{"id":254811,"date":"2026-07-29T18:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254811\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:11:10","slug":"things-to-do-in-the-lehigh-valley-this-weekend-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/254811\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in the Lehigh Valley this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the country\u2019s best outdoor music festival<\/a> isn\u2019t your style, how about some artwork? Or the theater?<\/p>\n

Here are The Morning Call\u2019s best bets for weekend fun \u2014 that aren\u2019t happening in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

A different type of music festival<\/p>\n

The four-day Appalachian Fiddle & Bluegrass Association Festival returns to Mountain View Park in Bushkill Township this weekend, bringing live performances, informal jam sessions and hands-on learning experiences to fans of the genre.<\/p>\n

The festival includes on-site camping, vendors and a welcoming, community-driven atmosphere. The lineup includes performances by Henhouse Prowlers, The Grascals, Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass and many more.<\/p>\n

If you go: Thursday through Sunday at Mountain View Park, 206 E. Mountain Road, Bushkill Township. Tickets are $125 at the gate. afbawindgap.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"WINDThe Forgotten Mountain Boys perform at the 17th Annual Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association Festival, at Mountain View Park, August 4, 2005, in Wind Gap. The festival returns this year, Thursday through Sunday. (DEMETRA STAMUS\/Special to The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

Free Summer Sundays in Nazareth<\/p>\n

The Moravian Historical Society in Nazareth kicks off another year of Free Summer Sundays this weekend. Enjoy free admission to the museum, where children can learn Colonial skills and crafts through hands-on activities each week.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s activities explore life and history during the American Revolution with knowledgeable workshop leaders. The first activity is paper marbling, using water-based pigments to transfer designs onto paper.<\/p>\n

Future activities include printmaking (Aug. 9), Colonial sewing (Aug. 16), writing and wax seals (Aug. 23.) and corn husk dolls (Aug. 30.)<\/p>\n

If you go: The Moravian Historical Society\u2019s Museum is open daily from 1-4 p.m. at 214 E. Center St., Nazareth. Activities will be 1-3:30 p.m. on the museum lawn, and are weather-dependent.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Perfect Fit\u2019 for summer theater<\/p>\n

A fading Hollywood star is running out of time, and a frustrated young screenwriter is running out of hope in \u201cThe Perfect Fit,\u201d opening Friday through Aug. 9 at Crowded Kitchen Players\u2019 Between the Lines Studio.<\/p>\n

Starring Crowded Kitchen Players cast Colin Core, Danny Black, Trish Cipoletti, David\u00a0 Oswald and Pamela McLean Wallace, the show is inspired by the struggles of two Lehigh Valley filmmakers of the 1990s.<\/p>\n

If you go: Performances are 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1, 7, 8, and 2 p.m. Aug. 1 and 9. Tickets are $20 and are available at ckplayers.com<\/a> or cash at the door. Reservations are suggested. Between the Lines Studio Theatre is at 725 N. 15th St., Allentown.<\/p>\n

A milestone anniversary<\/p>\n

The Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department, Lehigh County Station 51, will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a family-friendly event 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to the public, rain or shine.<\/p>\n

The anniversary celebration is part of a larger community day in Weisenberg Township, which also includes the grand opening of the Weisenberg Township Community Center and a car show. Shuttle transportation will run between all three events throughout the day, allowing attendees to move freely between locations.<\/p>\n

Festivities at the fire station will include free food and drinks, live vehicle rescue demonstrations, free hands-only CPR training, fire extinguisher simulator, and station and apparatus tours. The community day celebration will also include a car show, kids activities, vendors, food trucks and more.<\/p>\n

Joining WVFD on site will be the state police, Cetronia Ambulance Corps and the Lehigh County Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n

If you go: Weisenberg Township Community Day and the grand opening of the township community center will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9331 Lyon Valley Road. The fire department celebration will be at the station, 2500 Golden Key Road.<\/p>\n

Classic cars on display<\/p>\n

Enjoy more than 2,500 classic cars and Pennsylvania Dutch favorites at the 63rd annual Das Awkscht Fescht, Friday through Sunday at Macungie Memorial Park.<\/p>\n

Cruise through 42 acres of fun at the Fescht and enjoy all the cars, entertainment and, of course food \u2014 including funnel cakes, shoofly pie, hot dogs with sauerkraut, waffles and ice cream and much more.<\/p>\n

If you go: Gates open at 6 a.m. for walk-in visitors. Show cars enter the fields after 7:30 a.m. Flea market goes through dusk, and arts & crafts vendors are open until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and about 4 p.m. Sunday. Entertainment goes until 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, free for age 15 and under. awkscht.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AA 1937 Terraplane owned by Richard Loback of Allentown is on display Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, during the 62nd annual Das Awkscht Fescht at Macungie Memorial Park. The three-day car show features cars, food, music and arts and crafts. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n

Have an event for us to consider? Email us at goguide@mcall.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If the country\u2019s best outdoor music festival isn\u2019t your style, how about some artwork? Or the theater? Here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,289,432],"class_list":["post-254811","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\/254811","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=254811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}