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SUMMARY:World Heritage Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Event Overview\n\n\n\nCelebrate Bethlehem’s World Heritage Community Celebration!  \n\n\n\nOn Saturday\, September 6\, 2025\, the City of Bethlehem and our Lehigh Valley partners will host the Moravian Church Settlements — Bethlehem World Heritage Community Celebration. This all-day\, family-friendly block party runs from noon to 7:00 PM around Central Moravian Church (Church Green)\, Bethlehem City Hall (Payrow Plaza)\, Church Street\, and Main Street.  \n\n\n\nEnjoy live entertainment\, local food\, cultural experiences\, and a vibrant community gathering as we honor our city’s World Heritage designation and Moravian roots.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about the official celebration here: Moravian Church Settlements Event Details. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMerchant Specials & Community Offers\n\n\n\nIn addition to the festivities\, many of our Bethlehem merchants are joining in the celebration with special deals\, discounts\, and experiences for the day — and in some cases\, all weekend long! Check back here for a full list of participating businesses and their exclusive World Heritage Celebration offers. Whether you’re shopping\, dining\, or exploring downtown\, there will be plenty of ways to celebrate and support our local community. \n\n\n\nBethlehem Christmas Shoppe at Hand Cut Crystal: Free Moravian paper star with $10 or more purchase. 20% OFF Colored Stained Glass Moravian Stars. 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nKnobs ‘N Knockers: For a crowning achievement\, a way to crown your home! 15% off any in-stock\, or special order Weathervanes\, purchased on September 6th. \n\n\n\nSeasons Olive Oil & Vinegar Taproom: Buy 3\, 375mL Bottles\, Get a 200mL Bottle Free (excludes Truffle Oil). 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nBitty & Beau’s Coffee Shop: Celebrate Bethlehem’s Heritage with 17.41% off all Bethlehem city merchandise on Saturday 9/6 and Sunday 9/7 including: diner mug\, city tee\, sippin’ local tees\, sippin’ local sticker and location sticker. BOGO Cold Brew all day Saturday 9/6! Come try a delicious cold brew with pumpkin spice cold foam and grab one free for a friend! \n\n\n\nDear Santa: All Bethlehem and Christmas City items will be 17.41% off in celebration of Bethlehem’s founding in 1741. 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nHistoric Bethlehem Museums & Sites: 20% off in-store purchase of $40 or more on Saturday 9/6 and Sunday 9/7. Offer cannot be combined with additional discounts. \n\n\n\nThe Melting Pot: Three courses for $30 all day. Includes cheese fondue\, fresh salad\, and entree of your choosing. Offer cannot be combined with additional discounts. 9/6 through 9/7. \n\n\n\nTavern at the Sun Inn & Christmas City Spirits: Drink Specials on September 6th \n\n\n\nAM Luxe Apparel: $17.41 off any regular priced item on September 6th \n\n\n\nMcCarthy’s Red Stag Pub & Whiskey Bar: 50% off scone boxes\, 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nDonegal Square: 30-50% Off Select Sweaters\, Cold Weather Accessories 40% Off\, Oxford Blue Coats 20% Off. 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nJoe’s Tavern: Joe’s Tavern Rustic Canvas Fanny Pack featuring Iconic Moravian Star Logo\, ONLY $10 while supplies last. The perfect accessory\, hands-free with a hidden body pocket to keep all your valuables safe and dry. An extra-large waistband version is available for $13. Offer available 9/6. \n\n\n\nManga Lane: 20% off Marvel Figures. 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\nSonnyMoon: Back to School/End of Summer Sale! 25% off Select Items 9/6 through 9/7 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdmission\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Organizer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdd to Calendar
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/world-heritage-celebration/
LOCATION:Main and Broad Streets\, Main and Broad Streets\, Bethlehem\, PA\, 18018\, United States
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SUMMARY:Playful Pathways: A Family-friendly Tour of Historic Bethlehem
DESCRIPTION:Interested in history but also have kids in tow? Looking for a fun-filled outing with the family? We have you covered with Playful Pathways: A Family-friendly Tour of Historic Bethlehem. \nYou’ll play as you walk\, as well as learn about the history of Bethlehem in a way that will keep everyone entertained\, engaged and learning. This tour is easy on little legs\, and it’s also stroller-friendly too!
