Musikfest wraps up this weekend, with headlining performances from Bailey Zimmerman, Parker McCollum, Yellowcard and Taking Back Sunday, and AJR still to come.
But if you’re looking for other summer fun, here are some events to check out in the Lehigh Valley this weekend.
Lehigh Valley history tours
July 4 festivities may have passed, but the America250 celebration continues.
On Saturday, the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society will host the In Search of the Declaration bus tour. Attendees will explore Easton, Trenton, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, the three cities where the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud o July 8, 1776.
The tour begins at Sigal Museum in Easton, then heads to Washington Crossing Historic Park, the 1719 William Trent House and Christ Church Philadelphia for private, guided tours and behind-the-scenes experiences.
If you’re looking for even more history, why not explore Craig’s Settlement, the oldest permanent settlement in the Lehigh Valley? The Horner’s Cemetery Historical Society is offering tours of the resting place of the founders of Craig’s Settlement, which was established in 1728 and is the longest permanent settlement, first and oldest congregation (1730), and first church (1731) in Northampton County.
If you go: In Search of the Declaration bus tour runs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every second Saturday through 2026. Tickets: sigalmuseum.org/event/bus-tour. Tours of Horner’s Cemetery, 4965 Nor-Bath Blvd., East Allen Township, are available by appointment. Call Peggy at 610-984-4532 to schedule. Admission is free but donations welcome.
The headstone of Jane Horner is seen on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in East Allen Township. Horner’s Cemetery, which is named after Horner, is the oldest cemetery in the county. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Sensory-friendly park concert
Music in the Park returns Saturday for its sixth year providing an inclusion‑focused event for children and adults on the autism spectrum. Hosted by Corazones Unidos Para el Autismo, this sensory‑friendly community event blends music, family activities and resource support.
Music in the Park exists to celebrate neurodiversity; provide families with supportive resources; create sensory‑safe spaces for joy and exploration; strengthen community bonds through music, movement and connection; and amplify the voices and experiences of individuals on the autism spectrum.
The concert will be held at Lone Lane Park, a spacious, accessible park setting with open fields, shaded areas, and room for families to explore comfortably.
If you go: Music in the Park will be 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 30 Lone Lane, Upper Macungie Township.
Run wild for the animals
The annual Run Wild 5K/10K will be held Saturday at Lehigh Valley Zoo. Race through Trexler Nature Preserve and enjoy free zoo admission for yourself and two spectators, as well as an African penguin encounter.
Day-of registration begins at 7 a.m. The zoo opens at 10 a.m.
The event is rain or shine.
If you go: Lehigh Valley Zoo, 5150 Game Preserve Road, North Whitehall Township. Register: pretzelcitysports.com/onlineform1.php?id=1667
Lori Rizzotto (far right) of Easton, joins runners in the start of the 3rd annual Lehigh Valley Zoo Run Wild 5K outside the parking lot of the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville on Sunday around 8 am. The event also featured a 10K run as a well as a 1 mile Family Walk. // (Harry Fisher / THE MORNING CALL)
Enjoy the last days of the county fair
Carbon County fair wraps up this weekend, but there’s still plenty of time to enjoy live entertainment, thrilling arena shows and all the classic fair fun.
Thursday is Mauch Chunk Trust Give Back Day; the first 150 attendees with a nonperishable, in date, food item receives free admission.
Friday is Rock & Country Night featuring Mystery City and country line dancing. The grand finale is Saturday, with the 4-H Buyer’s Luncheon, livestock sale, garden tractor pull, Southern Gospel performances by Carol Sexton, the ever-popular Small Car Shootout and Richie & the High Street Rockers.
If you go: The Carbon County Fair is 4-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday at Little Gap Road in Palmerton. Admission: $7 (ages 6+); arena events: +$10 (ages 6+). $25 ride specials are available 5-10 p.m. Thursday and Friday. For more information, including a complete schedule, go to carboncountyfair.com or follow the fair on Facebook for daily updates.
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