Laini’s List: 9 Things to Do this Weekend in Easton and the Lehigh Valley, October 2–4, 2026
LAINI’S LIST
October 2–4, 2026
9 Things to Do this Weekend
Garlic downtown, a mini arts festival on the hill, and the season of the witch begins.
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1
Saturday & Sunday
10 AM – 6 PM (both days)
Centre Square, Easton
Easton Garlic Fest 2026
The main event runs Saturday and Sunday in Centre Square, with vendors, food, and live music filling downtown Easton. Saturday night, local ’80s cover band The Hazmats play a free afterparty from 6–9 PM with select food and beverage vendors staying open late. Free admission both days, rain or shine.
2
Friday
5–9 PM
S. 3rd St between Ferry St & Centre Square, Easton
Garlic Fest Preview Night with Buttercream
The festival opens early with a free Friday night preview — CAKE cover band Buttercream headlines the main stage, with The SoundSmiths opening. Select food and beverage vendors will be open, so you can eat and ease into the weekend without fighting Saturday crowds. Free admission.
3
Friday–Sunday
Various (runs Oct. 1–4)
Lafayette College, Easton
Fall Arts Festival at Lafayette College
Lafayette College’s third annual Fall Arts Festival runs Thursday through Sunday with film screenings, live music, and Saturday’s 32nd annual Community Arts Fair. Friday night at Williams Center features a 7 p.m. film screening followed by a LADAMA concert at 8 p.m.; Saturday brings a documentary screening (3 p.m.), a gallery opening (4–6 p.m.), and a jazz concert at 8 p.m. Events are free unless noted; some require tickets through the Lafayette box office — full schedule at the-arts.lafayette.edu.
4
Saturday
9 AM – 4 PM
6826 Corning Rd, Zionsville, PA
Stahl’s Pottery Fall Festival
Over 30 local potters display and sell their work on the historic grounds of Stahl’s Pottery in Zionsville, with pottery demonstrations, a turn on the kick wheel, a bake sale, and music throughout the day. The grounds alone are worth the drive. $5 admission (18+), free parking, rain or shine.
5
Saturday
11 AM – 4 PM
Palmer Park Mall, Easton
Witchtober Market
A curated fall market at Palmer Park Mall with local vendors selling handmade goods, crystals, candles, jewelry, and spooky décor — plus tarot and intuitive readings if you want to know how the rest of October goes. There’s also a Witch’s Broom Hunt activity running through the event.
6
Saturday
4–8 PM
Bethlehem Rose Garden, Bethlehem
WitchFest
A twilight market at the Bethlehem Rose Garden with vendors selling art, clothing, crystals, jewelry, plants, and magical wares — plus food vendors and games for those staying into the evening. The Rose Garden in early October is a genuinely good outdoor setting for this kind of thing.
7
Saturday
7:30 PM
Zoellner Arts Center (Baker Hall), Bethlehem
Cirque Alfonse: La Noce
Québec’s Cirque Alfonse brings La Noce to Zoellner — a kitschy, 1970s-styled wedding show of acrobatics, live music, and constant crowd interaction, with one couple from the audience pulled into the ceremony. Tickets are $35–$45.
8
Sunday
10:30 AM
SteelStacks, Bethlehem
Yuengling Oktoberfest 5K
A 5K that starts and finishes inside ArtsQuest’s Oktoberfest at SteelStacks, run with Run Lehigh Valley. Every finisher gets a 22 oz mug of Yuengling Oktoberfest (or root beer). Pre-registration is required. A good excuse to be at Oktoberfest before noon.
9
Sunday
4–8 PM
Vault Brewing, 225 Ferry St, Easton
Easton Pride Tea Dance
DJ Brad Scott takes over Vault Brewing for a four-hour dance party with partial proceeds going to Easton Pride 2027. $10 cover, all are welcome, carding required. A community event with good intentions and a packed dance floor as the goal.
