What's Happening in Coplay: Week of October 26, 2026

This is the newest Coplay community update, covering the week of October 26 through November 1, 2026 with fresh local news, events, and school happenings in Coplay Borough and the surrounding Lehigh Valley. In this edition: trick-or-treat night in Coplay and Whitehall, the Zephyrs' regular-season home finale on Halloween eve, the Saengerbund Halloween Bash with Common Bond, the final haunted and farm weekends of the season, and a full slate of shows for the holiday weekend. Everything below was checked during web research on October 1, 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 19 edition covered the Coplay Halloween Parade on Chestnut Street and Whitehall's parade on the district campus, the week of October 12 edition covered the first board meeting under the district's revised schedule and the Jim Thorpe foliage finale, 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: Trick-or-Treat Night in Coplay and Whitehall

Halloween 2026 falls on Saturday, October 31, and the week's calendar turns on the trick-or-treat hours around it. Whitehall Township has officially set its Trick-or-Treat Night for Friday, October 30, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, with Saturday, October 31 as the rain date, per the township's parks and recreation programs page. That puts the township's door-to-door night the evening before Halloween, a familiar rhythm for families on either side of the Coplay border.

Coplay Borough had not yet posted its official 2026 date at the time of writing, but in recent years the borough has scheduled trick-or-treat from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on the Friday before Halloween, with a rain date the following day, which would point to Friday, October 30. Confirm the borough's posted hours on coplayborough.org or by calling the borough office at 610-262-6088 before the night itself. Either way, plan for a lively evening: the Coplay Halloween Parade marched earlier in the month on October 20, and this Friday is the night the neighborhoods themselves light up.

Friday: The Saengerbund Halloween Bash and the Zephyrs' Home Finale

The Coplay Saengerbund hosts its Halloween Bash on Friday, October 30 at 6:00 PM at the club at 205 South Fifth Street, featuring the band Common Bond. The event is open to the public with no cover, per the Saengerbund's website, so it is an easy start to the holiday weekend right in the borough, whether you are in costume or not.

Over in Whitehall, the Whitehall Zephyrs close out their regular-season home schedule with a Friday, October 30 game against Allentown Central Catholic at 7:00 PM at Zephyr Stadium, part of the team's 100th season, per the Whitehall Zephyrs 2026 schedule. It is the last chance to see the 100th-season team at home this fall, and a fitting way for families to spend the evening before Halloween with the district community.

Whitehall-Coplay School District: Committee Meetings Monday and a Look Ahead

Coplay is served by the Whitehall-Coplay School District, and the week's governance item is the October committee meeting cycle on 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. Under the district's revised schedule, the next regular school board meeting follows on Monday, November 9 at 7:00 PM at the Education Center, per the district's homepage.

Two family reminders remain on the district homepage: 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. With the first marking period behind them, it is also a natural moment for families to check PowerSchool for progress reports and upcoming assignment dates.

Final Weekends: Haunted Parkway, Dorney Tricks and Treats, and Farm Season

This is the last weekend for several seasonal favorites. The Haunted Parkway at the Whitehall Parkway, run by the Whitehall Township Fire Department, holds its final sessions Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, with the cash-only admission details confirmed in the week of October 5 edition. Dorney Park's Tricks and Treats keeps its family-friendly daylight hours going one last time Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1, while the separate adult-oriented Halloween Haunt closes out Saturday night.

Farm season wraps with the holiday weekend too. Grim's Orchard and Family Farms in Breinigsville runs its Fall Festival final weekend Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, including the corn maze, pumpkin patch, and hayrides to the patch, per grimsorchard.com. Valley Fruits and Veggies in Bath keeps its Fall Fest open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through November 1, with its patch, corn maze, hayrides, and the nighttime Glow Maze on select nights listed on valleyfruitsandveggies.com. Yenser's Tree Farm in Lehighton finished its 2026 fall weekends on October 25, so it steps out of the rotation until Christmas tree season. Over in Schnecksville, the Lehigh Valley Zoo's Boo at the Zoo, noted in the week of October 12 edition for the October 31 through November 1 weekend, is one more family option; confirm final dates and hours on lvzoo.org before you go.

Shows for the Holiday Weekend

The Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, about twenty minutes from Coplay, has three holiday-date bookings: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, a Fleetwood Mac tribute, on Friday, October 30 at 8:00 PM; the Dollhouse of Horrors Halloween Party on Saturday, October 31; and Alice Cooper on Sunday, November 1. All are ticketed at the venue. Easton's State Theatre pairs the weekend with Haunted Illusions, a magic show, on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM, and Air Supply on Saturday, October 31 at 4:00 PM.

In Bethlehem's South Side, ArtsQuest at SteelStacks presents The Brit Pack, a British Invasion and more revue, Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM at Musikfest Café, followed by the 9th Annual SteelStacks Zombie Ball on Saturday, October 31 at 8:00 PM. And in Allentown, Miller Symphony Hall screens the 1925 silent film Phantom of the Opera with a live organ score on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM, a spooky midweek choice, with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra presenting Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony the following weekend, November 7-8.

Library Notes and a Civic Deadline

The Whitehall Township Public Library on Mechanicsville Road closes its Basket Raffle presale on Thursday, October 29: 5 cards of 15 raffle tickets for $20 during the presale only, with the drawing coming after Halloween, so there is still time to browse the themed baskets on display. The Coplay Public Library keeps its weekly rhythm going through the holiday: Crochet Club Wednesdays at 1:00 PM, the Teen and Adult Coloring Group from 5:30 to 6:30 PM, and Story Time and Crafts Friday mornings at 10:30.

One civic date lands in the middle of the week: Tuesday, October 27 is the deadline for Lehigh County voters to apply for a mail-in ballot for the November 3 general election, and the application must be received by the county elections office that day, per the Pennsylvania Department of State and the Lehigh County election calendar. Completed ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, so if you plan to vote by mail, the end of October is the moment to apply.

Borough Business

The public meeting calendar for the week is short. Coplay's 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; the next council meeting falls in early November.