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Blog · October 20, 2026

Week of October 19, 2026 Happenings Around Northampton, PA

Here is the rundown for the week of October 19, 2026 around Northampton, PA: the next public meetings in Allen and East Allen Townships, Moore Township, and the Boroughs of Bath and Northampton, what is happening at the Northampton Area School District, the Bath Halloween Parade and the run-up to trick-or-treat, Foliage Fest and Fright Time at Blue Mountain, Seiple Farms, 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 the Halloween season arrives, with foliage near its peak along the Blue Mountain ridge and a full calendar of parades, pumpkin patches, and costume events through October 31.

Municipal Meetings This Week and Beyond

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. Check each municipality's official site for the current agenda before attending, because October dates can shift around holidays and parade nights.

Allen Township

  • Planning Commission: Monday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 50 Snow Hill Rd, Northampton (third Monday; held this week)
  • Board of Supervisors: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m., Municipal Building (second and fourth Tuesdays; October 13 was the last)

The supervisors continue to advance a proposed Data Center Overlay District, an ordinance that would restrict new data centers to roughly 462 acres west of Howertown Road, north of Route 329 and south of Horner Road, following the board's March 2026 approval of a large Prologis data center at 2500 Liberty Dr. Agendas and minutes are posted at allentownship.org.

East Allen Township

  • Board of Supervisors: Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m., 5344 Nor-Bath Blvd, Northampton (second and fourth Thursdays; October 8 was the last)

The 45-day public review of the township's comprehensive zoning rewrite, Ordinance 2026-11, opened at the August 27 meeting and runs into mid-October under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, so adoption of the rewrite could land on the board's October agenda. The draft tightens buffer requirements, adds floodplain and steep-slope limits, updates environmental rules, and reassigns certain intensive uses regionally, including data centers as a conditional heavy industrial use in specified districts. The township livestreams its board sessions, and its community calendar lists Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Agendas and minutes are on the township's Diligent portal and at eatwp.org.

Moore Township

  • Planning Commission: Monday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 2491 Community Dr, Bath (fourth Monday)
  • Board of Supervisors: no meeting this week; the next regular meeting is Tuesday, November 3 at 6:00 p.m. (first Tuesday; October 6 was the last)

Recent Moore Township board news has included approval of zoning amendments, a police officer promotion, and grant applications, and a zoning hearing board case continued from October 7 was rescheduled to November 2. As fall advances, the conversation also turns toward the annual budget. Agendas and minutes are available at mooretownship.org.

Bath Borough

  • Planning Commission: Monday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m., Borough Hall, 121 S Walnut St (third Monday; held this week)
  • Personnel, Finance & Administration Committee: Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m., Borough Hall
  • Public Safety Committee: Monday, October 26 at 5:00 p.m.; Bath Borough Stormwater Authority: Monday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. (fourth Monday)

Borough Council held its October regular meeting on Tuesday, October 13 and its bi-monthly session on Wednesday, October 14, so the next regular council meeting falls in November; confirm the date on the borough site. Stormwater remains a regular topic in Bath, covering billing, infrastructure, and the borough's MS4 regulatory obligations. The Bath America 250 committee, marking the borough's 250th anniversary, announced a pumpkin-chucking event earlier this month; watch the borough events page for the date. Agendas and minutes are posted at bathborough.org.

Northampton Borough

  • Borough Council: the October regular session moved from its usual third-Thursday date to Wednesday, October 14 and has passed; the next regular meeting falls in November, so check northamptonboro.com for the date

The Jack Frost Halloween Parade stepped off on Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. (rain date October 23), and the borough has set Halloween trick-or-treat for Saturday, October 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted at northamptonboro.com, and council sessions are livestreamed for anyone who cannot attend in person.

One area-wide item worth watching: Northampton County Executive Tara Zrinski has proposed a 2027 county budget that includes the county's first tax increase in eight years, and county council budget sessions are scheduled for October 21 and October 28. Details are on the county's site, and the proposal directly affects residents of all five municipalities covered here.

