Frost on a Lehigh Valley country lane in mid-November, with mostly bare trees, a weathered red barn, a white farmhouse, and the Blue Mountain ridge on the horizon under a soft overcast sky
Blog · September 30, 2026

Week of November 9, 2026 Happenings Around Northampton, PA

Here is the rundown for the week of November 9, 2026 around Northampton, PA: Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, a busy municipal meeting week with Bath Borough Council and the Northampton Area School District board on Monday, Allen Township supervisors on Tuesday, and East Allen Township supervisors on Thursday, Blue Mountain's free Ullr Fest on Saturday, November 14, and dependable places to eat nearby. If you live in Oakdale Manor at 528 Rosewood Dr or are thinking about buying there, this is the week to honor veterans, catch a Konkrete Kids playoff game, and start counting down to the ski season.

Veterans Day: Wednesday, November 11

Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11, 2026. It is a federal holiday, and Northampton Area School District schools are closed for the day. Northampton County's Veterans Affairs Division typically publishes a countywide list of ceremonies and observances in late October and early November, so the 2026 schedule should be taking shape right around now. In recent years the county's list has included a Veterans Day ceremony at Hackett Park in Easton, a noon celebration at the Victory House of the Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, and a Veterans Day parade in Wilson Borough. Watch norcopa.gov and lvmac.org (the Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council) for confirmed local observances as they are posted, and check your borough or township site for anything closer to home.

Municipal Meetings This Week

Public meetings are where residents get the most direct line on local decisions, from land use to budgets to public works. Agendas are typically posted a few days before each meeting and usually cover approval of minutes, reports from staff and boards, new business and motions, and public comment. Mid-November is when the 2027 budget conversation starts to dominate township and borough agendas, so several of this week's sessions are worth a spot on your calendar.

Allen Township

  • Board of Supervisors: Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00 p.m., upper level of the Allen Township Municipal Building (the former fire company building), 50 Snow Hill Rd, Northampton (second and fourth Tuesdays)

The November meetings typically carry the first full look at next year's budget, so the November 10 session is where the 2027 spending plan starts to take shape. The board has also been working through a draft zoning amendment that would create a data center overlay district, a discussion that has drawn steady interest since the spring. Agendas and minutes are posted at allentownship.org.

East Allen Township

  • Board of Supervisors: Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m., 5344 Nor-Bath Blvd, Northampton (second and fourth Thursdays)

The board's comprehensive zoning rewrite, Ordinance 2026-11, has been in a 45-day public review since late August, and adoption could land on a late-fall agenda. The draft tightens buffer requirements, updates environmental rules, and reassigns certain intensive uses regionally, and it follows the township's earlier move to regulate data centers as a conditional heavy-industrial use. The board also keeps a running list of road and bridge updates from the township engineer. Sessions are livestreamed, and agendas and minutes are posted on the township's Diligent portal and at eatwp.org.

Moore Township

  • Board of Supervisors: no meeting this week; the next regular meeting is Tuesday, December 1 at 6:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 2491 Community Dr, Bath (first Tuesday)

With the November session held on Election Day, Moore Township's board is dark this week, and the December 1 meeting will carry the 2027 budget conversation. Recent agendas have featured items like the Dannersville Road stream restoration project, an animal control ordinance, and fire-service billing, all of which remain live topics. Agendas and minutes are posted at mooretownship.org.

Bath Borough

  • Borough Council: Monday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers, Borough Hall, 121 S Walnut St (second Monday)

Bath's council settles into budget season this month, and stormwater remains a regular topic as the borough's Stormwater Authority keeps building out its program. The Storm Water Authority and Public Safety committees meet on the fourth Monday of the month, so they are dark this week, and the Planning Commission sits on the third Monday as needed. Agendas and minutes are posted at bathborough.org.

