Laini’s List of 9 Things to Do this Weekend — May 22–24, 2026

LAINI’S LIST

May 22–24, 2026

9 Things to Do this Weekend

Memorial Day weekend, and it all points to Sunday: Easton Crit day.

  • 1

    Sunday

    9 AM onward

    Downtown Easton

    6th Annual Easton Criterium & Community Festival

    Pro bike racing returns to Downtown Easton, moved to Sunday this year to anchor Memorial Day weekend. Equal 75-minute features for the pro women and pro men headline a day that also stacks a 9 AM 5K, a community ride on the closed course, an Ollie Comp at 3rd & Northampton, and a kids’ race. Free to watch; registration required to run or ride.

  • 2

    Friday

    5–8 PM

    Plaza behind Easton Public Market

    Plaza Party — Mosey Beat

    Mosey Beat plays the plaza behind Easton Public Market, with vendors set up and neighbors out. A Cash Mob kicks off at 6 — bring $20 to spend at a randomly chosen downtown business. Free.

  • 3

    Saturday

    9 AM–1 PM

    Historic Bethlehem Rose Garden, Bethlehem

    Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market — Opening Day & 10th Anniversary

    Opening day for the 2026 season doubles as the market’s 10th anniversary. The Big Squeeze Zydeco Band plays and a strawberry shortcake fundraiser benefits Essentials Cafe. Easy parking, kids activity area, picnic-friendly grounds.

  • 4

    Saturday

    11 AM–4 PM

    Belleville Market, Downtown Easton

    Lemon Fest (Festa del Limone)

    Italian citrus-festival energy takes over Belleville Market: lemon pound cake and cocktail tastings, a beginner watercolor bench with Harmony Girl Charm, Mediterranean fragrance demos, and a Sicilian lemon balsamic and Meyer lemon olive oil sampling. Clove Hill Vineyards pours limoncello built from a family recipe carried over from the old country.

  • 5

    Saturday

    11 AM–4 PM

    Palmer Park Mall

    Bloomin’ Hippie Festival

    An indoor market leaning all the way into 60s and 70s flower-power: plant vendors, handmade goods, crystals, art, and self-care booths under one roof at Palmer Park Mall. Prizes for Best Dressed Hippie. Free, indoors, and well-suited to a rainy Saturday.

  • 6

    Saturday

    3–5 PM

    Sigal Museum, Downtown Easton

    Making the Past: Linoleum Block Printing

    First workshop in Sigal Museum’s summer series tied to the Read This! The History of Media in Northampton County exhibition. Carve and print your own linoleum block on a press — and if you grab the All Access Pass, that print becomes the cover of a handmade book you’ll finish across June’s papermaking and July’s bookbinding sessions. $25 per session or $70 for the series; ages 13+, 15 spots.

  • 7

    Saturday

    7 PM

    Foy Concert Hall, Moravian University

    Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams — Godfrey Daniels 50th Jubilee

    Godfrey Daniels’ 50th anniversary brings Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams — Levon Helm and Bob Dylan band veterans, musical partners since 1986 — to Moravian’s Foy Concert Hall with their quartet. A milestone concert for a venue that’s been the region’s premier listening room since 1976.

  • 8

    Sunday

    1 PM

    Larry Holmes Drive, Easton

    People’s Picnic

    Free riverside hangout on Larry Holmes Drive while the Crit roars by — food trucks, kids activities, and a close-up view of the race course. No ticket or RSVP needed.

  • 9

    Sunday

    7–10 PM

    Northampton Street, Downtown Easton

    Easton Crit Block Party

    First-ever block party closing out Crit Sunday on Northampton Street. Snacktime (Philly) brings the brass-band energy; Skorts (NYC) plays the second half. Food from Aman’s, Meli, and Banks Annex; beer from Porters’; a Tito’s bar; and Presley’s running the VIP area.