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.
Get the full calendar of Discover Lehigh Valley's events. While you're out exploring, be sure to share your fun and tag your photos on Instagram using #LVMadePossible.
First Friday at Banana Factory
January 1, 2023
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!
Body Worlds Rx
Sundays through Saturdays until April 21, 2023
3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown, PA 18103
Explore the human body from the inside out with Body Worlds Rx at Da Vinci Science Center, showing from Dec. 26, 2022 - April 21, 2023. From organs, to muscles, to the nervous system, to skeletal structures, the exhibition showcases over 30 real human bodies preserved through Plastination.
Craft Beer Festival
January 7, 2023
812 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18101
The Annual Craft Beer Festival at Fegley's Allentown Brew Works will feature four hours of live music, their legendary food buffet, and over 50 craft beers, ciders, meads, and kombuchas. Enjoy beers from Two Rivers Brewing, Cape May Brewing, Bright Path Brewing, Ten7 Brewing, Lovedrafts Brewing, The Ways Brewery, PorTch Tea Kombuchery, and much more!
Bluegrass Shindig
January 8, 2023
6480 Sullivan Trail, Wind Gap, PA 18091
Join the Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association (AFBA) for their monthly Bluegrass Shindig with stage performances generously put on by regional bands. Enjoy live music, crafters, AFBA vendors, and delicious food!
Bach at Noon
January 10, 2023
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.
Historic Nazareth Walking Tour
January 14, 2023
214 E. Center St., Nazareth, PA 18064
Enjoy an exciting stroll through beautiful, historic Nazareth with a knowledgeable tour guide! Experience the fascinating story of Nazareth by learning about the town founders: the Moravians. The Historic Nazareth Walking Tour features an overview of the early Moravians, a visit to the oldest Moravian buildings in North America, and stops at important community buildings to explore important crafts, industries, and personalities
Lehigh Valley Phantom Games
January 13, 14, 25, 27, & 28 2022
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 Bridgeport Islanders, Syracuse Crunch, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, and Hershey Bears throughout January.
Third Thursday on the Artswalk
January 19, 2023
27 N 7th St, Allentown, PA 18101
Explore a variety of artists with their work on display and up for sale at the Downtown Allentown Market and along the Allentown ArtsWalk for Third Thursday on the Artswalk. Looking to show off your talent at Open Mic Night? All acts are welcome including musicians, comedians, poets, and more at the Downtown Allentown Market.
SteelStacks Improve Comedy Festival
January 27 - 28, 2023
101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Join ArtsQuest for the 10th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival featuring headliners Raaaatscraps and Shannon O’Neill! 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.
"The Verdant Assassin"
January 26, 2023
342 Northampton St., Easton, PA 18042
Looking to stay inside and keep warm this winter? Join the Sigal Museum for their virtual program "The Verdant Assassin": The Use of Arsenic in 19th Century Book Bindings. This program shows the exploration of how a Victorian domestic ideal resulted in medical and public health outcries - and what it means to 21st century conservators.
