This is the newest Coplay community update, covering the week of October 19 through 25, 2026 with fresh local news, events, and school happenings in Coplay Borough and the surrounding Lehigh Valley. In this edition: the Coplay Halloween Parade on Chestnut Street, Whitehall Township's parade on the district campus, Boscov's Friends Helping Friends at the Coplay Public Library, Zephyrs football at Parkland, and a full week of concerts and shows within a short drive. Everything below was checked during web research on September 30, 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 that close this weekend, the week of October 5 edition confirmed the Haunted Parkway ticket details, and the early and mid-October edition lays out the Zephyrs' full October slate. This post adds the newest items and fresh dates on top of those.
The Week's Headline: Coplay Halloween Parade on Chestnut Street
The marquee event of the week is 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. It is the borough's big costume night of the season, with the marching units and floats rolling right through the heart of town, and it is the date we flagged in the week of October 12 edition.
One practical note for parade-goers: the Coplay Public Library closes early at 6:00 PM on parade day, per its programs and events page, so grab your books and candy supplies before the route fills up. Coplay's trick-or-treat night follows on Friday, October 30, typically 6:00 to 8:00 PM, with the borough's posted hours worth confirming as the date nears.
Thursday: Whitehall's Halloween Parade on the District Campus
Two days later, neighboring Whitehall Township holds its annual Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 22 at 6:00 PM at the Whitehall-Coplay School District complex on Mechanicsville Road, per the township's parks and recreation events page. The listing notes there is no rain date, so if the weather cooperates it is the district-campus event of the week for families on either side of the border. Between the two parades, Coplay and Whitehall families get two chances to see the neighborhood in costume.
Whitehall-Coplay School District: Football at Parkland, Meetings, and Reminders
Coplay is served by the Whitehall-Coplay School District, and the week's athletic headline is the Zephyrs' road game at Parkland on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 PM, part of the team's 100th season, per the Whitehall Zephyrs 2026 schedule. The home finale follows a week later, Friday, October 30 against Allentown Central Catholic at Zephyr Stadium, the last chance to catch the 100th-season team in Whitehall this fall.
On the governance side, 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. Agendas post on Keystone Agenda, the district's public meeting platform, and the meetings are open to the public. The district's homepage also still carries two reminders for families: open kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 year, for children who will be five by September 1, 2026, and the Annual Student Information Update in the parent portal.
Library Week: Boscov's Friends Helping Friends and the Basket Raffle
Two library fundraisers land this week. The Coplay Public Library is a participant in Boscov's Friends Helping Friends on Wednesday, October 21 from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM, a shopping day when a portion of purchases benefits the library, per the library's programs and events page. The library's regular weekly rhythm continues alongside it: Crochet Club Wednesdays at 1:00 PM, the Teen/Adult Coloring Group Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30 PM, and Story Time and Crafts Friday mornings at 10:30.
Over in Whitehall, the Whitehall Township Public Library on Mechanicsville Road is running its Basket Raffle presale from September 28 through October 29, with 5 cards of 15 raffle tickets at $20 during the presale only. It is a long-running fall tradition with themed baskets on display at the library, and the drawing comes after Halloween, so there is time to browse.
Around the Valley: A Full Week of Shows
The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, about twenty minutes from Coplay, has three shows on the board this week: The Beat Goes On, a tribute to Cher, on Thursday, October 22; The Price Is Right Live on Friday, October 23; and Night of the Living Drag: Camp Never Dies on Saturday, October 24. All are ticketed at the venue, and the Thursday and Friday slots make easy post-work drives.
Easton's State Theatre hosts The Bronx Wanderers on Thursday, October 22, a high-energy 1950s and 1960s rock and roll revue. In Allentown, Miller Symphony Hall has the Steve Sandberg Quartet in its Jazz Upstairs series on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 PM, and the Met's Live in HD broadcast of Verdi's Macbeth on Sunday, October 25 at 12:55 PM, a matinee that pairs well with a fall afternoon. And at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, the AC/DC tribute Dirty Deeds Boston plays Friday, October 23 on the outdoor stage, weather permitting.
Things to Do: History Walks, Zoo Nights, and Farm Season
The tamer side of the season is out in force this weekend. The Ironton Rail Trail's Fall Historical Walk returns Saturday, October 24, starting at the Red Barn in the Whitehall Parkway, a guided family-friendly walk through the area's industrial history that we previewed in the early and mid-October edition. The same weekend, the Lehigh Valley Zoo's Boo at the Zoo adds October 25 and 26 to its run with daytime trick-or-treating, crafts, and costumed mascots, and Dorney Park's Tricks and Treats keeps its family-friendly daylight hours going through November 1, both covered in the week of October 12 edition.
Farm season is still at its peak: Grim's Orchard in Breinigsville runs its fall festival through November 1 with an eight-acre corn maze and hayrides to the pumpkin patch, Valley Fruits and Veggies in Bath keeps its patch, maze, and nighttime Glow Maze going into Halloween, and Yenser's Tree Farm finishes its fall weekends on October 25. And for those who like the season scarier, the Haunted Parkway in Whitehall Township runs Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24 with the cash-only ticket details confirmed in the week of October 5 edition.
Borough and Township Business
The public meeting calendar is light this week but not empty. The Whitehall Township Authority Board meets Monday, October 19 at 1:00 PM at the authority building on Schadt Avenue, per the authority's meeting schedule. In Coplay, the Planning Commission holds its fourth-Tuesday meeting on October 27 at the municipal building, per the borough website, a save-the-date for residents who follow land-use items. Borough council's October meetings, the workshop on October 6 and the regular meeting on October 13, have already passed, with minutes and agendas posted on the borough site.
Autumn Living Near 117 S 9th St
The week of October 19 brings the Coplay Halloween Parade, Whitehall's parade on the district campus, a library benefit shopping day, Zephyrs football at Parkland, and a full slate of shows within a short drive of this move-in-ready ranch twin on a mature corner lot. The covered patio is made for crisp-season coffee and the first fall evenings.