It’s officially Halloween season, and as the temperatures cool and the nights get a little spookier, stages around the neighborhood are heating up with acts ready to get their haunt on.
From Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Undead to Wu Fei and her 21-stringed guzheng, and Alice Cooper’s Alices’ Attic Tour, your Halloween sugar rush is on track to kick it into high gear.
Read on for more top Lehigh Valley concerts this October.
Wu Fei performs Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, and Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. (Yang Liang)
Rodrigo y Gabriela appear Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg. (Contributed)
The Bronx Wanderers perform Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at the State Theater in Easton. (Contributed)
The Kennedys perform Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem. (Suzy Allman)
Amy Speace performs Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, at Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem. (Joshua Black Wilkins)
The Fab Faux performs Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at the State Theater in Easton. (Contributed)
Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferato Undead will be performed Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at the Sellersville Theater. (Brian McConkey)
Rocker Alice Cooper performs Sunday, Nov 1, 2026, at Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem. (Jeremy Portje)
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Wu Fei performs Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, and Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, at Zoellner Arts Center in Bethlehem. (Yang Liang)
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The Artimus Pyle Band, honoring Ronnie Van Zant’s Lynryd Skynyrd
When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15
Where: Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave.
How much: $55-$102
Tickets: www.st94.com / 215-257-5808
Musical style: Southern rock, hard rock, arena rock
Known for hits like: Covers of classic Lynyrd Skynyrd songs including “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Freebird,” “Gimmie Three Steps,” “Simple Man” and “Tuesday’s Gone”
Meet the band: Artimus Pyle was the drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd from 1974 to 1977 and 1987 to 1991. He survived the infamous plane crash that took the lives of singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, and the pilots manning the plane. In 2006 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pyle’s band of expert musicians take the songs of Lynyrd Skynyrd to crowds all over the country keeping the hits alive, true to form.
Check them out if you like: Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Foghat, Charlie Daniels, Molly Hatchet, Boston
Wu Fei
When: Noon and 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 w/ Abigail Washburn
Where: Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem
How much: Choose what you pay, Thursday; $29, Friday
Tickets: zoellner.cas.lehigh.edu / 610-758-2787
Musical style: Classical, jazz, avante garde
Known for hits like: “Banjo Guzheng Pickin’ Girls” (w/Abigail Washburn), “Cloud of Birds,” “Wu Yin” (w/ Fred Frith), “Qu Qur” and “Hunan”
Meet the artist: A classically trained composer and singer, Wu Fei is also a master of the 21-string Chinese zither known as the guzheng. She mixes Western classical and Chinese traditional sounds with a unique contemporary spin, composing for choirs, string quartets, chamber ensembles, Balinese gamelan, and orchestras. She’s worked with an array of artists from varied genres including Emmy-winning directors Pierce Freelon and Jon Halperin, Grammy-winning musicians Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn and Billy Martin (Medeski-Martin-Wood), and composers John Zorn and Fred Frith. She also studied at the China Conservatory of Music and Mills College.
Check her out if you like: Gao Weijie, John Zorn, Abigail Washburn, Haiqiong Deng, Fred Frith, Wang Changyuan, Orchid Ensemble
The Kennedys
When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18
Where: Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem
How much: $30.78-$35.98
Tickets: godfreydaniels.org / 610-867-2390
Musical style: Folk rock, folk pop, Americana
Known for hits like: “Half a Million Miles,” “When I Go,” “Stand,” “Ride, Angel, Ride” and “Life is Large”
Meet the band: The Kennedys are a folk rock/Americana husband and wife duo based in New York who met in 1992 while touring as members of Nanci Griffith’s Blue Moon Orchestra. Their live shows incorporate acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar, bass, mandolin, and ukulele, while integrating elements of country, folk, bluegrass, Western, and pop melodies into one finely thought-out package. Since their start as The Kennedys in 1995 they’ve released 17 albums earning them multiple accolades. Their latest album, “Smoketree,” is their first album of all new original material in three years.
Check them out if you like: Nanci Griffith, Susan Werner, John Gorka, The Twigs, Dave Carter, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan
Rodrigo y Gabriela
When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
Where: Sherman Theater, 524 Main St., Stroudsburg
How much: $40-$253.50
Tickets: shermantheater.com / 570-420-2808
Musical style: Nuevo flamenco, acoustic metal, rock
Known for hits like: “Tamacún,” “Diablo Rojo,” “Hanuman,” “La Cumbia Del Infinito” and “Orion”
Meet the band: The guitar duo of Rodrigo Y Gabriela from Mexico City have been at it for 20 years, performing genre-bending hits that blend their love of metal, flamenco, hard rock, and instrumental music. They took home a Grammy for the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, have sold over 1.5 million albums to date, played sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall and Royal Albert Hall, and played at the Obama White House. Their latest album “OurHome,” was recorded in Tokyo, Japan and features Japanese jazz virtuoso Hiromi, former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, cellist Hiyori Okuda, and Kyoto-based guitarist Yukihiro Atsumi.
