It’s that time of year, when towns across the Lehigh Valley and beyond get ready to flip the switch on their holiday trees and light displays.
Here’s where and when to see them sparkle:
Alburtis: 5 p.m. Dec. 8. Alburtis Park, 328 S. Main St. Part of the Alburtis Holiday Festival.
Allentown Arts Park: 4-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Performances, fire pits, food vendors, holiday activities, more.
Allentown West Park: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Linden and Turner Streets. Music, tree lighting, hot beverages and cookies.
Allentown Rose Garden Park: 4 p.m. Dec. 1. Tree lighting at the gazebos in the Allentown Rose Garden, Parkway Blvd. Sponsored by the Allentown Rose Garden Neighborhood Association.
Bangor: 5 p.m. Dec. 7. Artisans, food trucks, live music, tree lighting (5 p.m.), more (2-6 p.m.)
Bally: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Bally Borough Hall, 425 Chestnut St.
Bath: 6 p.m. Nov. 26. Monocacy Creek Park. Santa, speakers, music, horse and carriage rides (5-7 p.m.).
Bethlehem: 5 p.m. Nov. 29. Payrow Plaza, 10 E. Church St. Entertainment, hot chocolate, Santa, tree lighting.
Bethlehem SouthSide: 5-6 p.m. Nov. 30, Gateway at Greenway Park, 306 S. New St. Music by The Beautiful Distortion, hot chocolate, cookies and cider.
Bethlehem: Caroling and tree lighting, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Tranquility Park, 727 E. Fourth St.; crafts, cookies and cocoa, 5-6 p.m. The Hispanic Center, 520 E. 4th St., Bethlehem.
Catasauqua: CattyKindlemart & Holiday Tree Lighting, 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 90 Bridge St. Crafts (4 p.m.), Santa and tree lighting (5 p.m.), Holy Trinity Choir & Bell Choir (4-5 p.m.).
Center Valley: 5-7 p.m. Nov. 16, Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 2845 Center Valley Parkway. Music by The Swing Time Dolls, activities, performances, Santa arrives to help light the tree (7 p.m.), more. Rain date, 4-6 p.m. Nov. 17.
Cherryville: 4-6 p.m. Nov. 30, Hope Lutheran Church, 4131 Lehigh Drive. Activities and crafts, nativity display, tree lighting (5 p.m.).
Coopersburg: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 30, Coopersburg Borough Hall, 5 N. Main St. Performances, Santa, tree lighting, food, more.
Coplay: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Coplay Borough Hall. Magic and illusion show by Tom Yurasits, more.
Doylestown: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 29, State and Main Streets, Doylestown.
East Allen Township: 4 p.m. Dec. 7, Bicentennial Park, 5450 Liberto Lane, Bethlehem. Kids crafts, DJ, photos with Santa, more.
East Stroudsburg: 6 p.m. Dec. 6, 5 S. Kistler St. Live music, Buddy the Elf, photos with Santa, tree lighting.
Easton South Side Civic Association: 6 p.m. Nov. 22, South Side Fire Department, 424 Reynolds St. Music, Santa arrives by fire truck (6:30 p.m.), hot chocolate, cookies, more.
Easton: Peace Candle Lighting and Small Business Saturday, noon-8 p.m. Nov. 30, Centre Square. Activities downtown include live music, strolling performers, carriage rides, ice carvers, Peace Candle lighting ceremony.
Emmaus: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Triangle Park. Part of Old-Fashioned Christmas (4-7 p.m.)
Faith Church: 5-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 6528 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township. Storytime, music, tree lighting (7 p.m.).
Forks Township: 5:30-8 p.m, Dec. 6, Forks Township Community Park, 500 Zucksville Road. Holiday activities, music, food and wine trucks, Santa.
Grand View Hospital: 7 p.m. Dec. 4, The Pavilion on the Mezzanine level, 700 Lawn Ave. 40th annual Festival of Lights dedication ceremony, holiday music and tree lighting.
Hanover Township, Northampton County: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 6, Hanover Township Community Center, 3660 Jacksonville Road. Santa, horse and carriage rides, crafts, music, more.
Hellertown-Lower Saucon Light Up the Night: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 29, Morris J. Dimmick Park, 570 Durham St. Performances, music, Santa, food trucks, wagon rides, tree lighting, more.
