem
Join us for a day of food, fun, and friendly competition. ChiliFest is celebrating 30 years in Bethlehem in 2026! Venues across the SouthSide Arts District compete for three special...
CovenCash Sale! Extended Hours!
Purchase $10 or more and receive a scratch off ticket for free stuff or discounts on future purchases. Boutique open 12-9pm (extended hours for our night owls) Celebrating our local...
The Selective Past: Crafting Art from What We Remember: Panel
How much of a true story is actually "true"? This panel explores the boundary between factual recording and literary creation in poetry and memoir writing. While history demands strict facts,...
My Life as an Asthmanaut
Author Jake Lockett reads aloud, and discusses, his children’s picture book My Life as an Asthmanaut. Jake Lockett writes books and stories for children, including My Life as an Asthmanaut....
Easton Branch of AAUW Centennial Celebration
Easton Branch of AAUW Centennial Celebration📅 Date & Time:From Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pmTo Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm(Timezone: GMT-04:00)📌 Location:Pfenning Alumni Center, Hamilton Street, Easton,...
Barktoberfest with Robbie Lawrence & The Steelworkers
🍺🐾 PROST, PUPS & POLKA — BARKTOBERFEST IS BACK! 🥨🎶 Break out the lederhosen, grab your four-legged drinking buddy, and get ready to raise a stein! Barktoberfest takes over Hangdog...
Crafting Archives: A Panel About Lit Making
Presented by Mauve Perle Tahat and Kailey Tedesco, two authors featured in the anthology Subtle Body Horror. Collectively authoring and editing dozens of projects, this panel offers a material history...
2026 Nazareth Fall Festival
Join the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce for an unforgettable afternoon at Nazareth’s Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 17th from 2 PM – 5 PM along Main Street (Belvidere...
Heirlooms, Genealogy, and Research: Finding and Telling Long-Lost Stories through Historical Fiction
Historical fiction author and college professor Valerie Van Orman explores how to find and create historical fiction stories through family artifacts and genealogical research. Using the research she conducted on...
The Narberth Poetry Theater and An Island of Cherished Things
Listen, learn, play, and create at an interactive puppet theater storytime with the Narberth Poetry Theater. Make your own puppets and tell your own stories! Narberth Poetry Theater is a...
Whose Story Is It?
All families have stories some members don’t want told. Memoirists often struggle with the ethical complexity of telling those stories—with writing about relatives, particularly when their narratives pertain to emotionally-charged...
Scary Scribes: Write Your Own Halloween Story via Oracle Cards
Halloween means so many things to us all. And there are countless ways we can celebrate this time and connect with our inner child, such as: dressing up, trick or...
Writing/Righting Our Lives: Women Uncensored, Unfiltered
Women authors in conversation about writing their truth, sharing their stories, and exposing their down and dirty. What happens when women tell their truth? What happens when women write their...
Fangs and Fire Masquerade
A Gothic Masquerade of Fire, Mystery & Immersive Performance. A collaboration between VAMPA Museum & Tileworks, October 17, 5:00 - 11:00FANGS & FIRE: A Gothic Masquerade of Fire, Mystery &...
Party Time with Unbearables Poetry Collective
The Unbearables are a loose confederation of poets and writers who came of age in 1980s and 90s New York. Infamous for their high-minded aesthetics and low, barroom manners, the...
2026 Emmaus Halloween Parade
The parade is Saturday, October 17th at 7:00 PM with a rain date of Sunday, October 18th at 6:30 PM! Visit https://www.emmausparade.com/ to register!
The Rocket Man Show
Easton, PA - the year is 1974! Witness the meteoric rise of The Rocket Man with Scotsman Rus Anderson - hand picked by Elton John himself & described as “Phenomenal”...
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – The Future Is Vintage World Tour
Sale Dates and Times: Public Onsale : Fri, 8 May 2026 at 10:00 AM Ticketmaster Presale : Thu, 7 May 2026 at 10:00 AM LIVE NATION PRESALE : Thu, 7 May 2026 at 10:00 AM First Access Membership Presale : Thu, 7 May 2026 at 10:00 AM Wind Creek Event Center Presale : Thu, 7...
Old Crow Medicine Show: Union Made Tour with Special Guest Palmyra
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW: UNION MADE TOUR With Special Guest Palmyra Get ready for a night of foot-stomping Americana, bluegrass, and folk music as Old Crow Medicine Show brings their...
Antje Duvekot & Robby Hecht Co-Bill – Award-Winning Songwriters Sharing an Unforgettable Evening of Folk
Two acclaimed singer-songwriters share one stage for an evening of exceptional storytelling and song. Antje Duvekot has earned national recognition for her deeply personal writing, award-winning songs, and captivating live...
COVEN – HAUNT ME
HAUNT ME Coven • Saturday, October 17 Texas darkwave trio Haunt Me makes their long-awaited Easton debut for a special Halloween season edition of Coven. Known for their romantic blend...
