{"id":5333,"date":"2025-10-17T06:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5333\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:11:12","slug":"bethlehem-vintage-market-wraps-up-2025-season-with-halloween-flair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/5333\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethlehem Vintage Market wraps up 2025 season with Halloween flair"},"content":{"rendered":"

BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 The Bethlehem Vintage Market is closing out its 2025 season with a festive fall twist, drawing vendors and shoppers to the Rose Garden for a Halloween-inspired event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19.<\/p>\n

Founded by local couple Sophie Nicholas and Brady McIntyre, the market has quickly grown from a modest gathering of a dozen vendors to a bustling destination for vintage lovers across the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n

\"bethlehem(Distributed flyer of vendors & market details for the 2025 season closer)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our last market of the season, and while it\u2019s not strictly Halloween-themed, we definitely lean into the fall vibe,\u201d Nicholas said. \u201cLast year we had vendors dressing up and handing out candy, and this year \u2014 especially with the rain date pushing us closer to Halloween \u2014 we\u2019re encouraging even more of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Pay-what-you-can\u2019 art truck joins the lineup<\/p>\n

One of the biggest additions this season is Project Propagate, a New Jersey-based nonprofit that will bring a massive pay-what-you-can art supply truck to the market.<\/p>\n

\"project(Courtesy Project Propagate)<\/p>\n

\u201cThey reached out to us after visiting a previous market,\u201d McIntyre said. \u201cIt\u2019s such a great concept \u2014 everything on the truck is art supplies, and there\u2019s no set price. It\u2019s all about accessibility and giving back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicholas added that she plans to donate her own craft supplies and hopes shoppers will do the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of connecting art and community like that fits perfectly with what we\u2019re trying to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

New vendors arrive<\/p>\n

The couple said the lineup will feature about 65 to 70 vendors, including some newcomers.<\/p>\n

These include Rare Vintage, a Philadelphia-based shop specializing in Philly sports memorabilia; Blue Raven Record Shop, the market\u2019s first dedicated vinyl vendor; and Chaotic Cosmetics, a brand known for its neon makeup \u2014 and for having sold products to pop-punk star Avril Lavigne.<\/p>\n

\u201cVinyl has been huge lately,\u201d McIntyre said. \u201cEven people who don\u2019t have record players are buying albums just to display. It\u2019s wild.\u201d<\/p>\n

From courtyard to community staple<\/p>\n

The Bethlehem Vintage Market launched in 2023 at the Sun Inn Courtyard with just 12 vendors. Two years later, it fills the Rose Garden each month with dozens of sellers offering everything from vintage apparel and jewelry to handcrafted goods and collectibles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe growth has been way faster than we expected,\u201d Nicholas said. \u201cWe started with 12 vendors and a dream, and now we\u2019re selling out the Rose Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking ahead<\/p>\n

As the season wraps, Nicholas and McIntyre said they\u2019re already planning for 2026, exploring new venues in the Lehigh Valley and the possibility of hosting themed or indoor winter markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tricky finding a venue that fits our needs indoors, especially in Bethlehem,\u201d Nicholas said. \u201cBut we\u2019re definitely thinking about ways to expand \u2014 maybe markets that focus on specific types of vendors, like jewelry or art.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the couple, who met through their shared love of vintage and now run the market together from their home in Bethlehem, the project remains a labor of love.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrady brings the vendor perspective, and I bring the shopper perspective,\u201d Nicholas said. \u201cTogether, we just try to create something that feels good for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final Bethlehem Vintage Market of the season will be held Oct. 19 at the Bethlehem Rose Garden, featuring fall favorites, new vendors, and the Project Propagate art truck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2014 The Bethlehem Vintage Market is closing out its 2025 season with a festive fall twist,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-5333","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\/5333","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=5333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}