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/playful-pathways-a-family-friendly-tour-of-historic-bethlehem/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center & 1810 Goundie House\, 505 Main Street\, Bethlehem\, PA\, 18018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Merchant Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites":MAILTO:info@historicbethlehem.org
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SUMMARY:Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a block party from Payrow Plaza at City Hall to the Church Green between 12 – 7 p.m. to celebrate our World Heritage inscription and remember\nthis designation as more than the historic buildings we treasure\, but also the living traditions and community we have today!\n\nHere’s what to expect:\n12 – 1 p.m. Opening ceremonies on Church Green\, Unveiling of World Heritage inscription plaque and mural\, Time of Remembrance in God’s Acre\n\n1 – 5 p.m. Payrow Plaza and Church Green – Live Music\, Children’s Activities\, Free Giveaways\, Community and Moravian booths\n\n1 – 5 p.m. Food Trucks along Church Street\n\n3 p.m. Johnston Festival Memorial Concert\, Sanctuary\n\n2 & 4 p.m. World Heritage Tours (meet at Gemeinhaus)\n\nOld Chapel and Sanctuary will be open for visitors.\n\n5 p.m. Community Lovefeast with BAM Churches on Lower Green\n\n5 – 7 p.m. Free Ice Cream Social (Lower Green) sponsored by BAM Ministries Committee\n\nWant to see if you make the best sugarcake? Enter the Moravian Sugarcake contest by emailing Tammy Wendling (TammyW@lehighvalleychamber.org)
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/community-celebration/
LOCATION:Central Moravian Church & Old Chapel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Central Moravian Church":MAILTO:office@centralmoravianchurch.org
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SUMMARY:Old Bethlehem Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Old Bethlehem Walking tour shares the 280-plus-year history of Bethlehem’s unique beginnings starting in the early 1740s. On this approximately 90-minute tour through the Moravian Church Settlements – Bethlehem World Heritage site\, you’ll stop at the 1741 First House and Gemeinhaus\, 1750/61 Smithy\, 1762 Waterworks\, 1748 Single Brethren’s House\, 1744/52 Single Sisters’ House\, and the 1768 Widows’ House as you discover how Bethlehem’s earliest residents not only lived but flourished. \nPlease note that the tour stops at buildings listed but does not enter them.
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/old-bethlehem-walking-tour/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center & 1810 Goundie House\, 505 Main Street\, Bethlehem\, PA\, 18018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Merchant Events
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SUMMARY:World Heritage Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore the 26th World Heritage Site in the United States – Moravian Church Settlements – Bethlehem – on this exciting 90-minute tour. \nThis comprehensive tour of Moravian Church Settlements – Bethlehem’s buildings and sites focuses on the approximately two-square block area of historic downtown Bethlehem that the Moravian settlers recognized as the center of their community\, as well as the living heritage and traditions that the Moravian Church Settlements still carry out today. \nOn this tour\, you’ll discover the Moravians’ history as you start out at the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem\, in the 1741 Gemeinhaus\, the only 18th century Moravian Gemeinhaus still in existence in the world. Next\, you’ll visit the Bell House Courtyard to see the 1746-1749 Bell House\, the First Single Brethren’s House/the Single Sisters’ House and the 1768 Widows’ House. Following this\, attendees will step inside the 1751 Old Chapel and the 1803-06 Central Moravian Church Sanctuary before walking through God’s Acre cemetery\, the final resting place for Moravians from 1742-1911. The tour concludes on Main Street with a look at the 1748 Second Single Brethren’s House and the 1761 Tannery and 1762 Waterworks in the Colonial Industrial Quarter. \nAfter your tour concludes\, you are invited to return to the Moravian Complex for a more in-depth tour of the Moravian Museum.