Northampton Area School District

The Northampton Area School District board held a special meeting on Monday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Northampton Area High School at 1619 Laubach Ave, and the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 9; agendas and times are posted on the district's Keystone Agenda portal, so confirm there before heading out. On the football field, the Konkrete Kids, who entered mid-October at 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the EPC North, travel to Nazareth on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m., then host Bethlehem Catholic on Friday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. Boys soccer closed a strong regular season at 12-1-1 overall, and field hockey entered the stretch at 9-6-1, as District XI playoff pairings for soccer, field hockey, volleyball, and cross country take shape in the last weeks of October. The most reliable place for game dates, start times, and venue changes is the district athletics site at nasdathletics.org.

This is the first school year with the district's elementary facilities realignment in place: the new East Allen Elementary is open at 7200 New Seemsville Road, Moore Elementary has closed, and attendance boundaries were redrawn for roughly 2,200 students, so new families should verify their assigned school on the interactive attendance map at nasdschools.org.

Seasonal Things to Do

Blue Mountain Resort

Foliage Fest at Blue Mountain runs on Saturdays and Sundays in October, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with free admission at the Summit Courtyard: live music from noon to 3:00 p.m., fall games, pumpkin carving and painting, food and drink specials, and paid scenic chairlift rides over the color. The October 24-25 weekend lands right in the middle of this week. After dark, Fright Time Zip & Climb lights up the Summit Adventure Park high-ropes course with Halloween décor, glowing lights, and fog on the nights of October 24 and 31, with session times at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 p.m. Halloween week also brings a free Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Summit Lodge parking lot, with prizes for the best-decorated trunks. The resort's Coffee Festival and Winter Tent Sale wrapped up over the October 17-18 weekend. Ski season passes are on sale, and while the resort has not yet announced its 2026-27 opening date, the season typically starts in early December on the strength of fall snowmaking, with this winter's upgrades focused on brighter night-skiing lighting and new on-mountain dining. Details at skibluemt.com.

Woodstone Golf Club

Woodstone Country Club and Lodge, the private club in the Blue Mountain foothills near Danielsville, is in peak fall golf weather as the foliage tops out, with a year-round member calendar of tournaments, Golf Association of Philadelphia team play, specialty dining, and holiday celebrations. October-specific dates, outings, and member events are posted on the club's interactive calendar as they are confirmed, so members should watch woodstonegolf.com/calendar for the current schedule, and the club's Timber restaurant offers on-site dining that is open to the public.

Seiple Farms and the Halloween Stretch

Seiple Farms at 5761 Nor-Bath Blvd in East Allen Township runs its autumn season through Sunday, November 1: Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with Friday, October 23 open from noon to 6:00 p.m. and the Friday Night Flashlight Corn Maze from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The farm's free hayride reaches a 35- to 40-acre pumpkin patch, alongside a roughly 20-acre corn maze, farm animals, straw maze, pony rides, and food options.

The Bath Halloween Parade, sponsored by the Bath Fire Company, steps off Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. (rain date October 21), starting at the intersection of Broad and Main Streets and ending near Route 987 and Barrall Avenue. East Allen Township's community calendar lists a Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Trick-or-treat nights are set for Saturday, October 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. across Northampton Borough, Bath Borough, Allen Township, East Allen Township, and Moore Township.

The Bath Farmers Market at James Couzens Memorial Park runs Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. through the last Thursday of October, so October 29 is its final market day of the season. The Nazareth Farmers Market continues Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Nazareth Circle through the end of October, while the Northampton Borough Farmers' Market has wrapped for the year (it runs May through September).

Good Places to Eat Near Northampton

A short drive from 528 Rosewood Dr, the boroughs of Bath and Northampton have dependable, family-run spots for a meal after the parade, the pumpkin patch, or a Friday night football game. 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, farmers markets, pumpkin patches, and hometown Halloween traditions 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 events at most a short drive away.

Meeting dates, event times, and venue details in this article were gathered from public sources on October 20, 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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