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Festive Halloween Trunk or Treat event map listing details of activities and booths around the event at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem, Pa. Oct. 20, 2025 (Photo by: Isabel Hope)<\/p>\nBETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Families filled Payrow Plaza on Sunday evening for the city of Bethlehem\u2019s annual Trunk or Treat, a community event offering children a safe and festive way to celebrate Halloween.<\/p>\n
From 6 to 8 p.m., the plaza outside City Hall buzzed with music, laughter and the rustle of costumes as children painted pumpkins, joined a spooky scavenger hunt and collected candy from decorated car trunks and tables hosted by local organizations. Bethlehem police officers handed out treats, while families participated in cornhole, crafts and a DJ set under glowing lights.<\/p>\n
Erin Postel and Claudia Richan, community health specialists with the Bethlehem Health Bureau, helped organize the event as part of the city\u2019s Better Blocks for Bethlehem initiative \u2014 a program funded through a state grant aimed at improving safety and building connections across neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are hosting the city\u2019s Trunk or Treat event, open to all city residents and families,\u201d Postel said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a fun, safe way to celebrate Halloween and have a little trick-or-treating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Festive Halloween Trunk or Treat event map listing details of activities and booths around the event at Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem, Pa. Oct. 20, 2025 (Photo by: Isabel Hope)<\/p>\n
Richan said one of her favorite parts of the evening is seeing city departments come together.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t often get to do something all together,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of representation from the city here, and it\u2019s great to see such an awesome turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n
Organizers estimated between 100 and 200 people attended the event, which has become a family-friendly tradition for Bethlehem residents looking for a secure and spirited Halloween celebration.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to all the families who came,\u201d Postel added. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to see the community out here enjoying the night.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 Families filled Payrow Plaza on Sunday evening for the city of Bethlehem\u2019s annual Trunk or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-10409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}