Brewers’ Village

Brewers’ Village presented by The Lehigh Valley Brewers Guild and PierogiPalooza is back for Oktoberfest.

Brewers’ Village will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the Musikfest Café. Brewers’ Village will be split into two sessions.

Session one VIP will begin at 1 p.m. and general admission will be from 2 until 4 p.m. Session two VIP will begin at 5 p.m. and general admission will be from 6 until 8 p.m.

This event offers a variety of festive, handcrafted beers from German-style märzens to autumn-inspired pumpkin ales, which will take center stage at our ninth annual Oktoberfest Brewers’ Village. All attendees will receive a 2 oz. sampling mug for sample pours from award-winning craft breweries.

This is a 21 and over event. Tickets are on sale now at SteelStacks.com.

PierogiPalooza

For its third year, PierogiPalooza will offer a delicious variety of pierogies from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Ticket passports can be purchased ahead of time or at the day of the event.

The passport will allow attendees to try each one of these savory pierogies or you can have multiple of your favorite.

This year, there will be six brand new pierogi flavors, including Jerk Pierogi topped with jerk chicken, pumpkin cream cheese and cinnamon sugar, broccoli cheddar, Cubano, the Holiday Pierogi with stuffing, mac and cheese and topped with turkey and gravy, and sautéed onion, sour cream and scallions.

The pierogies will be at various locations throughout the SteelStacks campus.

Zombie Ball

ArtsQuest will raise the dead this Halloweekend for its fifth annual Zombie Ball presented by Lehigh Valley Scream Park.

The event will be held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the Musikfest Café at the ArtsQuest Center. Be sure to wear your best costume and be ready to have a spooktacular night.

Get ready for mysterious Tarot card readings by aerialist Auset Gypsy that will make you scream, followed by her death-defying live performance. Let the gourd times roll with top hits by DJ A.J. Stack that will liven up your soul, followed by mouthwatering bites and drink specials, which will quench your thirst for blood.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.steelstacks.org/2023/08/28/come-and-enjoy-the-fall-and-spooky-season-with-artsquest.

This event is for mature zombies of 18+ only and will feature a costume contest with cash prizes for the most creative individual and couple.

For more spooky-themed events, check out SteelStacks.org.

Film anniversaries

Through the month of October, there are numerous films celebrating commemorative anniversaries that will be shown at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in the ArtsQuest center.

On Oct. 18, Ganja & Hess is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a showing at 7 p.m. in the Frank Banko Alehouse Blue Cinema. Directed by Bill Gunn, this once-lost masterpiece of independent horror, the blade of an ancient African knife spreads a vampiric contagion to research assistant George, whose bloodlust soon infects Dr. Hess Green, as well. When Hess is enraptured by George’s wife, Ganja, he attempts to conceal his terrible secret, but at a high price. The film is part of the Black Film: Then & Now Film Series, and is rated R. This screening is free to the public.

On Oct. 31 at 7:15 p.m., The Exorcist celebrates its 50th anniversary at the Frank Banko Alehouse Red Cinema as part of The William Friedkin Tribute Series. This iconic film has been scaring audiences since 1973 with many fans and critics still calling it the scariest movie ever made. This movie is rated R.

To see the full movie schedule during October and November, visit the SteelStacks website.

Christkindlmarkt

Christkindlmarkt is set to kick off on Friday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Dec. 17. Admission tickets and schedule for the 31st year of Christkindlmarkt are on up now on the Christmascity.org website.

“The city of Bethlehem comes to life during this festive holiday season. Families from across the region, and beyond, come to the Christmas City to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season,” said Kassie Hilgert, President and CEO of ArtsQuest.

Christkindlmarkt offers a unique holiday shopping experience with over a dozen crafters, artisans and retailers - such as crowd favorite, Käthe Wohlfahrt, who offers handmade ornaments, nutcrackers and collectibles straight from Germany.

In addition to holiday shopping, Christkindlmarkt offers hands-on holiday-themed craft making, fun for the entire family; warm strudel, piping hot poutine, potato pancakes and more. You can even meet St. Nicholas, arriving all the way from the North Pole.

Single-day Christkindlmarkt tickets are available at www.christmascity.org/christkindlmarkt. For children 5 and under admission is free.

Christkindlmarkt will open Fridays through Sundays for its first two weeks (Nov. 17-26) and then expand to Thursdays through Sundays (Nov. 30 - Dec. 17). Hours of operation are Thursdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

The expanded Ice Rink at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital is set to open on Tuesday, Nov. 21 and is open until Jan. 15.