This is the newest Coplay community update, covering the week of October 14 through 20, 2026 with fresh local news, events, and school happenings in Coplay Borough and the surrounding Lehigh Valley. In this edition: homecoming week at Whitehall High School, a parents' night out and live music right in Coplay, haunted nights and a hayride rain date in Whitehall Township, and a full slate of mid-October tours and shows within a short drive. Everything below was checked during web research on October 8, 2026; times and venues can change, so confirm with the organizers before heading out.
If you are planning the week ahead, the recent guides still point the way: the week of October 12 edition covered the first board meeting under the district's revised schedule, the Jim Thorpe foliage finale, and the Wind Creek shows on October 16 and 17, and the week of October 5 edition confirmed the Haunted Parkway ticket details. This post adds the newest items and fresh dates on top of those.
The Week's Headline: Homecoming at Zephyr Stadium
The big school event of the week is homecoming at Whitehall High School, and the district calendar marks Thursday, October 15 as homecoming at the football game: the Whitehall Zephyrs host William Allen at 7:00 PM at Zephyr Stadium in their 100th season, per the team's 2026 schedule and the district's calendar. It is the marquee home date of the fall, with the homecoming court and halftime festivities on top of the game itself.
Homecoming week continues around the game: the fall sports pep rally is set for Friday, October 16 at 1:15 PM, and homecoming events continue Saturday, October 17 with a 6:00 PM gathering at the high school, per the district calendar. Athletic and activity tickets continue to sell through the district's HomeTown Ticketing box office, and the game is the last Thursday-night home date of the season before the October 30 home finale.
In the Borough: A Parents' Night Out and Live Music
CoPlay Cove, the community space in the borough, hosts its Fall Parents' Night Out on Thursday, October 15 at 6:00 PM, an evening for grown-ups while the kids are cared for, per the CoPlay Cove events page. It is a handy option for parents who want an evening out the same night the Zephyrs are at home, with the game a short drive away.
For live music, the West Coplay Maennerchor in the West Coplay section of Whitehall, just across the border from the borough, hosts a concert by the band ON THE CUSP on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM, per third-party event listings; the club's own website is the place to confirm the evening before heading over. The Maennerchor, founded in 1900, is a longtime German-American social club on North Ruch Street with a banquet hall and bowling lanes, and its public entertainment nights are a familiar part of the local calendar.
Library Week: Story Time, Crochet, and a Parade-Eve Early Close
The Coplay Public Library keeps its weekly rhythm going through mid-October: Crochet Club, beginners welcome, on Wednesday, October 14 at 1:00 PM, the Teen and Adult Coloring Group Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, and Story Time and Crafts on Friday, October 16 at 10:30 AM, fun for all ages. The library calendar is the place to confirm exact times.
One note for the end of the week: the library closes early at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 20, parade day, per its programs page, so grab books and candy supplies before the Coplay Halloween Parade route fills up that evening.
Whitehall Township: Haunted Nights and a Hayride Rain Date
The Haunted Parkway, the Whitehall Township Fire Department's big fundraiser of the year, keeps its Friday and Saturday night sessions going this week, October 16 and 17, from 7:00 to 11:00 PM in the woods of the Whitehall Parkway on South Church Street. Admission is cash only, with the ticket details confirmed in our week of October 5 edition, and the haunted nights continue Fridays and Saturdays through October 31.
Two lighter township items round out the week. The township's Trick or Treat Hayride, originally set for Saturday, October 10, carries a rain date of Saturday, October 17, so if the earlier date was washed out, the makeup ride is this weekend, per the parks and recreation events page. And the free Outside Fitness Classes at Egypt Memorial Park continue Tuesday, October 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, an easy way to stay active as the evenings cool down.
Around the Valley: Tours, Shows, and Family Halloween Fun
The season's spookier and tamer sides are both out in force. The Eerie Easton Walking Tours, produced by the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society at the Sigal Museum, run on select September and October dates, and the Mystery and History Walking Tour in Historic Bethlehem runs Fridays through Sundays at 5:00 PM in October through the Colonial Industrial Quarter, a 90-minute stroll for history-minded families.
On the stage, Easton's State Theatre has comedian Bobby Collins on Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM and The Rocket Man Show, an Elton John tribute, on Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 PM. In Allentown, PPL Center hosts Mis Raices Latinas featuring Frank Reyes, Yenddi, DJ Adoni, and El Blachy on Saturday, October 17 at 8:00 PM, about fifteen minutes from Coplay.
For family-friendly Halloween fun, the Hologram Zoo Lehigh Valley in Easton runs its Halloween show daily through October 31, and Monster Mini Golf in Allentown keeps its 31 Days of Halloween event going all month on Hamilton Boulevard. Both are indoor, weatherproof options for the weekend.
A Look Ahead: Parade Week and the End of Marking Period 1
The week caps with the Coplay Halloween Parade on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 PM, staging on Chestnut Street and routing toward the Coplay Saengerbund, as carried on the Ironton Rail Trail events calendar and detailed in our week of October 19 edition. Whitehall Township's parade follows Thursday, October 22 at 6:00 PM on the district campus, and Coplay's trick-or-treat night is slated for Friday, October 30.
Two school dates are worth circling now. Marking Period 1 ends on Friday, October 30, with report cards issued at the close of each nine-week marking period, per the district's calendar, so the last two weeks of October are the push to finish the first quarter strong. And the district's October committee meetings are set for Monday, October 26 starting at 5:00 PM in the Board Room at the Education Center on Zephyr Boulevard: Finance and Personnel first, followed consecutively by Education and Student Activities, then Operations and Transportation, with agendas posted on Keystone Agenda.
A Full Week Near 117 S 9th St
The week of October 14 brings homecoming at Zephyr Stadium, a parents' night out and live music in the borough, haunted nights and a hayride rain date in Whitehall Township, and mid-October tours and shows within a short drive of this move-in-ready ranch twin on a mature corner lot. It is a comfortable, active time of year to settle into one-floor living.