Northampton Borough

  • Northampton Borough Municipal Authority (water and sewer): Tuesday, November 10 at 4:00 p.m., 1 Clear Springs Dr (second Tuesday)
  • NBPD Crime Watch: Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m., borough Recreation Center, 1 Lerchenmiller Dr (second Thursday)
  • Borough Council: next regular meeting Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m., livestreamed on the borough's YouTube channel (third Thursday)

The borough's Hometown Holidays vendor and community event is scheduled for Saturday, November 21 at the Recreation Center, so the countdown is on for the borough's big holiday kickoff. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted at northamptonboro.com, and council sessions are livestreamed for anyone who cannot attend in person.

Northampton Area School District

The school board's next regular meeting is Monday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Northampton Area High School auditorium at 1619 Laubach Ave; agendas are posted on the district's BoardDocs portal. Schools are closed for Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, and the district's Thanksgiving break lands in the last full week of the month. The winter sports season for all sports begins Monday, November 16, 2026, with boys' and girls' basketball and wrestling among the first teams back in action, while fall sports wrap up their playoff runs. The Konkrete Kids' District XI football playoff run continues this week, with brackets, opponents, and game times posted as they are set at nasdathletics.org and districtxi.com. The traditional Thanksgiving morning game against Catasauqua is set for Thursday, November 26.

This is the first school year with the district's elementary facilities realignment in place: the new East Allen Elementary is open, Moore Elementary has closed, and attendance boundaries changed for thousands of students, so new families should verify their assigned school on the district site at nasdschools.org.

Seasonal Things to Do

Blue Mountain Resort

The headline this week is Ullr Fest on Saturday, November 14 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Valley Lodge at 1660 Blue Mountain Dr. The free festival honors Ullr, the Norse god of snow, with live music, food and drink specials, a bonfire, raffles, and family fun, and it doubles as the mountain's official usher-in of winter. The scenic chairlift rides wrapped up on November 1, and the resort is now in full preseason mode: no opening date for 2026-27 has been fixed yet, but snowmaking testing ramps up through November and the resort is installing 315 new LED trail lights to complete a 100 percent LED night-skiing conversion. Season passes are on sale at skibluemt.com.

Woodstone Country Club and Lodge

Woodstone Country Club and Lodge, the private club in the Blue Mountain foothills near Danielsville, is closing out its golf year and turning toward the holidays. The club's signature November event is the Thanksgiving Day Buffet on Thursday, November 26, with seatings from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., adults $35 and children 6 to 12 $10, and it sells out every year, so members and guests should reserve early at 610-760-2777, extension 200. The Timber at Woodstone restaurant keeps a year-round dining calendar, and members should watch woodstonegolf.com/events for the current schedule as the season shifts to specialty dining and holiday celebrations.

Around Town

With the farmers markets closed for the season, mid-November is a quieter stretch outdoors, but the borough Recreation Center keeps a steady community calendar, including Monday Night Bingo at the Community Center (doors at 5:30 p.m., games at 7:00 p.m.). The Easton Farmers Market, the oldest continuous open-air market in America, keeps its Saturday riverfront market going through the fall from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The D&L Trail and Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center in nearby Nazareth remain dependable free stops for a walk before the snow flies, and Jacobsburg's visitor center runs programs through the winter.

Good Places to Eat Near Northampton

A short drive from 528 Rosewood Dr, Bath's Walnut Street and Nazareth's Broad Street both have dependable, family-run spots for a meal after a meeting, a playoff game, or a Veterans Day ceremony. A rotating set worth knowing this week:

Why It Matters for Buyers

A community's calendar tells you a lot about a home. The steady rhythm of public meetings, school sports, Veterans Day observances, the turn from fall to winter, and the countdown to the ski season is a big part of why families choose Oakdale Manor in Lehigh Township. If you are considering a home in this area and want to feel the season for yourself, 528 Rosewood Dr is an ideal base: oversized bedrooms, a family room, and a wooded lot, with all of the week's happenings at most a short drive away.

Meeting dates, event times, and venue details in this article were gathered from public sources on September 30, 2026 and can change. Call or check each municipality, district, or venue's official site before making plans. This is not real estate advice, and this property is sold as is.

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