The Area, Weekly Edition
This weekend around Glen Court
This is this week's Friday area roundup for buyers considering 6210 Glen Court in Heidelberg Township, published October 16, 2026. It leads with tonight's free Halloween Spooktacular trunk-or-treat at South Whitehall's Covered Bridge Park and the undefeated Tigers hosting Wilson Area at Tiger Stadium, then maps a full fall weekend of farm festivals and farmers markets. It looks ahead to a busy week in both local school districts, with picture day, board meetings, Digital Citizenship Week, and Cetronia's Unity Day, notes fresh township and local news including Drizzle Ice Cream's planned Schnecksville closing, and closes with a Halloween preview and fresh dining picks in Orefield, Slatington, and New Tripoli. As always, schedules shift, so please confirm details directly with the venues, districts, and townships linked below before heading out.
Tonight: South Whitehall's Halloween Spooktacular, Tigers Home vs. Wilson Area, and Orefield Middle's OR-Dance
The biggest family draw near the corridor tonight is the Halloween Spooktacular trunk-or-treat, Friday, October 16 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Covered Bridge Park, 2465 Wehr Mill Road in Allentown, with decorated vehicles, candy, giveaways, and food trucks, free to attend per the township's parks and recreation page. It is about a 20-minute drive down Route 309 from Glen Court, and a good warm-up for the real trick-or-treat nights later this month.
Closer to the listing, the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers, 7-0 on the season, host the Wilson Area Warriors at Tiger Stadium in New Tripoli tonight at 7:00 p.m., a Colonial League matchup on the MaxPreps Tigers schedule. Tiger Stadium is a short drive up Route 309 from Glen Court, so it is an easy home game to catch in person.
In the Parkland district, Orefield Middle School holds its OR-Dance tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., per the Orefield Middle calendar, and Parkland High School's fall play, "Shakespeare in Love," opens its run this weekend, highlighted in the district's October 15 weekly update as the first PHS stage show of the school year.
Saturday and Sunday: Farm Festivals, Farmers Markets, and Trojans Football
The Parkland Trojans are on the road at Allentown Central Catholic Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m., an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game listed on Lehigh Valley Live. Check the district's athletics page before planning the night.
For a full farm day this weekend, Yenser's Tree Farm Fall Fest in Slatington runs Saturdays and Sundays through October 25, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a corn maze, corn cannon, reindeer train, free hayrides, and pick-your-own pumpkins, while Seiple Farms in Bath pairs a 22-acre corn maze with free hayrides to a 40-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch, carnival rides, and farm animals every fall weekend. Grim's Orchard & Family Farms in Breinigsville keeps its Fall Festival going every weekend through November 1.
Farmers markets keep their fall hours too: the Emmaus Farmers' Market runs Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Triangle Park, the Saucon Valley Farmers Market in Hellertown runs Sundays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the Easton Farmers' Market sells along the riverfront Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. If you prefer scares over squash, Dorney Park's Halloween Haunt runs weekends in October, including the new "Blair Witch: No Signal" scare maze, though it is not one for young children.
The Week Ahead in the Schools: Picture Day, Board Meetings, and Two Awareness Weeks
At Northwestern Lehigh, the high school holds its school picture make-up day Tuesday, October 20, and the District Board of School Directors holds its regular business meeting Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the District Board Room at 6493 Route 309 in New Tripoli, per the school board page. On the gridiron, the Tigers travel to Southern Lehigh Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m., per the Eastern PA Football schedule.
Over in Parkland, the district marks Digital Citizenship Week October 19-23 in partnership with Common Sense Education, alongside National School Bus Safety Week, and recognizes Dussehra district-wide on Tuesday, October 20. The Board of School Directors holds its regular meeting Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Center, 1210 Springhouse Road, on the board's third-Tuesday schedule, per the school board page. At the building level, Cetronia Elementary celebrates Unity Day on Wednesday, October 21 (wear orange) and holds an Arts & Letters Parent Night for grades 3-5 on Thursday, October 22.
Township Meetings and Local News This Week
The South Whitehall Township Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Complex, 4444 Walbert Avenue, on its first-and-third-Wednesday cadence. North Whitehall Township's Zoning Hearing Board meets the same evening at 7:00 p.m., now at the LCCC Lisa Jane Scheller Community Services Center, Building 7, 4525 Education Park Drive in Schnecksville, and the Planning Commission follows Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. at the township building, 3256 Levans Road in Coplay. North Whitehall voters will also see the Open Space Earned Income Tax referendum on the November 3 ballot, a 0.15% earned income tax question dedicated to farmland and open space preservation, per northwhitehall.org.
Two dining-related local news items are worth knowing. Drizzle Ice Cream has announced its Schnecksville location at 5040 Route 873 will close November 1, per WFMZ, so squeeze in a visit while it is still open. And Katie's Country Kitchen on Route 309 has closed permanently, with its owner preparing a new eatery, also per WFMZ. In township politics, the proposed Project Atlas data center in South Whitehall continues to draw attention, with a Morning Call letter to the editor October 13 urging officials not to ignore public concerns, and the Morning Call's October 9 election preview flags the 187th District state House race between Republican Rep. Gary Day and Democrat Rachel Cuevas, a district covering Heidelberg, Lynn, Washington, Weisenberg, and Lower Macungie townships that could help decide control of the state House and Senate.
Halloween Preview: Parades, Trick-or-Treat Nights, and Boo at the Zoo's Final Weekends
The Halloween calendar is taking shape. Trick-or-treat in Heidelberg Township falls Saturday, October 31, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., while North Whitehall and South Whitehall both collect candy Friday, October 30, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., per Lehigh Valley trick-or-treat listings. Halloween parades land the weekend of October 23-25: Alburtis on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m. (rain date October 25), Northern Lehigh the same Saturday at 5:00 p.m., Bethlehem on Sunday, October 25 at 2:00 p.m., and Easton-Phillipsburg Sunday, October 25 at 3:00 p.m., per the Morning Call parade guide.
Boo at the Zoo at the Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville continues with its second weekend October 24-25 and a Halloween finale October 31, with trick-or-treating around the zoo from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday costume contests at 12:30 p.m. For indoor options as the weather turns, 31 Days of Halloween, an indoor glow-in-the-dark mini golf course, runs October 16-31, and the Hologram Zoo in the Lehigh Valley adds a Halloween show over the same stretch.
Where to Eat Nearby
Five picks new to this roundup. In Orefield, The Red Tomato Pizzeria at 3626 PA-309 serves pizza and Italian plates right on the Route 309 corridor. In Slatington, China Inn at 619 Main Street offers Chinese takeout and dining in the downtown, and Olde Homestead Golf Club at 6598 PA-309 in New Tripoli runs a full restaurant and bar with weekend dining beside its course. Two dependable spots without websites round out the list: The New Country View Diner & Family Restaurant at 6210 PA-873 in Slatington for classic breakfast and lunch, and the New Tripoli Hotel at 6799 Madison Street in New Tripoli, a longtime local restaurant and bar on the village square.
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Event dates and details in this post were verified against public sources, including district calendars, township websites, festival schedules, and local business listings, as of October 15, 2026, and are subject to change. Please confirm details directly with each organization before making plans.