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/world-heritage-tour/2025-09-06/
CATEGORIES:Merchant Events
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SUMMARY:Old Chapel & Sanctuary Tours
DESCRIPTION:The 1751 Old Chapel will be open each Friday and Saturday from 2-4 p.m. Learn about the Moravian Daily Textbook\, a short daily devotion that has been a part of Moravian tradition since 1731.  Guests will be welcomed to visit and learn more about the 1751 Old Chapel\, where George Washington and Benjamin Franklin worshipped and which welcomed local Native Americans as well as German settlers in its early history. The Chapel is still used for Sunday worship\, memorial services\, weddings and other church events. Dates subject to change in the event of a church function. Please check website. \n \nThe Church Sanctuary\, built from 1803-1806\, is open for guided tours from 2 – 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Guests will be welcomed to take this 45-minute tour of the sanctuary learning more not only about its architectural design\, history of music and worship\, but also the living ministries of Central Moravian Church today. Unique places like the 2nd floor Kleiner Saal will be included on this tour. A suggested donation of $5/person. A gift shop with many unique Moravian items\, as well as books and other gifts will be open. \n \nGuests should enter on the Northeast side of the church\, the door accessible to the church green and Heckewelder Place (closest to Moravian Book store). \nGuided tours of the Sanctuary and Old Chapel can also be arranged by contacting the church office at 610-866-5661. suggested donation of $5/person is requested for these tours. They can be arranged subject to a tour guide and the church’s availability. Dates subject to change in the event of a church function. Please check website. Central Moravian Church Office\, (office@centralmoravianchurch.org)
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/old-chapel-sanctuary-tours-2/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Central Moravian Church & Old Chapel
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SUMMARY:Johnston Festival Memorial Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Johnston Festival Memorial Concert will be held on Saturday\, September 6th at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary and will feature the Mainstreet Brass\, SATORI\, and Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare\, performed by Central Moravian Church Festival Choir\, string orchestra\, Becky Lepore on piano\, and conducted by Allen Frank. The concert is free\, and no tickets are needed.
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/johnston-festival-memorial-concert/
LOCATION:Central Moravian Church\, 418 Main Street\, Bethlehem\, 18018
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SUMMARY:Spirited Tales Pub Tour
DESCRIPTION:Raise a glass to Historic Bethlehem’s brewing history! \nHidden in the unique historic sites of Bethlehem are fascinating stories of eerie paranormal activities\, unsolved murders and mysterious experiences. Hear those tales on this guided tour starting at the 1810 Goundie House\, home of Bethlehem’s first commercial brewer\, Johann Sebastian Goundie. \nYou’ll discover the importance of beer in Colonial America and explore Bethlehem’s history as you visit Historic Hotel Bethlehem\, Lost Tavern\, the Red Stag Pub and more. The tour culminates at the Historic Sun Inn\, where participants receive a special Sun Inn tasting glass and enjoy a complimentary tasting of the award-winning Christmas City Spirits\, which are available for purchase at the inn.
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/spirited-tales-pub-tour/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center & 1810 Goundie House\, 505 Main Street\, Bethlehem\, PA\, 18018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Merchant Events
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SUMMARY:Mystery & History Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Hidden in the depths of Bethlehem’s Colonial Industrial Quarter lies a dark and enigmatic secret. Whispers of unsolved murders linger in the air\, while eerie premonitions haunt the minds of those who dare to enter. On the Mystery & History Walking Tour guests can embark on a journey like no other as twilight descends upon the grounds.
URL:https://www.visithistoricbethlehem.com/event/mystery-history-walking-tour/2025-09-06/
LOCATION:Historic Bethlehem Visitor Center & 1810 Goundie House\, 505 Main Street\, Bethlehem\, PA\, 18018\, United States
CATEGORIES:Merchant Events
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