Jim Thorpe: 6 p.m. Dec. 6, Josiah White Park, Main Street. Performance by the Jim Thorpe High School Band, Santa, more.
Kreidersville Covered Bridge: 4:30-5:30 p.m. Dec. 14, 100 Covered Bridge Road, Northampton. Hot chocolate, Santa, bonfire. Rain date, Dec. 15.
Lahaska: 6:15 Nov. 15, Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, Santa and Mrs. Claus flip the switch to illuminate Peddler’s Village, music and dance performances, more.
Lehigh Township: 5-7 p.m. Dec. 7, Bryfogle Memorial Park, 4610 Aspen Drive, Walnutport. Games, activities, refreshments, music by Lehigh Township Chorus, smores, more.
Lehigh Valley Mall: 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 19, Lower level between Starbucks and Macy’s. Performances, mascots, tree lighting, Santa.
Lehighton: 6 p.m. Dec. 8, Borough Park.
Lower Macungie Township: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 6, Lower Macungie Township Community Center, 3400 Brookside Road, Macungie. Music, kids crafts, food trucks, tree lighting (7 p.m.), more.
Lower Nazareth: 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Newburg Park, 4600 Newburg Road. Performances by Expression of Dance and Lower Nazareth Chorus, carriage rides, photos with Santa, more.
Macungie: 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Flower Park, Main Street. Santa and Mrs. Claus, Frosty, The Grinch and Jasper the Bear and the Christmas Panda, sing-a-long, more.
Nazareth: 7 p.m. Dec. 13, Circle at Main and Center streets.
North Catasauqua: 6 p.m. Dec. 1, North Catasauqua William J. Albert Memorial Park, 701 Grove St. Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, hot cocoa and cookies, more. Rain date, 6 p.m. Dec. 2.
Northwestern Lehigh: 4:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Ontelaunee Park, 7344 Kings Highway, New Tripoli. Live music and performances, vendor market, live reindeer, Santa arrives to light the tree (7 p.m.).
North Whitehall Township: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Kolapechka Park, 4075 Coffeetown Road, Coplay. Holiday music and performances, food trucks, activities, photos with Santa, more.
Northampton: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Main Street and Laubach Avenue.
Palmerton: Dec. 7. Part of Palmerton Christmas in the Park. Rain date, Dec. 8.
Pen Argyl: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 6, Weona Park, 201 S. Main St. Holiday music, treats, Santa.
Perkasie: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 7, Perkasie Borough Town Center. Food trucks, holiday music, Santa arrives (7 p.m.), more.
Phillipsburg: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 2, Shappell Park, 353 S. Main St. Music, hot cocoa, kids crafts, photos with Santa, more.
Quakertown: 4-7 p.m. Nov. 23, Downtown Quakertown. Vendors, live nativity, kid’s train rides, carriage rides, food trucks, Santa and Mrs. Claus. Rain date, Nov. 24.
Sellersville: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 14, part of Sellersville Winterfest.
Slatington: 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 6, Veterans Memorial Park, 509 Main St. Music and performances, hot chocolate, more.
Souderton: 6:15 p.m. Dec. 6, Univest courtyard, Broad Street and Washington Avenue.
South Whitehall Township: 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 7, Covered Bridge Park, 2201 Wehr Mill Road. Family activities, live entertainment, food trucks, Santa, more.
Stroudsburg: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 29, Court House Square, music, Santa.
Tatamy: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1, Municipal Building, 423 Broad St. Carols, Christmas tree lighting, Santa arrives on a fire truck.
Telford: 6-8 p.m. Dec. 13, Telford Train Station, North Main Street. Music, visit from Santa.
Upper Nazareth: 7 p.m. Nov. 29, Upper Nazareth Township Municipal Building, 100 Newport Ave.
Walnutport: Dec. 7, 215 S. Lincoln Ave. Food trucks, candy cane hunt (4 p.m.), tree lighting.
Whitehall Township: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Whitehall Township Municipal Building, 3219 MacArthur Road, Whitehall. Photos with Santa.
Williams Township Athletic Association: 5-8 p.m. Dec. 7, Tree Top Stadium, 115 Gaffney Hill Road. Vendors, food trucks, music, crafts, games, Santa, more.
Wilson: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 29, Meuser Park, 22nd and Northampton streets. Santa, crafts and refreshments.
