{"id":104887,"date":"2026-02-04T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104887\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:21:10","slug":"things-to-do-in-the-lehigh-valley-this-weekend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104887\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Besides the big football game scheduled for Sunday, The Morning Call has a list of events to check out around the Lehigh Valley this weekend.<\/p>\n

A chili cookoff<\/p>\n

Maybe you attended the ArtsQuest \u201cSouper Bowl\u201d last weekend? If you want more exciting recipes in the Lehigh Valley, the Greater Easton Development Partnership is hosting the annual Easton Chili Cookoff the afternoon before the Super Bowl. The event offers restaurant chefs opportunities for best chili bragging rights, with visitors able to sample recipes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether attendees like their chili mild or five-alarm hot, the Easton Chili Cookoff<\/a> will have something for all palates,\u201d read a news release from the Greater Easton Development Partnership, or GEDP. The event was first founded in 1994.<\/p>\n

The cookoff raised $3,000 last year, according to event organizers at Pearly Baker\u2019s Alehouse. The chili action will spice up this year at the Bank Street Annex.<\/p>\n

If you go: Event runs from 11 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Sunday at 316 Northampton St, Easton. Tickets can be purchased online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For runners braving the cold<\/p>\n

For the 24th time on Sunday, runners can partake in the Super Bowl Tailgate Trot 10K, a race showcasing dozens of age group competitions, prize earnings and donation opportunities toward Lehigh Valley nonprofits.<\/p>\n

The six-mile race snakes through Allentown parks and local roads, with a modest 300 foot elevation gain, according to Lehigh Valley Road Runners<\/a>, the organizer of the event.<\/p>\n

The youngest age group for the event is 10-14, while the oldest is for participants aged 70 and older.<\/p>\n

Interested road runners can sign up until Feb. 7<\/a>, with a $50 entry fee.<\/p>\n

\"ParticipantsParticipants hit the home stretch of the Lehigh Valley Roadrunners Superbowl 10K race in Allentown’s Lehigh Parkway on Sunday, February 7, 2016. (Harry Fisher \/ The Morning Call)
\nMusic and carriage rides in Upper Macungie<\/p>\n

Also for cold-weather enthusiasts, Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township will host Winterfest on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The free event features horse and carriage rides, food, music performances and interactive games, according to Upper Macungie Township\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the festival, per the event\u2019s website, are anticipating over 1,000 guests.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

If you go: Festivities take place from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at Grange Park, 360 Grange Rd, Allentown.<\/p>\n

\"IceIce God mater carver Angelito Baban carves ice sculptures Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, during Winterfest at Grange Park in Upper Macungie Township. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)
\nAn early Valentine\u2019s Day chocolate gift<\/p>\n

In a five-hour Historic Bethlehem tour, guests can take a map and sample chocolates in the annual Chocolate Trail from noon-5 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first of two chocolate excursions; the latter one takes place on Valentine\u2019s Day. Guests can vote for a favorite bite and extra-sweet prizes are on the line, according to Historic Downtown Bethlehem\u2019s social media.<\/a><\/p>\n

Participants include 19 chocolate vendors \u2014 ranging from coffee shops, wineries and more \u2014 that will offer their sweet treats in a rain-or-shine event.<\/p>\n

If you go: Tickets are $40, and can be purchased on the organizer\u2019s website<\/a>. The start of the tour is located at 74 W. Broad St., Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

Andreas Pelekis is a freelance writer. Reach out to him with weekend tips for next weekend at atp3417@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Besides the big football game scheduled for Sunday, The Morning Call has a list of events to check…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,289,432],"class_list":["post-104887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-top-stories-tmc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104887","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=104887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}