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Blog · September 25, 2026

Week of October 26, 2026 Happenings Around Northampton, PA

Here is the rundown for the week of October 26, 2026 around Northampton, PA: Halloween week, with trick-or-treat nights, the final stretch of pumpkin season, and the last Foliage Fest of the year at Blue Mountain, plus 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, 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 carve pumpkins, catch a Friday night football game, and mark your calendar for Election Day, which lands on Tuesday, November 3.

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. With Halloween falling on a Saturday, a light meeting week is bookended by a busy October 26: a planning commission in Moore Township and two Bath Borough bodies on the same evening.

Allen Township

  • Board of Supervisors: Tuesday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m., upper level of the Allen Township Fire Company Building, 50 Snow Hill Rd / 3530 Howertown Rd, Northampton (second and fourth Tuesdays; October 13 was the last)

Since May, the supervisors have held their sessions in the upper level of the fire company building. The last regular meeting of the month typically carries end-of-construction-season updates and the first look at next year's spending, so this session is worth watching as the budget conversation begins. Agendas and minutes are posted at allentownship.org.

East Allen Township

  • Board of Supervisors: no meeting this week; the next regular meeting is Thursday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m., 5344 Nor-Bath Blvd, Northampton (second and fourth Thursdays; October 22 was the last)

The board's work on the township's zoning ordinance rewrite, Ordinance 2026-11, continues through the fall; the draft tightens buffer requirements, updates environmental rules, and reassigns certain intensive uses regionally, and adoption could land on the board's late-fall agenda. The township livestreams its board sessions. Agendas and minutes are posted 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 agendas have carried items like the Dannersville Road stream restoration project, an animal control ordinance, and fire-service billing, and as the year winds down the conversation turns toward the annual budget. The township has set trick-or-treat for Saturday, October 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Agendas and minutes are available at mooretownship.org.

Bath Borough

  • Public Safety Committee: Monday, October 26 at 5:00 p.m., Borough Hall, 121 S Walnut St (fourth Monday)
  • Storm Water Authority: Monday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. (fourth Monday)
  • Borough Council: no meeting this week; the next regular meeting is expected Monday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. (second Monday; October's session moved to Tuesday, October 13 because of Columbus Day)

Stormwater remains a regular topic in Bath, and this week's Storm Water Authority session continues that thread. The Bath Farmers Market also closes its regular season this week with a final Thursday market on October 29. Agendas and minutes are posted at bathborough.org.

Northampton Borough

  • Borough Council: no meeting this week; the next regular meeting is Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m., livestreamed on the borough's YouTube channel (third Thursday; October's session moved up to avoid the Jack Frost Parade)
  • Northampton Borough Municipal Authority (water and sewer): next meeting Tuesday, November 10 at 4:00 p.m., 1 Clear Springs Dr (second Tuesday)

The borough has set Halloween trick-or-treat for Saturday, October 31 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and recreation upgrades continue to come to Canal Street Park and the D&L Trail. 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 2026-27 school year is moving into its second marking period in the Northampton Area School District, which serves Northampton Borough, Lehigh Township, Allen Township, and surrounding communities. On the football field, the Konkrete Kids host Bethlehem Catholic on Friday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Al Erdosy Stadium, the final Friday night home game of the regular season, and the schedule closes with the traditional Thanksgiving morning game against Catasauqua on Thursday, November 26. Boys and girls soccer, field hockey, girls tennis, golf, cross country, and volleyball are wrapping their regular seasons as league and district playoff brackets take shape, while winter sports seasons get underway in November. The most reliable place for game dates, start times, and venue changes is the district athletics site at nasdathletics.org.

The school board's October meeting has passed, and the 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. 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

Halloween weekend is the finale of Blue Mountain's fall season. Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1 mark the last Foliage Fest days of the year, with free admission from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., free live music on the Summit patio roughly noon to 3:00 p.m., pumpkin carving and painting stations, fall games, food and drink specials, and s'mores by the fire, plus paid scenic chairlift rides over the color from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After dark, Fright Time Zip & Climb lights up the Summit Adventure Park high-ropes course with lasers, glow sticks, fog, and Halloween décor on the night of October 31, with session times at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 p.m. A free Trunk or Treat in the Summit Lodge parking lot is listed for Wednesday, October 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with one listing showing October 30, so confirm on the resort calendar. The free 21-plus Monster Ball Bash finishes Halloween night, October 31, 9:00 p.m. to midnight at Slopeside Pub & Grill, with live music by Toolshed Jack and a costume contest. Details at skibluemt.com.

For skiers, Blue Mountain has not yet announced its 2026-27 opening date; the resort typically opens in early December on the strength of fall snowmaking, with preseason work and snowmaking testing ramping up through November. Season passes are on sale at skibluemt.com.

Woodstone Golf Club

Woodstone Country Club and Lodge, the private club in the Blue Mountain foothills near Danielsville, is closing out one of the best stretches of its golf year as the foliage tops out around the ridge. The club keeps a year-round member calendar of tournaments, Golf Association of Philadelphia team play, specialty dining, and holiday celebrations, and late-October dates and outings are posted as they are confirmed, so members should watch woodstonegolf.com/events for the current schedule.

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: Friday, October 30 from noon to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The farm's free hayride reaches a 40-acre pumpkin patch, alongside a roughly 20-acre corn maze, farm animals, straw maze, pony rides, amusement rides, and food trucks, and trick-or-treating through the maze happens on Saturday, October 31. Just up the road, Valley Fruits & Veggies in Bath is also in its fall season with a free hayride to its pumpkin patch and a corn maze.

The Bath Farmers Market closes its regular season on Thursday, October 29 with a final market from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at James Couzens Memorial Park, and the Nazareth Farmers Market continues Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Center Square through October. For a leafy outing, Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center in nearby Nazareth is a dependable free stop for hiking and fall color on state parkland.

Trick-or-Treat and Election Day

Halloween night is Saturday, October 31, and trick-or-treat hours are 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Northampton Borough (set by council), Moore Township (set by the supervisors), and, per the 2026 Lehigh Valley area guide, in Allen Township, East Allen Township, and Bath Borough at the same 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. window; confirm on each township or borough site before handing out candy. The Bath Halloween Parade was hosted earlier in the month, so the week wraps with doorstep trick-or-treating instead.

Looking one week past Halloween: Tuesday, November 3 is Pennsylvania's general election, with races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, and state House on the ballot. The deadline to request a mail-in or absentee ballot is Tuesday, October 27, and voters can check their registration, request a ballot, and find their polling place at vote.pa.gov. Northampton County posts county-specific election information at norcopa.gov.

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 the pumpkin patch, the parade, or the 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, trick-or-treat nights, and the November election 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 25, 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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