Community Calendar

CHRISTMAS CITY FOLLIES XXVI
Directed By: Jp Jordan

Performed By: The Touchstone Ensemble And Friends

DECEMBER 4-21, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm
With additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2pm, and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8pm

It’s our 26th annual Christmas City Follies — a theatrical extravaganza made from scratch each year, just for you! Featuring spirited songs, Santa-sized surprises, and more; this one-of-a-kind homegrown holiday variety show has something for everyone! Come see why “Follies” has been a beloved holiday tradition for 26 years.

We have three fun events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!

November 28th – Northside Christmas Tree Lighting – FREE!

Join us at Payrow Plaza on Friday, November 28th from 4:30-6:30pm, as they light the Northside Christmas Tree. Featuring the friendly faces of some of your Touchstone Theatre favorites!

December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar – FREE!

Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Sun Inn Courtyard for The Live Advent Calendar! The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), an entity of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and Touchstone Theatre host this special tradition on Main Street each December. Every evening some of your favorite Touchstone actors will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!

$33 to $51.35 (fees included)

Jessica Lynn’s record-breaking and award-winning “A Very Merry Classic Christmas” has become a genuine holiday tradition, rivaling, and even eclipsing some of the biggest Christmas spectaculars. Touring nationwide, this fun-filled, interactive family sleigh ride through the most wonderful time of the year was named by press as the “#1 Great Thing to do in The Hudson Valley for The Holidays, ”“Best of Westchester,” and “Best of Hudson Valley.” A sell-out performance every year, the show is a full multi-media presentation featuring dancers, choirs, surprises, and special FX. With all of the traditional holiday songs you know and love, people of all ages become a part of the show and experience the magic of Christmas while raising money and collecting toys for Toys for Tots.

Your Next Favorite Band Podcast returns to Godfrey Daniels for their annual Winter WonderJam—a festive night of music, laughter, and community spirit. At the end of each year, Your Next Favorite Band podcast likes to reflect on all the amazing guests and invite them back to share tidings of great joy! Some send along messages and recorded performances to share on the live stream, and others join in person to be a part of the live show.

The evening’s live show features a stellar lineup, including music guests Brett Kull and Ray Weston of Echolyn, with special guests Katie Barbato and Ava Left, looping violinist Zoe Lemon, and stand-up comedian Doogie Horner.

Expect an unforgettable mix of live music, storytelling, and holiday shenanigans as past podcast guests reunite on stage. True to the season, the night will also include moments of gratitude and opportunities to support those in need.

Join us in the warm, intimate atmosphere of our Live Music Listening Room for a show that celebrates creativity, connection, and good cheer.

The Lehigh University Philharmonic opens its 2025-2026 season with a celebration of musical storytelling! Enjoy performances of Tchaikovsky's iconic Romeo and Juliet Overture and Rimsky-Korsakov's extraordinary Scheherazade! Kyle Wernke, director. LU Students attend for FREE

The Noyes Holiday Market & Gingerbread Village will be back this year on Saturday, December 6 & Sunday, December 7 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Enjoy shopping, live music, craft activities, and more! Local artists and craftspeople will sell their wares throughout the event weekend. The vendor application will open in mid-August.

This year's theme for the Gingerbread Village: soon to be announced

Vote on your favorite gingerbread house!

CHRISTMAS CITY FOLLIES XXVI
Directed By: Jp Jordan

Performed By: The Touchstone Ensemble And Friends

DECEMBER 4-21, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm
With additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2pm, and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8pm

It’s our 26th annual Christmas City Follies — a theatrical extravaganza made from scratch each year, just for you! Featuring spirited songs, Santa-sized surprises, and more; this one-of-a-kind homegrown holiday variety show has something for everyone! Come see why “Follies” has been a beloved holiday tradition for 26 years.

We have three fun events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!

November 28th – Northside Christmas Tree Lighting – FREE!

Join us at Payrow Plaza on Friday, November 28th from 4:30-6:30pm, as they light the Northside Christmas Tree. Featuring the friendly faces of some of your Touchstone Theatre favorites!

December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar – FREE!

Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Sun Inn Courtyard for The Live Advent Calendar! The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), an entity of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and Touchstone Theatre host this special tradition on Main Street each December. Every evening some of your favorite Touchstone actors will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!

