Allentown Fall Festivals – Fall 2023 PA Events

Oktoberfest Bethlehem - Bethlehem, PA - Oct 4 to Oct 13, 2024
This Bethlehem Oktoberfest is a traditional German Oktoberfest with Pennsylvania influence. There will be a giant festhalle tent with German food, beer and bands playing polka, rock and party music. More than 2,000 participate in the 5K. Dancers, dachshund races, bar skills challenge, decorative beer barrel competition, Miss Oktoberfest contest, rides and games too! Admission is free this year!

PA Bacon Fest - Easton, PA - Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2023
With 150+ vendors, a dozen musical acts on several stages, and more than 80,000 attendees, this event is held rain or shine in downtown Easton, PA. Proceeds benefit local organizations.

Harvest Festival - Bethlehem, PA - Oct 14 to Oct 14, 2023
Food and craft vendors, live music, beer garden, plus soup, wine and beer tastings.

Fall on the Farm - Kutztown, PA - Oct 8 to Oct 8, 2023
Celebrate harvest on the farm! Combine all the best parts of fall: apple cider, sunflowers, pumpkins, wagon tours, and costumes with Rodale Institute’s Fall on the Farm. Purchase crafts, food, and products from Rodale Institute and visiting vendors or pick farm-fresh sunflowers, pumpkins, decorative corn and more. Families can take free wagon tours of the farm, and everyone can enjoy the rotten apple rocket, the pumpkin cannon, and the corn maze.

Hay Creek Apple Festival - Geigertown, PA - Oct 7 to Oct 8, 2023
Great family fun at the peak of apple harvesting time. Held at Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Enjoy traditional crafts and tradesmen, daily demonstrations and hands-on learning of 18th and 19th century living at the Joanna Furnace ironmaking community.

Easton Garlic Fest - Easton, PA - Oct 7 to Oct 8, 2023
A festival all about garlic, glorious GARLIC! Vendors will sell it, chefs will cook it, and musicians will sing about it, the air will be sweet with the stink of it but best of all, you can eat it!!!

Harvest Fest at St. Mary, Hamburg - Hamburg, PA - Oct 6 to Oct 7, 2023
Live music every night, homemade ethnic food, fun, activities, ongoing entertainment and games for all ages, rock wall and bungee jump, dinosaur dig for kids, hay rides, first responders, bingo, theme baskets, raffles and more. New this year: mini corn maze and 3 levels of escape rooms. Free admission, plenty of parking, no coolers.

Celtic Classic - Bethlehem, PA - Sep 22 to Sep 24, 2023
The U.S. National Highland Games Championship where Professional Highland Athletes from across the U.S. compete, plus six stages of musical performances, competitions in traditional athletics, piping and dance, and other educational activities.

Apple Days - Bethlehem, PA - Sep 16 to Sep 17, 2023
Enjoy everything apple at this two day festival, plus bobbing for apples, cooking and colonial demonstrations, kids games and more!

Emmaus Farewell to Summer Festival - Emmaus, PA - Sep 16 to Sep 16, 2023
This end-of-summer bash will have music, kids activities, craft vendors, food from local businesses, a scarecrow trail for kids, and more! This event is free to attend and no registration is needed for attendees

West End World of Food Festival - Allentown, PA - Sep 16 to Sep 16, 2023
Free cultural celebration with a variety of food, drink, art, and music.

Peddler’s Village Scarecrow Festival - New Hope, PA - Sep 11 to Oct 31, 2023
Two months of scarecrows on display and other fun. Normally: A weekend of family fun including scarecrow competition, scarecrow-making workshops, pumpkin pie-eating contests, pumpkin painting, live musical entertainment and children’s activities. Free admission and parking. Workshop Fee is $30 per scarecrow with a maximum of 4 people per scarecrow. 10 AM – 6 PM.

Allentown Beer Fest - Allentown, PA - Sep 9 to Sep 9, 2023
Beer and live music on Hamilton Street, plus food from local restaurants, and craft vendors!

Uptown Northampton Street Fair - Northampton, PA - Sep 9 to Sep 9, 2023
Vendors, live music, and more!

Pennsburg Community Day - Pennsburg, PA - Sep 9 to Sep 9, 2023
Live entertainment, face painting and balloons, vendors, crafts, food, car show and more!

Park Side Food Festival - Quakertown, PA - Sep 9 to Sep 9, 2023
Head to the Univest Performance Center for a day of food trucks, non-food vendors, beer garden, live music, yard games and kids’ zone!

Chile Pepper Festival - Bowers, PA - Sep 8 to Sep 9, 2023
Jalapeno eating contest, salsa contest, field excursion, live music and more. Admission by suggested donation.

Hay Creek Festival - Geigertown, PA - Sep 8 to Sep 10, 2023
Held at Historic Joanna Furnace off of Route 10. Enjoy traditional crafts and tradesmen, daily demonstrations and hands-on learning of 18th and 19th century living at the Joanna Furnace ironmaking community. Free parking.

Colossalcon East - Pocono Manor, PA - Sep 7 to Sep 10, 2023
Colossalcon East is an anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention taking place at the Kalahari Resort in the Pocono Mountains

Taste of Hamburg-er - Hamburg, PA - Sep 2 to Sep 2, 2023
Burger stands, other grub, live music, arts/crafts, and competitions including burger eating contests, mooing contest, Dine and Dash Burgers and Trail Race and more.

Great Allentown Fair - Allentown, PA - Aug 30 to Sep 4, 2023
Nightly concerts, plus a demolition derby, amusement rides, midway, food and more!

Carbon County Oktoberfest - Palmerton, PA - Sep 24 to Sep 25, 2022
Music (DJ during the day and live music both evenings), authentic food, and beer provided by local Red Castle Brewery. Rides and games of children of all ages. Location: Blue Mountain Resort

Autumn Timber Festival - East Stroudsburg, PA - Oct 10 to Oct 11, 2020
Live music, food & craft vendors, trick dog shows, blacksmithing demos, chainsaw sculptures and children’s activities.