Check them out if you like: The Budos Band, Taimane, Ratatat, Metallica, Joe Strummer, Jesse Cook, Ben Woods
The Bronx Wanderers
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22
Where: State Theater, 453 Northampton St., Easton
How much: $49.48-$55.78
Tickets: statetheatre.org / 610-258-7766
Musical style: Rock and roll, oldies, classic rock
Known for hits like: Covers of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Dion’s “The Wanderer” and “I Wonder Why,” Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl,” The Turtles’ “Happy Together,” The Penguin’s “Earth Angel” and The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows.”
Meet the band: They’ve won the best of Las Vegas Awards 12 times and have had a residency there since 2016. They were inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame, and have received praise from the likes of Chazz Palminteri, Tony Orlando, and Danny Aiello. This year they performed their 2,000th Las Vegas show, with the mayor of Las Vegas declaring June 6 Bronx Wanderers Day.
Check them out if you like: Dion and the Belmonts, Del Shannon, Queen, The Beach Boys, Billy Joel, The Turtles, The Animals
Amy Speace
When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25
Where: Godfrey Daniels, 7 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem
How much: $30.78-$35.98
Tickets: godfreydaniels.org / 610-867-2390
Musical style: Folk, Americana, singer/songwriter
Known for hits like: “Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne,” “Piece by Piece,” “I Met my Love,” “Nothing Good Can Come From This” and “After the Flood”
Meet the band: In 2020 Speace won the International Song of the Year award from the Americana Music Association for the song, “Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne,” and in April 2022 she took the No. 1 spot on the folk radio charts with her album, “Tucson.” She’s been featured and highlighted in Rolling Stone, Billboard, NPR, and The Morning Call. She’s produced albums by RJ Cowdrey (including “What If This Is All There Is,” which spent weeks on the Top 10 Folk Radio Charts in 2019), Alicia Viani and Lyn Koonce. As an essayist she’s been published in the New York Times and American Songwriter Magazine. She’s just released her first collection of poetry titled “The Cardinals.”
Check her out if you like: Lucinda Williams, Tori Amos, Grace Potter, Brandi Carlile, Anne McCue, Camille Bloom, Joan Baez
The Fab Faux
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30
Where: State Theater, 453 Northampton St., Easton
How much: $70-$95
Tickets: statetheatre.org / 610-258-7766
Musical style: Pop, rock
Known for hits like: Covers of Beatles’ songs, including “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “I Am the Walrus,” “Because, “Nowhere Man” and “Paperback Writer”
Meet the band: The Fab Faux is actually a five-piece band (with some additional help) that take on Beatles tracks note-for-note, with a major focus on some of their later work that the original band never performed live. The band makes no effort to recreate the Beatles mop-top, suit, and signature look, instead focusing on the band’s music. The band was started in 1998 by Will Lee (CBS Orchestra/David Letterman), and also consists of Jimmy Vivino (music director/guitarist for “Conan”) John Sebastian, Laura Nyro, Rich Pagano (Rosanne Cash, Roger Waters.), Frank Agnello (Marshall Crenshaw, Phoebe Snow), and Jack Petruzzelli (Joan Osborne, Patti Smith).
Check them out if you like: The Beatles, Wings, The Traveling Wilburys, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Beach Boys
Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferato Undead
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31
Where: Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave.
How much: $25-$56.50
Tickets: www.st94.com / 215-257-5808
Musical style: Prog rock, classic rock, classical rock
Known for hits like: While this will be a performance of the score for the classic 1922 silent horror film, “Nosferatu,” Bielatowicz has also performed “Spring, Movement 1: Allegro,” “Flight of the Bumblebee,” “Clair De Lune,” “Etude Op. 10, No 4,” and, “Caprice No. 5.”
Meet the band: An accomplished composer and musician, Paul Bielatowicz has shared the stage with the likes of progressive rock mainstays including Carl Palmer, Dream Theater, and Yes. This show features a live band performing the Nosferatu score synced with the movie with additional screens to add guest performances from some of the biggest names in classic and progressive rock, including Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns ‘n Roses, Sons of Apollo, Asia), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), and Dave Bainbridge (Strawbs, Iona). The onstage live band includes Michael Dutko (Gary Hoey) on bass and Tobias Ralph (Adrian Belew, Crimson ProjeKCt) on drums.
Check them out if you like: Yes, Dream Theater, Procol Harum, The Nice. Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson
Alice Cooper
When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov 1
Where: Wind Creek Event Center, 77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem
How much: $69.50-$139.50
Tickets: ticketmaster.com / 610-297-7414
Musical style: Hard rock, glam, heavy metal
Known for hits like: “Schools Out,” “Poison,” “I’m Eighteen,” “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and “Feed My Frankenstein”
Meet the artist: Renowned by many as the “Godfather of Shock Rock,” Alice Cooper has been at it since 1964. He’s sold over 50 million records, and his 1972 hit, “School’s Out,” was a Top 10 in the U.S. and No. 1 in the UK. The album of the same name went to No. 2 on the U.S. charts and sold over a million copies. In 1988, after years of being in and out of the spotlight, he released the album, “Trash,” which was nominated for a Grammy and earned him the No. 7 spot on the U.S. charts and No. 2 in the UK with the single, “Poison.”
Check him out if you like: Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Kiss, Warrant, Judas Priest, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Blue Oyster Cult
Jay Honstetter is a freelance writer.