Experience the magic of Christmas with jazz pop chanteuse Corinne and her band, as she brings her heartwarming Christmas show to The Christmas City. The set features “Let’s Be in Love at Christmastime,” Corinne's 2024 single, re-imagined holiday favorites from her 2022 EP, In the Christmas City and songs from her 2025 album, Stories in Pink. Corinne's vibe fuses re-imagined bossa nova and jazz pop that lives at the intersection of artists like Laufey and Sade. The sound is lush, irresistible, sophisticated yet accessible, whimsical, and you can sway to all of it. Expect a mix of original songs and Christmas classics updated for a new generation. Corinne is a staple of Sirius XM's, “Real Jazz Holiday” channel and her 2022 Christmas EP, In the Christmas City, charted in JazzWeek’s Top 200. Notable past performances include City Winery, Birdland, Musikfest, Northwest Jazz Festival, Gregory’s Jazz Club (Rome, Italy), and the historic Deer Head Inn, and headline sets alongside Cyrille Aimée, Stacey Kent, Emmet Cohen, and Haley Reinhart. Come see why critics call her “Sheer Genius” (All About Jazz), “Evocative, Fresh” (JazzCorner) and “Sultry, Sensual Vocalist” (J.W. Vibe).

This is a benefit concert and experience for the Children’s Home of Easton, including a private Q&A session with Corinne about music and the music industry.

CHRISTMAS CITY FOLLIES XXVI
Directed By: Jp Jordan

Performed By: The Touchstone Ensemble And Friends

DECEMBER 4-21, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm
With additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2pm, and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8pm

It’s our 26th annual Christmas City Follies — a theatrical extravaganza made from scratch each year, just for you! Featuring spirited songs, Santa-sized surprises, and more; this one-of-a-kind homegrown holiday variety show has something for everyone! Come see why “Follies” has been a beloved holiday tradition for 26 years.

We have three fun events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!

November 28th – Northside Christmas Tree Lighting – FREE!

Join us at Payrow Plaza on Friday, November 28th from 4:30-6:30pm, as they light the Northside Christmas Tree. Featuring the friendly faces of some of your Touchstone Theatre favorites!

December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar – FREE!

Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Sun Inn Courtyard for The Live Advent Calendar! The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), an entity of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and Touchstone Theatre host this special tradition on Main Street each December. Every evening some of your favorite Touchstone actors will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!

CHRISTMAS CITY FOLLIES XXVI
Directed By: Jp Jordan

Performed By: The Touchstone Ensemble And Friends

DECEMBER 4-21, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm
With additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2pm, and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8pm

It’s our 26th annual Christmas City Follies — a theatrical extravaganza made from scratch each year, just for you! Featuring spirited songs, Santa-sized surprises, and more; this one-of-a-kind homegrown holiday variety show has something for everyone! Come see why “Follies” has been a beloved holiday tradition for 26 years.

We have three fun events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!

November 28th – Northside Christmas Tree Lighting – FREE!

Join us at Payrow Plaza on Friday, November 28th from 4:30-6:30pm, as they light the Northside Christmas Tree. Featuring the friendly faces of some of your Touchstone Theatre favorites!

December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar – FREE!

Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Sun Inn Courtyard for The Live Advent Calendar! The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), an entity of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and Touchstone Theatre host this special tradition on Main Street each December. Every evening some of your favorite Touchstone actors will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!

CHRISTMAS CITY FOLLIES XXVI
Directed By: Jp Jordan

Performed By: The Touchstone Ensemble And Friends

DECEMBER 4-21, 2025
Thursdays - Saturdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm
With additional shows on Saturday, December 13 & 20 @ 2pm, and Wednesday, December 17 @ 8pm

It’s our 26th annual Christmas City Follies — a theatrical extravaganza made from scratch each year, just for you! Featuring spirited songs, Santa-sized surprises, and more; this one-of-a-kind homegrown holiday variety show has something for everyone! Come see why “Follies” has been a beloved holiday tradition for 26 years.

We have three fun events to help you celebrate the season, and fill your life with even more Follies goodness!

November 28th – Northside Christmas Tree Lighting – FREE!

Join us at Payrow Plaza on Friday, November 28th from 4:30-6:30pm, as they light the Northside Christmas Tree. Featuring the friendly faces of some of your Touchstone Theatre favorites!

December 1st through 23rd – Live Advent Calendar – FREE!

Additionally, beginning on December 1st at 5:30pm, and continuing every evening through the 23rd, join us at the Sun Inn Courtyard for The Live Advent Calendar! The Downtown Bethlehem Association (DBA), an entity of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites and Touchstone Theatre host this special tradition on Main Street each December. Every evening some of your favorite Touchstone actors will be selecting a member of the audience to come and open the door and see what sort of surprises await inside. What better way to countdown to the most wonderful day of the year? More info can be found here!